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Instructor - Assistant Director of Forensics
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Applicants must apply online at: https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/postings/26393
Please include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vita (including contact information for three academic or professional references), and a teaching philosophy statement that addresses how you approach teaching and learning among students with a range of personal and educational experiences and perspectives, many of whom are also first-generation learners.
Review of materials will begin November 1, 2026 and will continue until position is filled.
For more information about this position, please contact School of Communication Director Heather Hundley at HHundley@unomaha.edu.
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Instructor - Assistant Director of Forensics
Department
School of Communication
Essential Functions
The University of Nebraska at Omaha ( UNO ) School of Communication seeks an outstanding Communication Studies Instructor with experience in Individual Events to teach and serve as the Assistant Director of Forensics to our internationally award-winning team. A Master’s degree in Communication or related area is required. The appointment begins August 16, 2027.
This faculty member may teach undergraduate courses such as Foundations of Public Speaking, Argumentation and Debate, Business and Professional Communication as well as classes that reflect the applicant’s interests. In seeking a new colleague to serve as the ADOF, the successful applicant will work closely with the DOF to co-teach Intercollegiate Forensics I each fall and Intercollegiate Forensics II each spring semester.
Preference will go to applicants who have experience in coaching and/or competing in forensics, and teaching face-to-face and online classes. This position would teach three courses per semester (which includes co-teaching the classes noted above) with expectations for department, college, university, forensics and/or community service. The DOF and ADOF receive reassigned time to travel, coach, recruit, and judge at regional and national tournaments.
Located within the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media ( CFAM ), the School of Communication emphasizes collaborative and entrepreneurial relationships with undergraduate and graduate students. The School has creative leadership, transparent communication, and a collegial faculty and staff. With a metropolitan mission, UNO serves a student body with a large number of first-generation college students and is also actively engages with the community in myriad ways. UNO is a metropolitan midtown campus located in a growing and vibrant midwestern city. Omaha is frequently listed among the best mid-size cities for quality of life. To learn more check out the UNO and Omaha Guide and UNO Community Engagement.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to preventing and eliminating discrimination against employees and prospective employees based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not condone or tolerate discrimination. In support of this policy, the University has implemented employment programs to recruit, employ, and promote qualified individuals based solely on their knowledge, skills, abilities and talents. These factors, along with our commitment to recruit, assess and select all candidates/employees using job-related criteria, ensure fairness, equal evaluation, and treatment in our selection decisions and processes.
Work Schedule
Varies
Additional Duties
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in Communication or related area is required.
Applicants must have speech, debate and/or forensics experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will go to applicants who have experience in coaching and/or competing in forensics, and teaching face-to-face and online classes.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly sits; may stand, walk. See, hear, speak and use of hands.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly works indoors. Noise level is low to moderate.
Salary
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
2026F-00146
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants must apply online at: https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/postings/26393
Please include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vita (including contact information for three academic or professional references), and a teaching philosophy statement that addresses how you approach teaching and learning among students with a range of personal and educational experiences and perspectives, many of whom are also first-generation learners.
Review of materials will begin November 1, 2026 and will continue until position is filled.
For more information about this position, please contact School of Communication Director Heather Hundley at HHundley@unomaha.edu.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Applicants must apply online at: https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/postings/26393
Please include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vita (including contact information for three academic or professional references), and a teaching philosophy statement that addresses how you approach teaching and learning among students with a range of personal and educational experiences and perspectives, many of whom are also first-generation learners.
Review of materials will begin November 1, 2026 and will continue until position is filled.
For more information about this position, please contact School of Communication Director Heather Hundley at HHundley@unomaha.edu.
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Instructor - Assistant Director of Forensics
Department
School of Communication
Essential Functions
The University of Nebraska at Omaha ( UNO ) School of Communication seeks an outstanding Communication Studies Instructor with experience in Individual Events to teach and serve as the Assistant Director of Forensics to our internationally award-winning team. A Master’s degree in Communication or related area is required. The appointment begins August 16, 2027.
This faculty member may teach undergraduate courses such as Foundations of Public Speaking, Argumentation and Debate, Business and Professional Communication as well as classes that reflect the applicant’s interests. In seeking a new colleague to serve as the ADOF, the successful applicant will work closely with the DOF to co-teach Intercollegiate Forensics I each fall and Intercollegiate Forensics II each spring semester.
Preference will go to applicants who have experience in coaching and/or competing in forensics, and teaching face-to-face and online classes. This position would teach three courses per semester (which includes co-teaching the classes noted above) with expectations for department, college, university, forensics and/or community service. The DOF and ADOF receive reassigned time to travel, coach, recruit, and judge at regional and national tournaments.
Located within the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media ( CFAM ), the School of Communication emphasizes collaborative and entrepreneurial relationships with undergraduate and graduate students. The School has creative leadership, transparent communication, and a collegial faculty and staff. With a metropolitan mission, UNO serves a student body with a large number of first-generation college students and is also actively engages with the community in myriad ways. UNO is a metropolitan midtown campus located in a growing and vibrant midwestern city. Omaha is frequently listed among the best mid-size cities for quality of life. To learn more check out the UNO and Omaha Guide and UNO Community Engagement.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to preventing and eliminating discrimination against employees and prospective employees based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not condone or tolerate discrimination. In support of this policy, the University has implemented employment programs to recruit, employ, and promote qualified individuals based solely on their knowledge, skills, abilities and talents. These factors, along with our commitment to recruit, assess and select all candidates/employees using job-related criteria, ensure fairness, equal evaluation, and treatment in our selection decisions and processes.
Work Schedule
Varies
Additional Duties
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in Communication or related area is required.
Applicants must have speech, debate and/or forensics experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will go to applicants who have experience in coaching and/or competing in forensics, and teaching face-to-face and online classes.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly sits; may stand, walk. See, hear, speak and use of hands.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly works indoors. Noise level is low to moderate.
Salary
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
2026F-00146
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants must apply online at: https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/postings/26393
Please include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vita (including contact information for three academic or professional references), and a teaching philosophy statement that addresses how you approach teaching and learning among students with a range of personal and educational experiences and perspectives, many of whom are also first-generation learners.
Review of materials will begin November 1, 2026 and will continue until position is filled.
For more information about this position, please contact School of Communication Director Heather Hundley at HHundley@unomaha.edu.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching Statement or Evidence
- Transcripts
- Statement of Service and Community Engagement