> TENURE-TRACK POSITION(S) AT THE RANK OF ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE OR FULL
> PROFESSOR THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION at Rutgers,
>
> The State University of New Jersey, invites applications for
positions in THE
> DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION from scholars who value a climate of
> cross-departmental collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment to the
> development of discoveries and new ideas in response to local and global
> challenges. The school embraces Rutgers' goals of diversification of its
> communities and programs and encourages applicants who would address these
> goals. The school offers six degree-granting programs and is home to more
> than 50 faculty within its three academic departments-Communication,
> Journalism and Media Studies, and Library and Information Science. Global
> media and democracy; social media interaction and collaborative design;
> health and wellness; and leadership, organizations, and policy
are currently
> school-wide research foci.
>
> THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION seeks applications from scholars
whose work,
> informed by theory and research in the areas of human communication
> technologies, organizational communication, interpersonal
> communication/social interaction, and health communication, relates to the
> above school-wide foci and departmental faculty synergies in the areas of
> Community, Connections, and Collaboration. An ideal
candidate has an active
> research program with high promise of external
funding. Candidates have the
> potential to become affiliated with one of our three research centers,
> including the Center for Mobile Communication Studies (CMCS),
The Center for
> Organizational Development & Leadership (ODL), and the Center for
> Communication & Health Issues (CHI).
>
> SUBMISSIONS: Applications should be submitted in electronic
format. Include
> letter of application, CV, up to three
representative publications, and names
> and contact information of three references (no letters at this
time please).
> The applicant's program of research should complement the research foci of
> current faculty. Senior level applicants should provide integrative
> leadership in research, instruction, and external funding. Letter of
> application should address these points, and clearly articulate the
> candidate's fit to departmental and school-wide research interests.
> Candidates should have a Ph.D. in hand or firmly expected by July 2011.
> Duties of the successful candidate, at both junior and senior
rank, include
> departmental, school, and university assignments in teaching, scholarship,
> and service, consistent with university and school policy for tenure-track
> appointments.
>
> Submit to: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/communicationsearch2011
no later than
> December 20, 2010. For more about the Rutgers-School of Communication and
> Information see: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu.
>
> Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of
higher education
> in the United States and is a member of the elite AAU
research universities
> in North America. An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer,
> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is committed to building a
> diverse community and encourages the applications of women and minority
> candidates.
