JOB DESCRIPTION 

 

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in School of Communication

Organizational Communication or Public Relations

2009/2010

 

Position:                  Assistant Professor of Communication,
starting August 2009, pending budgetary approval.

 

Qualifications:      All candidates must have Ph.D. degree in
organizational communication or public relations, or have a reasonable
expectation of completing all requirements for the degree prior to
August 15, 2009. Evidence of teaching effectiveness and record of
potential for research and/or ongoing publication in specialty area
required. Ideal candidates would be able to teach courses in
organizational communication, public relations, and undergraduate
research methods. Experience mentoring students of color and/or diverse
socio-economic backgrounds as well as mentoring graduate students is
desirable.

 

 

Responsibilities:  Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses both Fall
and Spring semesters related to organizational communication, corporate
communication, and/or public relations (principles of public relations,
public relations writing, campaigns and cases, design). Ideal candidates
would be able to teach undergraduate research methods. Producing
research and/or creative activity and pursuing external research
funding.  

 

University:             Western Michigan University is a Carnegie
Classification Research Extensive Institution. The Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching has placed WMU among the 76 public
institutions in the nation designated as research universities with high
research activity.  WMU is a campus of 23,000 and prides itself on its
Carnegie classification and continues to expand its research mission
through the inclusion of students at all levels in research endeavors.
It is an institution that attracts and retains leading scholars with
national and international reputation for innovative research. Both the
University and the School maintain a strong commitment to excellence in
teaching undergraduate and graduate students, and to retaining the
friendliness and personal attention that often are associated with
smaller institutions.

 

Kalamazoo is located only two and half hours by car from Chicago and
Detroit and only 45 minutes from the beaches of Lake Michigan. It is
located in one of Michigan's designated research corridors, maintaining
a strong life sciences/biotech presence and supporting two leading
medical centers. With 230,000 people in the greater Kalamazoo area, the
community offers an array of cultural events, entertainment, and
all-season recreation. The city supports a nationally-recognized
symphony and has earned a reputation for a vibrant community theatre and
visual arts scene. Kalamazoo is also the home of the Kalamazoo Promise,
a scholarship program offered to all Kalamazoo Public School students
that covers up to 100% of tuition and mandatory fees to any Michigan
public institution of higher learning.


 


WMU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer consistent with
applicable federal and State law.  All qualified applicants are
encouraged to apply. Candidates who bring diverse perspectives to the
school through their research and teaching and have successful
experience mentoring students of color are strongly encouraged to apply.


 

Department:      The School of Communication at Western Michigan
University embraces the philosophy of engaged scholarship - a philosophy
that grounds our theory and research in a practical effort to make an
impact on our personal relationships, organizations, communities,
society and the global community. We have a nationally-recognized
masters program and 21 tenure-track faculty actively engaged in student
mentoring, who have national and international research and creative
activity records.  Our graduate program exemplifies a program that
engages students in public scholarship, providing transparent criteria
for student success, and employs the best practices such as teamwork,
interdisciplinary approaches, and mentoring.  Our undergraduate
curriculum serve approximately 1,100 students in seven majors, including
Communication Studies; Film, Video, and Media Studies; Interpersonal
Communication; Journalism; Organizational Communication; Public
Relations; and Telecommunications and Information Management, and 300
students in three minors:  Communication, Journalism, and Communication
Education. We have a newly-renovated, state-of-the-art, multi-media
facility. 

 

Compensation:     Salaries are competitive.  The academic year is eight
months (late August through April).  Generous fringe benefits, including
full TIAA/CREF contributions, are provided as are opportunities to teach
in the summer for additional compensation.

 

Starting Date:        August 2009.

 

Applications:         Review of applications will begin October 1, 2008
and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should visit
http://www.wmich.edu/hr/careers-at-wmu.htm
<http://www.wmich.edu/hr/careers-at-wmu.htm>  to apply. Online
applications should include: a) vita, b) letter of application
highlighting qualifications including summary of research program,
summary of teaching experience, and pedagogical philosophy and c) list
of references. 

 

            Graduate transcripts, representative examples of research
activity, three letters of recommendation, and summary of teaching
evaluations can be sent directly to: Dr. Julie Apker,

 

Know Justice, Know Peace,

Rev. Dr. E-K. Daufin

Professor of Communication, ASU FSA Co-VP for Faculty

Alabama State University, 915 S. Jackson St.

Montgomery, AL 36101-0271 PH:334-229-6885

Thanks in advance for your research & creative activity referrals:
http://home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin

 

With all my  heart I want work that I love; for abundant pay; in a
beautiful, functional, comfortable environment; with/for kind,
competent, happy, supportive people who love, enjoy and appreciate me
and I they. Ashe.

 

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