Assistant Professor and Program Director of Communication Studies

the Communication Studies major, service to the university, and professional development. All teaching faculty are required to affirm the institution’s Statement of Faith and Practice and Mission Statement.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include teaching the equivalent of twenty-four hours per year, including introductory Speech courses, additional teaching in Communication Theory and courses related to the Communication Studies major, service to the university, and professional development.

Application Process: The School of Arts and Humanities

Initial Application:  The following materials should be emailed to April Conley Kilinski at akilinski@johnsonu.edu.

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae (including names of references)

Other Required Documents for Semi-finalist Candidates:

• Completed Johnson University Human Resources employment application
• Official Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation including complete contact information and statement of relationship to candidate.
• Evidence of experience and excellence in teaching. (Student evaluations, letter of recommendation, sample syllabi and/or assignments, etc.)
• Responses to the School of Arts and Humanities essay prompts (below). Each essay should be approximately 250-500 words.
  1. Describe your personal faith and Christian experience. Including what you consider to be the most significant implications of your faith commitments. Explain how you see the relationship between a biblical perspective and your faith commitments and your scholarly discipline.  Provide a statement of your teaching philosophy and how it relates to instruction at a Christ-centered university.
  Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2026, for the first round with second round reviews beginning on January 15^th, 2027.