Faculty Opening in Critical Race/Ethnicity and Communication
University of Washington

The University of Washington seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in
the area of race/ethnicity and communication in the Department of
Communication. Our graduate and undergraduate programs are 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.

Candidates should have interests in race/ethnicity and communication,
defined broadly to include face-to-face, on-line, mediated, or
mass-mediated contexts. Particular focus may include critical race
theory;
the social construction of race in relationship to issues of power; the
shifting nature of conceptualizations of race; the enactment or
challenging of racial conceptions through media representations, public
discourse, or rhetoric; the ways in which cultural ideologies are
constructed by, are reflective of, and/or contribute to communication
about race; transnational or postcolonial analyses of race; anti-racist
inter-cultural discourses; linkages among race and other "differences"
such as gender or class; racialization, nationalism and diaspora; or the
creation of identity (e.g., political, social) within groups that have
been historically marginalized.

The Department of Communication has plans for an interdisciplinary
center
on communication and issues of difference; our new colleague will play a
central part in shaping that initiative.  The Department of
Communication
was recognized in 2002-03 as a campus leader in the retention of
under-represented minority students and includes several faculty who are
involved in diversity-related research, teaching, and service. The
University of Washington has a substantial institutional commitment to
these issues.

Faculty are expected to conduct research, teach 4 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 curriculum. Experience mentoring students of
under-represented groups would be highly valued. Candidates must have
earned or be close to completion of a Ph.D. by September 2005, 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 this position is September 16, 2005. Applications
will
be reviewed beginning October 15, 2004, 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.


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David Domke
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Department of Communication
Adjunct Faculty, Political Science
Box 353740
University of Washington
Seattle, WA  98195

Office Phone: (206) 685-1739
Fax: (206) 616-3762
Office Location: Communications 225
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http://faculty.washington.edu/domke
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Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Oklahoma
860 Van Vleet Oval--Rm. 101
Norman, OK   73019-2051
PHONE: (405) 325-5227
FAX: (405) 325-7565
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