Below is an ad for two openings at University of California, San Diego. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions about the job and the department. Gina Neff Starting Fall 2005 Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Washington gneff<AT>u.washington.edu ------------------------------------ The Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego (www.communication.ucsd.edu) seeks to fill two positions to begin July 1, 2006 in the area of the department that focuses on symbolic communication and mediated human activity. Position 1: tenure-track Assistant Professor. Position 2: Associate Professor with tenure. Research areas for both positions may include the study of discourse, language and social interaction; distributed cognition and learning; play and children's culture; youth interactions with technology; technologically supported networks in institutions, organizations, workplaces, or social movements. We seek applicants whose work reflects and extends the department's engagement with categories of difference. Send vita, statement of research and teaching interests, one work sample (such as a recent publication), home page URL, and contact information for three references by October 31, 2005 (late applications will be accepted) to: Professor Carol Padden Department of Communication (0503) University of California at San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093-0503 UCSD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Applicants are invited to preview campus diversity resources and programs at the campus website for Diversity (http://diversity.ucsd.edu/). To assist applicants who may have an interest in employment opportunities for spouses/partners, consult the UCSD Academic Job Opportunities Bulletin (http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/aaa/recruitment/), the Staff Employment Opportunity Bulletin (http://joblink.ucsd.edu/) or our links to employment opportunities at other education and research institutions in San Diego (http://www.ucsd.edu/sandiego.html). Judy Wertin Chair's Assistant MCC 131 Dept. of Communication University of California, San Diego (858) 534-0234