Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Communication (R0008854)

Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC invites applications for a non-tenure track, assistant teaching faculty position in the Department of Communication, specializing in Intercollegiate Debate with an emphasis on policy-based argumentation. The person will serve as Associate Coach for the Debate Program and teach COM 102 Debate and Advocacy; the teaching load is two courses per semester.

Responsibilities include coaching debaters, traveling to about twelve tournaments annually, judging at

Qualifications

• A terminal degree is not required.
• Proven success coaching policy-based argumentation in intercollegiate debate.

Responsibilities

• Coach debaters and prepare arguments for policy-based debates.
• Travel to approximately twelve intercollegiate tournaments per year.
• Judge at tournaments and assist with tournament administration.
• Assist with undergraduate and graduate recruitment, alumni relations, and practice sessions.
• Teach COM 102 Debate and Advocacy and participate in meetings.

Skills

Debate coaching

Policy argumentation

Tournament administration

Recruiting

Job description

Description

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY. The Department of Communication invitesapplications for a non-tenure track, assistant teaching faculty, tobegin July 1, 2027.

Position Summary

The Department of Communication invitesapplications for a non-tenure track, assistant teaching facultywhose area of expertise is in Intercollegiate Debate with anemphasis on policy-based argumentation (e.g., plan-basedaffirmatives, disadvantages, and counterplans). This person willserve as an Associate Coach for the Wake Forest University DebateProgram. Responsibilities include: helping debaters in thepreparation of arguments, traveling to approximately twelveintercollegiate tournaments a year, judging at intercollegiatetournaments, assisting with the administration of tournamentshosted by Wake Forest University, assisting with recruiting effortsfor undergraduates and graduate students, assisting with alumnirelations, managing practice sessions, participating in team,staff, and department meetings, teaching COM 102 Debate andAdvocacy, and performing a variety of other related duties asassigned. The teaching load for this appointment is two courses persemester.

Qualifications

A terminal degree is not required. Asuccessful candidate will have substantial evidence of successcoaching policy-based argumentation in intercollegiatedebate.

About Wake Forest University:

Founded in 1834, Wake ForestUniversity is a private, coeducational institution dedicated toacademic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professionaleducation. With more than 5,400 undergraduates and 3,800 graduateand professional students, Wake Forest is a collegiate universityoffering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich culturallife, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athleticsprogram competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since itsfounding, the University has adopted the motto ProHumanitate, which is exemplified by a deep institutionalcommitment to public service and engagement with the world. Formore information, visit: about.wfu.edu .

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, a beautiful,mid-sized city centrally in the Piedmont-Triad region of NorthCarolina. To learn more about Winston-Salem, visit: www.visitwinstonsalem.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University is anequal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates toapply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin,sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,genetic information, disability, and military or veteranstatus.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomesall qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color,religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identityand expression, genetic information, disability and military orveteran status.

Accommodations for Applicants

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Accommodations for Applicants

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