Teaching Faculty

Position: Teaching Faculty Open Rank
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* Position Title:

** Teaching Faculty Open Rank##
** Job Category:
** Academic Staff##
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* Employment Type:

** Regular##
** Job Profile:
** Teaching Faculty I##
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* Job Duties:

** Academic Teaching Staff will teach undergraduate courses in the department at a 4-4 teaching load, serving as an instructor of record and supporting quality student learning. These are non-tenure track, renewable positions. Title and salary will be determined by teaching experience at the time of hire.##
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Job Responsibilities:

*** Assess learner performance and prepares reports recommending instructional improvements.
* Develop teaching techniques that enhance course effectiveness in alignment with desired outcomes and established strategy.
* Responsible for implementing teaching techniques and carrying out instructional goals in disciplinary area.
* Teach four classes per semester (classes may include Commun 101, 103, 105, or upper division classes based on qualifications and departmental need; courses may be face-to-face or online, depending on departmental need).
* Provide classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including grading.
* Assist in defining the objectives of the program and plays a major role in carrying out program duties.##
** Department:
** As an academic unit of the College of Letters and Science and program within the Department of Communication, the Communication Program is committed to the college’s mission of helping students develop critical, open minds by exposing them to humanistic and social scientific knowledge. The study of communication provides students with a broad range of critical skills such as thinking analytically, communicating competently, and adapting to diverse, dynamic social and intellectual situations.

In pursuing the university’s goals, the Department of Communication attempts to empower students by developing their abilities to understand, analyze, engage in, appreciate, and manage communication.

The educational mission of UWM’s Department of Communication is to graduate majors who will be able to: (1) Design and deliver effective oral and written communication to both expert and lay audiences, (2) Conduct independent research that analyzes existing relevant scholarship, integrates existing scholarship with one's own findings, and describes one's research in written and oral form, and (3) Effectively obtain, evaluate, and use information relevant to one’s purpose.##

** Compensation:**$30,355 - $46,555(Final salary offer will be determined based on qualifications and experience)##
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* Required Qualifications:

*** Record of excellent undergraduate teaching in Communication.
* Ability and willingness to work with and engage diverse students and colleagues.
* Ability to adapt to different modes of teaching, including in-person and online teaching.
* M.A. in Communication or related discipline.##
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** PhD in Communication or related discipline.##
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* How to Apply:

** Interested applicants are required to apply online and provide:
1. Cover letter
2. Resume/CV that addresses your professional level work experience as it relates to all required and preferred qualifications.
3. Evidence of teaching excellence that includes a teaching philosophy, student evaluations, and listing of classes taught (specifying format and class size).In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from the candidates' application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they may be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.  Finalist candidates(s) will be asked to provide three professional/supervisor references through an external reference checking tool.

References will not be contacted prior to candidates being notified.  
** Apply electronically by the Final date to receive applications date of 04/01/2026.
**** Contact Information:
** Gianna Pacioni

HR-Coordinatorgpacioni
** Reasonable Accommodations
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