UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY
Lecturer in Communication
Two Positions

The University at Albany, SUNY seeks applications for two positions as Lecturer open for 2010-2011, pending final budgetary approval.  These positions will have an initial one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal.  Ph.D. in Communication or related field preferred, ABD considered; teaching experience and evidence of effectiveness required. Applicants must address in their letter of application their abilities to work with and instruct a culturally diverse population.  Ph.D.’s should be granted by a university accredited by a U.S. Dept. of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization. 

Preference given to applicants who can teach one or more of the following at the undergraduate and/or graduate level:  organizational communication, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, health communication, political communication, communication and technology, and rhetorical theory. 
 
For more information about this position, please see http://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=17509

A review of applications will start on March 26, 2010 and the search will remain open until the positions are filled.  Applicants should send a letter of application, CV, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and names and contact information for 3 references to the following URL: https://www.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=17509.  For further information about these positions or for assistance in uploading application materials, please contact:  Paige Koehler Bowles; Department of Communication, SS 351; University at Albany; Albany, NY 12222. Phone: 518-591-8628. Fax: 518-442-3884, email: pkbowles@albany.edu.   The University at Albany is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/IRCA/ADA Employer.

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UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
Lectureship in Intercultural Communication

The Department of English has a strong research and teaching portfolio in English Literature, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication. We seek to appoint a lecturer to contribute to the two successful MA programmes, Intercultural Communication with International Business and Communication and International Marketing, as well as to strengthen our research activity in cross-cultural communication, pragmatics and international diversity.

You should hold a PhD in Linguistics or equivalent, have relevant publications and a demonstrated ability to teach at university level. A PhD with a focus on cross-cultural communication and pragmatics and/or advertising would be an advantage. Expertise in communication and/or linguistics is essential. Knowledge of advertising, marketing and semiotics would be an advantage. You will have a research interest in the comparison of different communication systems in different national and/or ethnic groups as well as in other aspects of international and/or professional communication.
This post is available from June 2010.

For an informal discussion, please contact Professor Marion Wynne-Davies on 01483 683159 or email: m.wynne-davies@surrey.ac.uk

To apply online, please visit www.surrey.ac.uk/jobs alternatively, please contact Leonie Burton on 01483 689955 or email leonie.burton@surrey.ac.uk quoting Ref: 7391.

Closing date: 25 April 2010.
Interview board to be held: 6 May 2010.
We acknowledge, understand and embrace diversity
www.surrey.ac.uk/jobs

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UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA
Department of Communication
Research Faculty Position

The Dept of Communication at the University of Haifa (communication.haifa.ac.il) is seeking outstanding applicants for a new position*, effective 1 Oct. 2011, to join a dynamic faculty group offering research-oriented programs at the BA, MA and PhD levels. Only candidates with a record of publications in the area of strategic communication (public relations or advertising) will be considered.  Rank open. Candidates holding a PhD in Communication (or expecting to complete their studies before October 2011), preferably following a post-doc period, who are able to teach in Hebrew, are encouraged to apply. 

Applicants should send a CV including a scientific biography and future research plans, a list of 3 possible references, and syllabi of courses the candidate would be able to teach in the area of strategic communication to:

Eli Avraham, Chair of the search committee (eavraham@com.haifa.ac.il)
Department of Communication
University of Haifa
Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel.

Please do NOT forward letters of recommendation at this point. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. We will start processing applications on 1 July 2010 and continue until the position is filled.

*Pending funding.

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UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Tenure-track Associate or tenured Associate/full Professor
Faculty of Criminology, Justice, and Policy Studies
(to be renamed: Faculty of Social Science and Humanities July, 2010) 

The Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities) at UOIT is accepting applications for a tenure-track Associate, a tenured Associate or tenured Professor position at a senior level in Communication.  A successful new BA in Communication program was launched at UOIT in 2007 and an MA in Communication (Professional) program is planned for 2011. In support of this rapid expansion we invite applications for a core faculty position from candidates with a PhD in Communication and several years of experience in teaching (including graduate level courses and supervision), research and administration.  The successful candidate will take on a leadership role within the Communication program and will oversee the launch of the upcoming MA.  While all candidates with expertise and experience in various areas of Communication Studies are encouraged to apply, we are especially interested in hiring faculty who can teach in the areas of Organizational Communication, International Communication, Business and Professional Writing, or the social, political and economic impact of ICTs. Demonstrated leadership skills which can be used to help build a strong Communication program, as well as an active research agenda are, however, the main qualifications for this position. Experience supervising graduate students is preferred. Applications from mid-career and senior scholars are encouraged.

