Community Faculty for Professional Communication Department - Military Veterans

Job Description

Metro State University, Minnesota's public, urban university, and recipient of the 2019 Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, occasionally needs community (adjunct) faculty to teach courses that cannot be staffed by regular faculty or graduate students. These positions are temporary and part-time.

Responsibilities:

• Faculty members are expected to demonstrate ability to teach Professional Communication courses effectively at the undergraduate level.
• Assigned courses may include the following subject matter:
  • Intercultural Communication from an anti-racist framework
  • Other communication classes, as assigned.
• Outstanding candidates will demonstrate a commitment to serving a culturally diverse student body through delivering a student-centered education in a liberal arts and sciences context and will possess the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in communication with a concentration that offers preparation to teach upper division courses in Intercultural Communication
• Ph.D. must be completed by time of hire (ABD will be considered for interviews).
• Demonstrated effectiveness in university-level teaching.
• Demonstrated commitment to linking theoretical and practical learning.
• Demonstrated scholarship in intercultural communication.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving a culturally diverse student population.

Preferred QualificationÂ

• Demonstrated commitment to teaching intercultural communication through an anti-racist lens
• Demonstrated competence in teaching in other communication concentrations (e.g., interpersonal communication, public speaking, organizational communication, etc.)
• Demonstrated competence in multiple teaching modalities (e.g., online, hybrid, face-to-face)
• Experience teaching at an urban university

Other Requirements

Notice : In accordance with the Minnesota State Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, employees driving on university business who use a rental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to Minnesota State's vehicle use criteria and consent to a motor vehicle records check.

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

Telework (Yes/No)

About

Please note: Filling of this position is dependent upon budget.

Metro State University empowers learners to transform their lives and communities through relevant, student-centered education in an inclusive, anti-racist, and supportive learning environment.

Metro State University provides an excellent, inclusive, and engaging education to eliminate opportunity gaps and empower our students to lead our communities to a prosperous and equitable future. The university offers programs leading to baccalaureate, masters, and applied doctoral degrees. We provide accessible, high quality liberal arts, professional, and graduate education with continued emphasis on marginalized groups, including adult learners. Metro State is a five-time recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, most recently in 2023. Federally recognized as a Minority Serving Institution, its employees serve more than 9,000 post-traditional learners, two-thirds of whom identify as belonging to communities of color or American Indian nations, are first in their family to attend college, and/or are eligible for Pell Grants. Since we do not operate residential facilities, Metro State University students all commute to class locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, or take their courses wherever they are through our many distance-learning and hybrid course offerings, allowing Metro State to truly be âœwhere learning meets living.â Metropolitan State is recognized by CollegeNet as a leading higher education promoter of social mobility for students (Ranked # 31 out of 1,206 in 2024). Recognized in 2008 and 2016 by the Carnegie Foundation for Community Engagement, the university is committed to academic excellence and community engagement through curriculum, teaching, scholarship, and services designed to support an urban mission. As a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, Metro State University actively works to achieve the