Assistant/Associate Position

[Michele Koven]

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   UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION (formerly Speech Communication), at the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, seeks a full-time,tenure-track faculty member at the rank of assistant or associateprofessor. Candidates for appointment should have or be near to completing the Ph.D. by the August 16, 2011, starting date. Salary level is competitive and contingent on qualifications and experience.

We seek outstanding candidates who specialize in any area of
interpersonal or health communication, with interests such as
communication of social support, self-disclosure, conflict management,communication and identity, interpersonal persuasion, developmental communication, relational communication, family communication, message
production, technologically mediated social interaction, communication competence, provider-patient communication, social support and health outcomes, health communication in relationships, social influence and health, health campaigns, health communication technologies, and media and health.

Candidates must have or show clear promise of developing a
distinguished record of undergraduate and graduate teaching and
research. Successful candidates will join departmental colleagues with varied disciplinary backgrounds in an expanding unit of 26 graduate faculty members. The department supports large undergraduate and master’s programs (including a new online MA program in as well as one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished doctoral programs. For information about us, visit www.communication.illinois.edu.

Please create your candidate profile through https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload application materials through this system, including your application letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching materials.Applicants also must have three letters of recommendation sentdirectly to: David Tewksbury, Associate Professor and Head; Department of Communication; University of Illinois; 1207 W. Oregon, MC-456; Urbana, IL 61801. PHONE: (217) 333-2683. FAX: (217) 244-1598. EMAIL:tewksbur at illinois.edu. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 22, 2010.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.  The administration, faculty, and staff embrace diversity and are committed to attracting qualified candidates who also embrace and value diversity and inclusivity.