The Faculty of Criminology (Social Science and Humanities) offers Bachelor of Arts  degrees in Communication, Criminology and Justice , Legal Studies, Public Policy, and a Master of Arts (MA)  in Criminology.  Review of applications will begin on April 5, 2010. For full details about this position and instructions on how to apply, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website at www.uoit.ca.    Further information about the Faculty can be found at www.criminologyandjustice.uoit.ca   UOIT is strongly committed to diversity within its community, and welcomes applications from qualified visible minority group members, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to further the diversification of ideas.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Faculty of Social Sciences
Three Full-Professor positions in Communication Science
Media Change and Media Innovation

This professorship focuses on the analysis of changes in the mediatization of societal communication due to new media technology, individualization and evolving political multi-level systems. The professor is expected to strengthen scientific cooperation within the research area of “Distributed Multimedia Systems“ (Faculty of Computer Science) (reference no. 490-20).

Public Relations-Research
This professorship focuses on internal and external Corporate Communication in economy and politics. The professor is expected to strengthen scientific cooperation within the research area of „Knowledge Society in Transition“(reference no. 490-21).

Advertising Research
This professorship focuses on advertising in economy and politics. The professor is expected to strengthen scientific cooperation within the research area of „Knowledge Society in Transition“(reference no. 490-22).

Applications:
As stated in its development plan (http://www.univie.ac.at/rektorenteam/ug2002/entwicklungsplan.html) the University of Vienna aims at strengthening its position as a major research-oriented university. Key elements of this strategy include the provision of an attractive range of research-based study programs, support for furthering the work of junior academic colleagues, and high-caliber professorial appointments. We intend to increase the number of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invite applications by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential consideration.

Successful candidates for the three positions will have the following qualifications:

• PhD and post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution.
  (an Austrian or equivalent international academic degree in the relevant  field)
• Outstanding research and publication records, with an excellent reputation as an active member in the international academic community 
• A Habilitation (venia docendi) or equivalent international qualification in the relevant field is desirable 
• Experience in designing, acquiring and directing major research projects, and willingness and ability to assume the responsibility of team leadership 
• Experience in university teaching, and willingness and ability to teach at all curricular levels, to supervise theses, and to further the work of junior academic colleagues.

The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in Bachelor programs and participation in committees.

The University of Vienna offers:

• Attractive terms and conditions of employment with a negotiable and performance-related salary, associated with a generous retirement fund
• A “start-up package” for the initiation of research projects  
• An attractive and dynamic research location in a city with a high quality of life and in a country with excellent research funding 
• Support for moving to Vienna.

Candidates should send an application containing at least the following documents: 

•  Academic CV
• Brief description of current research interests and research plans for the immediate future 
• List of publications together with the specification of five key publications judged by the applicant to be particularly relevant to the advertised professorship, together with an explanation of their relevance, and pdf versions of these five publications provided either as email attachments or through URLs of downloadable copies (PDF versions of monographs need only be provided if not easily available)  
• List of papers and talks given, including detailed information about invited plenaries at international conferences
• List of projects supported by third-party funds
• Short survey of previous academic teaching and list of supervised PhD theses.

Applications in English should be submitted per e-mail (preferably as pdf attachments) to the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna, Professor Dr. Rudolf Richter (dekanat.sowi@univie.ac.at), no later than 31 May 2010, with the reference number of the position.

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
School of Media and Public Affairs
Research Fellowship in Political Communication
September 2010-May 2011

GW is seeking a scholar who would like to spend two semesters working closely on research projects with Robert Entman, Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs (and potentially with other faculty members at the SMPA). The position carries a $50,000 salary and is designed either for a recent recipient of the Ph.D., or for a mid-career scholar who has sabbatical or grant funding and would benefit from spending a year doing research at GW’s centrally located campus in Washington, DC.  For 2010-11 the focus will be on empirical analysis of media framing, news slant, and biases in traditional and online media depictions of politics and of international relations.

Basic qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in communication, political science or a related discipline and an excellent record of published research in political communication or, for recent degree recipients, a record suggesting great promise.

Preferred qualifications: Preference will be given to applicants who have extensive experience in content analysis and qualitative and quantitative methods.  Background and training in experimental methods, elite interviewing, or focus group and survey research is highly desirable.

The person appointed will devote three-four days per week to collaborative research with Professor Entman.  If he or she desires, the Fellow will also be able to teach one seminar during the course of the nine-month residency.  This position as Post-Doctoral Scientist at GW comes with faculty benefits. 

Please send a c.v., writing samples, a 500-750 word proposal for research that might be carried out with Professor Entman during the year at GW, and the names of three scholars who can be contacted for recommendations to:  Professor Robert Entman, School of Media and Public Affairs, Suite 400, 805 21st Street NW, Washington DC 20052.  Review of applications will begin on April 15th.

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