20 October: fyi -- communications, Texas
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Texas Tech University's Communication Studies Department invites
applications for a full-time, tenure track, open rank position to
begin August 2010. The successful applicant should be qualified to
teach the undergraduate and graduate communication theory and
research methods courses. Preference will be given to the candidate
who has a degree in hand, 2 or more years of full-time university
teaching experience, demonstrates a solid understanding of the range
and depth of philosophical underpinnings within the field (i.e.,
objective/discovery, interpretive, critical, and postmodern
philosophies), and who is capable of teaching a broad survey of
theoretical ideas and a variety of methodological approaches (i.e.,
critical, rhetorical, qualitative, and quantitative) that are taught
in the department. Candidates with an expertise in qualitative and/or
critical approaches who can teach the full range of philosophical and
methodological approaches are especially sought. The successf ul
candidate will be expected to offer appropriate service to the
department, college, and university.
Texas Tech University is a Carnegie Tier One reaching university that
offers the most degrees for a non-land grant university in Texas. The
Communication Studies Department includes Interpersonal,
Organizational, and Rhetorical emphases at the undergraduate level and
a Master of Arts degree.
Qualifications for the position include a doctorate in communication
at the time of application. Documentation of teaching effectiveness
and scholarly achievement are required; evidence of successful grant
applications and a research agenda that ties into the university's
emphases on wind/sustainable energy, water resources, biomedical
sciences, environmental sciences, or technology innovations are a
plus. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits in a
low-cost geographic region of the country, a 9-month contract,
university resources for funding research, and the possibility of
summer teaching. In addition, we are located in the West Texas region
that is comprised of sizeable Hispanic/Latino/a and aging populations,
and have connections with the TTU Law School and the TTU Health
Science Center should a candidate's research program warrant such
resources.
Please send electronically a cover letter, CV, transcripts (can be
unofficial until campus visit is offered), evidence of effectiveness
in teaching, research, and grant writing, a statement of teaching
philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Mark Gring,
Communication Studies Search Committee, 264 Mass Communications Bldg,
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
79423-3083. Mark.Gring@ttu.edu. Ph:
806-742-3913. Review of applications will begin November 20, 2009 and
will continue until the position is filled. We will have faculty
members available to meet with prospective applicants at NCA.
Texas Tech University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities,
veterans and we consider the needs of dual-career couples.
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