Employment Opportunities

Pepperdine University's Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, situated in Malibu, California, invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions that may be available for the 2008-2009 academic year. All successful candidates will have a Ph.D. or equivalent, a preference for undergraduate teaching, a research agenda, and an active commitment to Seaver College's Christian mission. Applicants for the positions listed below should send

1. Letter indicating the position for which the applicant is applying,
2. Application for Faculty Employment (download PDF)

to respective contact persons identified below.

Application reviews will begin November 1, 2007 unless otherwise noted.

Pepperdine University is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any status or condition protected by applicable federal or state law. Pepperdine is religiously affiliated with the Churches of Christ. It is the purpose of Pepperdine to pursue the very highest employment and academic standards within a context that celebrates and extends the spiritual and ethical ideals of the Christian faith. While students, faculty, staff and members of the Board of Regents represent many religious backgrounds, Pepperdine reserves the right to seek, hire, and promote persons who support the goals and mission of the institution, including the right to prefer co-religionists.

• Communication Division
• Humanities / Teacher Education Division

Current Available Positions

COMMUNICATION DIVISION
Adjunct Instructor – Public Speaking and Rhetorical Analysis (COM 180) course. This course includes the study of rhetorical theory as well as a thorough range of public speaking experience. Job description for adjunct instructors includes teaching one or two sections of the course, availability for students appropriate for the teaching load, and adherence to the Master Syllabus for the course. Currently, COM 180 courses are standardized in using the most recent edition of the “Osborn and Osborn” textbook. Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Communication (required) and an active commitment to Seaver College’s Christian mission. Applicants for the positions listed below should send a curriculum vitae, three references, an official transcript of Master’s degree, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a statement indicating how the candidate will support the Christian mission of the University. Preference may be given to applicants with prior teaching experience. A reference check and a standardized background check will be conducted for all employees before issuing initial contracts. Compensation: starting at $3800 per course (COM 180). For more information, please contact Dr. John Jones at (310) 506-7522 or by email to John.Jones@pepperdine.edu. Application reviews will begin February 1, 2008 and continue until the search is closed.

For Fall 2008, the following course time slots are still available:

Contact: Attention: COM 180 Instructor Applications, Communication Division, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263-4211. Applications may also be sent to Courtenay.Stallings2@pepperdine.edu or John.Jones@pepperdine.edu.

HUMANITIES / TEACHER EDUCATION DIVISION
Education – Visiting Instructor of Education. The Teacher Education Program seeks an outstanding individual for work in teaching and administration in the program for the 2008-2009 academic year. Fall employment will be a .75 employment position (12 units); spring employment will be a full time position (16 units). Fall semester duties include teaching one course, serving as student teaching placement coordinator, program event support, assisting with program assessment and accreditation, attending and participating in program faculty meetings, and assisting the credential analyst and liberal arts advisor. Spring semester duties include teaching one course, serving as student teaching placement coordinator, program event support, assisting with program assessment and accreditation, attending and participating in program faculty meetings, and serving as credential analyst and liberal arts advisor/director. Qualifications: Master’s degree in education, teaching credential, experience teaching in K-12 schools, experience working in a teacher preparation program, a preference for undergraduate teaching, and an active commitment to Seaver College's Christian mission. In addition to the required application materials requested above, please provide three references. Application materials should be submitted by May 15, 2008.

Contact: Dr. Constance Fulmer, Humanities / Teacher Education Division, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263-4225.