[ecrea] Baruch College School of Public Affairs Job Announcement

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

The School of Public Affairs at Baruch College invites applications for 
a position to teach public communication at the rank of Assistant 
Professor. The start date is August 2013 and the appointment will be 
tenure-track. The position requires teaching undergraduate and graduate 
courses in public communication practices, communication strategy, media 
relations, and public advocacy. The candidate must have obtained a Ph.D. 
before the position start date. He/she should possess an interest in 
working with an ethnically and racially diverse student body. Excellence 
in teaching, a commitment to research, and the willingness to 
participate in university and public service is expected.

The committee seeks a candidate with an established research program in 
some aspect of public communication, such as political communication, 
deliberative democracy, persuasion, new media, social movements, 
rhetorical or critical/cultural analyses of public discourse, public 
argumentation, public relations, organizational communication, 
healthcare communication, intercultural communication, international 
relations, or media policy and regulation. In addition, candidates 
should have experience teaching written and oral communication, 
argumentation, and advocacy. The committee is open to reviewing 
applications from candidates from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds 
who have appropriate research programs and teaching experience.

To apply, send an email by January 11, 2013 to 
(spa.search /at/ baruch.cuny.edu) <mailto:(spa.search /at/ baruch.cuny.edu)> with a 
cover letter to the search committee chair Professor David Hoffman, 
curriculum vitae, list of three references, and one representative 
publication, all in PDF format. In the email subject line put the 
position title Public Communication.

Baruch College is a public, urban institution with an enrollment of 
approximately 17,500 students. It is one of 24 colleges belonging to the 
City University of New York (CUNY). Since 1994, the School of Public 
Affairs has delivered undergraduate and graduate degrees in public 
policy and administration. It offers the Bachelor of Science in Public 
Affairs, the Masters of Public Administration, and the Masters of 
Science in Education (Educational Leadership and Higher Education 
Administration). The School's instructional staff comprise over 70 
full-and part-time interdisciplinary faculty. Baruch College is 
committed to enhancing a diverse academic community by actively 
encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to 
apply. The faculty and staff value pluralism and are continually seeking 
excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer.