• Planning for ICA 2010 in Singapore
• Vanni Tjernstrom, U of Kalmar, 1942 - 2009
• President's Message: Celebrating Our Heterogeneity
• Call for Papers: Communication Yearbook 35
• MeCCSA Conference 10: 6-8 January 2010
• October Brings a Flurry of ICA Events: Membership Renewal, Paper Submission Opens, ICA Officer Elections
• News of Interest to the Profession
• Division & Interest Group News
• Call for Papers
• Available Positions & Other Advertising

The planning for the Singapore conference is already under way and we have some important information to share, as well as some very good news.

First, I would like to remind of a few important dates: Friday, 6 November 2009, which is the deadline to submit papers and panel proposals through our website (http://www.icahdq.org/cfp/index.asp); and Tuesday, 22 June - Saturday, 26 June 2010, which is the period during which the ICA conference will be held in Singapore.

 As you know, this conference title is "Matters of Communication: Political, Cultural and Technological Challenges." It is an invitation for you to explore what could be called the im/material dimension of communication. If we live in a world of artifacts, technologies, bodies, and sites, we also live in a world of principles, passions, ideas, meanings, and values. Although both material and immaterial aspects of this world intertwine with each other, it seems crucial not to reduce one to the other, making the study of communication essential to understanding the spectral nature of our experiences and exchanges.

Please do not hesitate to submit theme panels and papers, as the best contributions will be published in a book to be edited by Professor Timothy Kuhn (U of Colorado - Boulder, USA). Regarding the theme panels, I would like to encourage you to consider cross-divisional theme panel submissions, since cross-divisional panels were extremely successful in Chicago and we would like to repeat this wonderful experience initiated by the current ICA president, Barbie Zelizer.

In terms of plenary sessions, we will be lucky enough to have Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht (Stanford U, USA) as one of our keynote speakers. Professor Gumbrecht will give a lecture titled, "The Price of Hypercommunication," which will be scheduled as our opening plenary session on Tuesday evening, 22 June. Another keynote, titled "Censorship and the New Media" will be scheduled as our closing plenary and will feature Ang Peng Hwa (Nanyang Technological U, Singapore) and two other scholars whose names will soon be announced.

I am also happy to report that 13 ICA preconferences have been selected. They will all take place on Tuesday, 22 June and will cover a variety of interests and topics, including women's status in new media, intercultural dialogue, health communication campaigns, and global public relations. Singapore's international setting offers a wonderful platform for these preconferences to explore how diverse cultural perspectives impact communication in all its forms. Note also that two postconferences will also be organized: The 8th Chinese Internet Research Conference and a Doctoral consortium.

Also, please note that there are other conferences being organized around the same time as ICA, which could allow you to combine them as you travel to Singapore: (1) The 12th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP) -- to be hosted by The University of Queensland, Griffith University, and Queensland University of Technology -- at Griffith University Southbank campus, in Brisbane, Australia, from June 16-19, 2010 (http://www.ialsp.org/Conferences/2010/ICLASP12_Announcement.html); (2) the CAJ conference organized by the Communication Association of Japan, on Sunday, 20 June 2010 in Tokyo, Japan; and (3) the 8th international Crossroads, which will be held in Hong Kong, from 17-21 June 2010 (http://www.cultstud.org/).

Don't forget the 6 November deadline! I can't wait to see you in Singapore!

Vanni Tjernstrom, associate professor, senior lecturer, and academic advisor in journalism at the Kalmar University, Sweden, passed away on 16 September. She was 67 years old.

Tjernstrom received her Ph.D. from Umea University in 2002. Her research centered on the press coverage of European politics, particularly the work of the European Union, in Nordic newspapers and newspapers Europe's largest nations, such as Germany, France, and Great Britain. She also examined the role of television news in a democratic society, and of the media in political intitiatives in the Swedish national parliament.

In her brief scholarly career, Tjernstrom published three journal articles, one book chapter, and 15 conference presentations, including papers presented at three ICA conferences. Her final academic contribution will be published in October as part of a research report edited by Anker Brink Lund (Copenhagen School of Economics).

She is survived by her husband, Sune Tjernstrom, also a professor at Kalmar U.

Variety is a peculiar thing, and many among us have argued for clarifying what we value in this shared endeavor called communication. For a long time, for instance, we've debated whether communication constitutes a discipline or a field, with one suggesting regimented and somewhat closed knowledge, the other a porous sharing of knowledge and its transfer. Neither notion, of course, is that clear: A discipline does mean a way of thinking but it also suggests a regimen or punishment, and so debates over the value of disciplines - their placement, role and power - oscillate between a broad-based celebration of the capacity to think in rigorous, trained ways and a condemnation of the power of disciplines to enforce and police knowledge acquisition. The idea of the field has similar variation: While it too means a way of thinking or sphere of interest, it also denotes a battleground, a background, a simulation, or a range of competing contestants. No wonder, then, that we have not managed to move forward on whether communication is a discipline or a field when even the words themselves have such variable meanings.

But what if we were to abandon conversations about what we share -- not forever -- but long enough to track the matrix of the less central and not always consensual positions we inhabit? What if we were to agree to disagree so as to position ourselves as multiple interpretive communities -- groups that agree to process tacit knowledge so as to interpret the world in a like fashion with others - inside of one larger interpretive community called communication? All fields of knowledge are shifting coalitions, whose members agree at certain points to work together to wield resources, gain recognition, establish standards, and realize other strategic aims. But when those aims migrate - as they often do -- to the background of our ongoing lives as scholars, can we not take steps to celebrate our heterogeneity? Consider how communication might profit were we to better understand how certain ways of knowing amongst us rule in and out aspects of a phenomenon, how we differently determine what counts as evidence and in which ways, and how we make multiple judgment calls about the focal points worth thinking about and the kinds of research that count.

Celebrating our heterogeneity offers a way to talk about how we engage without getting snared by the differences with which we engage. Historically, disciplinary coherence was a goal easily in hand, by which practitioners of a given field of knowledge could readily identify its key tenets and know that all would agree. In search of unified explanations, intellectuals of the 19th and early 20th centuries in some sense had it easier than we do, for we can no longer rely on evident and coherent knowledge in any given field of knowledge. Rather, developments associated with globalization, an increased managerialism in universities, the intrusion of market considerations into the curriculum and a trend toward centralized university relations all render an insistence on disciplines existing in pristine isolation from each other a tendency of the past. Inquiry today takes shape in circumstances that are by and large porous, permeable, engaged, internally contradictory, unstable and dynamic, and we in communication need to address these attributes.

Celebrating our heterogeneity may get us farther than we've gotten till now, because we are not yet as like each other as many might assume or want. Years after the fact, many of us still smart from periodic rifts over difference and in the worst of cases longstanding antagonisms that implicitly separate us from each other. Our students do not always have a ready grasp of what communication is or could be. This dissonance has caused discomfort - and at times collisions -- between empiricists and interpretivists, quantitative and qualitative engagements with data, nomothetic and idiographic mind-sets, loyalists to the humanities and social sciences, administrative and critical researchers, even interpersonal and mass communication research settings. The thorns in communication's side have outlasted their usefulness, and as a broadly-scoped interpretive community, communication scholars have been on the defensive for too long.

I suggest that we take an offensive - and ultimately proactive - stance moving forward. By engaging more intently despite our different notions of what matters, we might begin to understand as much about how we share knowledge as about which knowledge we share, as much about the forms of our engagements with each other as about their contents. Such a focus has a long intellectual history, argued separately by Emile Durkheim, Michel Foucault, Nelson Goodman, G. Nigel Gilbert and Michael Mulkay, and Mary Douglas, each of whom argued that knowledge's development has as much to do with social forces - like integration, power, solidarity, notions of suitability - as with intellectual ones.

