[ecrea] Communication and Difference Search at the University of Washington

Position in Communication and Difference

The University of Washington seeks a tenure track assistant professor in 
the area of Communication and Difference in the Department of Communication.

Difference, a perceived deviation from traditionally understood norms 
and patterns, is central to all of our lives. Whether we move in the 
margins or at the center of cultures, we live difference in a variety of 
overlapping, multifaceted, and distinctly experiential ways. Difference 
is increasingly the norm because of demographic trends, global flows, 
and technological developments, but scholars have more work to do to 
understand the myriad factors affecting and reflecting difference and 
the ways in which it continues to be tied to inequality across cultures. 
The Department of Communication includes several faculty who are 
involved in research, teaching, and service related to communication and 
difference, and we seek a colleague who will complement these faculty. 
Candidates may focus on race, gender, class, religion, disability, 
economic difference, sexuality, age, and culture, or other sources of 
difference; we are particularly interested in work that speaks to the 
intersectionality of some of these. We encourage applicants from all 
epistemological traditions, including social scientific, 
critical/cultural, and rhetoric. Candidates should have interests in at 
least two of our departmental areas of conceptual emphasis (for these 
please see our website: com.washington.edu). As such, we expect that 
applicants will differ from one another in the communicative contexts 
they tend to study. Experience mentoring underrepresented students is 
highly valued for this position.

The start date for this position is September 16, 2015. Applicants 
should have the Ph.D. degree in Communication or closely related 
discipline by the start of appointment. University of Washington faculty 
members engage in teaching, research, and service. Candidates are 
expected to conduct research, teach four courses during a three-quarter 
academic year, and supervise graduate students at the master’s and 
doctoral levels. The position involves teaching in the Department of 
Communication’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Candidates must 
submit (1) a letter of application that addresses research and teaching 
interests (on the latter please indicate fit with current courses and/or 
suggestions for potential new ones); (2) a curriculum vitae; and (3) 
names and contact information for three references. Application 
materials are to be submitted online at http://com.uw.edu/facultysearch. 
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2014. Inquiries should be 
directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Valerie Manusov 
((manusov /at/ uw.edu)).

The University of Washington is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity 
employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and 
staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, 
individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

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Ralina L. Joseph
Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Adjunct Associate Professor, Departments of American Ethnic Studies and
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
University of Washington
Box 353740
Seattle, WA  98195



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