Professor of Speech Communications

The Professor of Speech Communications promotes learning by communicating course content through a variety of teaching strategies, facilitating student engagement across all learning environments (on campus, online, or virtual), teaching metacognitive awareness and the skills needed for life‑long learning, using the learning management system and other technologies to enhance instruction; aligns activities and assessments with course objectives and student learning outcomes;

provides timely feedback that promotes continuous improvement; uses student evaluations for ongoing self‑assessment and instructional improvements; adheres to accepted standards of professional behavior, civility, and service.

Designs courses/curricula that align with student learning outcomes; evaluates effectiveness of course materials and teaching strategies for continuous improvement and currency; adheres to department guidelines and college policies outlined in course syllabi; uses approved template to create an individualized syllabus for each course and posts it on the learning management system at the beginning of the semester; establishes and maintains a semester schedule of activities;

records current attendance and grades in the LMS; conforms to all state and federal laws pertaining to students’ rights in higher education; and meets all department and college deadlines.

This position is located on the Midlands Technical College Beltline Campus.

Master of Arts in Speech/Speech Communication; or Master of Arts in a related field plus 18 graduate semester hours in Speech/Speech Communication.

• Doctoral degree in Speech/Speech Communication
• Experience teaching introductory college public speaking and speech communication courses.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching diverse student populations at a two‑year college.