My hope is that by celebrating our heterogeneity we might turn our various sources of angst into strengths. By allowing that sometimes it makes sense to suspend the drive toward homogeneity long enough to connect better as members of one community, we might project ourselves onto the academy with cues for its future development.

Three separate characteristics of communication come to mind in this regard:

1. We span the university environment. Unlike most other so-called coherent disciplines, communication, as an interdisciplinary field of knowledge, pronouncedly draws both from the humanities and the social sciences, not one or the other. This brings into close quarters a slew of related assumptions: we employ both nomothetic and ideographic stances on how knowledge signifies, and in spanning so broadly across the university curriculum, we have multiple neighbors who seem peculiar to some of us but whom others of us understand all too well. History, psychology, political science, computer science, economics, literature and anthropology are but a few of the disciplines from which we draw. Though none of us is in proximate quarters with all of these neighboring fields of knowledge, collectively we boast an enviable understanding of the university environment, writ large. 
   
2. We employ a wide range of methodological tools. Unlike the finite skill set of many so-called coherent disciplines, we cull an eclectic inventory of methodologies, analytical stances, and epistemological vantage points, which willfully - though not always -- cut across empiricist and interpretive barriers, quantitative and qualitative perspectives, descriptive and critical vantage points. Many of us strategically employ blends and mixes of formerly oppositional choices, sending earlier "either/or" statements to the morgue. Such mixing positions us all the better to understand, employ and critique research projects as they unfold across the curriculum.
   
3. We boast the acquisition of "knowledge of" and "knowledge for" in equal packets, twinning knowledge for knowledge's sake alongside knowledge for practical and/or applied purposes. With the latter including journalism studies, public relations, organizational communication, health communication and the various policy initiatives, we differ from the so-called coherent disciplines which for a very long time banned practical knowledge as anathema to intellectual enlightenment. Not only does communication activate what the U.S. pragmatic philosopher William James and following him the sociologist Robert Park called "knowledge about" and "acquaintance with," but we are oriented toward the world beyond the Ivory Tower in ways that are embodied by few other fields of knowledge in the university. Given the increasing pressures on the university environment to connect more fully with the real world, we remain ahead of the game that may soon be played across the academy.

These are not the only defining characteristics of communication, but they are relevant here because they anticipate the resolution of many challenges facing the academy at large, which has been wrestling with how to better situate disciplinary knowledge within the larger terrain of multiple intellectual and practical interests and agendas. In other words, communication leads other fields of knowledge in intuiting where the academy is going. Furthermore, it is central in a world being continually transformed by information technology. Isn't it time we figured out amongst ourselves how we variably connect on the inside so that we can do a better job at refracting our vision on others?

To be sure, I overplay here the distinction between us and the rest of the university environment, and I am not the first to suggest that we take seriously our aspirations, borders and modes of collective identification. In this, I follow a vigorous list of former ICA Presidents, all of whom broached the importance of self-clarification, among them Sonia Livingstone, who addressed the differences in thinking about how we position ourselves to the outside - as an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary or cross disciplinary endeavor; Bob Craig, who elucidated what was at stake in thinking from anew about communication as a field or discipline; and Brenda Dervin, who tackled the question of paradigm shifts.

But I suggest that we seize this moment by accepting now that perhaps it is enough to do less. By celebrating our heterogeneity so as to encourage engagement and fuller understanding of our multiple collective selves, communication may be better situated to function as a model field of knowledge for the academy. We face an intersection in which the quirky attributes that have long tamped our ability to speak up - our newness, our applicability, our conceptual borrowing, our topicality, our proximity to technology, our practical/intellectual twinning, our indefinite core - are among the very traits that are becoming front and center for the academy as a whole. We have a target of opportunity, and we should use it energetically.

Celebrating our heterogeneity in effect pushes agendas that have already begun in ICA. It ranges from the obvious activities of actively listening to each other and respecting views different from our own to creating settings in which we can agree that certain aspects of our community matter, even if we do not agree about what those aspects entail. For instance, the initiative for cross unit sessions last year was a step in the direction of more engaged conversation across divisions and interest groups, and I am happy to say it will now be repeated with ICA President-Elect Francois Cooren's decision to make cross unit conversations the core of the theme divisions at the upcoming conference in Singapore. What better way to keep us talking to those whom we have not noticed or tended to forget? Indeed, Singapore offers us additional ways to accept the differences at the core of our community. Though substantial disagreement accompanied our choice of the conference venue, as an association we have agreed to honor that choice. As all of us prepare the final details on our submissions for the conference next June, those planning to tackle the practices and beliefs they believe need tackling should do so with respect and integrity toward those who think differently than they do.

I hope you'll take these ideas to heart and play them forward. Please see this column as an invitation to take part in the conversation; I invite those of you who see these ideas as relevant to respond in kind with your own contributions to the newsletter. Communication has a role to play in the academy, and celebrating our heterogeneity may bring us one step closer to realizing it.

CY 35 is a forum for the exchange of interdisciplinary and internationally diverse scholarship relating to communication in its many forms. Specifically, we are seeking state-of-the-discipline literature reviews and essays that advance knowledge and understanding of communication systems, processes, and impacts. Manuscripts should provide a rigorous assessment of the status, critical issues, and needed directions of a theory or body of research; offer new theory; and/or expand the boundaries of the discipline. In all cases, submissions should be comprehensive and thoughtful in their synthesis and analysis, and situate a body of scholarship within a larger intellectual context.

We will accept manuscript submissions for this volume between 15 November 2009 and 15 January 2010. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via a Word attachment to Charles T. Salmon, Editor, CY 35, at CY35@msu.edu. Only completed manuscripts will be considered for review. The volume is scheduled to appear in print in May 2011.

Manuscripts should be prepared in advance for blind review, with all identifying aspects removed. A separate Word attachment should include contact information (i.e., mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number) for all authors. Manuscripts, which should not exceed 65 pages, must be written in English and adhere stylistically to APA, 6th edition.

For more information about CY 35 or this call for submissions, please contact Charles T. Salmon at CY35@msu.edu.

 October Brings a Flurry of ICA Events: Membership Renewal, Paper Submission Opens, ICA Officer Elections

Sam Luna, ICA Director of Member Services

October marks a busy time for ICA members. Whether you are beginning a new term or well into one, this time of year introduces a new cycle of activities for ICA including membership renewal, officer elections, conference paper submissions and award nominations. Division and interest group chairs and conference planners are busy setting things in place as we move toward our conference in Singapore.

Time to Renew
We value your support and thank you for choosing ICA as your professional home. Membership renewal is upon us again and if you have not already renewed your membership, it is now due. All ICA membership terms are active from 1 October - 30 September of each year (this applies to members who join during the year as well). We hope that you will take a moment to log-in and pay your association dues. Here is the link: http://www.icahdq.org/cgi-shl/Dues.exe/Run:RENEW. Don't forget that you can click on the invoice number to view the invoice details and review your division and interest group selections. You can also change your selections and donate money to your favorite ICA fund if you wish to do so.

Part of the renewal process is selecting which journals you wish to be shipped to you and reviewing your profile for needed updates. Take advantage of the new utilities to select keywords pertaining to your area of research and to write a brief description about your research. Both of these areas are searchable in the member directory titled, "Find a Colleague."

Panel and Paper Submission Opens
ICA has opened its conference and paper submission site. The site will remain open until 23:00 EST, Friday, 6 November 2009 at which time the reviewers will begin the selection process. Anyone can submit a paper-membership is not a requirement. Registration to the conference is a requirement if your paper is selected to be presented at the conference. ICA member associations are also invited to submit a panel proposal on behalf of their organization. Panel submission is one of the membership benefits for member associations. The same deadline applies, and submissions should be uploaded under the "Special Sessions" heading on the site. Any questions regarding submissions should be directed to mhaley@icahdq.org, the conference secretariat, or to conference@icahdq.org.

When accessing the submission site, you are encouraged to look for your record in our database. Enter the first couple letters of your first and last names and click on "This is me" next to your name if it appears on the list. Please select your existing record even if it is an old profile. This prevents the duplication of records, which causes confusion and problems within the system. You will also have an opportunity to update your profile information as part of the process.

Click the link below the login boxes if you have forgotten your password. The system will e-mail your password to the email address in our database. You should contact ICA if you no longer have access to that e-mail address. The link to access the paper submission site is found on our homepage in the "Conferences" box, in the "News" box, as well as under the "Conference" heading on the top menu. Click this link or copy it to your browser address window to search for your record and begin the process: http://www.icahdq.org/cfp/CFPSearch.asp.

The New ICA
ICA is working to make the website even more accessible, interactive and able to facilitate networking amongst members. We are currently testing a new platform for the upcoming ICA awards nomination and selection process; if all goes as expected, it will be introduced as part of the new ICA website.

The new site will also introduce our newly redesigned logo. A call for portfolios was sent out in early August and several entries were submitted by the 15 September deadline. ICA does not wish to completely change the logo. A logo design task force will guide the process, ensuring that the redesign brings a new, more modern look to the current logo rather than instituting a complete change. The final selection of the new logo is slated for the end of this year.

ICA Elections Have Begun
ICA officer elections have begun. Statements from the candidates for ICA President, Board Member-at-Large, and Student Board Member have been posted on the online voting booth. You can click on each candidate's name to read their respective statements. Several sections are also conducting elections for various positions and one division is proposing an increase in dues. While everyone can see the association-wide candidates, candidates for specific divisions and interest groups should be visible only to its members. Only ICA officer candidates will appear in the voting booth if your section is not holding an election. Here is the link to vote: http://www.icahdq.org/elections/election2009/login.asp. It is also under "Today's News" on the ICA homepage.

Welcome to New ICA Staffers!
Last but by no means least, we welcome Emily Karsnak and Amanda Pike to our fold and say goodbye to Tina Zeigler-Jones and Deandra Harris. Ms. Karsnak will be taking over for Ms. Zeigler-Jones as Executive Assistant and Ms. Pike will assist me as Member Services Coordinator, in place of Ms. Harris.

To Summarize
So pay your dues, get those papers or panel submissions ready, and go vote! Thanks again for your commitment to, your support of, and your participation in ICA. We know that the economic climate is not optimal these days. For this, we have all the more reason to be truly appreciative of your membership. As always, we, the ICA staff, are here to assist in any way we can. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of service.

Sam Luna, CAE
Director of Member Services
sluna@icahdq.org.

The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University - Singapore, announces the following appointments and promotions:

Appointments:
Suwichit (Sean) Chaidaroon as Assistant Professor
Geogette Wang as Wee Kim Wee Professor
Vincent Mosco as Shaw Foundation Professor

Promotions:
Cherian George to Associate Professor
Wayne Fu to Associate Professor

CAT division chair S. Shyam Sundar, distinguished professor of communications and codirector of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Penn State University, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $ 432,313 for his project entitled "Interface Interactivity and User Engagement: A Communications Perspective" (http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0916944).

James B. Weaver, III (Ph.D., Indiana University; MPH, Emory University), a Health Communication Specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, received the "Outstanding Health Marketing Scientist of the Year Award."  Weaver was honored in a September 2009 awards ceremony. Weaver has also, along with Stephanie Sargent Weaver (PhD, U. of Alabama; MPH, Emory University) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, recently published three papers.  The peer-reviewed work – produced in collaboration with colleagues at Andrews University, CDC, Emory University, and Scarborough Research – include:

Weaver, J. B., III, Mays, D., Linder, G., Ero?lu, D., Fridinger, F., & Bernhardt, J. M. (2009).  Profiling characteristics of internet medical information users.  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 16, 714-722.  DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M3150

Weaver, J. B., III, Mays, D., Kannenberg, W., Weaver, S. S., Hopkins, G. L., Ero?lu, D., & Bernhardt, J. M. (2009).  Health-risk correlates of video-game playing among adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37, 299-305.  DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.06.014

Weaver, J. B., III, Thompson, N. J., Weaver, S. S., & Hopkins, G. L. (2009).  Health care non-adherence decisions and internet health information.  Computers in Human Behavior, 25, 1373-1380.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.05.011

Feminist Scholarship Division

Dear ICA Feminist Scholarship Division Members,

I hope you all had a productive summer and have fond memories of the convention of 2009.

I want to take a moment to thank Vicki Mayer (Tulane), who finished her term as division chair and now has the role of "immediate past head." She worked very hard and has been a dedicated FSD officer, moving the FSD agenda mightily forward. She and other past heads have made themselves available for consultation to the division chair, and I truly appreciate this. Historical memory is important for continuity, strengthening, improving FSD’s direction within ICA and its connections with other like-minded organizations.

Diana Rios (UConn) glad to serve
As you may realize, I finished two years as vice chair/program chair (research paper competition) and now take on chair of FSD. This will be an exciting and challenging time, given the economic global context and changes that push ICA forward. I am glad to serve.

Welcome Radhika Gajjala (Bowling Green)
Our new vice chair/program chair is Radhika Gajjala from Bowling Green State University. I know she will do a fantastic job this year. She will be issuing a call for papers soon. Her email is radhika[at]cyberdiva.org

Renew Your FSD Membership
Regarding our budget, there is rollover, but it remains vital for you to please renew your FSD membership and to renew your membership in divisions that FSD works closely with.
These divisions include:
-Ethnicity and Race in Communication,
-Philosophy of Communication,
-Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender

You will hear more from us at FSD. Meanwhile, have an excellent start to your research/teaching/social action year.

Sincerely,

Diana I. Rios
diana.rios@uconn.edu

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Political Communication Division

We are starting to prepare for the Singapore conference. Thank you to those members who accepted our invitation to serve as reviewers.  You will be receiving your review assignments around 10 November and will be requested to complete the reviews by 8 December. Our division will be cosponsoring a preconference on "Fair Use and Academic Freedom." Details will be available in the coming months.

With best regards,

Yariv Tsfati, Vice-Chair
ytsfati@com.haifa.ac.il

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Game Studies Interest Group

Greetings, ICA Game Interest Group members! Here is the annual call for papers for next year's ICA in Singapore, 22-26 June 2010. Please submit and share this CFP with your colleagues at your institution, on your mailing lists, etc. The group is growing steadily and is nearing division status (which gives us more clout and session slots at ICA), so spread the word, and the CFP.

When you sign in, please volunteer to review! More volunteers means fewer papers to review for all of us.

One final note: ICA President-Elect Cooren is especially supportive of cross-division theme panels this year. If you would like to propose one, say so in your panel proposal, and include which divisions you are suggesting. Having the members of the other division already in your proposal is important.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

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2010 ICA Games Interest Group CFP
Submissions are made through the ICA portal at icahdq.org under "Paper Submission Site."

Deadline for submission: 6 November 2009  (Friday, 11:00 pm EST (23:00 hours))

The study of video games and the game experience offers opportunities for the study of human communication that involve multidisciplinary approaches merging the disciplines of communication studies with cultural studies, arts and visual design, cognitive sciences, computer sciences, engineering, social sciences, education, health sciences, and information design.

