[Air-L] Faculty position at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

[James Watt]

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Language, Literature and Communication
Tenure Track Junior Faculty Position in Communication and Technology

The Department of Language, Literature and 
Communication seeks a strong scholar/researcher 
in communication and technology. We are 
especially interested in candidates whose focus 
complements faculty strengths in games studies, 
human-computer interaction, or new media studies 
from the perspective of current communication 
theory and research methods. Candidates are 
expected to develop a substantial program of 
research leading to peer-reviewed publication and 
external funding. Teaching opportunities will be 
at the undergraduate and graduate level with the 
typical teaching load set at two courses per 
semester. Our flexible program allows faculty to 
devise and teach courses related to individual 
scholarly interests. The candidate should show 
evidence of strong promise in teaching and scholarship

The successful candidate will be expected to 
contribute to a multidisciplinary mission in 
communication in technologically mediated 
contexts that draws upon communication studies, 
human-computer interaction, digital rhetoric, 
technical communication, new media studies, and 
graphic design. The department has just added an 
interdisciplinary B.S. in Games and Simulation 
Arts and Sciences and an 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. Faculty and students have access to 
the Social and Behavioral Research 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 was named one of the “New Ivies” by 
the 2007 Kaplan/Newsweek “How to Get into College 
Guide," a list of elite colleges whose first-rate 
academic programs, combined with a population 
boom in top students, have fueled their rise in 
stature and favor among the nation’s top 
students, administrators, and faculty ­ edging 
them to a competitive status rivaling the Ivy 
League. 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 in October, 2008, 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, 2008. Review of 
applications will begin October 1, 2007 and will 
continue until suitable candidates are 
identified. Application letter, current c.v., 
writing samples, evidence of teaching excellence, 
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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James H. Watt
Professor of Communication
Director, Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory (http://www.sbrl.rpi.edu)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street, Sage Lab 4518
Troy, NY 12180-3590
email: wattj at rpi.edu
voice: (518) 276-4130 or 276-2784
fax:   (518) 276-3740