Visiting Assistant Professor of Strategic/Business Communication

The Department of Communication Studies at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications for a three-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Strategic/Business Communication.

Review Date: Review of applications will begin January 2, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Date of Appointment: August 2012

Description of Responsibilities:  The successful candidate will develop and teach strategic/business communication course(s) in consultation with the School of Business. Teaching responsibilities will include business writing & speaking, and public relations courses as needed. Active involvement in advisement and department service is expected.

Required Qualifications: Master's degree in business, communication, or related field, evidence of successful college teaching experience, and ability to teach public speaking.

Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. in business, communication, or related field. Professional experience in marketing and/or public relations.  Ability to teach courses in critical thinking; organizational communication; interpersonal communication in organizations; and leadership and team communication.

To Apply: Submit (a) a letter of application addressing qualifications, (b) curriculum vitae, and (c) the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three references electronically to

http://oswego.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=28751

Finalists will be required to submit teaching evaluations and additional requested supplemental materials.

For questions or more information, please contact Dr. Taejin Jung at taejin.jung@oswego.edu.

Official transcripts are required prior to hiring.

Description of Department: Communication Studies is the largest department in the School of Communication, Media and the Arts, serving approximately 800 majors with 36 full and part-time faculty. The department offers majors in public relations, broadcasting, communication studies, and journalism. We also offer an online degree completion program in Broadcasting and Mass Communication and a graduate certificate program in Integrated Media. We are dedicated to excellence in undergraduate education and we are committed to providing students with relevant interdisciplinary experiences. Facilities include new digital production and news studios, new media production labs, high-definition editing suites, WRVO-FM, a NPR station and student FM and television operations.

Description of SUNY Oswego:   Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive college located in central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse.  Named one of "Top Up-and-Coming Schools" in U.S. News America's Best Colleges 2010 and a "Best Northeastern College" by Princeton Review, Oswego offers its 8,300 undergraduate and graduate students outstanding educational experiences with attention to liberal arts and sciences foundations, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities.  SUNY Oswego is in a time of wonderful opportunities with extensive facilities construction and renovation, a forward-looking sesquicentennial strategic plan, and expanded outreach to regional, national, and international communities. 

Additional information about SUNY Oswego can be found at www.oswego.edu.

SUNY Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity.  SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from professionals of color, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.  In accordance with INS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States, per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office, 315-312-2215.