Call for Nominations: NCA’s Global Communication Award Committee Member (USA)

Professional OpportunitiesCall for Nominations: Global Communication Award Committee member, National Communication Association, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 1 October 2024.

The Global Communication Award recognizes communication scholars who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and notable service in the areas of global communication. Specifically, the recipient will be recognized for distinguished communication scholarship that: 1. De-Westernizes way of knowing and doing, 2. Focuses on regions, communities, or spaces outside of the United States and Europe Integrates and cities international, and global scholars, theories, approaches, and/or methodologies in their scholarship, 3. Amplifies the global ecologies of knowledge.

Committee members review, evaluate, deliberate, and select a winner as prescribed by the individual award guidelines. Committee chair is responsible for coordinating the work of the selection committee and ensuring all deadlines are met. The chair is the third-year member of the committee. The selection committee reviews nomination materials electronically from June to August for an average of 2-3 hours per month. The time commitment for selection committee members is dependent on the number of nominations.

Nominees should be at the mid-career stage or beyond and focused on teaching and/or researching in global communication. NOTE: At least one member must a scholar residing or working outside of the United States.

Nominees must be members of NCA at the time of submitting materials and possess:

  • A willingness to collaborate with other committee members as needed.
  • The ability to think comprehensively about Global Communication research.
  • An understanding of the vision and mission of NCA.
  • The willingness to set aside professional affiliations/friendships reviewing nomination materials.
  • A commitment to adhere to confidentiality when required.

This is for a 3 year term, starting January 2025.

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