Communication Residential Faculty

This position is scheduled to begin January 2027.

Mesa Community College (MCC) is seeking a full-time, Communication Residential Faculty. The position will instruct and evaluate students with diverse backgrounds in introductory communication courses in traditional, hybrid, and online formats in accordance with Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) and MCC policies and procedures. Such introductory courses may include COM100: Introduction to Human Communication, COM110: Interpersonal Communication, COM225: Public Speaking, COM230: Small Group Communication, COM207: Introduction to Communication Inquiry, COM263: Intercultural Communication, and other introductory courses germane to human communication.

This position will research, develop, and implement introductory communication courses as well as remain current in developments within the field in order to research, develop, and implement updated instructional materials. Finally, the faculty person will contribute to department planning as well as participate in campus and district activities as assigned. To best serve the students, department, and college, this position requires a physical presence on campus.

Essential Functions

• Instructs students of various ages and diverse backgrounds in classroom and online settings.

• Provides classroom and online instruction that covers a wide variety of human communication related topics utilizing learning materials that include verbal, written, audio/visual, computer-based multimedia, and learning management systems such as Canvas.

• May provide guidance, support, and instruction to students in co-curricular settings, such as student organizations/clubs.

• Evaluates student performance and monitors students' scholastic records including exam preparation and administration, scoring, tracking, and calculating final grades for each student.

• Designs and develops curricula and instructional materials.

• Develops and enhances knowledge of subject matter taught through Faculty Professional Growth (FPG) to remain current in developments within the field in order to research, develop, and implement updated instructional materials.

• Participates in department, college, and district planning and development, and related committees.

• Maintains academic support hours to assist and advise students to promote learning and personal development.

• Works with students outside of the classroom on instructional activities and projects such as clubs, undergraduate research, and internships with business and industry.

• Develops and cultivates connections to support department presence on campus.

• Remains current with new trends and developments in the field through technology, research, attendance at conferences, courses, seminars and/or workshops, FPG opportunities.