[ecrea] Tenure-track International/Transnational Communication position at CSUSM

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN

International or Transnational Communication


POSITION: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall semester, 2015


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Communication in hand by August, 2015. 
A scholar who works at the intersection of communication and culture at 
the global level from a qualitative, critical, interpretative, textual 
or rhetorical perspective. Applicants must possess an active research 
program in the area of communication and culture globally as well as 
demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the undergraduate level.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have research 
expertise in international or transnational communication at the macro 
level in order to broaden students’ perspectives about the ways that 
global issues influence the study of communication. Candidate has 
experience teaching intercultural communication. Areas of preferred 
emphasis include one or more of the following: human rights, global 
movements, international labor issues, postcolonialism, international 
relations, cultural inflections of citizenship and public culture, NGOs, 
terrorist studies, sovereignty, critical whiteness studies, 
international disputes, and/or globalization. Demonstrated intercultural 
commitment and experience with diverse groups in teaching, research 
and/or service is preferred.


DUTIES: The successful candidate will:

• Develop new electives in their areas of expertise;

• Deliver Intercultural Communication (COMM 330) and assist in 
delivering one or more of the following courses: Introduction to 
Communication (COMM 100), Argumentation and Dialogue (COMM 200), or 
Communication Theory (COMM 300);

• Serve the Critical Intercultural Communication minor;

• Teach and develop courses in the Communication major;

• Develop and sustain a research program that will lead to peer-reviewed 
publications;

• Engage with the community through department, college, university, 
discipline, and community service.


APPLICATION: Review of applications will commence December 1, 2014. 
Position open until filled. All applications must include a completed 
Faculty Application; cover letter; a one-page explanation in which 
applicants address their demonstrated intercultural experience and 
commitment to diversity and equity in teaching, research and/or service; 
curriculum vitae; statements of teaching philosophy and research 
interests that address both the minimum and preferred qualifications; a 
maximum of three reprints of representative scholarly activities; copies 
of all transcripts that include relevant course work; and two 
representative samples of teaching evaluations that speak to the 
applicant’s qualifications and abilities. In addition, three current 
letters of recommendation must be provided by the deadline. Must be able 
to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with departmental 
colleagues to support the Department’s mission.


To submit, please email your materials to (COMM1415 /at/ csusm.edu) . Requests 
for information should be addressed to:

Dr. Michelle A. Holling, Search Committee Chair

Department of Communication

Email: (mholling /at/ csusm.edu)



The department consists of 11 tenure track faculty and sixteen lecturers 
who offer two undergraduate degree programs (i.e., one in Communication 
and another in Mass Media), and two minors (i.e., Communication and 
Critical Intercultural Communication) to slightly over 800 students, in 
addition to multiple sections of Oral Communication (GEO 102) that serve 
the entire university. For more information about our department’s 
mission, please visit http://www.csusm.edu/communication/mass/index.html.


The university is particularly interested in hiring candidates who have 
experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and who 
demonstrate a commitment to improving access to higher education for 
under-represented groups. California State University San Marcos is an 
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer strongly committed to 
equity and diversity and seeks a broad spectrum of candidates in terms 
of race, sexual orientation and identity, gender, age, and disability or 
veteran status. CSUSM has been designated as a Hispanic Serving 
Institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander 
Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and was recently named one of the top 32 
Colleges “most friendly” to junior faculty by the Collaborative on 
Academic Careers in Higher Education. Visit 
http://www.csusm.edu/facultyopportunities for more information.


An offer of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a 
background check. Should the results of a background check not be 
successful, any offer will be withdrawn and/or employment terminated. 
Falsification of information may also be cause for termination of 
employment, corrective action, or rejection

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