Adjunct, Communication Studies, College of Fine Arts and Communication

Location: Hickory, North Carolina

Essential Responsibilities

We seek a colleague willing to become an engaged and collaborativemember of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s growing Communication Studiesprogram. The ideal colleague will be invested in a liberal artsapproach to communication studies, empowering students to advancethe public good. Ideal candidates will bring professional oracademic experience in media writing, video production, and editingand design for digital media, along with flexibility in teachingboth introductory (public speaking) and advanced courses(multimedia storytelling).

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

Lenoir-Rhyne University promotes a welcoming campus environmentthat is integral to the university's commitment to excellence inengagement and education. We are particularly interested incandidates who have demonstrated experience nurturing a welcomingcommunity, working with faculty, staff, and/or students from allwalks of life, and/or incorporating varied perspectives andtraditions in their current or previous positions. This commitment is rooted in our Lutheran tradition of fostering wisdom, nurturingvocation, and preparing students for lives of purpose while serving the common good.

Education and Experience

The ideal colleague will have a master's degree in communicationstudies or a related field, plus classroom teachingexperience.

Application Process

While completing the application, candidates will be prompted tosubmit a:

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

The position will remain open until filled. Any questions regardingthe position or the search process should be submittedelectronically to the Dean of the College of Fine Arts andCommunication, Jennifer Heller, Ph.D., at

About the College of Fine Arts and Communication

The College of Fine Arts and Communication is committed todeveloping well-rounded graduates who are perceptive readers andlisteners, persuasive writers and speakers, and skilled artists andeducators. Our curricula strive to express, enrich, and elevate thehuman condition by providing students with interdisciplinaryexperiences that strengthen their abilities to create, collaborate,and contribute to the public good. The college offers bachelor’sdegrees in communication studies, English, music, theatre, andvisual art and an MFA in creative writing.

About Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private, comprehensiveliberal arts institution founded in 1891, with its traditionalcampus located in Hickory, North Carolina, a city of morethan40,000. The university has additional graduate centers inAsheville, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. Situated in the foothills ofthe Blue Ridge Mountains, Lenoir-Rhyne is less than an hour’s drivefrom Charlotte, and the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MetropolitanStatistical Area has a population of about 365,000. The universityoffers more than 45 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programsto approximately 2,400 students. Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks toliberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physicalwholeness, build community, and promote responsible leadership forservice to the world. Affiliated with the Evangelical LutheranChurch in America (ELCA), Lenoir-Rhyne promotes diverse campusesopen to people from all religious and non-religious backgrounds. Visit to learn moreabout the university.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy

Lenoir-Rhyne University is committed to providing a workplace andeducational environment, as well as other benefits, programs, andactivities that are free from discrimination, harassment andretaliation.

LR is committed to creating a safe campus environment for allmembers of the LR community, including, but not limited to, thosewho identify as transgender and gender non-conforming. To that end,LR does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex(including sex stereotypes and sex characteristics), ethnicity,national origin, physical or mental disability, age, maritalstatus, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, genderidentity, gender expression, veteran or military status or anyother characteristic or status protected by applicable law.

To ensure compliance with federal and state civil rights laws andregulations and to affirm its commitment to promoting the goals offairness and equity in all aspects of the educational program,activity and employment, LR has developed internal policies andprocedures that provide a prompt, fair and impartial process forthose involved in an allegation of discrimination or harassment,and for allegations of retaliation.

LR values and upholds the equal dignity of all members of itscommunity and strives to balance the rights of the parties in thegrievance process during what is often a difficult time for allthose involved.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Lenoir-Rhyne University promotes a welcoming campus environmentthat is integral to the university's commitment to excellence inengagement and education. We are particularly interested incandidates who have demonstrated experience nurturing a welcomingcommunity, working with faculty, staff, and/or students from allwalks of life and/or incorporating varied perspectives andtraditions in their current or previous positions. This commitmentis rooted in our Lutheran tradition of fostering wisdom, nurturingvocation, and preparing students for lives of purpose while servingthe common good.