The Department of Communication at Fairfield University’s College of Arts and Sciences is seeking an Associate Professor of Communication in the general area of Organizational Communication to direct our Graduate Program. Potential areas of specialization could include: Peer-superior Communication; Performance Evaluations/Feedback; Organizational Culture; Strategic Communication; Workplace Relationships; Diversity and Inclusion; Socialization; Antisocial Organizational Communication; Organizational Justice; Racial and Social Justice; Social Media; Crisis Communication; Leadership; Health Communication in Organizations; Small-Group and/or Team Communication and/or Decision-Making; and/or Training and Development.
The ideal candidate will direct our MA program, and will work closely with the Department Chair on curricular planning, managing course enrollment, and graduate program assessment. Qualified applicants will: hold a PhD in Communication, have credentials commensurate with the rank of Associate Professor, have administrative experience, and have a vision for online education.
The Department of Communication offers a traditional 36-hour MA and a separate graduate certificate in Health Communication for healthcare professionals. We are looking for a visionary candidate who can blend theory with practice for a program designed for working adults in the New York City metropolitan area.
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Fairfield’s Department of Communication offers undergraduate majors in Communication, Public Relations, and Sports Media. Content is delivered by 10 tenure-track and tenured faculty and one Professor of Practice. The undergraduate program is among the largest in the College of Arts and Sciences.
The University is located roughly 50 miles from New York City, making it an ideal scholarly environment to blend theory, research, and application. Fairfield University was named #1 in the Northern Region by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019 ranking. Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, Connecticut. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within five schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and The School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.