UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR COMMUNICATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES The Department of Communication at the University of Cincinnati seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning September 1, 2010. We seek an outstanding individual whose research program examines the impacts of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on human relationships, organizations, or society at large. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses that help undergraduate and graduate students to understand, develop, and manage communication processes and/or campaigns in a rapidly-changing technological environment. We are also looking for an individual whose research and teaching activities are consistent with the Department's mission, which features a commitment to address connections between communication and contemporary social problems. The University of Cincinnati (<http://www.uc.edu/>www.uc.edu), a public Research Intensive university located within the vibrant uptown Clifton neighborhood, has a diverse student body of over 35,000 students. The Department of Communication (<http://www.artsci.uc.edu/communication>www.artsci.uc.edu/communication) offers both B.A. and M.A. degree programs. Our undergraduate program features courses in public, interpersonal, organizational, and mediated communication. Our department is one of only 20 in the nation whose public relations program has obtained certification by the Public Relations Society of America. The undergraduate program also features service learning and collaboration with community organizations. Our graduate program was recently evaluated as one of the best M.A.-only programs in the country in both faculty research productivity and doctoral preparation. Faculty research areas include interpersonal communication, organizational leadership, issues management and public relations, political communication, health and environmental communication, risk communication, children and media, and diversity issues related to gender/sexuality, race and ethnicity, and age. Qualifications: Completed Ph.D. required by 1 September 2010, evidence of research and publication activity, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Applicants for this position must apply online to <http://www.jobsatuc.com/>www.jobsatuc.com. Cover letter should address the candidate's fit with both the position and Departmental mission. Vita and samples of scholarly work can also be posted online. Send copy of graduate transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of recommendation to: Steve Depoe, Chair of Search Committee, Department of Communication, University of Cincinnati, P. O. Box 210184, Cincinnati OH 45221-0184. Questions: Contact Prof. Depoe at <mailto:depoesp@email.uc.edu>depoesp@email.uc.edu. EO/AAE. Application deadline: December 31, 2009 Stephen Depoe, Ph.D. Editor, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE www.informaworld.com/renc Professor and Director of Graduate Program Department of Communication University of Cincinnati, USA (513)-556-4459