Assistant Professor of Communication​/Speech and Debate Coach

Job Details

Job Location:

Garden City, KS 67846. Position Type:
Full Time. Education Level: Graduate Degree. Job Category:
Education. Position:
Assistant Professor of Communication. Responsibilities include teaching courses in communication studies such as Public Speaking, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Argumentation and Debate, Mass Communication, Multi-media, Broadcasting, and Audio Production.

Garden City Community College is a vibrant and dynamic community college located in the heart of the rural Southwest Kansas high plains region. Officially designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, the College serves a student population which reflects the area’s rich diversity. It serves approximately 2,000 students across multiple populations including on‑campus, online, and area high schools and has a history of strong program options in both transfer and technical education.

The College is located in Garden City, a community with a recent history of robust population growth. Garden City has many amenities including arts and culture, plentiful shopping, and daily jet service to Dallas.

This is a full‑time 172‑day contract position under the direction of the appropriate Division Chair and the Dean of Academics. The primary assignment is to provide instructional services and learning facilitation for students in the Communications Division by offering communication courses.

• Teaching a standard instructor load of 15 credit‑hours per semester. Course assignments may include day, evening, or, rarely, weekend courses. This position is primarily intended to teach on‑campus, but course assignments may also include off‑campus outreach, hybrid, online, and/or video distance delivery formats.
• Responsible for preparing lessons that promote and encourage student learning in courses such as Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, and Mass Communication using lecture, lab, hands‑on demonstration, cooperative learning, and other methods. Additional courses the areas of General Communication, Mass Communication, and/or Forensics/Debate may be assigned based on instructor’s area of expertise and Communication focus.
• Courses are offered in accordance with established standards and course syllabi with processes for modifying course content, student learning outcomes, and program learning outcomes.
• Providing individual and small group facilitation of learning, diagnostic assessment of students, and identification of appropriate learning materials.
• Actively facilitating recruitment and retention of students.
• Participating in course and curriculum design, student advisement, program review, and college committees as required for maintaining and improving the learning program.
• Participating in college continuous improvement practices such as General Education Assessment, Semester Course Assessment, Annual Program Assessment, and 5‑year Program Review, including the development of meaningful initiatives which innovate, improve, make more efficient, or broaden the diversity of curriculum and/or practices within the program and/or the college.
• Responsible for remaining current in subject matter and in the techniques most effective to promote student learning.
• Responsible for remaining current in pedagogy and andragogy, continually developing a toolkit for effective teaching to an exceptionally diverse population of students.
• Performing other relevant tasks as assigned.

• To foster learning environments which enable student success.
• To proactively support the work of the department.
• To proactively support the work of the college through recruiting, service on committees, etc.

• Proven teaching ability.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• An understanding of the mission and role of the college.
• Ability to stimulate motivation, confidence, and enthusiasm in students.

Prior teaching experience at the community college level strongly preferred. Experience teaching general communication, mass communication, or forensic/debate courses. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in coaching college…