The interest group welcomes papers, panels, and poster presentations on topics involving the social and psychological uses and impacts of video games, the cultural affordances, uses and meanings of games, games as training or instructional media, comparative media analyses involving games, human-computer interaction in games, design research in the context of games, and game players' motivations and emotional and psychophysiological experiences while playing games. This list is far from exhaustive and is provided only as an indication of the scope of inquiry welcomed by the interest group. We encourage the submission of papers and proposals using a wide array of theoretical and methodological approaches. Full papers, fully developed panel proposals, and poster-only proposals will be considered for review. Alternative formats and ideas can be suggested via e-mail with the Vice-Chair.

Accepted papers may be scheduled in traditional contributed research panels, in high density panels, or in the Interactive Paper Plenary Session. Poster-only proposals, which should be restricted to works-in-progress or late-breaking results, will be considered only for the Interactive Paper session, and must be accompanied by short papers (5–10 pages) describing the research, the form of the presentation, and indicating any results not available at the time of submission that will likely be included in the final Interactive Display. Actual poster presentations should be just that—posters—not a series of PowerPoint printouts. Panel proposals should include a 400-word rationale for the panel, a 150-word abstract of each participant's contribution, a description of each panelist's qualifications regarding the proposed topic, and complete contact information for each panelist. Suggestions for cosponsored panels with other ICA divisions are also welcomed.

Each panelist must be willing to register for the conference if the panel is accepted.
Student submissions must be clearly identified, with the understanding that student authors are the primary creators of the work, and are the sole author or first author of multiple-authored paper.

Dmitri Williams, Vice Chair
dcwillia@usc.edu

CALLS FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS

14 December 2009. Quinnipiac University and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Health Academy announce the second annual PRSA Health Academy Paper Competition.  The purpose of the competition is to encourage applied research of value to public relations professionals.  The winner of the competition will present his/her paper at the PRSA Health Academy Spring Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois in April of 2010. In addition, the winner will receive a $250 cash award and will be reimbursed for transportation and lodging costs. The deadline for submissions is 14 December 2009.  All papers should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word and sent to Dr. Kurt Wise, APR, Chair, Public Relations Department, School of Communications, Quinnipiac University (kurt.wise@quinnipiac.edu).  All questions should be directed to Dr. Wise.

The Global Media Journal, Fall 2010 U.S. edition, is inviting article submissions.  The CFP, together with guidelines for authors, can be viewed at http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/.  This peer reviewed journal publishes theoretical, conceptual, qualitative, and quantitative work by both established scholars and graduate students.  In particular demand for the Fall 2010 edition are papers concerned with the political economy of gatekeeping and agenda setting practices in cross cultural contexts, and their relevance to citizen journalism as enabled by blogs and similar electronically mediated news channels.  Graduate student work or inquiries should be addressed to jia@chapman.edu.  Other material or inquiries should be addressed to gpayne@chapman.edu.  All submissions must be made electronically.

Call for Manuscripts: Mass Communication and Society. "The Facebook Election: New Media and the 2008 Presidential Campaign" Special Symposium. Tom Johnson & Dave Perlmutter, Guest Editors. Some political observers dubbed the 2008 presidential campaign as the Facebook election. Barack Obama, in particular, employed Online Social-Interactive Media  (OSIM) such as blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Digg, YouTube, MySpace and Facebook to run a grassroots style campaign. Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul similarly campaigned using OSIM technology in their organizing efforts. The Obama campaign was keenly aware that voters, particularly the young, are not simply consumers of information, but conduits of information as well. They often replaced the professional filter of traditional media with a social one. OSIMs allowed candidates to do electronically what previously had to be done through shoe leather and phone banks: contact volunteers and donors, and schedule and promote events. OSIMs changed the way candidates campaigned, how the media covered the election and how voters received information.  In this special issue of Mass Communication & Society, we seek theoretically driven and empirically grounded manuscripts on the role of OSIMs in the 2008 election campaign. This special issue will appear at the end of 2010. Submitted papers should follow the standard submission procedures outlined in the inside back cover of the journal. Authors should specify in their submission letter that they wish their submission to be considered for the 2008 Campaign New Media Symposium and must be received by 12 January 2010.

Call for Papers. The Journal of Media And Communication Studies (JMCS) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that will be published monthly by Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/JMCS). JMCS is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. JMCS will cover all areas of the subject. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish:

• Original articles in basic and applied research
• Case studies
• Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries, and essays

We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to JMCS@acadjourn.org for publication. Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.academicjournals.org/JMCS/Instruction.htm

tripleC - Cognition, Communication, Co-operation: Journal for a Sustainable Information Society. tripleC provides a forum to discuss the challenges humanity is facing today. It promotes contributions within an emerging science of the information age with a special interest in critical studies following the highest standards of peer review. It is the journal's mission to encourage uncommon sense, fresh perspectives and unconventional ideas, and connect leading thinkers and young scholars in inspiring reflections. Papers should reflect on how the presented findings contribute to the illumination of conditions that foster or hinder the advancement of a global sustainable and participatory information society.
For more information, and online submission, see: http://triplec.at.

Call for Manuscripts:  American Journal of Media Psychology (AJMP). The American Journal of Media Psychology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes theoretical and empirical papers that advance an understanding of media effects and processes on individuals in society. AJMP seeks submissions that have a psychological focus, which means the level of analysis should focus on individuals and their interaction with or relationship to mass media content and institutions. All theoretical and methodological perspectives are welcomed.  For instructions on submitting a manuscript, please visit: http://www.marquettejournals.org/mediapsychology. Questions about this call for manuscripts can be directed to Dr. Michael Elasmar, Editor, American Journal of Media Psychology at elasmar@bu.edu.

The Communication Review solicits papers in the interdisciplinary field of
media studies. We particularly encourage historical work, feminist work, and visual work, and invite submissions from those employing critical theoretical and empirical approaches to a range of topics under the general rubric of communication and media studies research. The Communication Review also functions as a review of current work in the field.  Towards this end, the editors are always open to proposals for special issues that interrogate and examine current controversies in the field.  We also welcome non-traditionally constructed articles which critically examine and review current subfields of and controversies within communication and media studies; we offer an expedited review process for timely statements. Please direct your papers, suggestions for special issues and queries to Tatiana Omeltchenko, Managing Editor, at to3y@virginia.edu. For more information about the journal and submission guidelines, please see the journal's website at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10714421.html.

 
Chinese Journal of Communication (CJoC)
Launching in 2008, Chinese Journal of Communication (CJoC) is a new venture of scholarly publication aimed at elevating Chinese communication studies along theoretical, empirical, and methodological dimensions. The new refereed journal will be an important international platform for students and scholars in Chinese communication studies to exchange ideas and research results. Interdisciplinary in scope, it will examine subjects in all Chinese societies in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, and the global Chinese diaspora. The CJoC welcomes research articles using social scientific or humanistic approaches on such topics as mass communication, journalism studies, telecommunications, rhetoric, cultural studies, media effects, new communication technologies, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, advertising and PR, political communication, communications law and policy, and so on. Articles employing historical and comparative analysis focused on traditional Chinese culture as well as contemporary processes such as globalization, deregulation, and democratization are also welcome. Published by Routledge, CJoC is institutionally based at the Communication Research Centre, the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. For more information and submission instructions, please visit http://www.informaworld.com/cjoc.

Journal of Children and Media is an interdisciplinary and multimethod peer-reviewed publication that provides a space for discusion by scholars and professionals from around the world and across theoretical and empirical traditions who are engaged in the study of media in the lives of children. Submissions: Submissions should be delivered as an email attachment to Dafna Lemish, Editor at: lemish@post.tau.ac.il. Manuscripts must conform to the American Psychological Association (APA) style with a maximum length of 8,000 words, including notes and references. The manuscript should be accompanied by an abstract of up to 150 words, biographical information for each author of up to 75 words each, and up to 10 keywords. For further information please visit: http://www.informaworld.com/jocam. 

