"Extension Instructor- For Credit"

Position Summary

SDSU Global Campus seeks highly engaged and qualified prospective faculty members to teach in its online B.A. degree completion program in Communication. Under the direction of Michael Rapp, this program seeks to prepare students to:

• Comprehend, identify, & competently employ skills in argumentation, writing, verbal communication, listening, nonverbal communication, public presentations, teamwork and collaboration, conflict management, and professional interaction
• Comprehend the nature, function, scope, delineations, and history of the communication discipline
• Identify, differentiate, analyze, and modify major theories in the field, as well as formulate original theoretical creations
• Comprehend and differentiate the major research paradigms, and ability to propose and conduct original research
• Translate communication knowledge into applied contexts, policies, projects, interventions, or presentations
• Apply multiple perspectives toward self-understanding, in relation to self and others' (co)cultures, group affiliations, and identities
• Identify relevant evaluative criteria and apply them competently to self-reflection, ethical progress, and actual or envisioned communication situations and/or scenarios

Course materials and curriculum will be provided by the faculty director.

We seek faculty qualified to teach the following courses on a course-by-course contract basis:

• COMM 300: Conceptualizing Communication
• COMM 307: Communication in Professional Settings
• COMM 350: Investigating Communication
• COMM 321: Health Communication
• COMM 371: Intercultural Communication
• COMM 445: Rhetorical Theory
• COMM 406: Organizational Communication
• COMM 407: Communicative Perspectives on Interviewing
• COMM 452: Interaction and Gender
• COMM 462: Ethnography
• COMM 482: Communication & Politics
• COMM 485: Communicating Leadership
• COMM 490: Internship
• COMM 492: Persuasion
• COMM 495: Communication Capstone

SDSU Global Campus maintains an open 'pool' of applications to be reviewed on an as-needed basis for candidates whose qualifications closely meet program needs and hiring criteria.

Education and Experience

• M.A. in Communication
• College-level teaching experience in Communication

Key Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in and/or commitment to teaching and working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and members of underrepresented groups.

• Ph.D. in Communication preferred
• Demonstrated experience in on-line / web-based teaching preferred
• Demonstrated experience teaching students from diverse cultural backgrounds preferred

Compensation

The salary range is $6,063 - $10,581 per course.

The hiring salary is commensurate with education and experience.