> ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND NEW MEDIA
> THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
>
> The Department of Communication at the University of Texas at
Austin invites
> applications for an Assistant Professor of Organizational
Communication, with
> an emphasis in new media, to begin September 1, 2011. The
Department consists
> of three main areas, including Rhetoric and Language, Interpersonal
> Communication, and Organizational Communication. The organizational
> communication group, presently consisting of five faculty, is positioned at
> the frontier of ways of
> organizing work and other activities in today's world and
includes as a major
> emphasis the ways technology has transformed knowledge, identities,
> relationships, boundaries, participation, the punctuation of
life; and in many
> cases has recast work itself. Digital technologies are viewed not only as
> media in the traditional sense but also problems for attention in
> non-technical as well as technical ways. For example, new communication
> technologies extend but also limit abilities; may be seen as
ethically neutral
> or loaded; and can inhibit as well as foster the coordination of tasks. We
> are seeking an outstanding applicant who is committed to
deepening students'
> and
> the discipline's critical understanding of how we conduct, experience and
> (literally and figuratively) "read" varied forms of organizing today, in
> discrete work or organizational settings and in informal as well as formal
> networks. In this way, we are employing the term "organizational
literacy" for
> the new faculty position.
>
> The strongest applicants will be adept at working at the intersections of
> different areas of the communication field, be attuned to multidisciplinary
> approaches to relevant questions, and be open to multiple theoretical and
> methodological perspectives on research. Superior applicants will
have records
> of excellence in teaching and research, with promise of creative
combinations
> of pedagogy and scholarly investigation in the future.
Willingness to pursue
> external funding is highly desired. For the applicant hired, 50%
of her or his
> undergraduate teaching assignment will consist of web-based courses in
> organizational communication literacy, with other
responsibilities devoted to
> courses in related areas of the graduate and undergraduate curricula.
>
> Interested applicants are invited to send a letter of interest,
> curriculum vitae, a list of at least three references, and supporting
> materials regarding teaching, research and service to: The
University of Texas
> at Austin, Organizational Communication Search Committee Chair,
Department of
> Communication Studies, 1 University Station A1105, Austin, TX 78712.
> Applications will be considered on December 1, 2010, and that process will
> continue until the position is filled.
>
> The Department of Communication Studies and the College of
> Communication are committed to achieving diversity in its
faculty, students,
> and curricula, and we welcome applicants who can help achieve these
> objectives. A background check will be conducted on the applicant selected.
> The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity
> Employer.
>
> Austin is a major center of governmental, technological, financial,
> health-related, environmental, and social-movement activities, along with
> hosting one of the leading public research universities in the world. The
> city is regularly rated as one of the best places to live in the U.S.
>
> For further details about the department, please visit:
> http://commstudies.utexas.edu