International Journal of Strategic Communication is issuing a call for papers for its fourth and subsequent issues. The journal provides a forum for multidisciplinary and multiparadigmatic research about the role of communication, broadly defined, in achieving the goals of a wide range of communicative entities for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, social movements, political parties or politicians, governments, government agencies, personalities. For communication to be strategic is has to be purposeful and planned. The aim of the journal is to bring diverse approaches together with the purpose of developing an international, coherent and holistic approach to the field. Scholars in a broad range of communication specialities addressing strategic communication by organizations are invited to submit articles. Articles are blind-reviewed by three members of the editorial board, which consists of 34 scholars from 15 countries representing a broad array of theoretical and methodological perspectives.Submissions are electronic via the journal's website at ijosc@lamar.colostate.edu. Manuscripts should be no longer than 30 word-processed pages and adhere to the APA Publications Manual. For more information, contact editors Derina Holtzhausen, University of South Florida, dholtzha@cas.usf.edu or Kirk Hallahan, Colorado State University, kirk.hallahan@colostate.edu.

Feminist Media Studies. Authors in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean: submit to Lisa McLaughlin, Editor; e-mail: mclauglm@muohio.edu. Authors in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia: submit to Cynthia Carter, Editor; e-mail: cartercl@cardiff.ac.uk.

Education Review of Business Communication. Mss. info: http://www.senatehall.com/business_communication/index.html.

 
Journal of Communication Studies, National Council of Development Communication. Soliciting research papers, abstracts. E-mail: Shveta Sharma, communication@jcs@yahoo.com.

 
Hampton Book Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity. Jan Servaes, Hampton Book Series Editor, c/o School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia. Phone: +61 (7) 3365 6115 or 3088. Fax: +61 (7) 3365 1377. E-mail: j.servaes@uq.edu.au.

Manuscripts. Subject Matters: A Journal of Communications and the Self. E-mail: subjectmatters@londonmet.ac.uk.

Submissions. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies (JMEWS). Info: Marcia C. Inhorn, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, U of Michigan, and Mary N. Layoun, Chair of Comparative Literature, U of Wisconsin, Editors. Web: http://iupjournals.org/jmews/.

Communication Review. The Communication Review solicits papers in the interdisciplinary field of media studies. We are interested in papers discussing any aspect of media: media history, globalization of media, media institutions, media analysis, media criticism, media policy, media economics. We also invite essays about the nature of media studies as an emergent, interdisciplinary field. Please direct papers to Andrea L. Press and Bruce A. Williams, Editors, Media Studies Program, University of Virginia. E-mail: alp5n@virginia.edu, baw5n@b.mail.virginia.edu. For more information about the journal and submission guidelines, please see the journal's website at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10714421.asp.

Call for Manuscripts - The Journal of Native Aging & Health publishes articles that address Native aging, health, and related issues. All theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. Original research and studies should apply existing theory and research to Native Americans, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Islanders and First Nations Peoples, or should illuminate how knowledge informs and reforms exiting theories and research on Native populations, aging, and health. No material identifying the author(s) should appear in the body of the paper. The paper must not have appeared in any other published form. Each submission should include a separate cover page with the name of the author(s); present academic title or other current position; academic department and university (if appropriate); and complete address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if available). The submission also must include a single-paragraph abstract of no more than 120 words on a separate page. Manuscripts, abstracts, references, figures, and tables must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, Fifth Edition) guidelines. Contributors are encouraged to be familiar with the Manual's guidelines for avoiding bias in language used to express ideas int he manuscript. By submitting to JNAH, authors warrant that they will not submit their manuscript to any other publication without first withdrawing the manuscript from consideration by JNAH, that the work is original, and that appropriate credit has been given to other contributors in the project. Reports of the original research and papers may not exceed 25 pages (including references, tables, figures, and appendixes). Copies of submissions will not be returned to the author(s). Send four paper copies of complete papers to Pamela J. Kalbfleish, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. Along with your paper copies, include a disk with your submission in Word document format or attach an electronic copy of your manuscript to an e-mail sent to the editorial office. Questions may be directed to the editorial office via e-mail at yearbook@und.nodak.edu, telephone 701-777-2673, or fax 701-777-3955. Ordering Information: To order a copy of the Journal, contact: Dr. Pamela J. Kalbfleisch, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, Box 7169, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. $25.00 a copy / $40.00 year subscription.

 
Journal of Marketing and Communication Management. The Managing Editors, JMCM, Department of Marketing and Communication Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Info: http://www.jmcm.co.za. E-mail: Professor C H van Heerden, nheerden@hakuna.up.ac.za, or Professor Anske Grobler, anske@postino.up.ac.za. 

 
Submissions. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception. Info: http://www.participations.org/.

 
Essays. Bad Subjects: Iraq War Culture Review Essays. Email: Joe Lockard, Joe.Lockard@asu.edu. Info: http://bad.eserver.org.

Proposals. Alternatives Within the Mainstream II: Queer Theatre in Britain. Info: Dimple Godiwala-McGowan, Senior Lecturer, York St. John College (U of Leeds). E-mail: DimpleGodiwala@aol.com. 

 
Deadline extended. Papers. Journal of Middle East Media (JMEM), Center for International Media Education (CIME) at Georgia State U and the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE). Mohammed el-Naway, Senior Editor, Department of Communication, One Park Place South, 10th Floor, Georgia State U, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. E-mail: jouman@langate.gsu.edu.

 
New Journal - Communication for Development and Social Change. A new journal, Communication for Development and Social Change, is seeking papers that will present empirical research, theory, and practice-oriented approaches on subjects relevant to development communication and social change. Authors may submit inquiries and manuscripts electronically to Jan Servaes, Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, at j.sarvaes@uq.edu.au.

 

CONFERENCES

CALL FOR PAPERS GLOBAL VILLAGE - ARE WE THERE YET? 2009 Annual Conference of the Global Communication Association
www.globalcomassociation.com Bangalore, India 26-27 November 2009. 
Communication researchers, scholars, and graduates are invited to submit paper and panel proposals for inclusion in the 2009 Global Communication Association (GCA) Conference. Please submit a brief abstract (about 400 words) of the papers, including your complete contact information and affiliation, to Dr. R Kushal Kumar, Manipal University, (kushal.kumar@manipalu.com) no later than 15 August 2009. Panel proposals should be submitted to Dr. Yahya R. Kamalipour, Purdue University Calumet (ykamalip@purude.edu). Proposals must include theme, abstract, title of each paper, a brief description of each paper (200 words), complete contact information, and email address of each presenter.

Call for Papers and Workshops. (EACH) European Association for Communication in Healthcare International Conference on Communication in Healthcare 2010. 7-10 September 2010, Verona, Italy. Abstracts for oral / poster presentations and workshops on the following topics should be submitted by 15 January 2010 via the online submission form at www.each-conference.com.

The programme will address the following topics:

• Basic and applied research in clinical communication.
• Teaching clinical communication skills. 
• Shared decision making in general hospital and hospital practice.
• Communication and emotion.
• Communication in cancer care.
• Intercultural communication.
• Patient participation and perspectives.
• Communication technology and e-learning.
• Psychophysiology and communication.
• Research methodology.
• Ethical issues in communication.

Call for Submissions: 2010 Central States Communication Association Conference. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, OH. April 14-18, 2010.
"Communication and Civic Engagement: Challenge, Engage, and Change."

