Job Opportunties at High Point University

At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with more than 3,400 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 50 countries and more than 40 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” The university offers 66 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate-degree majors. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference.

Available Positions:
Assistant/Associate Professor in Special Education
Assistant/Associate Professor in Elementary Education
Four Tenure-track opportunities


Assistant/Associate Professor in Special Education
The School of Education at High Point University is seeking applicants for Assistant/Associate Professor in Special Education for a nine-month, tenure track faculty position, beginning fall 2010. Preference will be given to those candidates with expertise in mild disabilities, multicultural education and working with diverse populations in middle/secondary public school settings. Applicants should have an earned doctorate degree in education from a regionally accredited institution and a minimum of three years teaching experience working with special needs populations, preferably in classrooms with an inclusionary focus. Finalists for the position will be expected to complete an interview process and provide a teaching demonstration.
To apply:
Review of applications will begin on September 1, 2009 and continue until filled. To apply, send a letter of application that addresses the qualifications and job responsibilities, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, curriculum vitae, names and contact information of three references to: Dr. Mariann Tillery, Dean School of Education 833 Montlieu Avenue. High Point, NC 27262 mtillery@highpoint.edu
 
Assistant/Associate Professor in Elementary Education
The School of Education at High Point University is seeking applicants for Assistant/Associate Professor in Elementary Education for a nine-month, tenure track faculty position, beginning fall 2010. Preference will be given to those candidates with expertise in teaching math and science through inquiry-based methods and integrating instruction with technology. Applicants should have an earned doctorate degree in elementary education or a related field from a regionally accredited institution and a minimum of three years teaching experience at the elementary level. Finalists for the position will be expected to complete an interview process and provide a teaching demonstration.
To apply:
Review of applications will begin on September 1, 2009 and continue until filled. To apply, send a letter of application that addresses the qualifications, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts and job responsibilities, curriculum vitae, names and contact information of three references to: Dr. Mariann Tillery, Dean School of Education 833 Montlieu Avenue. High Point, NC 27262 mtillery@highpoint.edu
 
Four Tenure-track opportunities
Pending final administrative approval, The Nido R. Qubein School of Communication at High Point University is searching for the following tenure-track positions, which will begin August 2010.
Summary
The Nido R. Qubein School of Communication, a dynamic community of teachers and scholars, is housed in a new 60,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility featuring a game development studio, two HDTV studios, a multi-track recording studio, editing labs, a radio station and sufficient lab space to meet our goal of being an exemplar for Twenty-first Century liberal arts communication programs. Faculty at the Qubein School is expected to participate in related national organizations and to produce refereed scholarship/creative work. High Point University, located in the beautiful North Carolina Piedmont Triad, is a private liberal arts institution with approximately 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 52 countries and more than 40 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. Together, High Point, Greensboro and Winston-Salem have more than 1.4 million people. HPU is committed to excellence and diversity and is an EOE.
Positions

1. Journalism. Candidates must have recent broadcast and/or converged journalism experience. Understanding of journalistic ethics is required as is the willingness to participate in a converged journalism curriculum. (MA required; Ph.D. preferred).
2. Strategic Communication (Public Relations/Advertising/Health Communication).  Candidates must possess significant advertising experience OR have relevant expertise in health communication. Teaching load will include Research Methods, Advertising Copywriting, and Health Communication. Ability to teach InDesign a plus. Candidates must be prepared to teach in a new graduate program. (MA required; Ph.D. preferred).
3. Graduate Coordinator.  We’re looking for a colleague to direct a new professional graduate program in Strategic Communication with emphases in Public Relations and Health Communication. Candidates will teach courses in one of these areas plus coordinate and market the new graduate program.  Administrative experience in higher education is preferred. (Ph.D. required.)
4. Media Sociologist. We invite applications for a tenure-track position for a media sociologist with a record of quantitative research and fluency with SPSS and other statistical packages.  The individual filling the position will be expected to teach courses in both the sociology and communication departments with the ideal candidate teaching courses in quantitative research methods; the sociology of  mass communication or mass media and society and also courses in the new Strategic Communication graduate program. The ability to teach public opinion and visual sociology would be a plus.

Credential review begins immediately and continues until the positions are filled. Finalists for all positions will be asked to submit a portfolio of their professional/academic work. Academic rank for each position will depend on candidate’s credentials and experience.

To apply:
Please send current CV, official transcripts, and contact information for three references, both hard copy AND electronic, to: Dr. Wilfred Tremblay, (wtremblay@highpoint.edu), Director The Nido R. Qubein School of Communication Drawer 33 High Point University 833 Montlieu Avenue High Point, NC 27262-3598