Instructor in Communication Studies

Final date to receive applications:

3/27/2026

Position Details:

This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person.

The Department of Communication Studies in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas, invites applications for an Instructor specializing in public speaking, starting in August 2026. Qualified applicants must possess at least a master's degree in communication studies by semester start.

The successful candidate will teach COMM 10123 (Communicating Effectively), which is an Oral Communication competency course that is a requirement of the TCU Core Curriculum. As such, the person in this position has the potential to help lead the department in our vision to provide both excellence in skill development and understanding foundational Communication Studies principles. This position requires demonstrated effectiveness in undergraduate teaching.

Expertise and experience teaching public speaking, interpersonal, and small group communication skills and working with first-year undergraduate students is preferred. We seek candidates who are committed to providing students with an active, supportive learning environment, and candidates who are able to teach all regular semester courses in person on campus across our available teaching time slots five days per week.

Teaching accounts for 80% of the instructor's responsibilities (four COMM 10123 sections each fall and spring semester) with service and professional activity accounting for the remaining 20%. Opportunities exist for teaching synchronous online COMM 10123 sections during summer sessions, which are compensated with overload pay.

Department Details:

The Schieffer College Department of Communication Studies is the academic home to 500 students, who complete the bachelor of science degree, the minor, or the master of science degree. The department also offers TCU's core essential competency in effective oral communication and houses TCU's nationally ranked speech and debate program. The department's faculty regularly publish in top tier journals and are active in the National Communication Association.

The master's degree program ranks among the most research productive in the nation and has a strong track record of placing students in professional positions and doctoral programs.

School/College

Description:

In 2023, the Schieffer College celebrated the 10th anniversary of its naming for TCU alumnus and longtime CBS network TV correspondent Bob Schieffer. The college is the academic home for four departments:
Communication Studies;
Film, Television, and Digital Media;
Journalism; and Strategic Communication. Some 1,150 undergraduate student majors complete coursework in areas that include:
Advertising and Public Relations;
Cinema and Media Studies;
Digital and Social Media;
Health Communication and Media;
Interpersonal and Organizational Communication;
Journalism and News Media Studies; and Sports Broadcasting. About 30 graduate students pursue master's degrees in Communication Studies or Strategic Communication, and some 60 full-time and 15 part-time faculty teach in the college. The college's award-winning student experiential learning activities include print, video, and digital news media, a speech and debate team, an advertising and public relations agency, a radio station, and sports broadcasting productions.

The college also offers a number of off-campus study options to students.

University & Fort Worth

Description:

About TCU

Founded in 1873, Texas Christian University is a world-class, private, Carnegie-classified national research university located in Fort Worth, Texas. Inspired by its mission and core values of integrity, engagement, community, and excellence, TCU consistently ranks among the top universities and colleges in the United States.

TCU's campus - regularly ranked among the nation's most beautiful - spans 302 acres in a primarily residential area just minutes from downtown.

The university comprises nine schools and colleges offering 117 areas of undergraduate study, 62 master's level programs, and 37 areas of doctoral study. TCU is a leader across several…