[Air-L] Assistant professor in Interpersonal/Relational Communication

[Hillis, Ken]

Dear Listservers,

Please find below the job description for an assistant professor in Interpersonal/Relational Communication in the Department of Communication Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill. Feel free to recirculate the post.  Thanks.

best,
Ken

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Announcement of Faculty Position
in the 
Department of Communication Studies
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

POSITION
Assistant Professor in Interpersonal/Relational Communication, beginning July 1, 2014.  Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, conducting research, supervising theses and dissertations, and performing departmental, university, and public service.  Salary is competitive.

QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D. (or conferral during the 2013-14 academic year) in Communication Studies or related discipline, with a specialization in interpersonal/relational communication. We are particularly interested in a scholar committed to empirical research focused on the relational dimensions of social problems, preferably beyond the university context.  Methodological approaches might include variable analysis, ethnography, discourse analysis, conversational analysis, and so forth. At an undergraduate level, the candidate will teach the department’s large enrollment, introductory Interpersonal course, as well as contribute to the University’s First Year Seminar Program.  At the graduate level, the candidate will teach in her or his area of expertise within the broad area of interpersonal communication.  In keeping with the Department and University mission, candidates should have a record of, or potential for, outstanding research, teaching, and service. 

GENERAL INFORMATION
The Department of Communication Studies has 30 full-time faculty with areas of emphasis in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, Rhetorical Studies, Performance Studies, Media and Technology Studies, and Communication and Cultural Studies.  Approximately 850 undergraduate and 50 M.A. and Ph.D. students major in the department. The department is committed to the integration of theory and practice, and engaged scholarship, broadly conceived.  The department’s mission describes a commitment to “Engagement, Creativity, and Critique.” Additional information can be found at http://comm.unc.edu.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in one corner of the Research Triangle and has an enrollment of approximately 28,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.  The university enjoys a reputation as one of the nation’s leading universities (ranked 5th among public universities).  The Triangle area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, has a population of over one million and is ranked as one of the best places to live in the United States.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Qualified applicants should apply online at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/30959 

To apply, attach a letter of interest, vita, teaching philosophy, research statement, reprints of articles and/or other evidence of scholarly activity, as well as evidence of teaching effectiveness. 

At minimum, four letters of recommendation are required.  
Applications will be reviewed beginning November 15, 2013.

UNC Chapel Hill is an EEO employer.  Women and minority scholars are encouraged to apply. 



Ken Hillis
Professor and Chair
Department of Communication Studies
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3285 USA