Fwd: UCSD Dept. of Communication Open Faculty Positions

[Kathryn Woolard]

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>PLEASE POST OR FORWARD
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>The University of California, San Diego, Department of Communication
>(http://communication.ucsd.edu/) is seeking to fill several
>full-time, tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level,
>beginning Fall 2004:
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>Cultural production and media studies.  Specific areas of research
>concentration are open but could include work on: popular culture
>(television, film, radio, music, folklore, theater, and fashion);
>audience reception; changing media markets and new forms of
>representation; communication media and social identity; cultural
>memory; or patterns of access to and use of information technology.
>Individuals with a strong theoretical background and orientation to
>questions of race and ethnicity are especially encouraged
>to apply.  MFA or Ph.D candidates with experience and/or expertise
>in the practice and theory of media production will be seriously
>considered.
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>The political economy/institutional analysis of communication.
>Specific areas of research concentration are open, but could include
>historical or contemporary work on: the cultural industries (such as
>television, film, music, publishing, or advertising) and the way
>cultural production is affected by the interplay of the old and new
>economies; the nature of media markets; communication, globalization
>and post-colonial studies; the
>intersection between the political economy of communication and
>race, gender and/or nationalism; or the relationship between
>communication and social movements.
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>Salaries are in strict accordance with UC pay scales. If
>non-citizen, state immigration status. UCSD is an equal
>opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence
>through diversity. Applicants are invited to preview campus
>diversity resources and programs at the campus website for Diversity
>(http://diversity.ucsd.edu/).
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>To assist applicants who may have concerns regarding employment
>opportunities for spouses/partners, please consider the UCSD website
>for the Academic Job Opportunities Bulletin
>(http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/aaa/recruitment/), the
>Staff Employment Opportunity Bulletin (http://joblink.ucsd.edu/) or
>our links to employment opportunities at other education and
>research institutions in San Diego
>(http://www.ucsd.edu/sandiego.html).
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>Send vita, statement of research and teaching interests, and names,
>addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three references
>supporting the applicant's teaching qualifications by November 14,
>2003, however, we will review applications until the position is
>filled.
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>Please send materials to:
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>        Val Hartouni - Culture Recruitment or Dan Hallin - Social
>Force Recruitment
>        Department of Communication (0503),
>        Univ. Calif. San Diego
>        9500 Gilman Drive,
>        La Jolla CA 92093-0503.