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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Communication Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston

The University of Massachusetts Boston welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in either Organizational Communication or Intercultural Communication, beginning September 1, 2012. This is the third in a series of hires to establish a new Communication Department and major within the College of Liberal Arts (CLA).

Candidates should possess an earned PhD in Communication, a quantitative social science research program, and the potential for obtaining external funding. Possible areas of research interest include diversity in the workplace, communication and social mobilization, compliance gaining and social influence in organizational contexts, international media systems, globalization, political communication, crosscultural media effects, and others.  Opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaboration may exist between this position and the CLA Departments of Psychology or Sociology, McCormack Graduate School of Public Policy, and/or College of Nursing and Health Sciences, depending on areas of research expertise and interest.

The successful candidate is expected to develop and teach required courses in the new major, along with courses in Organizational or Intercultural Communication and other courses in his/her area of expertise. Teaching load is a 3/3, though new faculty are typically granted a number of course releases during their pre-tenure years.

Three letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the address below. Please direct any questions to Ken Lachlan, Director of Communication Studies, at ken.lachlan@umb.edu.
In order to receive full consideration, all application materials must be received no later than November 11, 2012. Please send a cover letter, C.V., research statement, sample publications, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to: Communication Studies Search Committee, c/o Martin Hansen, Wheatley Hall 05-111, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393.

UMass Boston (www.umb.edu) is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, persons of color, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.