WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Potter College of Arts and Letters
Head, Department of Communication

Appointment: 12-month position, beginning July 1, 2009. Rank and tenure negotiable.

Qualifications/Responsibilities: earned Ph.D. in Communication; distinguished record in teaching and scholarship to warrant appointment as associate/full professor; evidence of effective leadership, personnel evaluation and successful budgetary experience; ability to provide vision to advance the department’s and university’s educational mission and collaboration with other campus constituencies; three hours teaching load per semester

Western Kentucky University is the fastest growing university in the Commonwealth, drawing 19,000 students at the undergraduate, master and doctoral levels. It is located in Bowling Green, a city with a population of 50,000, approximately 110 miles south of Louisville and 65 north of Nashville. The Department of Communication is composed of 22 full time faculty and 21 part-time faculty, including an internationally-known Forensics Program, and offers degree programs to more than 240 undergraduate majors and 50 master’s students. The Department is a technology leader in Kentucky for the delivery of general education classes. For more information, visit www.wku.edu/communication.

Western Kentucky University is committed to the promotion of stewardship and student engagement. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, including women, minorities, persons with disabilities and disabled veterans. WKU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Review of applications will begin on November 10, 2008, and continue until the position is filled. Send letter of application addressing the listed qualifications and responsibilities, vita, three current letters of recommendation and three additional reference names/contact information. Submit application materials to mitzi.groom@wku.edu or Dr. Mitzi Groom, Search Chair, Department of Music, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., #41029, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1029.

Marquette University
J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communication
Department of Communication Studies

Organizational Communication / Corporate Communication Assistant Professor, Full Time, Tenure Track

The Department of Communication Studies at Marquette University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor beginning August 15, 2009 with a teaching and research concentration in organizational communication. Candidates should possess either a qualitative or a quantitative perspective utilizing interpretive, rhetorical, or empirical approaches to organizational research and teaching. The ideal candidate will have some expertise in one or more of the following areas: health communication, conflict and communication, or global communication within an organizational setting. In addition, the candidate will teach selected classes in the new corporate communication major within the Diederich College of Communication.

The J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication includes departments of journalism, advertising/public relations, communication studies, and performing arts, as well as broadcast and electronic communication. A $28 million gift from the Diederichs has made possible renovation of Johnston Hall, the college's home; up-to-date laboratory and studio technology; and generous support for faculty development and travel.  Marquette is an urban Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to principles of excellence, leadership, faith, and service.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach and conduct research within the college. The candidate will have the opportunity to teach in the undergraduate and graduate programs.  In addition to teaching, the candidate will be responsible for advising undergraduate and/or graduate students, serving on college and university committees, and establishing a research agenda. Requires earned doctorate or a terminal degree; demonstrated potential for teaching excellence and high quality research.   Preferred:  Ph.D. in communication with specialty in one or more of the following areas: health communication, conflict and communication, or global communication within organization!
al setting. In addition, the candidate will teach selected classes in the new corporate communication major.      

Please apply through the online careers site at:  https://careers.marquette.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51780  

Applications must include:

1. A cover letter that addresses interest in and qualifications for the position, including a statement explaining how the candidate's teaching and research will contribute to the department,
2. A curriculum vitae,
3. Evidence of teaching ( teaching evaluations as collected across the candidate's experience), and
4. Names, addresses, e-mail, and phone numbers of at least three references.

Visit us at: http://www.marquette.edu/comm/departments/communications.html
Review of applications will begin on November 10, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.

(An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer)  

PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Department of Communication
Organizational Communication
Assistant Professor Position

The Department of Communication at Purdue University invites applications for the following position:

Organizational Communication. Tenure track assistant professor beginning August 17, 2009. Ph.D. in communication or related discipline required. We are interested in applicants who have an active empirical research program. We are open to a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches but are especially interested in applicants who use traditional social scientific approaches to the study of organizations.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and advise graduate students at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation (addressing teaching strengths in addition to scholarly activity), samples of scholarly activity, and evidence of teaching excellence to:

Patrice M. Buzzanell
Organizational Communication Search Committee Chair
Department of Communication, BRNG 2114
Purdue University
100 North University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098 USA
Phone: 765-494-3317
E-mail: buzzanel@purdue.edu

Formal evaluation of candidates will begin on November 5, 2008, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Details about the Department of Communication can be found at: http://www.cla.purdue.edu/communication/index.shtml

Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/ Affirmative Action Employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.