[Air-L] job announcements, Cornell Dept of Communication -- open rank

Tarleton Gillespie tlg28 at cornell.edu
Fri Sep 14 13:33:57 PDT 2007


Department of Communication, Cornell UIniversity

The Department of Communication at Cornell University invites  
applicants for two tenure track, open rank faculty positions  
appointment starting July 1, 2008. At least one of the positions will  
be filled at the rank of Assistant Professor. We encourage qualified  
applicants of any rank to apply for either position.

Communication and Information Technology: We seek a colleague to  
conduct research and to teach in the area of Communication and  
Information Technology, with an emphasis in one or more of the  
following: 1) Human-Computer Interaction, 2) Computer-Mediated  
Communication, 3) IT in organizations, and 4) Technology and Society.  
The communication and information technology area constitutes one of  
the Department’s core strengths; applicants whose work contributes to  
other core strengths in media studies and in science, environment and  
risk are particularly encouraged to apply. All materials should be  
sent to Dr. Jeff Hancock, Department of Communication, 320 Kennedy  
Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. For additional  
information, e-mail Dr. Hancock (jth34 at cornell.edu) or telephone  
607.255.4452.

Science, Environment, and/or Risk Communication: We seek a colleague  
to conduct research and teach in the area of science, environment,  
and/or health-risk communication. We welcome innovative and  
imaginative scholars who approach the study of science, environment,  
and/or health-risk communication from psychological, sociological, or  
institutional vantage points using qualitative or quantitative  
methods. The science, environment, and risk area constitutes one of  
the Department's core strengths; applicants whose work contributes to  
other core strengths in communication and information technology and  
in media studies are particularly encouraged to apply. All materials  
should be sent to Dr. Bruce Lewenstein, Department of Communication,  
321 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. For  
additional information, e-mail Dr. Lewenstein  
(b.lewenstein at cornell.edu) or telephone 607.255.8310.

Successful candidates for either position will have a Ph.D. in  
Communication or closely aligned field and have (or show promise of  
developing) a national and international reputation doing theory- 
based empirical research. We seek innovative scholars of social  
science who will develop a research program connected to college and  
university priorities in applied social science, information science,  
the new life sciences, environmental issues, and/or public outreach.  
In the Department of Communication we focus on a number of subfields  
including social psychology of communication; language and  
communication; science, risk, environment, and health communication;  
human-computer interaction; media communication and society; and  
organizational communication. Both positions will involve 50%  
research and 50% teaching responsibilities; publishing in peer- 
reviewed literature in relevant fields is expected. In addition,  
successful candidates are expected to secure external research  
funding. Communication faculty teach two to three undergraduate and/ 
or graduate courses per academic year, and advise students in the  
Department's B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs. Cornell offers a highly  
competitive salary and benefits package. Support for start-up  
research costs will be available. Women and minorities are especially  
encouraged to apply. Applications will be reviewed beginning October  
15, 2007 until candidates are selected. For more information about  
the Department of Communication, please visit our website: http:// 
www.comm.cornell.edu.

Application: Send letter of application addressing position  
qualifications and goals, vita, official academic transcripts,  
writing sample, names and contact information of three references.  
Please also have each reference submit a letter of recommendation


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