Assistant Professor - Communication Studies (Public Relations and Social Media)
Full Time
Cheney, WA 99004
Posted
Job description
Posting Details
Posting Details
Working Title
Assistant Professor - Communication Studies (Public Relations and Social Media)
Posting Number
2022052FP
Position Information
Classification Title
Assistant Professor
Classification Code
8003
RCW Exemption Criteria
10 - Academic Personnel
EWU Position Number
F99246
CUPA Code
09.01 - Communication & Media Studies
FLSA
Exempt - Teaching
Bargaining Unit
UFE
% Full Time
100%
Salary / Wage Range
CUPA
Salary Information
The expected salary upon hire is $63,346.
Anticipated Start Date
09/16/2023
Term of Appointment
100% Academic Year
Location
Cheney, WA
County
Spokane
Project Description
N/A
Project Duration
N/A
Background Check
Yes - Both
Department Information
Level 1 User with Access
Bekah Bray
Responsible HR User
Britt Pirker
Responsible HR User Email address
bpirker@ewu.edu "inquiries only"
Posting Text
Job Summary
The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Communication Studies
beginning mid- September 2023.
The program’s applied focus requires applicants with significant industry experience and applied knowledge of digital communication and public relations, social media strategy, data analytics, leadership and/or organizational communication.
The program’s applied focus requires applicants with significant industry experience and applied knowledge of digital communication and public relations, social media strategy, data analytics, leadership and/or organizational communication.
The successful candidate will have a variety of teaching responsibilities with a primary responsibility to teach courses in the areas of social media and public relations. In addition, the candidate should also be prepared to teach in one or more of the following areas: research methods, gender, race and media, organizational communication and leadership, health communication. The candidate should be ready to teach face-to-face and online course offerings. Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.
The faculty member hired for this position will be welcomed into an academic community dedicated to cultural diversity, community engagement, and social justice.
Applications will be accepted at least through January 12, 2023; to be assured full consideration, your application must be complete and submitted by that date. All materials will be held in strictest confidence; references will not be contacted until candidates have been notified.
Eastern Washington University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students, and academic program offerings and to strengthening diversity throughout the institution. Eastern Washington University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.
About Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University, a regional, comprehensive public university with an enrollment of over 10,000 students, is one of six state-funded four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, each governed by its own board of trustees. EWU’s 300-acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 12,000 residents 16 miles southwest of Washington’s second largest city, Spokane. Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the innovative, energy-efficient Catalyst building and at Riverpoint, a campus shared with Washington State University. In addition, EWU programs can be found at select locations throughout the state, aligned with the needs of the community. Eastern contributes to the vitality of the region and the state through its wide array of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in over 100 fields of study, as well as applied doctorates in physical therapy and educational leadership, offering accessible pathways to career success and personal development to students of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
Tribal Land Acknowledgement
Eastern Washington University resides within the traditional homelands of the Spokane People and other tribes who are connected through their shared history of this region. This land holds their cultural DNA and it is their Ancestors who are here and bring forth the knowledge of this place—the knowledge that comes from the land.
Tribal Land Acknowledgement
Eastern Washington University resides within the traditional homelands of the Spokane People and other tribes who are connected through their shared history of this region. This land holds their cultural DNA and it is their Ancestors who are here and bring forth the knowledge of this place—the knowledge that comes from the land.
Diversity Statement
EWU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided for and to the extent required by state and federal laws.
Conditions of Employment
The required start date for this position is 09/16/2023. To be considered eligible for appointment into the position, applicants must be available and able to start in the position no later than 09/16/2023.
This position, during the course of university employment will be involved in the receipt of, or accountability for, university funds or other items of value; as well as the unsupervised access with the developmentally disabled, vulnerable adults or children under the age of 16. The offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion and passing of a background check prior to beginning employment.
Upon hire you must complete required DEI, Hazing, and Harassment and Title IX training, and any other federal, state and university mandated trainings. You can access the online training at https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/training/orientation/ or complete the training in person or via Zoom. In person and Zoom training opportunities will be posted on InsideEWU and are listed on Human Resources’ https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/training/.
This position, during the course of university employment will be involved in the receipt of, or accountability for, university funds or other items of value; as well as the unsupervised access with the developmentally disabled, vulnerable adults or children under the age of 16. The offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion and passing of a background check prior to beginning employment.
Upon hire you must complete required DEI, Hazing, and Harassment and Title IX training, and any other federal, state and university mandated trainings. You can access the online training at https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/training/orientation/ or complete the training in person or via Zoom. In person and Zoom training opportunities will be posted on InsideEWU and are listed on Human Resources’ https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/training/.
