PART TIME INSTRUCTOR FACULTY POSITIONS: ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, QUEENS CAMPUS

The Department of Rhetoric, Communication & Theatre in St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at St. John’s University (New York) is seeking applicants from part-time faculty to teach multiple sections of SPE 1000c: Public Speaking for College Student. St. John's University (www.stjohns.edu), founded in 1870, is a Catholic and Vincentian university that prepares students for personal and professional success in today’s global society. The Princeton Review and other top rankings consistently recognize the University’s outstanding academics, diverse student body, dynamic internship and volunteer opportunities, focus on student life, and diverse study abroad offerings. Our quality springs from an institutional vision of excellence and service. Students come from nearly 50 states and 127 countries to pursue more than 100 associate, bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral degrees in the arts, humanities, business, education, law, pharmacy, the sciences, and specialized professional programs. The University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and 12 other major academic and professional associations. St. John’s has three New York City campuses; a Graduate Center in Hauppauge, NY; international campuses in Rome, Italy, and Paris, France; and study abroad locations in Seville, Spain, and around the world. The University's Division I athletic program offers 17 men's and women's programs in the Big East Conference.

St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the cornerstone and oldest division of St. John’s University. The College offers three undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Fine Arts. Although the College has always emphasized the liberal arts tradition, we offer more than thirty majors and forty minors in the arts and sciences, business, and education. The college’s graduate division provides numerous programs leading to master’s and doctorate degrees. St. John’s College serves approximately 3300 undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty in the College also teach the majority of courses in the University’s core curriculum whose courses are taken by every St. John’s University undergraduate student regardless of college/school or major. For additional information, please visit http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/st-johns-college-liberal-arts-and-sciences.

The Department/Division of Rhetoric, Communication & Theatre:

As part of St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Rhetoric, Communication & Theatre educates students on how humans use symbols, both verbal and nonverbal, to inform or persuade other individuals as they create meaning, form human relationships, and manage conflict in a variety of contexts, cultures, and environments. It allows students the opportunity to develop their communicative practices and communicative strategies in message analysis, production, and delivery that will help them to make more informed decisions in their professional, personal, and civic life. Our experienced faculty pursues a teaching philosophy that helps students achieve personal fulfillment, civic engagement and career success. In addition to providing public speaking classes for hundreds of students every semester, the Department also offers a major in Communication Studies, minors in public address and several communication specialties, and a minor in Theatre. For more information, please visit: https://www.stjohns.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies-bachelor-arts.

Description of Responsibilities:

The Department of Rhetoric, Communication & Theatre at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, invites applications for part-time faculty to begin in August of 2022. The Successful candidates will teach multiple sections of Public Speaking – up to three sections of SPE 1000c in the Fall of 2022 and two sections in the Spring of 2023.

Qualifications:

Applicants must possess an MA, JD, or PhD at the time of the appointment.

Questions may be directed to Jeremiah Hickey, Chair of the Department of Rhetoric, Communication & Theatre; email hickeyj@stjohns.edu.

All persons hired are required to be vaccinated and boosted against the COVID-19 virus, subject to the reasonable accommodation provisions of applicable law.  

The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please submit you CV, letter of interest, and three names for recommendations. I understand that any offer of employment is subject to receipt by St. John’s University of satisfactory references, verification of employment and education.

St. John’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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