The Department of Public & Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona is seeking an experienced and dynamic Community Engagement Coordinator and Lecturer. The Community Engagement Coordinator and Lecturer will work in partnership with Department faculty, staff, and students to cultivate and grow a collaborative, and welcoming community for our students, alumni, and corporate and community partners. The successful candidate will be highly collaborative and collegial, and have skills in community management, experience design/implementation, and data collection/visualization. The position carries a teaching load of two General Education courses per semester, for an overall workload assignment of 50% service and 50% teaching. Outstanding written, oral, and visual communication abilities are essential.

This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.

The Department of Public & Applied Humanities works to translate the personal enrichment of humanities study into public enrichment and the direct and tangible improvement of the human condition. Through research-informed, collaborative, and publicly facing projects built to explore and enhance life in the community and beyond, our students and scholars convert understanding into action for the measurable betterment of society.

Application review date is December 15, 2025.

Alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance have made a gift commitment of $5.4 million to endow the deanship of the University of Arizona College of Humanities to bring the humanities to the forefront of the University of Arizona's life and mission through a continuous and fearless spirit of open inquiry: https://humanities.arizona.edu/about/fearless-inquiries-project.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Take a leadership role in helping the Department's faculty and staff to develop, deploy, and support a community engagement and cultivation strategy in partnership with students, faculty, and staff.
• Serve as a point of contact for students, community members, and corporate partners, with a particular focus on connecting these constituencies with one another, Department initiatives, and University resources.
• Maintain existing and build new business connections to enhance student career training/readiness and job placement opportunities.
• Coordinate or co-coordinate various public-facing and applied projects and programs activities, events, and programs.
• Work with Department and College collaborators on the organization and promotion of events and programs.
• Help develop and expand collaborations with community partners.
• Convey and reinforce the Department and College brands to internal and external audiences.
• Teach two General Education courses per semester from the designated list (https://pah.arizona.edu/undergraduate/prospective-students/general-education-courses) as assigned by the Department Head. There will also be the opportunity to help design new course offerings.
• Recruit and mentor students.
• Contribute to University initiatives focused on fostering belongingness and excellence, enhancing student engagement, and mentoring students.
• Participate in Departmental and College-wide service assignments and activities such as Commencement.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Superior collaboration and communication skills (written, oral, and visual).
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing and complex projects.
• Knowledge of and experience with community relationship-building.
• Knowledge of and experience with helping organize and promote interdisciplinary and applied and public-facing projects and program.
• Experience facilitating online communities and other forms of interactive digital engagement.
• Experience with a variety of communication and community-focused technologies (e.g., social media) and analytical databases and platforms.
• Experience working with a variety of constituencies, including university students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners (e.g., not-for-profit organizations, local businesses, government agencies, etc.).
• Student-centered pedagogical knowledge and experience.

• Master's degree in a humanities or adjacent field.
• Knowledge of fundamental community management/community engagement principles.
• Experience managing ongoing projects involving multiple collaborators and partners.
• Experience in planning and promoting experiences, events, and/or programs, preferably in both online and in-person settings, and in constructing related informational materials.
• Demonstrable competence in descriptive writing and visual communication.
• University-level teaching experience.

• PhD in the Humanities or related field.
• Experience in a previous community management/engagement role.
• Experience managing multiple ongoing projects involving multiple collaborators and partners.
• Experience using innovative approaches and/or technologies to effectively engage a student body with a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Experience with community engagement platforms and analytics (moderation, engagement metrics, etc.).
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and presenting data to a variety of groups and stakeholders.
• Experience with digital media production, maker spaces, art practice, or other forms of creative content development.
• Interest and/or experience with digital humanities.
• Demonstrated excellence in university teaching, as indicated by course evaluations, teaching awards, or other metrics in a humanities or related field.
• Experience and expertise with online/hybrid teaching, multimedia technology, and an aptitude for creative and innovative teaching.
• Experience using cutting-edge teaching methods and/or curricular design to effectively promote student learning and engage a student body with a wide variety of perspectives and experiences.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Please upload files to satisfy the document requirements for full consideration. Due to the application system formatting limitations, please do not free-type them in the application. For your application to be considered complete you must submit the following:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching/Community Service Philosophy