[ecrea] Position Announcement at UCSB

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA

The Department of Communication invites applications for a tenure-track 
faculty
position in the area of race, ethnicity, and communication. The search 
is open rank, with an anticipated effective date of July 1, 2012. 
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in communication or a related field, a 
strong social science background, and demonstrated excellence in 
publishing innovative research, teaching at the undergraduate and 
graduate levels, and professional activities in the area of race, 
ethnicity, and communication. Active service in the department and on 
campus is expected.

The successful candidate will complement one or more of the department’s 
core areas in media communication, interpersonal/intergroup 
communication, and organizational communication, as well as any of our 
cross-cutting emphases in communication and technology, globalization, 
along with family, group, health, political, legal, and intercultural 
communication.

In particular, we seek applicants whose specializations in 
race/ethnicity and communication enhance the department’s emphases in 
media studies or interpersonal/intergroup communication. Research and 
teaching expertise in any of the following areas are especially 
desirable: race/ethnicity and identity, interracial relationships, media 
portrayals of racial/ethnic groups and their effects on audiences, use 
and impacts of new technologies in racial/ethnic communities, the role 
of social media in intergroup ethnic/racial relationships, and reducing 
ethnic/racial inequalities in communication and health.

Applications with a letter highlighting qualifications, curriculum 
vitae, evidence of
teaching effectiveness, any relevant grant activity, and a publication 
reprint should be mailed to: Dr. Dave Seibold, Search Committee Chair, 
Department of Communication, 4005 Social Sciences and Media Studies 
Bldg, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020. Applicants 
also should request that three letters of recommendation be mailed to 
the address above. Department review of materials will begin on November 
1, 2011.

The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute 
to the
diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, 
teaching and service. UCSB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
employer.
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