[Air-L] Opening at University of Colorado, Boulder: Communications

[danah boyd]

[I know nothing about this job; please contact folks at Boulder directly.]

http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/Jobs/comm_01.html

Assistant Professor of Communication -- Community Engagement

The Communication Department at the University of Colorado Boulder
invites applicants for a tenure track position as an Assistant
Professor whose research focuses on community engagment. An excellent
record of teaching and research is required. The Ph.D. is required at
the time of appointment. Appointment will begin Fall 2012. The
Department seeks a teacher/scholar whose areas of specialization
complement and contribute to its existing strengths in Discourse and
Society, Organizational Communication, and Rhetoric. The Department’s
research agenda focuses on communication-based problems arising out of
recent social and technological changes. This agenda includes problems
associated with processes of interaction, participation,
collaboration, deliberation, and decision-making. We are especially
interested in candidates whose research focuses on such areas as civic
engagement, participation in the community, or social media and
community action.

Applications are accepted electronically at: https://www.jobsatcu.com,
posting #814624,and require a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a copy
of a published article (or an equivalent sample of research), evidence
of teaching excellence, and the names and email addresses of three
professional references. Review of applications will begin October 7,
2011. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The
University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer. See
www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/Jobs/ for full job description.