[Air-L] tenure-track position in Interpersonal Communication/Social Interaction

David M Silver dmsilver at usfca.edu
Thu Sep 25 14:52:18 PDT 2008


Dear list members,

my colleagues in communication studies have a tenure-track position in
interpersonal communication/social interaction. for more information,
please contact eve-anne doohan (
http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/fac_staff/D/doohan_eve.html ), the search chair.

david silver
http://silverinsf.blogspot.com

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The Department of Communication Studies at the University of San
Francisco invites applications for a tenure-track position in
Interpersonal Communication/Social Interaction.  This position will be
at the Assistant Professor level and is anticipated to begin Fall 2009,
pending approval and funding.

Teaching responsibilities will include the foundational course for the
major, Communication and Everyday Life, a theory-based introduction to
interpersonal communication.  Additional courses could, but need not,
include the following: Language and Social Interaction, Communication
and Technology, Organization Communication, and Communication and Aging.
 The Department continues to increase course offerings at the
junior-senior level and looks to new faculty to develop compelling new
courses beyond those listed above.  Successful applicants will have
experience teaching interpersonal communication and will also detail
what possible new courses they could contribute to the Department.  The
teaching load at USF is two courses per semester with an additional
third course every fourth semester (2-2-2-3 over two years). 

Qualifications include an earned doctorate by Fall 2009, University
teaching experience, evidence of a strong commitment to teaching,
evidence of a strong and ongoing scholarly research program, a
commitment to work in a culturally diverse environment, an understanding
of and commitment to support the mission of the University, and a
dedication to service to both the Department and the University. 

Applicants should submit the following documents electronically in PDF
format to communicationsearch at usfca.edu: a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, brief description of research
plans, copies/reprints of recent research papers, statement of teaching
philosophy, copies of official teaching evaluations, and three letters
of recommendation.

Any remaining elements that cannot be submitted electronically in PDF
format should be mailed to:

Communication Studies Search Committee
c/o Eve-Anne Doohan, Search Committee Chair
Department of Communication Studies
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

Applications must be received by October 1, 2008 in order to ensure full
consideration.

The University of San Francisco is a Jesuit Catholic university founded
in 1855 to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just
world.  Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to work in a
culturally diverse environment and to contribute to the mission of the
University.  USF offers a competitive salary and benefits package. 
Please see http://www.usfca.edu/hr/ for more information.

USF is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to affirmative action and
to excellence through diversity.  The University provides reasonable
accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities upon request.  



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