UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Center for Health Marketing and Communication
Postdoctoral Fellow
The University of Connecticut's Center for Health Communication and Marketing (CHCM) is seeking a Ph.D. level postdoctoral fellow for collaboration on core research projects funded through the Center for Disease Control. The mission of the Center is to conduct cutting-edge research to inform the design and dissemination of health communication and marketing interventions and practices by focusing on relationships between at-risk populations and their contexts, communication strategies, messages, and behavior change. Projects include meta-analyses of health communication issues, analysis of the impact of advertising of health-related products, and research on current health communication practices and dissemination of successful interventions.
Successful candidates for the postdoctoral fellow will hold a Ph.D. degree, with advanced training in health communication and a specialization in communication, psychology, medical anthropology, other relevant social science or health disciplines. Experience with research design and data analysis (including SEM, multilevel modeling, meta-analysis) is desirable. Responsibilities of the postdoctoral fellow include assisting with research and reviews of research in or outside the United States, data analysis, supervising graduate assistants, and writing of journal articles and additional grant proposals. There is also an opportunity to apply for internal funding on original health communication research projects.
The Center (CHCM) is within the Center for Health and HIV Intervention and Prevention (CHIP), a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment with a large grant portfolio. There are many opportunities to interact with other researchers, graduate students, and faculty. Postdoctoral training consists of participation in seminars and individual mentoring.
This is an end date position subject to annual renewal. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
A writing sample or a copy of a recent publication would be highly desirable. Please send with a cover letter and curriculum vita to: Carol Valone, The University of Connecticut, Department of Psychology, 406 Babbidge Road, Storrs CT 06269-1020 or electronically to: carol.valone@uconn.edu.
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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Communication Sciences Department,
Communication Section, Storrs Campus
Rank: Assistant Professor
Salary: Open, depending upon qualifications and experience
Dates Duties begin: 8/23/07
Consideration of applications begins 12/12/06
Search closes when suitable candidates are identified
Description of Duties
Conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Interpersonal Communication. The candidate should have an additional expertise in a specialty area of interpersonal communication such as organizational or small group communication, or new communication technologies. The job also includes service to the department and university, including advising in the undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. programs.
Qualifications: Ph.D. completed; expertise in quantitative research methods; and relevant teaching experience. The candidate should be able to teach a graduate seminar in organizational communication.
Program and Campus Information: The Communication Processes Section of the Department of Communication Sciences serves approximately 350 undergraduate majors, 15 M.A. and 25 Ph.D. students. There are 10 full-time faculty positions at the Storrs (main) Campus. The department is well equipped with laboratory space and modern computing and research equipment including a facility designed for human computer interaction research.
The Storrs campus is located in rural Connecticut, 40 minutes from Hartford and 60 minutes from Providence, RI, between Boston (90 minutes away) and New York City (3 hours away). For more information see www.coms.uconn.edu or www.uconn.edu.
Application Procedure
Send letter of application, with a curriculum vita, three letters of reference, and copies of relevant publications or papers as email attachments to:
Mark Hamilton, Search Committee Chair
COMM-I/O Search Committee
Mark.hamilton@uconn.edu
University of Connecticut
Department of Communication Sciences
850 Bolton Road Unit 1085
Storrs, CT 06269-1085
The University of Connecticut encourages minorities, women, and people with disabilities to apply for this position.
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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - HARRISBURG
Assistant Professor, Speech Communication
Assistant Professor Speech Communication, Penn State Harrisburg, 2007-8. One year, renewable, twelve credits/semester. Ph.D. in Speech Communication preferred; master's required.
Send letter, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and c.v. to PO Box SPCOM, c/o Ms. Dorothy Guy, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057-4898; review begins immediately. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and diversity of its workforce.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Health/Science Communications
The School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina seeks a faculty member in Health/Science Communications (open rank). For complete description see http://www.jour.sc.edu/opps/jobs/facultysearch.html. Send letter, vitae, and three letters of recommendation to Chair, Search Committee; School of Journalism and Mass Communications; College of Mass Communications and Information Studies; University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC 29208. USC is an equal opportunity employer and specifically invites and encourages applications from women and minorities.
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DENISON UNIVERSITY
Two two-year positions in Communication
(1)
Assistant Professor of Communication, Intercultural/Interpersonal
Two-Year Appointment
The Communication Department of Denison University invites individuals with active teaching and research experience in the area of intercultural/interpersonal communication to apply for a two-year, full time appointment at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or be ABD in Communication.
The successful candidate will teach a 3/3 load that includes basic courses in interpersonal and intercultural communication that also fulfill the college’s oral communication requirement. Housed in a liberal arts college, the Denison Communication Department has a broad curriculum that emphasizes the constitutive dimensions of communication across a range of theoretical approaches including intercultural, interpersonal, media, and rhetorical studies.
(2)
Assistant Professor of Communication, Media Studies
Two-Year Appointment
The Communication Department of Denison University invites individuals with active teaching and research experience in the area of critical media studies to apply for a two-year, full time appointment at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or be ABD in Communication.
The successful candidate will teach a 3/3 load of basic courses covering areas such as radio and television history, gender and media, media literacy, and global media. Housed in a liberal arts college, the Denison Communication Department has a broad curriculum that emphasizes the constitutive dimensions of communication across a range of theoretical approaches including intercultural, interpersonal, media, and rhetorical studies.
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Candidates should submit a curriculum vita, a brief letter of application, teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Lisbeth Lipari, Communication Department, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023. Complete applications will be accepted until February 8, 2007.
Denison University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. In a continuing effort to diversify our Campus Community, Women and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.
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