The Media Studies Interest Group invites submissions of competitive papers and thematic panels on all aspects of media studies, including mass communication, media technology, media and culture, and other studies of media and mass communication for the 2010 CSCA Convention. In addition, we are soliciting original video submissions for screening at the convention as well as original and innovative ideas for special sessions. Submissions for all categories must be complete by 2 October 2009. (Please note: submission of original media is a longer process that must be initiated by contacting Danielle Stern (daniellemstern@gmail.com) by 25 September 2009.) Contact Media Studies Interest Group Planner Danielle Stern at daniellemstern@gmail.com.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Each year the OCIS Division sponsors a Junior Faculty Workshop just prior to the Academy of Management Annual Meeting.  The purpose of the Workshop is to explore strategies and helpful practices for developing successful academic careers.  The Workshop involves senior faculty mentors and up to 25 junior faculty.  This is an invitation to untenured faculty to sign up for the 2009 event. The 2009 Workshop will be held on Friday evening (7 August) and all day Saturday (8 August) in Chicago, IL. The senior faculty participating in the 2009 Junior Faculty Workshop are: Claudia Loebbecke, University of Cologne; Peter Monge, University of Southern California; Wanda Orlikowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Dan Robey, Georgia State University; Bob Zmud, University of Oklahoma. This year’s topics include publication quality and quantity, tenure and promotion, and developing and fostering professional relationships.  There is still an opportunity to shape the agenda, and I would welcome any suggestions from those who plan on registering to attend. Preregistration for the Workshop is required.  To register, go to the Academy of Management website at https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg.   You will notice a $50 fee for the Workshop.  The purpose of the fee is to cover the cost of a group dinner on Friday.  If you would like to attend the Workshop, but will not be able to attend the Friday dinner, then do not attempt to register using the Academy website.  Instead, send me an e-mail expressing your interest in attending and we will handle it outside the system. If you have any questions about the Workshop or suggestions about topics you would like to see covered, please send me an e-mail at kstewart@rhsmith.umd.edu.

Sexuality Studies: A book series by Temple University Press. The coeditors of Sexuality Studies-Janice Irvine and Regina Kunzel-are currently soliciting book manuscripts. The series features work in sexuality studies, in its social, cultural, and political dimensions, and in both historical and contemporary formations. The editors seek books that will appeal to a broad, cross-disciplinary audience of both academic and nonacademic readers. Submissions to Sexuality Studies are welcome through Janet Francendese, Editor in Chief, Temple University Press (janet.francendese@temple.edu). Information on how to submit manuscripts can be found at: http://www.temple.edu/tempress/submissions.html. Initial inquiries about proposals can also be sent to: Janice Irvine, University of Massachusetts, Department of Sociology. irvine@soc.umass.edu; or, Regina Kunzel, University of Minnesota, Departments of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and History rkunzel@williams.edu.

The IABC Research Foundation is offering a grant for US $50,000 for Research on Communication Department Structure and Best Practices. Proposal guidelines can be found on the Research Foundation website http://www.iabc.com/rf/. The IABC Research Foundation serves as the non-profit research and development arm of IABC (International Association of Business Communicators). The Foundation is dedicated to contributing new findings, knowledge and understanding to the communication profession, and to helping organizations and communicators maximize organizational success. Through the generosity of donors, corporate sponsors and volunteers, the Foundation delivers original communication research and tools not available in the commercial marketplace.

 
The Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing outstanding scholarship in communications, media and cultural studies, journalism, and information studies. CJC is looking for theoretically innovative and methodologically challenging original manuscripts, in English or French, for immediate peer-review. To submit an article for peer-review go to the CJC website http://www.cjc-online.ca and click on the "submit" button. Articles for peer-review should be approximately 6,000 to 8,000 words in length. In addition to the traditional peer-reviewed article the CJC will develop innovative forms and formats for discussions of current practices including: media reviews, research overviews of current projects, and polemical commentaries. These submissions are shorter in length and may be either more descriptive or experimental in tone. Please direct ideas and inquiries to editor@cjconline.ca. For information on book reviews please contact our book review editor, Leslie Regan Shade, at review_editor@cjconline.ca. Info on CJC: Kim Sawchuk, Editor, CJC, editor@cjc-online.ca.

 
Visiting doctoral fellowships. The Media Management and Transformation Center (MMTC) at Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping University, Sweden, in the field of media business and media economics for advanced doctoral students. Dr. Cinzia dal Zotto, Research Manager, Media Management and Transformation Center, Jonkoping International Business School, P.O. Box 1026, SE-551 11 Jonkoping, SWEDEN. Info: http://www.jibs.se/mmtc. Email for more information: cinzia.dalzotto@ihh.hj.se.

NCI Fellowship in Health Communication and Informatics
The Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) is accepting Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) applicants for a Paid Fellowship Opportunity. HCIRB contributes to the reduction in death and suffering due to cancer by supporting research and development of a seamless health communication and informatics infrastructure. Through internal and extramural programs, the Branch supports basic and translational research across the cancer continuum. This CRTA fellowship offers outstanding training opportunities in health communication. The CRTA fellow will be a welcomed member of a team of passionate scientists, psychologists, and health communication researchers. Appropriate to the fellow's interests, participation and leadership opportunities are offered in Information Technology projects, marketing and dissemination, health trends survey design and analysis, peer-reviewed journal articles, and travel to national meetings and conferences.

Master or bachelor level degree, preferably in health communication, health informatics, public health, or related field; strong organizational, planning, problem solving, and project management skills; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and creatively. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens; be available 40 hours per week, for a six-month minimum. Some flexibility in work hours is allowed. The fellowship is renewable for up to two years and is based on demonstrated progress by mutual agreement among the fellow and supervisor.

For more details including how to apply: http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/brp/about/docs/HCIRBCRTAFellowship.pdf

MIAMI UNIVERSITY - OHIO
Comparative Media Studies

Miami University, Oxford, OH -- One or more tenure-track assistant professor positions in comparative media studies, beginning August 2010.  We welcome applicants from a range of disciplinary backgrounds; the position will be a joint appointment in a developing program in comparative media studies and another program or department in the humanities or social sciences.  Expertise in one or more of the following areas is desirable: history of media; technology and culture; creative non-fiction, documentary, and journalism in digital contexts. PhD by date of appointment required. Candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a sample of recent scholarship to Professor Richard Campbell, c/o College of Arts and Science, 143 Upham, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056.  Review of applications will begin on 26 October and continue until the position is filled. Miami University is an EOE/AA employer with smoke-free campuses.  Campus Crime and Safety Report – www.muohio.edu/righttoknow.  Hard copy upon request.

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications

The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas, announces its inaugural Stauffer Professor position. We are searching for an eminent scholar with a Ph.D. in journalism or a related field, who is a prolific researcher and will qualify to be hired at the rank of a tenured full professor. Areas of expertise might include media effects, public opinion, new/multi-media, race and gender issues, visual communication, health communication, political communication, strategic communication and international/intercultural communication. A social scientist is preferred, but all research methods/approaches will be considered. Research in issues related to diversity, or experience in working with a diverse population, is preferred but not required. For complete position description and to apply, go to https://jobs.ku.edu and search for position #00207874. Direct questions to Professor Tien-Tsung Lee, Search Committee Chair E-mail: ttlee@ku.edu; Fax: 785-864-5318; Telephone: 785-864-7626. Initial review begins on 1 December 2009, and will continue until position is filled. Start date is August 2010. EO/AA employer.

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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Communication Technology

The Ohio State University School of Communication invites applicants for an assistant professor position in the area of communication technology.  We interpret communication technology broadly and will also consider applicants who locate themselves primarily within another area of communication (such as political communication) with strong research interests in communication technology.  The School is committed to empirical, social-scientific research on communication processes, either basic or applied.

