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Title: Lecturer – Creating a Pool – School of Communication

Employee Classification: Lecturer

Division Name: Academic Affairs

College/Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: School of Communication

Campus Location: Normal, IL

General Summary

This pool is created to help us meet instructional demands across all majors in the School of Communication.

The School of Communication (COM) serves over 950 undergraduate and nearly 100 graduate students, offering degrees in Communication Studies, Journalism, Mass Media, and Public Relations (CEPR accredited program) along with a top-rated master's degree in Communication. The School has research and graphics computer labs, a Communication Innovation Center and Social Media Analytics Command Center (SMACC), WZND FM 103.3 (student radio), high-definition television station (TV-10) with daily live newscasts, and the National Public Radio affiliate WGLT FM 89.1. A variety of active student co-curricular organizations are promoted, including Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), Lambda Pi Eta, a nationally ranked forensics program, Student Television Workshop, and others. The School is also home to The Vidette, a renowned student-run news organization. Illinois State enrolls over 20,000 students and is conveniently located between Chicago and St. Louis.

Additional Information

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Illinois State University, founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois. Illinois State is a co-educational, residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study with more than 20,000 students. Our six colleges offer 174 undergraduate majors, 76 minors, 97 master’s programs, 17 doctoral degrees, and 40 certificate options. We have repeatedly been named a “Great Place to Work” by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL COMMUNITY
Illinois State University is located in the growing twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, with a population of approximately 132,000 and conveniently located approximately two hours from both Chicago and St. Louis. The community is home to GROWMARK, the Illinois Farm Bureau, State Farm Insurance’s International Headquarters, Illinois Wesleyan University, Lincoln College, and Heartland Community College. The community has distinguished itself for its outstanding school systems, its citizens’ level of educational attainment, its parks and recreation, health care, job growth, economic opportunity, and low crime rate. Forbes magazine, in a review of the best places for business, ranked Bloomington-Normal the 15th best place for business out of 168 small metros listed. Bloomington was also recently placed on CNNMoney's list of the 100 Best Places to Live. Expansion Management Magazine rated Bloomington-Normal as one of two metro areas with a five-star quality of life, giving the community high rankings in such areas as standard of living, quality of schools, traffic, and commute time. Please visit the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau website at https://www.visitbn.org/ for more information.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication or related field
• For teaching positions, state law mandates demonstrated oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for this position

Desired Qualifications

Master’s degree in Communication or closely related field.

Proposed Starting Date

TBD

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Required Applicant Documents

Cover Letter
Reference List (at least three professional references and contact information)
Resume/C.V.

PLEASE NOTE:  These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Special Instructions for Applicants

All application materials must be submitted online. Application materials submitted via fax, email or mail will not be accepted.

Please prepare in advance separate documents representing a cover letter, reference list (at least three professional references and contact information), and resume/C.V. to attach to this application. Applications will be reviewed as vacancies become available.

Contact Information for Applicants

Department
Denise Thomas
dethoma@ilstu.edu 

Human Resources
Lexi Marquez
Emmarq1@ilstu.edu 

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.