Communication Studies

Location: Hickory, North Carolina

The Lenoir-Rhyne University College of Fine Arts and Communication invites applications for a part-time adjunct instructor of Communication Studies in Hickory. Appointment begins August 2025.

We seek a colleague willing to become an engaged and collaborative member of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s growing Communication Studies program. The ideal colleague will be invested in a liberal arts approach to communication studies, empowering students to advance the public good. Ideal candidates will bring professional or academic experience in media writing, video production, and editing and design for digital media, along with flexibility in teaching both introductory (public speaking) and advanced courses (multimedia storytelling).

This position offers a semester-by-semester contract based on university need and student enrollment.

Lenoir-Rhyne University promotes a welcoming campus environment that is integral to the university's commitment to excellence in engagement and education. We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated experience nurturing a welcoming community, working with faculty, staff, and/or students from all walks of life, and/or incorporating varied perspectives and traditions in their current or previous positions. This commitment is rooted in our Lutheran tradition of fostering wisdom, nurturing vocation, and preparing students for lives of purpose while serving the common good.

The ideal colleague will have a master's degree in communication studies or a related field, plus classroom teaching experience.

• Letter of application specifically discussing how one’s professional experiences and perspectives relate to the needs of the position
• Curriculum vitae or résumé including the names and addresses of three references

The position will remain open until filled. Any questions regarding the position or the search process should be submitted electronically to the Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication, Jennifer Heller, Ph.D., at hellerj .

The College of Fine Arts and Communication is committed to developing well-rounded graduates who are perceptive readers and listeners, persuasive writers and speakers, and skilled artists and educators. Our curricula strive to express, enrich, and elevate the human condition by providing students with interdisciplinary experiences that strengthen their abilities to create, collaborate, and contribute to the public good. The college offers bachelor’s degrees in communication studies, English, music, theatre, and visual art and an MFA in creative writing.

Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private, comprehensive liberal arts institution founded in 1891, with its traditional campus located in Hickory, North Carolina, a city of more than 40,000. The university has additional graduate centers in Asheville, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. Situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lenoir-Rhyne is less than an hour’s drive from Charlotte, and the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of about 365,000.

The university offers more than 45 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs to approximately 2,400 students. Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physical wholeness, build community, and promote responsible leadership for service to the world. Affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Lenoir-Rhyne promotes diverse campuses open to people from all religious and non-religious backgrounds.

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