[Ethnocomm] job posting

[Richard Buttny]

The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in the area of language and social interaction/discourse analysis at the level of assistant professor, to begin fall 2016.

Applicants should have a PhD in communication or a related field completed by August, 2016, with superior training and exceptional promise for long-term outstanding research, teaching, and service. The department seeks a candidate with expertise in one or more approaches to discourse analysis/LSI (e.g. critical discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, conversation analysis), with specific research interests related to the study of race, ethnicity, and culture. The department encourages interdisciplinary research and has longstanding and emerging connections across the university, including in the areas of citizenship, health, public memory, social protest, conflict and collaboration, women's and gender studies, LGBT issues, mindfulness, environmental communication, among others. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of discourse analysis and language and social interaction, in addition to developing courses in area of specialty, MA thesis supervision, and service to the Department, College, and University. The Department prides itself in having one of the strongest MA programs in the discipline and in hiring for this position it wishes to strengthen an already growing program with great reputation and potential.

Syracuse University is a private, coeducational and residential university and plays an integral role in the cultural, social, economic, and educational life of central New York State with close connections to New York City, as well as other major cities in the Northeast.  It's full-time, main campus enrollment of 11,000+ undergraduates and 4,000+ graduate students represent the United States, about 100 foreign countries and varied economic and social backgrounds. For more information on the university, please visit http://www.syr.edu.

Application instructions: Syracuse University has an online application process.  For more information and to apply visit www.sujobopps.com (JOB#072143).  Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2015 and continue until the position is filled.  A fuller description of the Department, and the University can be found at http://vpa.syr.edu. Syracuse University is interested in candidates who have the communication skills and cross-cultural abilities to maximize their effectiveness with diverse groups of colleagues, students and community members. Women, military veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Syracuse University is an equal opportunity employer, as well as a federal contractor required to take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.


Richard Buttny
Professor of Communication & Rhetorical Studies 
Syracuse University 
http://works.bepress.com/richard_buttny/