job opening at UMass Amherst Communication Dept

[Benjamin Bailey]

[Please note that this search is separate from the one being conducted in Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts. This position is in Communication, but we invite applications from scholars, regardless of department, who fit the job ad.]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

We seek a scholar, teacher and colleague with expertise in social interaction and culture. This position is a tenure track, Assistant Professor position. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in empirical research, with attention to linguistic diversity a strength. The person appointed will join a faculty and graduate program with distinction in ethnographic approaches to communication and comparative analysis; will add to the department's profile in international and global communication and in qualitative and interpretive methods; and will supervise and teach at all academic levels, including large undergraduate introductory courses, graduate survey and methods courses, and graduate and undergraduate seminars in the candidate's specialty. Ph.D. in hand by September 2011 is required.

 

Send letter of application; vitae; sample of research, evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness; and three letters of reference. Electronic submissions are preferred and can be submitted to: https://academicjobsonline.org, paper submissions should be mailed to: Debra Madigan, Department of Communication, 403 Machmer Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Review of applications will begin on November 15th, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

The Department of Communication and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are committed to fostering a diverse faculty, student body, and curriculum. Please go to http://www.umass.edu for information on UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, or to http://www.umass.edu/communication for more information on the Department of Communication. UMass Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer; applications from women and members of minority communities are strongly encouraged.



Benjamin Bailey, Associate Professor
Department of Communication
Machmer 307a
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9278
(413) 545-2522