Teaching Instructor, Teaching Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate Professor

East Carolina University, in Greenville, NC is about 1.5 hours from the state capital of Raleigh, 4 hours to Charlotte and 2.5 hours away for Atlantic Ocean beaches. ECU is one of the largest institutions in the UNC system with more than 27,000 undergraduate, graduate, medical and dental students (https:facts.ecu.edu/). ECU is a leader in Distance Education (https://online.ecu.edu/).

The School of Communication (http://communication.ecu.edu/) is housed in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. We enroll nearly 800 undergraduate and 75 graduate students. We offer a Bachelor of Science in Communication, and students can concentrate their studies in Interpersonal-Organization, Journalism, Media Studies or Public Relations. We offer a Masters of Art and for undergraduate courses an Accelerated Master in Communication, with concentrations in Strategic Communication.

The School of Communication invites applications for a fixed-term temporary position in Communication. Primary responsibilities include: teaching existing graduate and undergraduate courses in Communication. Candidate will teach courses that support the undergraduate interpersonal/organizational concentration and public relations concentration. Candidate should also be able to contribute to teaching core courses in the strategic communication graduate program.

Contingent upon available funding.

A Master's degree or higher and 18 graduate-level credit hours in Communication or related field is required for appointment as Teaching Instructor. In addition to the requirements for Teaching Instructor, a PhD in Communication or related field and 2 years of experience is required for consideration for appointment as Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor.

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Preferred teaching qualifications include the ability to teach undergrad and graduate COMM courses, with a focus in IOC and Public Relations.

East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. Candidates must also submit a cover letter, resume, and a list of three references, including contact information, online.

Official transcripts will be required of finalist of the position. Please be aware that if selected as a candidate of choice 2-3 letters of recommendation will be required. An automatic email will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the references section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of Recommendation submitted via the application tracking system will be verified and considered towards this requirement.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

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Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. If highest degree earned is from an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, final candidates are required to have their degree validated as equivalent to the degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.

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