SETTING

Founded in 1875, Huston-Tillotson University is Austin's first institution of higher education. The University is an independent, liberal arts, church-related, historically black institution located on a 23-acre tree-lined campus near downtown Austin, Texas. The University is affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund. Undergraduate, four-year degrees in business, education, the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences are awarded. Huston-Tillotson University is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith, and welcomes students of all ages, races, and religions. While faculty are engaged in a range of activities, their primary focus is teaching. The student-teacher ratio is 15 to 1, which allows an environment of personalized attention to students

RESPONSIBILITY

The primary responsibilities of this faculty member are to make learning a challenge for traditional and non-traditional students, and to teach with enthusiasm and integrity. Applications are being accepted for a tenure-track position in Communication at the rank of assistant or associate professor beginning August 2023. Communication at Huston-Tillotson University is part of the Department of English and Communication. Primary duties will include teaching courses in Journalism, Communication and Advertising as part of the Communication major according to the strengths of the candidates, working collaboratively with departmental faculty and faculty from other academic areas, meeting with, mentoring and advising students in the Communication major, and assisting with curriculum and assessment development, implementation, and evaluation. The position also includes teaching the Universitys Core Curriculum course in Communication. The teaching load will be four courses per semester. Commitment to scholarship in the field is necessary for promotion and tenure.

The successful candidate must possess at least a masters degree (Ph.D. preferred) with 18 graduate credits in Journalism or Communication. Training and experience in journalism, publishing, advertising, marketing, film & television, new media, audio and visual production (preferred experience with Adobe Creative Suite), and public speaking will all be considered.