Open Rank, Tenure-Track Position in Organizational Communication
Subject to administrative approval, the Communication Arts and Sciences Department of Calvin College is looking for a tenure-track faculty member in Organizational Communication.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
The successful candidate will teach Business Communication, Advertising/Public Relations, direct the department’s internship program, and occasionally teach one of the following: Introduction to Oral Rhetoric, Group Communication, or a course within the person’s specialty. Teaching load: three courses a semester, one of which would be directing internships, and a course during the January interim (seven courses a year). Degree required: Ph.D. or ABD. Open rank.
About the Department and Calvin
The Communication Arts and Sciences Department looks for people who teach well, are active researchers, have senses of humor, who relish the opportunity to teach at a strong Christian liberal arts college that encourages and supports scholarly and creative enterprise, and are good enough to make a strong program and department even better.
Calvin expects all faculty members to affirm and promote its Reformed (Calvinistic) Christian perspective. We particularly invite applications from those who will strengthen us by increasing the ethnic range of our department.
For further information about Calvin College and the Communication Arts and Sciences department, go to http://www.calvin.edu/admin/provost/facdocs/fac-requirements.htm and http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/ .
Application Process
Review of applications begins November 16, 2009 and continues until the position is filled. Applicants must submit an application letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and recent teaching evaluations showing evidence of excellent teaching.
Contact the department chair:
Helen Sterk
CAS Department—Calvin College
1810 East Beltline, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546-5951
Phone: 616-526-6322
Fax: 616-526-6601
Email: hsterk@calvin.edu
Calvin College does not discriminate in the employment of individuals on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex, or age. However, Calvin College is a Christian educational institution operated by the Christian Reformed Church and, in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, reserves the right to give preference in employment based upon religion.