All new employees must comply with EWU Immunization Policy 602-02 and provide proof of immunity or vaccination to MMR and proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before beginning work at EWU. Waivers for the immunization requirements are available for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs. COVID-19 Vaccination and Exemption Information link: https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/
Physical Demands
Essential Functions Analysis forms (“EFA”) describe the physical and mental demands associated with our positions. If you would like to obtain a copy of the Essential Functions Analysis form, which describes the physical and mental demands of the position, please contact Britt Pirker at bpirker@ewu.edu.
Pre-Placement Physical
No
Hearing Test
No
Medical Monitoring Post Hire
No
Protective Equipment
N/A
Required Qualifications
- A doctorate in Communication Studies or related field.
- Teach courses in the areas of social media and public relations.
- At least one year of college teaching experience; this includes candidates who offer this experience as a graduate student with instructor of record responsibilities.
- Demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal accessibility, of our students, faculty, staff, and the public.
Preferred Qualifications
- Preference may be granted to candidates who can teach courses on research methods, gender, race and media, organizational communication and leadership;
- Preference may be granted to candidates who are bilingual;
- Preference may be granted to candidates who have worked with first generation students and under-represented groups.
- Consideration may also be given to candidates who can extend our offerings to additional areas relevant to our university, community and/or region.
- Industry experience in social media.
- Applied orientation in teaching.
Other Skills and Abilities
- Flexibility
- Collaboration
- Collegiality
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Time Management
Work Schedule Type
Other
Work Schedule
Schedule will vary from quarter to quarter to fulfill position’s responsibilities. Assignments may include evening or online classes.
Posting Date
12/14/2022
Open Until Further Notice
Yes
Closing Date
Screening to Begin
01/12/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
It is strongly recommended that you print a copy of these instructions and the position posting before you begin to complete the online application, as the instructions will not be viewable once you begin the application process.
Submit your application materials through our online faculty applications portal located here: https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu. If you are unable to submit through the applicant portal, please contact Human Resource Services at (509) 359-2381. Position is open until further notice; screening will begin January 12, 2023. All materials will be held in strictest confidence; references will not be contacted until candidates have been notified.
Required documentation includes all of the items listed below:
Submit your application materials through our online faculty applications portal located here: https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu. If you are unable to submit through the applicant portal, please contact Human Resource Services at (509) 359-2381. Position is open until further notice; screening will begin January 12, 2023. All materials will be held in strictest confidence; references will not be contacted until candidates have been notified.
Required documentation includes all of the items listed below:
- Cover letter: please describe how you meet each of the required and preferred qualifications
- Curriculum Vitae
- Evidence: Attach evidence of effective teaching to include teaching evaluations if available for the most recent two years. Student evaluations should not include the original evaluation materials, but should be limited to 3rd party summaries.
- Evidence: Attach evidence of industry experience and application knowledge of digital communication and public relations, social media strategy, data analytics, leadership and/or organizational communication. (Please use "Other Document #1 to upload)
- Attach a list of which Communication Studies’ courses you are competent to teach. Current courses are listed in the catalog (https://catalog.ewu.edu/course-listings/cmst/), but we also encourage you to list any additional courses you might like to develop in the future.
- List of Professional References: please include a list of at least three references including names, title, organization name, phone numbers, email addresses, and their connection to you.
- Diversity Response – As an equal opportunity employer with a multicultural staff and student population, we are interested in how your qualifications prepare you to work with diverse faculty, staff, and student populations representing various cultures and backgrounds that may be different from your own. Please describe how you will apply an approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal access, of our students, faculty, staff, and the public.
- Additional optional links: if you have additional documents that serve as evidence of how you meet the qualifications, you may upload those items to the optional links labeled Other Document #1 and Other Document #2.
Job Duties
% of Time
100
Responsibility / Duty
Teaching Responsibility
A Faculty Activity Plan will be developed by the end of the first quarter of the selected candidate’s appointment, and will consist of a combination of teaching, research, service and/or release time to perform administrative duties, as negotiated and as needed to meet the business needs of the department.
Typical workload for this position will involve 36 credits per academic year, subject to Department needs, mainly at EWU’s main campus in Cheney, WA.
80% Teaching Responsibilities
- The candidate should be prepared to teach courses in the areas of social media and public relations. In addition, the candidate should also be prepared to teach in one or more of the following areas: research methods, gender, race and media, organizational communication and leadership, health communication.
- May be required to teach other courses that fulfill the need of the Department and Program.
- Advising undergraduates.
- All faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and in assessment of student learning outcomes.
Teaching also includes the following additional related responsibilities as defined in the faculty CBA:
- Meet all scheduled classes
- Plan, organize and inform students of course content, texts, readings, assignments, attendance regulations and methods of evaluation including grading scales
- Schedule and attend office hours
- Turn in grades according to established deadlines
- Advise students who are declared majors on department, college and University requirements and career opportunities.
20% Scholarship & Service (Typically 10% each)
- This position will be expected to engage in research and scholarship.
- This position will be expected to engage in service through department, college, university, and community/civic organizations, including service on committees.
Essential Function Indicator
Yes
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