Faculty Position in Communication Studies: Generalist, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Generalist, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences role at Fashion Institute of Technology

Location: New York, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Fri Aug 1 2025

Job Description :

The English and Communication Studies Department seeks a full-time communication studies generalist with secondary area(s) of interest in business communication, public speaking, civil-rights rhetoric, feminist rhetoric, game studies, pop culture, and/or visual rhetoric. The faculty member will be expected to contribute leadership and vision to the Department's communication studies program, to provide intellectual and pedagogical innovation for communication studies courses, to serve as a mentor to current and new communication studies faculty, and to develop interdisciplinary college-wide programming in their areas of expertise.

The candidate will be expected to work closely with other Liberal Arts and Sciences departments and have a commitment to working with culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse students in an institution with strong emphasis on innovation, globalism and experiential learning.

At hire, the faculty member will be expected to teach existing courses in the English and

Communication Studies Department, such as Fundamentals of Communication, Intercultural Communication, Professional Speech Communication, Small Group Communication, Public Speaking, Argumentation and Persuasion, and Rhetoric in Pop Culture and to develop new curriculum in the candidate's area of expertise. They will also work closely with The Writing and Speaking Studio and other faculty within and outside of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences to develop curriculum and programming that enable our students to think critically and communicate effectively.

The candidate will engage in academic service and conduct research in their area of expertise.

Successful Candidates Will Excel In The Following Areas

Globalism

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of writing pedagogy and writing program administration, with the ability to apply this expertise to foster inclusive and effective communication across diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.
• Demonstrate experience communicating with international and global partners using innovative and emerging media, including social media.
• Demonstrate ability to create a dynamic classroom where students can effectively communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries and balance differing worldviews based upon a deep knowledge and awareness of other people, countries, cultures, and beliefs through the careful study of writing.

• Demonstrate ability to design and create engaging curricula that take advantage of emerging technologies.
• Demonstrate ability to adapt course materials to adjust to new innovations within and outside of the discipline.
• Experience utilizing a variety of instructional delivery methods and emerging technologies to improve student learning.
• Demonstrate instructional variety and flexibility to accommodate students of different learning styles, abilities, or demographics.
• Demonstrate experience in creating engaging curriculum and classroom environments that will reinforce and further develop advanced skills in critical reading, thinking, presenting, writing, and communication skills.

• Exhibits a strong commitment to lifelong learning and teaching excellence, with the capacity to cultivate curiosity, creativity, and intellectual engagement in diverse student populations.
• Demonstrate the use of innovative pedagogies, emerging technologies and diverse instructional delivery methods that foster critical thinking and creative problem solving.
• Demonstrate the vision to deliver and advance the mission of the English and Communication Studies Department and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences: to develop reflective, critical and engaged citizens of the world.
• Maintains up-to-date expertise in writing pedagogy, first-year writing, and emerging technologies?including artificial intelligence?as they relate to the teaching and practice of writing.
• Demonstrate interest in developing a wide-ranging curriculum that takes advantage of areas of expertise while contributing to the ECS Department's vision.
• Experience encouraging student interaction, collaboration, teamwork and cooperation in the learning process.

• Demonstrate ability to authoritatively and effectively speak on behalf of the English and Communication Studies Department, the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and FIT.
• Demonstrate…