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Jeter
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

The University of Washington seeks two tenure-track assistant professors in
the areas of (1) political communication and journalism and (2) social
interaction in the Department of Communication, which brings together the
former Department of Speech Communication and School of Communications. The
new Department of Communication, effective July 1, 2002, is a product of five
years of extensive discussion and curriculum development among faculty in
these two units and UW leadership. The Department has created innovative and
forward-looking graduate and undergraduate programs founded on the principles
of intellectual and cultural pluralism, interdisciplinary theorizing, diverse
methods of inquiry, public scholarship and community engagement, and
innovation through collaboration among faculty and students. Building upon
these core principles, Department faculty have identified seven areas of
emphasis - communication and culture; international communication; political
communication; rhetoric and critical studies; social interaction; technology
and society; and journalism. New faculty are expected to contribute
significantly to at least one of these areas.

Faculty are expected to conduct research, teach 4-5 courses during a
three-quarter academic year, and supervise graduate students at the master's
and doctoral levels. Applicants must demonstrate a potential for excellence
in research and teaching and the ability to contribute to the Department's
new curriculum as well as new interdisciplinary programs arrayed among
communication, political science, and technical communication. Candidates
must have earned or be close to completion of a Ph.D. by September 2003, in a
field related to the positions offered.  Candidates should send a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests,
copies of teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation.

The start date for these positions is September 16, 2003. Applications will
be reviewed beginning November 1, 2002, and until the positions are filled.
Send application material to: Professor Gerald Baldasty, Chair, Department of
Communication, Box 353740, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3740.

The University of Washington is the largest and most active research
institution in the northwest with several extensive libraries and substantial
computing and support facilities. The Department of Communication is
committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages
applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and
covered veterans. The University of Washington is an affirmative action,
equal opportunity employer.

Political Communication and Journalism - Candidates should have interests in
political communication and journalism, either in traditional mass media or
interactive media contexts. For example, candidates might focus on the
communications of politicians, campaign strategists, news media, and/or
citizens; the generation of content for news and/or entertainment media or
the effects of such content on public opinion and behavior; the deliberation
and decision-making of policy-makers and citizens; legal and/or regulatory
policies relating to communication generally or media specifically; or the
role of communication media in social movements and global activities.
Candidates for this position will have teaching responsibilities that include
two courses a year in the Department's journalism sequence, a selective
undergraduate program that offers the only accredited journalism education in
Washington state.

Social Interaction - Candidates should have interests in interpersonal and/or
relational communication with an emphasis on the ways people interact with
one another. The contexts in which the interactions occur may be
face-to-face, on-line, or mediated. Particular focus may include the study of
language and nonverbal behavior, instructional communication, children's
communication, and/or relational development. Ideally, candidates for this
position will also have scholarly interests in one or more of our other
research areas (particularly communication and culture or technology and
society) and make useful links between social interaction and those areas. A
strong grounding in interpersonal or relational theories is important.
Candidates should be prepared to teach courses related to interpersonal
communication and to teach quantitative or qualitative methods. We are also
looking for a candidate interested in teaching our large lecture introductory
course.
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