Tenure Track job at SFSU

[Carolyn Chaney]

Dear friends in info-childes,

I will be taking an early retirement (going to half-time) beginning next
year, and my department is seeking a language scholar to replace me.

Below is the official job announcement.  Please tell anyone who may be
interested.  The position is in a department of Speech & Communication,
teaching courses in applied linguistics and psycholinguistics (e.g.,
children's communication, language and social interaction, language for
teachers, and the like).

Regards,

Carolyn Chaney

Tenure-Track Position
Speech & Communication Studies (Language & Social Interaction)

The Department of Speech & Communication Studies at San Francisco State
University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Language &
Social Interaction at the Assistant Professor level, effective Fall 2004.

Qualifications and Duties: Ph.D. or equivalent degree, with an emphasis in
language and social interaction. The candidate must be able to teach our
core course in verbal and nonverbal symbol systems, conversation and/or
discourse analysis, and a graduate seminar in language and social
interaction. Our ideal candidate will have secondary research and teaching
interests in one of the following areas (listed alphabetically): child
language development, communication education, communication technology,
health communication, intercultural communication, interpersonal
communication, organizational communication, nonverbal, or political
communication. Additional duties include scholarly research and or
creative activities, curriculum development, supervising masters
theses/creative work projects/culminating examinations, advising at the
undergraduate and graduate levels, and department, campus, and community
service. The University provides opportunities for support of both
scholarly research and creative activities.

Rank and Salary: Appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor.
The salary will be competitive, commensurate with qualifications. San
Francisco State University, as part of the California State University
system, provides generous health and retirement benefits, as well as
domestic partner benefits.

Application:  Send a current curriculum vita, application letter, three
letters of reference, along with samples of teaching materials, teaching
evaluations, and recent scholarly work. Review of applications will begin
January 9, 2004. On-campus interviews begin in February 2004.

Department:  The Department of Speech and Communication Studies is
committed to the study of human communication in various contexts from
multiple and interconnected perspectives in such a way as to contribute to
a more humane world. We examine how people express themselves verbally and
nonverbally, how people listen to others, and how symbols relate to human
behavior. We acknowledge, appreciate and integrate human diversity in its
various forms. We study human communication in culturally and socially
diverse contexts. We do so by using a variety of methods and technologies
to discover and share knowledge about communication, and to analyze,
interpret, and perform discourse. Areas of study include face-to-face
interaction, group process, organizational communication, rhetoric,
advocacy, intercultural communication and performance of literature and
oral traditions.  The department has a rich array of course offerings,
including core requirements in communication and rhetorical theory, symbol
systems, public communication skills, and diversity. The Department awards
both the B.A. degree and the M.A. degree, as well as a minor in Speech
Communication. Additional information can be found on the Departments web
site: http://www.sfsu.edu/~speech/toc.htm

San Francisco State University is a multi-purpose institution of higher
education in a cosmopolitan urban setting.  The University serves a
multi-cultural student body of approximately 28,000 and offers bachelor's
degrees in 116 academic areas and master's degrees in 95 fields of study.
The mission of the University is to promote an appreciation of
scholarship, freedom, and human diversity; foster excellence in
instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and provide broadly
accessible higher education. Excellence in teaching is primary, although
research and service to the community are high priorities. The University
does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual
orientation, disability, national origin, or religion.

Direct all applications and inquiries to:
Dr. Susan Shimanoff, Search Committee Chair
Department of Speech and Communication Studies
San Francisco State University,
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA   94132
Telephone: (415) 338-1597