Term Assistant Professor of Communication

The Ketchikan Campus of the University of Alaska Southeast seeks a full-time Term Assistant Professor of Communication to provide high-quality instruction in our undergraduate program in hybrid and distance-delivered formats. UAS is committed to faculty diversity and advancing the education of Indigenous peoples and is located on the ancestral homeland of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples. Ketchikan offers unsurpassed natural beauty, recreational opportunity, and an active arts community. Anticipated start date August 2025.

The preferred candidate will be able to successfully teach communication courses, especially at the level of general education requirements, make communication courses and content accessible and appealing to non-majors, and teach students from a wide variety of backgrounds, especially Alaska native students.

This position requires the ability to collaborate with cross-disciplinary faculty, and create engaging lessons and assignments for online asynchronous courses. In addition, the successful candidate must teach effectively in an online asynchronous learning environment, incorporate indigenous knowledge into communication courses, and work with diverse student groups including but not limited to first generation students, non-traditional students, Alaska Native and American Indian students, and Filipino and Pacific Islander students.
The candidate must deliver effective undergraduate instruction in Southeast Alaska, the cultural homeland of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples, effectively participate in academic program or curriculum design, or to learn on the job, and act as a mentor and advisor to students, including participation in efforts to engage, recruit, and retain students.

Candidates are especially encouraged to apply who have additional expertise in any of the following areas:

• Indigenous studies
• Intercultural communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Gendered communication
• Environmental communication
• Science communication
• Mass media/Journalism
• Social media/new media
• Ethics and communication
• Philosophy

The applicant should possess previous teaching experience, the ability to use a variety of teaching tools, methods, media, and technologies for online courses, and previous experience engaging students in meaningful ways during online, asynchronous courses.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters in Communication or related field. PhD or ABD preferred.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Ketchikan Campus. This is a full-time, 9 month, represented, term faculty position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Applications will be accepted for review on December 2, 2024, to ensure consideration, please apply by 11:55 PM, Alaska Standard Time on December 1, 2024.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To be considered for this position, applicants much attach the following documents to their online application:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Statement reflecting a commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.
• Copy of graduate transcripts. Unofficial copies are acceptable at the time of application. Official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.
• Contact information for three professional references.

This position is represented by United Academics-AAUP/AFT (UNAC). https://unitedacademicsak.org/.

This position is term-funded and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact William Urquhart, PhD, Ketchikan Campus Director, at (907) 228-4527 or wlurquhartii@alaska.edu.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.