Lecturer/Speech; Individual Events Coach Job Boone area,North Carolina USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Lecturer/ Speech (Individual Events) Coach

Lecturer/ Speech (Individual Events) Coach

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Posting Details

Position Title: Lecturer/ Speech (Individual Events) Coach
Tenure Status: Non-Tenure Track
Rank: Lecturer
Position Number: 062141
VISA Sponsorship: Available. Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the U.S.
Working Location (City, State): Boone, NC

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Communication or related field

Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required)

Experience coaching and/or competing in individual events
Experience with, or understanding of, intercollegiate debate
Experience teaching Public Speaking or related course

License/Certification Required

The ability and willingness to maintain a valid driver’s license, to successfully complete Appalachian State’s Multi-Passenger Vehicle Driver Approval Process and to drive a van to tournaments is required.

Department Description

The Department of Communication employs 41 full-time faculty members dedicated to teaching more than 1,000 students who major in advertising, communication studies, electronic media/broadcasting, digital journalism, and public relations. The department is also home to multiple award‑winning student organizations and student‑run media outlets, which are open to all students on campus: the Appalachian news organization, AppTV, The Peel Literature and Arts Review, Second Story Media, a student‑run communication agency, WASU‑FM radio, and the university’s intercollegiate debate team.

Departmental staff members who report to the chair include three full-time media advisors and an engineer who manages the production equipment and studios used in the department. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching courses in the Department of Communication, including Public Speaking and Thinking Through Communication

Serving as an academic advisor to students

Serving on departmental committees

Holding office hours as required by Appalachian State University

Attending speech team meetings, and running them as needed

Conducting and organizing practice rounds during the week as needed

Running and organizing coaching sessions during the week as needed

Running and organizing speech drills throughout the week

Maintaining and organizing relevant folders on the team Google Drive

Attending Speech/Debate tournaments as needed

Leading and supervising team travel

Assisting with topic preparation at tournaments

Fulfilling judging obligation at tournaments

Observing team members and offering post‑round critique as available

Assisting students with needs that arise over the course of a tournament

Acting as a responsible party for handling inter‑team conflict, or other issues that require leadership intervention

Organizing recruitment events

Organizing on‑campus events that showcase the skills utilized in speech competition

Reporting the results of tournaments to the appropriate promotional outlets

Handling other duties as determined by the Director of Forensics and the Chair of the Department of Communication

Type of Position

Full Time – 1.0 years per year, 9 months.
Physical Demands of Position: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Salary

Suggested salary range:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. ABD consideration:
Not applicable.

Eligible Candidates

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one‑year fixed‑term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor.

The candidate’s salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full‑time instructors in the same department. However, if degree…


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Lecturer​/Speech; Individual Events Coach

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