[Jobs] arizona

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

Assistant Professor, The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication in the College of Liberal  
Arts and Sciences on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University is  
seeking a tenure-earning assistant professor. The salary is  
competitive based on experience.

Successful applicants will articulate teaching and research efforts in  
relation to our School's mission within the New American University  
model. Our mission aims to produce transdisciplinary and  
interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching that responds to pressing  
issues in the world today. Specifically, our strategic initiatives in  
health communication; conflict transformation; the project on wellness  
and work-life; the study of sexuality, race, and culture; and the  
consortium for strategic communication bring together scholars from  
across traditional areas (e.g., rhetoric, performance studies,  
interpersonal, organizational, and intercultural communication) as  
well as collaborators from other academic fields and the public  
sector. We are searching for an outstanding candidate whose teaching,  
research, and service complements our vibrant faculty and program.

This position includes: teaching courses at the graduate and  
undergraduate levels with a three year commitment to a large lecture  
format basic course; maintaining an ongoing research program in area  
of specialty; contributing to curriculum development; seeking external  
research funding; serving on school, college, and university  
committees; recruiting potentially outstanding students for ASU and  
the program; and, providing service to professional associations and  
the community.

Required: Applicant must hold a Ph.D. in communication or related  
field at the time of appointment; evidence of excellence in teaching  
and research at the postsecondary level.

Desired: Demonstrated evidence of experience in research methodology.  
Successful experience teaching/assisting in a large lecture format  
class. Expertise in new media. Evidence of ability to seek and secure  
external funding support.

The HDSHC includes 23 full-time faculty members and offers the BA, BS,  
MA, and Ph.D. degrees in communication. The School offers laboratory  
facilities, computer resources, project support, grant development  
support, and a performance studio. The Main Campus is located in  
Tempe, a progressive suburb of Phoenix. Our location offers the  
resources of a major metropolitan area (5+ million) in a state with  
spectacular natural scenery and recreational areas, sublime winters,  
and a culturally rich population.

Application deadline is December 15, 2007; if not filled, then every  
subsequent Friday until search is closed. Applicants must submit a  
cover letter specifying interest in the position and how their  
qualifications match the required and desired qualifications;  
curriculum vitae; names, addresses, and phone numbers of three  
professional references; evidence of excellence in teaching (e.g.,  
syllabi, teaching evaluations); and evidence of scholarship (e.g.,  
reprints of published articles). A background check is required for  
employment.
Jeremy Hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,  
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu 
)

Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a  
thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.  
--Byron