Faculty - Communication

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a comprehensive, multicultural, public, open‑access college. Southwest has four campuses/centers from which it offers over 100 programs and over 20 technical certificate programs.

We foster student success, transform lives, and increase the educational level of a growing community in Shelby County. Southwest is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

We invite you to become a part of the Southwest Team!

Faculty – Communication

Faculty

Southwest Tennessee Community College

Communication, Graphics, and Fine Arts

SWTCC – Multiple Campus Locations

This is a full‑time, academic‑year, faculty term appointment within the Department of Communications, Graphic and Fine Arts. The faculty member is responsible for coordination, planning, preparation (developing curricula and instructional material; preparing course syllabi), presentation, and evaluation of classroom instruction and related activities. The faculty member is also responsible for performing assigned duties during the day, evening, or weekend on any Southwest Tennessee Community College campus as assigned.

At a minimum, the related activities include instruction; instructional counseling, academic advising, serving on various committees, participating in local, state, regional, and national professional activities and organizations.

• Prepares and delivers lectures.
• Compiles, administers, evaluates, and grades students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, tests, and papers fairly and consistently; and keeps students informed about their progress through the prompt grading of papers and other work.
• Teaches Communication courses in face‑to‑face, online, and hybrid formats, as assigned, utilizing the institution’s learning management system and instructional technologies.
• Maintains office hours for students seeking advice on class work, assignments, papers, and others.
• Advises and counsels students in academic and career fields.
• Participates in departmental and college committees; and provides outreach service to the community.
• Attends all faculty meetings, college assemblies, professional development and orientation activities, and other meetings as called by the President, Dean or Department Chair.
• Keeps abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Maintains accurate student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• May perform other duties as assigned by Department Head/Dean.

• Master’s degree in Speech, Oratory/Rhetoric, or Communication or 18 graduate semester hours in Speech, Oratory/Rhetoric, Communication, or Speech‑related Theatre courses plus a Master’s degree in any discipline.
• Minimum two (2) years of teaching experience in higher education, or one (1) year of teaching experience in higher education and three (3) years of employment in the field; two (2) years of teaching, or equivalent, at a higher education institution preferred.
• A background check will be required for the successful candidate.

• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation.
• Knowledge and understanding of a college academic environment.
• Excellent teaching and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form.
• Ability to interact with an ever‑growing student and college population.

The T  does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, or national origin, sex, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs, and activities.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies:
LeVetta Hudson, Vice President of People & Culture, myhr.edu, 737 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, 901‑333‑5000.