Part-time Faculty: Communications Studies (hiring pool)
About The Position
Lakeland Community College is hiring part-time faculty for a Communications Studies hiring pool. Courses include COMM 1000 – Effective Public Speaking, which introduces strategies and techniques for effective public speaking, audience adaptation, speech invention, organization, style, and delivery. Students critically analyze historical, cultural, and contemporary speakers and practice self-expression. The pool may also teach COMM 1100 – Effective Interpersonal Communication, an introductory course on communication in everyday face-to-face relationships. The course examines how gender, culture, perception, conflict, self-disclosure, listening, language, nonverbal expression, and emotions affect interpersonal communication through lectures, discussions, and exercises. Faculty must be available to teach in-person classes during daytime hours on the main campus or at local high schools. The preferred candidate will also have experience teaching online and/or hybrid courses and using Blackboard. Part-time faculty earn $792 per unit of load. The college provides information about adjunct faculty benefits, including paid leave, professional development, a partial fee waiver, and an employee assistance program.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Communication Studies, or a master’s degree in a related field plus 18 graduate credit hours in Communication Studies.
- Availability to teach in-person classes during daytime hours on the main campus or at local high schools.
Nice To Haves
- Experience teaching college-level Communication Studies classes.
- Experience teaching courses using online and/or hybrid delivery methods.
- Experience with Blackboard as an instructional delivery platform.
Responsibilities
- Teach Communications Studies courses, including Effective Public Speaking and/or Effective Interpersonal Communication.
- Teach in-person classes during daytime hours on the main campus or at local high schools.
- Develop students’ public speaking skills, including audience adaptation, speech invention, organization, style, delivery, critical analysis, and self-expression.
- Help students develop effective interpersonal communication skills and assess factors affecting communication in everyday relationships.
Benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Partial fee waiver
- Employee assistance program
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Job Type
Part-time
