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Texas Tech University Department of Communication Studies, Assistant Professor



The Department of Communication Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor position beginning September 1, 2013.
The Department of Communication Studies has three undergraduate concentrations (interpersonal, organizational, and public affairs) for the B.A. degree and a generalist track for the M.A. degree. The successful applicant will have a terminal degree in hand, have two or more years of university teaching experience, demonstrate a solid understanding of the range and depth of philosophical underpinnings within the field (i.e. objective/discovery, interpretive, critical, and postmodern philosophies), and be capable of teaching a broad survey of theoretical and methodological approaches (i.e. critical, rhetorical, qualitative, and quantitative) that are reflected in the department's curriculum and scholarship. Preference is for candidates who can bridge research and teaching across different departmental concentrations. They also will be expected to offer appropriate service within the institution and to the profession.  Applicants should have underway a research program capable of producing high-quality refereed publications and obtaining extramural funding commensurate with the mission and strategic plan of a research intensive university. Applicants should also be qualified to teach undergraduate and graduate courses with primarily in organizational communication, and secondarily in communication theory and research methods.


Texas Tech University is a growing public research university comprising the School of Law, the Graduate School, the Honors College, and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Architecture, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Human Sciences, Media and Communication, and Visual and Performing Arts. The College of Arts and Sciences represents 35% of the total enrollment approaching 33,000. The Department of Communication Studies offers B.A. and M.A. degrees. We have ten tenured/tenure-track faculty members, 200 undergraduate majors, and 25 graduate majors. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas, a West Texas city with a population of more than 265,000 residents and 262 days of sunshine a year. In addition to the university, Texas Tech University System consists of Angelo State University in San Angelo and the University Health Sciences Center (adjacent to the university and with additional health sciences campuses in Amarillo, Abilene, Dallas, El Paso, and Midland-Odessa).

Candidates must apply online at jobs.texastech.edu, attaching a letter of application and curriculum vitae. Please also include a cover letter; evidence of effectiveness in teaching, research, and grant writing; a statement of teaching philosophy; and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Katie Langford, Department of Communication Studies, Box 43083, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3083. Review of applications will begin January 4, 2013 and continue until the positions are filled.

The filling of this position is dependent upon budgetary approval. As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.