Assistant Professor of Communication - Health Communication

The Department of Communication at Utah Tech University (UT) in St. George, Utah, invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication - Health Communication, starting Fall Semester 2025. The emphasis enables students to become skilled in communication between patients and their health providers, family and caregiver communication dynamics, the dissemination of health information in the community, developing public health campaigns, and using communication technologies to improve health-related outcomes. More information about the department, faculty, and its degree offerings can be found online at https://communication.utahtech.edu/.

• Teach 24 credits per academic year in the Department of Communication, usually assigned as 12 credit hours per academic semester.
• Course assignments include courses in health communication and community health, as well as other lower and upper division courses such as interpersonal communication, critical thinking, communication theory, and research methods.
• Assist in the continuing growth of Communication programs, with the ability and willingness to adapt courses to effectively utilize existing and developing instructional technology.
• Willing to become certified in online instruction and teach one or more courses online. Special preference will be given to candidates with experience in online teaching.
• Perform defined campus-wide faculty duties, including holding office hours, attendance at department and division meetings, and service on committees, with adherence to department, college, and university policies and procedures.
• Be engaged in scholarship and/or creative work, especially work that can inform teaching.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Doctorate degree in communication or related discipline with emphasis in Health Communication (ABD candidates are welcome to apply, but PhD must be completed by July 1, 2025).
• Demonstrated ability in successful teaching and technology literacy (finalists will be required to demonstrate competence through a teaching demonstration).
• Eagerness and ability to engage in colleagues, staff and administrators to develop ways to improve the educational experience of Utah Tech students, both within Communication and other college programs.
• Commitment to academic excellence, including utilizing computer-related technologies to enhance education methodology, and proficiency in curriculum design, program development, program evaluation, instruction, student guidance, and academic mentoring.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• An ongoing research or creative agenda that is appropriate to a comprehensive teaching university (scholarship of pedagogy, scholarship of discovery and creative work appropriate to the position are all welcome and valued, especially work that can inform teaching).

POSITION DETAILS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Full-time (9-month) tenure-track faculty position. Faculty service begins August 2025, with pay and benefits starting July 1, 2025. Annual salary of $57,000-$61,000 depending on qualifications and experience, with additional compensation available for optional summer/overload teaching. Excellent benefits package included that begins on start date; includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, employee assistance and wellness programs, retirement plan contributions, and undergraduate tuition waivers for employees and eligible dependents. See https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ under "Benefits Summary" for more details.

ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application review begins November 18, 2024; position open until filled. Candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references (including email addresses), transcripts, and a Student Success Statement (1-2 pages about the candidate's teaching or other professional experience working with a wide range of student academic preparedness). Please upload all the requested documents when you submit your application. Employment is contingent upon successful completion and certification of required degrees and upon successfully passing a background check. If, because of a disability, you need special services or facilities to apply for this opening, please call the Human Resources Office (435) 652-7520.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Utah Tech University is an open, comprehensive, polytechnic institution, committed to exceptional student learning and success that has adopted an instructional approach of "active learning. active life" and a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered. Established in 1911 as a community college and in 2013 as a state university, our University is located in picturesque southwestern Utah, approximately 120 miles north of Las Vegas. The area is renown for its red rocks, desert climate, over 300 days of sunshine annually, and featuring easy access to world-class outdoor recreational opportunities. Click here to learn more about the University.

Utah Tech University is a fast-growing Utah public institution of higher education, with more than 12,000 students. We offer over 250 programs, including masters, bachelors, associates, certificates, endorsements, minors, and/or emphases. We seek to recruit and retain diverse and ambitious faculty and staff who bring new ideas, possess values and career aspirations aligned with the mission and vision, and are inspired to build a premier open, comprehensive, polytechnic university. Utah Tech University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer; the President and employees of the University are fully committed to Affirmative Action within its employment programs and activities. Utah Tech does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state or local law.

The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or the University's non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Equity Compliance / Title IX Coordinator: Hazel Sainsbury - titleix@utahtech.edu, HCC 579, 435-652-7747.
• Deputy Title IX Coordinator: LaShun McGhee - titleix@utahtech.edu, 435-652-7731.

• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, ocr@ed.gov, 800-421-3481.
• U.S. Department of Education, Denver Regional Office, ocr.denver@ed.gov, 303-844-5695.