NOTICE OF VACANCY

University of Connecticut,  Communication Sciences Department
Communication Processes Section, Storrs Campus

Rank: Open     Salary: Open, depending upon  qualifications and experience



Dates       Duties  begin: 8/23/03


Consideration of applications begins immediately and will continue until  a
suitable  candidate has been identified


Description of Duties

Conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses  in New
Communication Technologies.   The candidate should have an additional
expertise in one or more of the  following areas: marketing, advertising,
e-commerce, computer graphics, internet  research, organizational
communication, media effects or interpersonal communication.  The job also
includes service to the  department and university, such as advising in the
undergraduate, M.A., and  Ph.D. programs. Lab space and startup funds will
be available to facilitate a  qualified candidate  s research program.



Qualifications: Ph.D. completed;  expertise in quantitative research
methodology and relevant teaching experience.



Program and Campus Information

 The Communication Processes Section of the Department of  Communication
Sciences serves approximately 300 undergraduate majors, 15 M.A.  and 25
Ph.D. students. There are 10 full-time faculty positions at the Storrs
(main) campus.  The department is  well equipped with laboratory space and
modern computing and research equipment  including high-speed Internet
connections and a facility designed for human  computer interaction
research.  The  university also houses the Booth Center for computing
research.  The Storrs campus is located in rural  Connecticut, 40 minutes
from Hartford and 60 minutes from Providence, RI,  between Boston (90
minutes away) and New York City (3 hours away). For more  information see
<http://www.coms.uconn.edu>www.coms.uconn.edu or www.uconn.edu.



Application Procedure



Send all application materials -- letter of application,  curriculum vita,
and copies of relevant publications and papers -- as email  attachments to
[log in to unmask]  Have 3 letters of reference also sent
electronically, if possible.  If  not, send to:



Mark Hamilton, Search Committee  Chair



COMS-NCT Search Committee



Department of Communication  Sciences



850 Bolton Road



Unit 1085



University of Connecticut



Storrs, CT 06269-1085





The  University of Connecticut encourages minorities, women, and people
with  disabilities to apply for this position.      Mark Hamilton
Department of  Communication Sciences
University of Connecticut
Ph: 860-486-4569
Fx:  860-486-5422
email: [log in to unmask]

Diana I. Rios,
Assist. Prof.of Communication Sciences & PRLS
& Assoc. Dir. Puerto Rican & Latino Studies Instit.
Dept. Communication Sciences, U-1085
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT  06269
860-486-3187 office
860-486-5422 dept. fax