Taylor University
Taylor University is hiring: Tenure-Track in Communication in Upland
Taylor University, Upland, IN, US, 46989
Location : Upland
Job Type: Full Time Faculty
Job Number: 202400427
Area: School of Arts and Humanities (HABS)
Department: Communications
Opening Date: 04/14/2025
Summary
Taylor University is seeking applications and nominations of distinctive candidates for a faculty appointment of a tenure track position in the Communication Department beginning August, 2026. Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Mission and Commitment
Taylor's mission is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need. As a community, Taylor faculty, staff, and students commit to living out Christ's love and truth in the here and now. We worship together, serve one another, and grow in faith as we learn in the classroom, on the field, at chapel, and anywhere else we're doing Life Together.
Duties and Responsibilities
This position is primarily responsible to:
Supplemental Information
The Communication Department consists of six full-time faculty, and one full-time program assistant serving approximately 120 majors, including Professional Writing, Communication, Public Relations, and Multimedia/Journalism. Particular theoretical emphases include inquiry-based learning, group dynamics, media literacy, and strategic design. Scholarly interests among current faculty include interpersonal communication, communication theory, semiotics, rhetoric, social media strategy and effects, emotional intelligence service learning and the integration of faith and communication.
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Please use this link to navigate to the Taylor University website to review the following documents, which are part of our Foundational Documents: - Mission Statement- Statement of Faith- Sanctity of Life Statement- Statement on Human Sexuality- Multicultural Philosophy Statement
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In reference to the Foundational Documents: Do you personally support these statements to be your own example of belief, and if hired by Taylor University, would you agree to abide by the Life Together Covenant, Sanctity of Life Statement, the Statement of Human Sexuality, the Statement on Multicultural Philosophy, Taylor University Mission Statement, and Statement of Faith?
Required Question
Job Type: Full Time Faculty
Job Number: 202400427
Area: School of Arts and Humanities (HABS)
Department: Communications
Opening Date: 04/14/2025
Summary
Taylor University is seeking applications and nominations of distinctive candidates for a faculty appointment of a tenure track position in the Communication Department beginning August, 2026. Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Mission and Commitment
Taylor's mission is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need. As a community, Taylor faculty, staff, and students commit to living out Christ's love and truth in the here and now. We worship together, serve one another, and grow in faith as we learn in the classroom, on the field, at chapel, and anywhere else we're doing Life Together.
Duties and Responsibilities
This position is primarily responsible to:
- Testify to personal experience of salvation in Jesus Christ, affirm belief in the University's Statement of Faith, abide by and practice our Life Together Covenant, and both personally agree with and support the Foundational Documents of Taylor University.
- Teach courses in speech communication, the foundational core communication course, and selected upper division communication courses.
- Advise and mentor students.
- Conduct scholarly research and provide service to the department and university.
- Typical teaching load is four courses per semester. Teaching assignments will be at the undergraduate level and may include residential, hybrid, and virtual delivery.
- Excellence in teaching and a record of or potential for research are required. A commitment to collegiality, collaboration and faith-integration are essential.
- Other duties as assigned.
- An appropriately earned doctorate is preferred but consideration will be given to candidates in the midst of doctoral studies.
- Specialization in the following areas of teaching is desirable: organizational, interpersonal, rhetoric, communication education or media/technology
Supplemental Information
The Communication Department consists of six full-time faculty, and one full-time program assistant serving approximately 120 majors, including Professional Writing, Communication, Public Relations, and Multimedia/Journalism. Particular theoretical emphases include inquiry-based learning, group dynamics, media literacy, and strategic design. Scholarly interests among current faculty include interpersonal communication, communication theory, semiotics, rhetoric, social media strategy and effects, emotional intelligence service learning and the integration of faith and communication.
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Please use this link to navigate to the Taylor University website to review the following documents, which are part of our Foundational Documents: - Mission Statement- Statement of Faith- Sanctity of Life Statement- Statement on Human Sexuality- Multicultural Philosophy Statement
- Yes, I have read this page in its entirety and understand its contents
- No, I have not read this page in its entirety or I do not understand its contents.
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In reference to the Foundational Documents: Do you personally support these statements to be your own example of belief, and if hired by Taylor University, would you agree to abide by the Life Together Covenant, Sanctity of Life Statement, the Statement of Human Sexuality, the Statement on Multicultural Philosophy, Taylor University Mission Statement, and Statement of Faith?
- Yes
- No
Required Question