job at University of Massachusetts Amherst

[Benjamin Bailey]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

We seek a scholar, teacher and colleague with expertise in social
interaction and culture. This position is a tenure track, Assistant
Professor position. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in empirical
research, with attention to linguistic diversity a strength. The person
appointed will join a faculty and graduate program with distinction in
ethnographic approaches to communication and comparative analysis; will add
to the department's profile in international and global communication and in
qualitative and interpretive methods; and will supervise and teach at all
academic levels, including large undergraduate introductory courses,
graduate survey and methods courses, and graduate and undergraduate seminars
in the candidate's specialty. Ph.D. in hand by September 2011 is required.

Send letter of application; vitae; sample of research, evaluations or other
evidence of teaching effectiveness; and three letters of reference.
Electronic submissions are preferred and can be submitted to:
https://academicjobsonline.org, paper submissions should be mailed to: Debra
Madigan, Department of Communication, 403 Machmer Hall, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Review of applications will begin on
November 15th, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

The Department of Communication and the College of Social and Behavioral
Sciences are committed to fostering a diverse faculty, student body, and
curriculum. Please go to http://www.umass.edu for information on UMass
Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, or
to http://www.umass.edu/communication for more information on the Department
of Communication. UMass Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer; applications from women and members of minority communities are
strongly encouraged.