Teaching is an important component of these positions.  We seek good teachers and colleagues who are able to think outside of traditional boundaries and envision courses that might be attractive to both graduate and undergraduate students from within and outside of the major. 

All candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in communication or related social science, or have a reasonable expectation of completing all requirements for the degree prior to the start of fall quarter, 2009.  Candidates hired for tenure-track positions in the School of Communication must have strong research interests and abilities, with a demonstrated record of publication in top-tier journals in the field. 

TO APPLY: Applicants should send cover letter, curriculum vitae, samples of research, and three letters of recommendation to the search committee chair at jobs.comm@osu.edu.  Alternatively, materials may be sent to: Dr. Dan McDonald, Search Committee Chair, The Ohio State University, School of Communication, 3016 Derby Hall, 154 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210.

The deadline for full consideration is 1 November 2009.  To build a diverse workforce Ohio State encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Ohio State is an EEO/AA Employer.

The School is a part of Social and Behavioral Sciences and is committed to empirical (primarily quantitative) research approaches.  We currently have 34 full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty members in the School.  Our resources include a number of research laboratories and state-of-the-art research equipment.

The OSU campus is strategically located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio.  Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area.  It is a friendly city with a high quality of life.  The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation and technology-based industries.  Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life.  Additional information about the University and School is available via www.comm.ohio-state.edu and www.osu.edu.  Information about the Columbus area is at www.columbus.org.

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
School of Media and Public Affairs
Assistant Professor

The School of Media and Public Affairs invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor.  We seek a promising scholar with teaching and research interests in the fields of new media or media institutions and economics.  Area of research interest might include how media business models or public policy may respond to changing technologies, audiences or economic circumstances; the effects of new media structures, institutions and technologies on politics and public affairs; or the study of present and future news media structures. 

Basic Qualifications: An earned doctorate in a field related to media and public affairs; demonstrated potential for teaching excellence in courses relevant to the applicant’s specialization, and evidence of promise of a sustained program of original research in applicant's chosen specialization by way of peer-reviewed journal publications or works in progress.

To Apply: Send a letter containing a brief statement of interest, a curriculum vita, samples of scholarly work, a statement of current and future research interests, a statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching excellence, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Frank Sesno, Director, SMPA, 805 21st  Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20052. Review of applications will begin on 1 November 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.

The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  The university and department have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among the faculty.  We encourage applications from women and people of color.

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Department of Organizational Sciences and Communication
Assistant Professor of Communication

The Communication Program, within the Department of Organizational Sciences and Communication, invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Communication to begin 1 September 2010. The Communication Program offers a selective admission undergraduate major and two undergraduate minors. The Department is an interdisciplinary blend of scholars from a variety of related fields offering the Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Master’s programs in Organizational Sciences, and undergraduate programs in Communication and in Organizational Sciences. Salary, benefits, and startup funds are highly competitive.

Basic Qualifications: Applicants must have an earned PhD in Communication, or a closely related area, by 1 August 2010, with research and teaching interests in Interpersonal Communication or related areas and with demonstrated potential for productive scholarship. Applicants should also have a strong background in research methods, including quantitative approaches, and experience with or interest in teaching core courses such as Communication Theory, Research Methods, and Senior Seminar (requiring a thesis).

Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience at the university level beyond the level of a graduate T.A. is preferred. Also preferred is potential for obtaining external funding, as noted by a publication track record and by previously submitted and/or funded grant applications or involvement in funded research projects.

For additional information about the Communication Program and the Department of Organizational Sciences and Communication, please visit our web site at: http://www.gwu.edu/~orgsci/aboutuscom.htm

Application Procedures: Review of applications will begin October 25, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Interested applicants should submit curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests and qualifications, selective reprints, teaching evaluations summary, and three (3) letters of recommendation to:

Communication Faculty Search Committee 
The George Washington University
600 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN
School of Journalism
Senior Scholar

The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism invites nominations and applications for a senior scholar with qualifications appropriate for appointment at the rank of tenured full professor, beginning Fall 2010. Interested candidates who are associate professors as well as full professors are encouraged to apply. Candidates’ research interests should be relevant to the vital issues of the day concerning journalism, the media, and democratic society, including (1) political communication and public opinion, (2) the changing media political economy, professional roles, and institutional structure, and (3) impact of the emerging new media on citizenship and the public sphere—both nationally and globally. Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in a relevant academic field, a well-established program of nationally recognized research and publication, a commitment to classroom teaching, and record of mentoring graduate students. Other desirable qualifications include the ability to work collaboratively within the School and College, but also with scholars in other disciplines on campus and internationally. The School offers the B.J., M.A., and Ph.D. and is housed within a top-ranked College of Communication, which includes the nationally regarded Departments of Advertising, Radio-Television-Film, Communication Studies, and Communication Science and Disorders.

Screening of applicants will begin 15 October 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Send vita, names of three references, and a statement of interest in the position to: Maxwell McCombs, Search Chair; School of Journalism; University of Texas at Austin; 1 University Station A1000; Austin, TX 78712-0113. The School is committed to achieving diversity in its faculty, students, and curriculum, and it welcomes applicants who can help achieve these objectives.

The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Assistant Professor of Health Communication/Digital Communication

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in the field of health and digital communication.

Apply online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/ (requisition #57151).

The University of Iowa is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

For more information visit the School’s web site: www.uiowa.edu/jmc.

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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Assistant Professor of Visual News/Digital Communication

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in the field of Visual News/Digital Communication.

Apply online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/ (requisition #57152).

The University of Iowa is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

For additional information visit the School’s web site: www.uiowa.edu/jmc.

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND
Communication Arts
Assistant Professor (tenure track)

Indiana University South Bend’s Communication Arts area invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to teach mass communication courses. The successful applicant will be able to teach the introductory course in media studies and one or more of the following areas: gender and race in media, media literacy, media effects, and/or cultural studies. The ability to teach courses in public relations or journalism is helpful.

IU South Bend is the third largest campus in the Indiana University system and serves the north central Indiana community. The Communication Arts area at IU South Bend includes Mass Communication (Journalism, Electronic Media, and Public Relations) and Speech Communication (Organizational, Public Advocacy, and Interpersonal). Our mission is to prepare students to communicate effectively in personal, professional, and mediated environments.

Qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in mass communication, media studies, or related field; documentation of teaching effectiveness; and evidence of scholarly achievement required. Qualified ABD applicants will be considered, but must have a reasonable expectation of completing all requirements for the degree prior to the start of the fall 2010 semester. Tenure-track faculty teach a 3/3 load, perform research, and advise majors. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, a 10 month contract, university resources for funding research, and the possibility of summer teaching.

Please send a cover letter, CV, transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness and three letters of recommendation to Alec R. Hosterman, Communication Arts Search Committee, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend, 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend Indiana 46634.  Review of applications will begin 20 November 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.

IU South Bend is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. IU South Bend is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, applicants with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups.

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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Interpersonal Communication
Assistant Professor

The Department of Communication at the University of Missouri-Columbia invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty member to begin in Fall, 2010. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level.

We seek the strongest interpersonal communication scholar regardless of research emphasis or methodology to contribute to our graduate and undergraduate programs, with a secondary interest in an area that complements departmental areas of research. Candidates should have demonstrated teaching effectiveness, and an established record or clear promise of being a productive scholar by pursuing publications and external funding. Candidates should have completed the PhD by August, 2010.

