Faculty of Practice/Speech and Debate Director

Wilkes University•Wilkes-Barre, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Wilkes University’s Communication and Media Studies Department seeks a Faculty of Practice/Speech and Debate Director. The successful candidate will teach 21 credits of Public Speaking per academic year and direct the speech and debate program. The department’s program includes concentrations in public relations and public communication, media and documentary production, news and sports reporting, and media and cultural studies. The department has a media and communication center that opened in 2017 and active Pi Kappa Delta and CFA affiliations. The position requires coaching and sustaining an active, growing speech and debate program; recruiting students; traveling and coordinating a full tournament schedule; administering the annual budget; coordinating intercollegiate tournaments; and assisting the department chair with coordination of Public Speaking sections. A master’s degree and at least two years of coaching experience are required. ABD or a Ph.D. is preferred. Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university focused on academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. It has approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,500 full-time-equivalent graduate and first professional students. The university emphasizes mentoring relationships and contributing to economic development in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Employment is contingent on a thorough background screening. Positions involving regular, unsupervised contact with minors require additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and Pennsylvania criminal and child abuse clearances.

Requirements

Master’s degree.
At least two years of coaching experience.
Submit a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references as part of the application.
Employment is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening.
For positions involving regular and unsupervised contact with minors, complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and Pennsylvania criminal and child abuse clearances.