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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Assistant Professor-in-Residence and Basic Course Director, Communication Studies [R0150386].

ROLE of the POSITION

The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for a 12-month Assistant Professor-in-Residence position, starting Fall 2026 with an assignment to serve as our Basic Course Director. The primary responsibilities for this position are to oversee, manage, and coordinate the Public Speaking Course at UNLV as well as teach undergraduate and graduate courses for our traditional and online degree students.

The candidate will administer all aspects of the introductory course in Communication Studies at UNLV, Public Speaking. The university offers over 60 sections of this course every semester in hybrid and online formats. The basic course director supervises, mentors, and evaluates all instructors associated with the basic course. They also assess and update the course to ensure effectiveness of public speaking skill development among students.

We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in the area of Instructional Communication, Assessment, and Learning with experience as a Basic Course Director. Applicants with experience with workforce development/career readiness and experiential learning/community-based learning practices are also desired. Finally, candidates with secondary expertise in Interpersonal/Family or Mediated Communication is preferred. The department is launching five workforce readiness microcredentials at the undergraduate level tied to communication skill development in the workforce and we are also working to redevelop the M.A. program as an entirely online and professional-oriented, practical, and workforce development/career readiness graduate degree program in Communication.

A Professor-in-Residence position is a teaching-intensive, full-time, career-track appointment tha