Job Posting - University of San Francisco

[Marco Jacquemet]

University of San Francisco
Department of Communication Studies

Multiple Positions (tenure track):
Interpersonal Communication
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
Intercultural Communication

The Department of Communication Studies at the University of San
Francisco invites applications for two tenure-track positions.
Applicants for these positions should specialize in one of the following
three areas:  Interpersonal Communication, Rhetorical Theory and
Criticism, or Intercultural Communication.  While we look for
specialists in each of these fields, the committee also encourages
applicants whose research and teaching interests cross traditional
sub-fields.  We are not, however, searching for generalists.  These
positions will be at the Assistant Professor level and will begin in
Fall 2007, pending approval and funding.

Teaching responsibilities will include one of the introductory courses
for the major and Advanced Area courses that draw upon the candidate's
area of specialization.  The introductory courses are entitled 'Rhetoric
and the Public Sphere,' (an introduction to the history of rhetorical
theory, with a focus contemporary political practices) 'Communication
and Culture,' (an introduction to cultural communication, with a focus
on the ethnographic study of cultures) and 'Communication and Everyday
Life' (a theory based introduction to interpersonal communication).
Additional courses could, but need not, include Communication and Aging,
Language and Social Interaction, Interpersonal Communication,
Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication, Discourse and
Deliberation, Rhetoric and Citizenship, and Discourse and Power. The
Department continues to increase course offerings at the Junior-Senior
level and looks to new faculty to develop compelling new seminars.  The
teaching load at USF is two courses per semester with an additional
course every fourth semester (2-2-2-3 over 2 years).

Qualifications: University teaching experience, evidence of a strong
commitment to teaching, evidence of scholarship, an earned doctorate by
Fall 2007, experience and willingness to work in a culturally diverse
environment, and an understanding of and commitment to support the
mission of the University are required. The candidate will be expected
to develop a significant, independent and ongoing research program.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae,
graduate transcripts, brief description of research plans, copies of
recent publication(s) and/or research paper(s), statement of teaching
philosophy, evidence of teaching ability including copies of teaching
evaluations, and three letters of recommendation to:

Communication Studies Search Committee
c/o -Christopher Kamrath, Search Committee Chair
Department of Communication Studies
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080.

Applications must be received by November 15, 2006 in order to ensure
full consideration.

The University of San Francisco is a Jesuit Catholic university founded
in 1855 to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just
world. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to work in a
culturally diverse environment and to contribute to the mission of the
University.

USF is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to affirmative action and
to excellence through diversity. The University provides reasonable
accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities upon request.


Marco Jacquemet
Communication Studies
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
tel   415-422-5543
fax  415-422-5680