Assistant Professor - Communication
SCHOOL/COLLEGE: School of Business and Technology
DEPARTMENT: Department of Business
TENURE STATUS: Tenure-track
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time, 10 months
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The School of Business and Technology at Seton Hill University seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Communication position with a specialization in Organizational Communication, to begin January 1, 2027 (negotiable for an August 2027 start). We welcome applications from teacher-scholars whose work engages organizational communication, leadership, and/or communication ethics. We invite applicants from a broad range of theoretical orientations and methodological approaches, including people with expertise in qualitative, rhetorical, quantitative, and/or mixed methods.
The School seeks candidates who will work collaboratively to foster growth and innovation while remaining centered on the mission of the School of Business and Technology and the University. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, an active research agenda, and the potential to contribute to the school’s mission through service and student mentorship. The successful candidate will teach a 4-4 load (24 credits annually) across both in-person and online courses in undergraduate and graduate programs, including but not limited to: Corporate Ethics & Social Responsibility, Organizational Leadership, Business Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leading Change with Organizational Ethics, and additional courses based on candidate interest and departmental need. Supervision of internships, student organizations, and engagement in co-curricular involvement is expected.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
- Teaching and advising (undergraduate and graduate programs in Communication, including in-person and online courses)
- Demonstration of content expertise in appropriate areas
- Effective design of instructional and assessment procedures
- Effective delivery of instruction
- Responsive to feedback
- Effective advises students toward meeting curricular requirements and developing career directions
- Demonstrates curricular leadership
- Integrates Setonian mission and values into teaching.
- Scholarship and Professional Activities
- Actively pursues ongoing professional development
- Active participation in advancing the discipline
- Employs a scholarly approach to pedagogy
- Service to the University
- Engages in positive collegial interactions
- Contributes to the university community, supporting a vibrant campus and the university mission
- Participates in co-curricular activities with students
- Models a commitment to the Setonian mission of transforming the world through support of mission initiatives or service to the community
- Acts in a leadership capacity to make significant contributions to support institutional structures and advance the mission of the university.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. in Communication Studies, or a closely related field, by the start date.
- ABD applicants will be considered.
Required applicant materials include: Cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Finalists will be required to submit a reflection statement to Seton Hill’s Mission, along with a teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Background checks will be performed on all new hires. Employment is conditional upon acceptable results of background checks and clearances.
About Seton Hill University:
Chartered in 1918, Seton Hill University is a leading Catholic coeducational liberal arts university founded by the Sisters of Charity and embracing students of all faiths. Located in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands (yet only 35 miles from Pittsburgh), Seton Hill educates its students to think and act critically, creatively and ethically as productive members of society committed to transforming the world.