Lecturer

Baylor University • Waco, TX

10d

About The Position

The Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track faculty position in Business Communication beginning August 2026. The position will start at the rank of Lecturer, with opportunities for promotion to Senior Lecturer and later Teaching Professor after demonstrated success. The primary focus of this role is teaching undergraduates Business Communication, a course that emphasizes excellence in written communication through the 4 Cs—clarity, concision, coherence, and correctness—applied to real-world business genres such as emails. Students also develop oral presentation skills, practicing design, organization, delivery, and audience engagement. The course also incorporates cross-cultural and virtual teamwork through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) projects, connecting Baylor students with international peers to produce professional communication deliverables. Additional emphases include ethical and professional communication with diverse audiences, strategic use of digital tools, and metacognitive reflection to help students assess and refine their communication practices. The standard teaching load is four courses per semester. The department provides strong instructional and research support through generous funding for both academic and professional conferences. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The Hankamer School of Business (https://www.baylor.edu/business/) is AACSB accredited, and the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics ( http://hankamer.baylor.edu/isba/ ) has 34 full-time faculty supporting four full-time information systems degrees (BBA, MSIS, MSBA, and PhD) as well as business school service courses in quantitative business methods, management information systems, and business communication. The Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics’s positions offer market-competitive salaries and above-average benefits, which include tuition remission for spouses and dependents at Baylor and a consortium of other highly regarded private universities. For more information about the Hankamer School of Business, visit hankamer.baylor.edu , and to learn more about Baylor University, please visit https://www.baylor.edu . Baylor University is a private Christian university and nationally ranked research institution consistently listed with the highest honors on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” list. Baylor seeks faculty who share in our vision to be a tier one research institution with a distinctive Christian mission as described in our strategic plan, Baylor in Deeds ( https://strategicplan.web.baylor.edu/ ). As the world’s largest Baptist University, Baylor offers over 40 doctoral programs and has more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and more than 85 countries.

Requirements

• Doctorate (PhD or ABD) in rhetoric and composition, English, technical communication, communication studies, or a related discipline, or master’s degree in one of these fields with substantial, relevant industry experience required.
• Commitment to Baylor’s mission as a Christian university required.

Nice To Haves

• Evidence of teaching excellence preferred.
• Professional experience in business communication or related fields is highly valued).

Responsibilities

• Teaching undergraduates Business Communication
• Emphasizing excellence in written communication through the 4 Cs—clarity, concision, coherence, and correctness—applied to real-world business genres such as emails
• Developing oral presentation skills, practicing design, organization, delivery, and audience engagement
• Incorporating cross-cultural and virtual teamwork through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) projects, connecting Baylor students with international peers to produce professional communication deliverables
• Emphasizing ethical and professional communication with diverse audiences, strategic use of digital tools, and metacognitive reflection to help students assess and refine their communication practices

Benefits

• market-competitive salaries
• above-average benefits
• tuition remission for spouses and dependents at Baylor and a consortium of other highly regarded private universities
• generous funding for both academic and professional conferences

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees