[ecrea] Lecturer at California State University, San Bernardino

The Department of Communication Studies at California State University, 
San Bernardino seeks (pending funding) a full-time Lecturer for the 
2011-2012 academic year, with the possibility of reappointment for the 
following academic year.  This is an academic-year appointment starting 
September 14, 2011, which provides health, dental, and life insurance 
benefits. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience.

We seek an outstanding candidate who has experience in undergraduate 
teaching in one or both of the following two areas of specialization:

(1) *Mass Communication*, with expertise in two or more of the following 
areas:  media effects, political economy of media, critical/cultural 
studies, journalism, gender, race and media, and/or mass communication 
research methodologies.  A research program in digital media is a plus.  
A Ph.D. in Communication Studies is preferred, ABDs will be considered.

(2) *Public Relations*, with expertise in two or more of the following 
areas: writing for social and traditional media, desktop publishing, 
public relations campaigns, and crisis communication. A Ph.D. or an M.A. 
with at least five years of professional experience in public relations, 
especially agency, is preferred.

Preference will be given, regardless of specialization, to candidates 
with ability and interest in teaching  communication theory and ethical 
aspects of communication.  The academic year consists of three 10-week 
quarters, and the course load is 4/4/3 courses per quarter.

*Deadline and Application Process*: July 12, 2011 or until filled.  
Please submit electronically your vita and personal website address (if 
any) with a letter of application that includes a statement of teaching 
philosophy and strategies, as well as your professional qualifications 
to teach the applicable courses described above.  Please also submit the 
names, telephone and e-mail addresses of three references, along with a 
copy of your most recent transcripts.  (Official copies of transcripts 
will be required prior to hiring.) Send to (truml /at/ csusb.edu), the 
electronic address of Ted Ruml, Interim Chair, Department of 
Communication Studies, College of Arts & Letters, 5500 University 
Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397; telephone (909) 537-5815.

California State University, San Bernardino is an Equal Opportunity 
Employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of 
diversity in all areas.  In that spirit, we are particularly interested 
in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who 
are representative of the diversity in California.  California State 
University, San Bernardino hires only those individuals who are lawfully 
authorized to accept employment in the United States.

Our campus is situated 70 miles east of Los Angeles, offering easy 
access to beaches, mountain, and desert resorts.  The rapidly expanding 
metropolitan area offers a wide variety of cultural and recreational 
opportunities.  Housing costs average substantially below those of 
nearby Los Angeles and Orange Counties.