[Air-l] Faculty Position in Communication

[James P. Zappen]

Please see the announcement of the Rensselaer faculty position in
communication in technologically mediated contexts appended below and
distribute it to candidates who may be interested in and qualified for
such a position. Thank you.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Language, Literature and Communication

Tenure Track Junior Faculty Position in Communication in Technologically
Mediated Contexts

The Department of Language, Literature and Communication seeks a strong
scholar/researcher in communication in technologically mediated contexts. 
We will consider candidates who approach this topic grounded in
established communication theory and research methods from any area;
however, we are especially interested in candidates whose approach is
informed by new media studies or by organizational, cross-cultural, or
visual communication. Candidates are expected to develop a substantial
program of research leading to peer-reviewed publication and external
funding. The candidate should show evidence of strong promise in teaching 
and scholarship.

Teaching opportunities will be at the undergraduate and graduate level
with the typical teaching load set at two courses per semester.
Desirable teaching expertise includes communication theory and research
methods, but our flexible program allows faculty to devise and teach
courses related to individual scholarly interests.

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary faculty conducting state-of-the-art research on communication in technologically mediated contexts in areas such as communication studies, human-computer interaction, digital rhetoric, technical communication, media studies, and graphic design.   The department has just added a new M.S. in Human Computer Interaction to a program portfolio that includes one of the top-ranked Ph.D.’s in Communication and Rhetoric in the country and a joint B.S. in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication.  The department also makes substantial contributions to teaching in a B.S. and M.S. in Information Technology and has a joint B.S. in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences reaching final approval.  Faculty and students have access to the Social and Behavioral Laboratory (http://www.sbrl.rpi.edu) and other Institute research facilities. More information about the department is available at http://www.llc.rpi.edu.
Rensselaer is a U.S. News and World Report top-50 university with
approximately 5000 undergraduate and 2500 graduate students. It is
located in the emerging "Tech Valley" region of the Hudson River Valley
with New York City, Boston, and Montreal only a few hours away. The
region is known for its quality of life:  Outdoor recreation
opportunities in the Adirondack and Berkshire Mountains are only an hour
or so away.  The area boasts affordable Victorian architecture and is a
cultural center for the arts.  When it opens, Rensselaer’s EMPAC — the
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center — will provide unsurpassed
facilities for creative exploration and for research linking art and
technology.

Appointment begins August 15, 2007. Review of applications will begin
October 15, 2006 and will continue until suitable candidates are
identified. Application letter, current c.v., writing samples, and three
letters of recommendation should be sent in hardcopy to: 

James P. Zappen, Search Committee Chair
Department of Language, Literature, and Communication
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180

Email: zappenj at rpi.edu
Telephone: (518) 276-8117
Fax: (518) 276- 4092
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