[ecrea] Post of Professor of Speech Communication in Jyväskylä, Finland

Full Professor in Speech Communication

The Department of Communication 
(https://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/viesti/en)  at the University of 
Jyväskylä, Finland, seeks a permanent Full Professor in Speech 
Communication. The position is located at the Department of 
Communication within the Faculty of Humanities. The Department houses 
four disciplines: Speech Communication, Organizational Communication, 
Journalism, and Intercultural Communication.

Applicants' substantive areas of research and teaching must contribute 
to areas of strength in the Department: media and communication in 
social processes of change; human interaction, communication and 
culture; communication and well-being in work and learning environments. 
More specifically, Speech Communication in the Department of 
Communication focuses on human social interaction, and the aim is to 
understand speech and communication behavior and the dynamics of 
interaction, both in face-to-face and online communication. A variety of 
phenomena and areas are investigated, such as friendship, couple and 
family relationships; teams, groups and networks; interpersonal 
communication in the workplace and in organizational contexts; the 
connection between social interaction and well-being; persuasion and 
argumentation; communication ethics.

The University of Jyväskylä (https://www.jyu.fi/en), with 15,000 
students, has been ranked by the Shanghai-based Academic Ranking of 
World Universities as one of the top 500 universities in the world. 
Jyväskylä (http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/international) is located in Central 
Finland, close to nature, with excellent domestic and international 
connections.

Deadline for application: 19 October 2012. Applications will be examined 
by a selection committee which will shortlist a small number of 
candidates. The employment start date has been set to January 2012, but 
it is negotiable. The detailed call for applications: 
https://www.jyu.fi/en/news/archive/2012/08/tiedote-2012-08-22-14-50-05-905102

For additional information, please contact Director of the Department of 
Communication Pertti Hurme (mobile +358505471612, email 
(pertti.hurme /at/ jyu.fi) <mailto:(pertti.hurme /at/ jyu.fi)>) or Dean Petri Karonen 
(mobile +358400247388, email (petri.k.karonen /at/ jyu.fi) 
<mailto:(petri.k.karonen /at/ jyu.fi)>).