College Assistant Professor

New Mexico State University • Las Cruces, NM

1d • Onsite

About The Position

New Mexico State University’s Department of Communication Studies seeks a college-track College Assistant Professor for a nine-month appointment on the Las Cruces campus. The position teaches a 4/4 undergraduate course load during the fall and spring semesters, primarily face-to-face in the traditional 16-week format, and includes service, outreach, curriculum development, and strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will be a Communication Studies generalist able to teach a broad range of core and elective courses in person and asynchronously online. Opportunities include teaching asynchronous courses for the main campus and NMSU Global, which offers eight-week courses.

The position includes teaching Introduction to Communication Honors, the Communication general education course, an internship/practicum course for the William Conroy Honors College each semester, and Medical Shadowing. The candidate will also teach undergraduate core and elective courses aligned with their specialty, including Introduction to Communication every semester and potentially courses in leadership, communication theory and practice, organizational communication, small group, persuasion, political communication, culture, deception, and interpersonal communication. The position requires developing new courses in the candidate’s area of expertise and may involve program development and recruitment.

Faculty contribute to the department, college, and university missions through education, service, outreach, and work addressing regional, national, and global challenges. The candidate will work with the Department Head of Communication Studies and the Associate Dean of the Honors College. The position is full-time, with a standard Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule. Work is normally performed in a typical interior or office environment, with no or very limited physical effort or risk; lifting may involve average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Requirements

• Earned MA in Communication, Communication Studies, or a closely related field by the time of hire (August 16, 2027).
• Commitment to excellence in teaching engaging undergraduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise.
• Commitment to student mentorship, service, and outreach.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and collegiate academic environment.
• Strong record of effective teaching at the collegiate level and a strong interest in service and outreach.
• Advanced understanding of human communication, Communication Studies, communication general education, course development, and online course development.
• Ability to effectively teach a variety of Communication Studies courses in face-to-face and asynchronous formats.
• Ability to process complex academic theories, reason inductively and deductively, draw logical conclusions, listen actively, solve problems, handle unexpected classroom dynamics, and demonstrate social perceptiveness.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching traditional face-to-face courses in 16-week semesters.
• Experience with eight-week asynchronous course formats.
• Experience working with and/or teaching Honors courses.
• Experience with online asynchronous courses and online program development.
• Experience with academic recruitment.
• Potential to collaborate with faculty and administrators on program and course development.
• Experience with program development and program recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Teach a 4/4 load of undergraduate courses during the fall and spring semesters.
• Teach face-to-face courses on the Las Cruces campus and asynchronous online courses as applicable.
• Teach a wide variety of Communication Studies core and elective courses aligned with the candidate’s specialty.
• Teach Introduction to Communication every semester.
• Teach Introduction to Communication Honors, the Communication general education course, an Honors College internship/practicum course each semester, and Medical Shadowing.
• Develop new courses in the candidate’s area of expertise and contribute to curriculum development.
• Participate in service and outreach activities and strategic initiatives aligned with the university, college, and department.
• Collaborate with the Department Head of Communication Studies and the Associate Dean of the Honors College.
• Contribute to the department, college, and university missions through education and efforts addressing regional, national, and global challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level