The Department of Communication offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. The University of Missouri is the flagship institution of the state. Columbia, a college town of 100,000 midway between St. Louis and Kansas City, has been recognized repeatedly among the top cities in the U.S. For more information about the department, refer to http://communication.missouri.edu. For more information about the university, visit http://www.missouri.edu. For more information about the community, see http://www.columbiamochamber.com/.

Salary is competitive. Review of applications begins November 16 and continues until the position is filled. Minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer.  Send a letter of application, curriculum vita, a copy of a published article (or equivalent sample of scholarship), and three letters of recommendation to:

Dr. Loreen Olson
Search Committee Chair
115 Switzler Hall
Department of Communication
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO  65211
phone:  (573) 882-3667
e-mail: OlsonL@missouri.edu

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Mass Communications
Professor and Director

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida invites nominations and applications for the position of director of the School of Mass Communications at the USF Tampa campus for a term beginning no later than August 2010. This is a 12-month position with a rank of professor. The salary is competitive, to be determined by experience and education. The position is contingent on final funding approval. For more information, please see the school’s Internet site at http://masscom.usf.edu/gen_info/faculty-vacancies/.

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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO
College of Communication
Two (2) Positions

Assistant Professor of Advertising
College of Communication

The College of Communication at DePaul University seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor of advertising to begin August 2010. 

Ideal candidates will have the ability to teach basic and advanced courses in advertising principles as well as one or more of the following areas: advertising and new media, web design and application, media planning, connections planning, visual communication, and/or advertising production for the Internet. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, growing faculty who direct and support innovative and expanding B.A. and M.A. degree programs in advertising and public relations.  We seek individuals with a strong commitment to an ongoing program of research, visionary program building, and the drive to help us raise DePaul’s national profile in public relations and advertising education.  Our location in the heart of Chicago provides an unparalleled opportunity to forge strong working relationships with key industry professionals and to offer students cutting-edge, pre-professional training.  Ph.D. required, although ABD considered.  Professional industry experience is desirable.  Excellent research support is available.  Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

To apply, please send electronic copies of: 1) a cover letter that addresses interest in and qualifications for the position; 2) a current CV; 3) three letters of recommendation; and 4) one or more examples of published research.  Electronic materials can be sent to: cmnfacultysearch@depaul.edu, with Advertising Search and your name in the subject line.  Copies of unedited teaching evaluations (including student comments) can be mailed to Advertising Search Committee, College of Communication, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago IL 60604-2259.  Review of applications will begin 15 October 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. DePaul University is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

DePaul University is the nation’s largest Catholic university and the largest private university in Chicago, with more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students. This vibrant, diverse, and urban university provides a comprehensive liberal arts education and emphasizes both teaching and research.  The College of Communication has 42 full-time faculty serving more than 1200 undergraduate majors and approximately 200 graduate students.

Assistant Professor of Public Relations
College of Communication

The College of Communication at DePaul University seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor of public relations to begin August 2010. 

Ideal candidates will have the ability to teach basic and advanced courses in public relations, and offer related expertise in such areas as research methods, media relations, social media, ethics, political public relations, corporate communication and health communication. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, growing faculty who direct and support innovative and expanding B.A. and M.A. degree programs in advertising and public relations.  We seek individuals with a strong commitment to an ongoing program of research, visionary program building, and the drive to help us raise DePaul’s national profile in public relations and advertising education.  Our location in the heart of Chicago provides an unparalleled opportunity to forge strong working relationships with key industry professionals and to offer students cutting-edge, pre-professional training.  Ph.D. required, although ABD considered.  Professional industry experience is desirable. Excellent research support available.  Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. 

To apply, please send electronic copies of: 1) a cover letter that addresses interest in and qualifications for the position; 2) a current CV; 3) three letters of recommendation; and 4) one or more examples of published research.  Electronic materials can be sent to: cmnfacultysearch@depaul.edu, with Public Relations Search and your name in the subject line.  Copies of unedited teaching evaluations (including student comments) can be mailed to Public Relations Search Committee, College of Communication, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago IL 60604-2259.  Review of applications will begin 15 October 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. DePaul University is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

DePaul University is the nation’s largest Catholic university and the largest private university in Chicago, with more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students. This vibrant, diverse, and urban university provides a comprehensive liberal arts education and emphasizes both teaching and research.  The College of Communication has 42 full-time faculty serving more than 1200 undergraduate majors and approximately 200 graduate students.

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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Communication
Term Instructor/Assistant Professor

The School of Communication at Cleveland State University invites applications for a one-year Term Instructor/Assistant Professor position to begin 23 August 2010.  This position is contingent upon maintaining current levels of funding from the state, and is renewable up to six years.  Responsibilities include teaching a wide variety of introductory-level communication courses, including multiple sections of a large survey course that covers interpersonal, group and organizational communication, mass media systems, and mass communication effects.  Course teaching load will be four classes per semester.  Candidates for this position must possess a master’s degree in Communication or related field, a minimum of one year of experience in undergraduate teaching, and experience teaching introductory courses in Communication.  The preferred applicant should hold a doctorate in Communication or related field and have excellent classroom teaching skills, professional experience in a communication-related field, experience working with/training teaching assistants, and the ability to teach a wide range of courses in one or more of these areas: interpersonal communication, group and organizational communication, mass communication, digital media, film, journalism, public relations/advertising.  Salary is competitive.  Review of applications will begin on 16 Nov. 2009, and the application process will remain open until the position is filled.  Please send a letter of application, current vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. George B. Ray, Chair of Search Committee, School of Communication,233 Music and Communication Building, Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.

Health and Sustainable Communities are signature programs of Cleveland State University.

CSU is an AA/EOE institution committed to nondiscrimination in employment and education. M/F/D/V encouraged.

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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Chair, Department of Communication

The Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma invites applications for a department chair, with appointment beginning in July 2010, at an advanced Associate or Full Professor level (with tenure). Salary for the position will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

We seek a nationally visible communication scholar with a Ph.D. degree and a strong record of research productivity and a commitment to quality teaching to assume leadership and administrative responsibilities. In concert with the departmental faculty, the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and higher administration, the chair functions as a leader with special responsibilities in all matters of policy, including scheduling, instruction, budgeting, and evaluation of faculty performance.

The Department of Communication is strongly committed to providing quality instruction at the undergraduate and graduate level in communication theory and research. Seventeen faculty and 30 graduate teaching and research assistants staff a program offering the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees to approximately 70 graduate and 300 undergraduate majors. Our nationally-ranked graduate program emphasizes five research areas: (1) health communication; (2) intercultural/international communication; (3) language and social interaction; (4) political/mass communication; and (5) social influence/interpersonal communication.

As a major center of communication research, the department houses the Political Communication Center, home to the world’s largest collection of political commercials.
The department is affiliated with the Center for Risk and Crisis Management and the Center for Applied Social Research, both at the University of Oklahoma. In addition, our faculty work closely with multiple academic units across the university including medicine, nursing, meteorology, psychology, international/area studies, journalism, film & video studies, and women’s studies.

The City of Norman is a welcoming and engaged community that offers appreciation for diversity, the arts, and culture. Norman was recently named by CNNMoney.com as one of the top 10 best places to live in the United States. CNNMoney.com based their rankings on plentiful jobs, excellent schools, quality of life, and affordable housing.

Initial screening will begin no later than November 1, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of application and a vita to: Dr. Young Y. Kim, Search Committee Chair, Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma, 610 Elm Avenue, Room 101, Norman, OK 73019-2081. Department phone: (405) 325-3111; FAX: (405) 325-1587; E-mail: youngkim@ou.edu. Informal inquiries are invited and welcome.

The University of Oklahoma (www.ou.edu) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Individuals of all ethnicities are encouraged to apply. 

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