[Jobs] uc-denver

[jeremy hunsinger]

The Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Communication and Media Studies, at the assistant professor level, beginning in August, 2011.  

UCD is an urban campus that serves a diverse student body, values community engagement, and seeks interdisciplinary scholars and world-class teachers. The Communication Department offers B.A. and M.A. degrees and serves 450 majors; professors teach on a 2/2 load and perform research consistent with peer urban research universities.The successful candidate will teach the department's required Introduction to Media Studies, a large lecture-format first-year course, and other upper-division electives such as Media Studies and Society, New Media Technologies, Communication and Film, Media and Social Justice, and/or others. 

Minimum requirements for the position include a Ph.D. in communication; evidence of superior teaching at the undergraduate level and preferably at the graduate level; a track record of leadership in departmental, campus, and disciplinary service capacities; and a proven history of producing significant scholarship. 

Applicants should submit a letter of application, vita, three letters of recommendation, three samples of scholarly activity, and evidence of teaching excellence to Stephen John Hartnett, Chair, Department of Communication, University of Colorado Denver, P.O. Box 173364, CB 176, Denver, CO 80217-3364. Applicants must also submit these materials (but not their letters of recommendation) electronically by following the directions at www.jobsatcu.com; this electronic application site will be accessible on October 27. 

Candidates with questions about this job description are invited to contact Dr. Hartnett at 
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 or at 303-556-2778.

Review of applications will commence on November 1; preliminary interviews will be conducted at the National Communication Association convention in San Francisco; finalists will be invited to the UCD campus.

 UCD is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
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