Please feel free to distribute as appropriate. For more information on the Department of Communication, visit <http://www.com.washington.edu> david silver *** The University of Washington seeks two tenure-track assistant professors in the areas of (1) political communication and journalism and (2) social interaction in the Department of Communication, which brings together the former Department of Speech Communication and School of Communications. The new Department of Communication, effective July 1, 2002, is a product of five years of extensive discussion and curriculum development among faculty in these two units and UW leadership. The Department has created innovative and forward-looking graduate and undergraduate programs founded on the principles of intellectual and cultural pluralism, interdisciplinary theorizing, diverse methods of inquiry, public scholarship and community engagement, and innovation through collaboration among faculty and students. Building upon these core principles, Department faculty have identified seven areas of emphasis - communication and culture; international communication; political communication; rhetoric and critical studies; social interaction; technology and society; and journalism. New faculty are expected to contribute significantly to at least one of these areas. Faculty are expected to conduct research, teach 4-5 courses during a three-quarter academic year, and supervise graduate students at the master's and doctoral levels. Applicants must demonstrate a potential for excellence in research and teaching and the ability to contribute to the Department's new curriculum as well as new interdisciplinary programs arrayed among communication, political science, and technical communication. Candidates must have earned or be close to completion of a Ph.D. by September 2003, in a field related to the positions offered. Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, copies of teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation. The start date for these positions is September 16, 2003. Applications will be reviewed beginning November 1, 2002, and until the positions are filled. Send application material to Professor Gerald Baldasty, Chair, Department of Communication, Box 353740, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3740. The University of Washington is the largest and most active research institution in the northwest with several extensive libraries and substantial computing and support facilities. The Department of Communication is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Political Communication and Journalism - Candidates should have interests in political communication and journalism, either in traditional mass media or interactive media contexts. For example, candidates might focus on the communications of politicians, campaign strategists, news media, and/or citizens; the generation of content for news and/or entertainment media or the effects of such content on public opinion and behavior; the deliberation and decision-making of policy-makers and citizens; legal and/or regulatory policies relating to communication generally or media specifically; or the role of communication media in social movements and global activities. Candidates for this position will have teaching responsibilities that include two courses a year in the Department's journalism sequence, a selective undergraduate program that offers the only accredited journalism education in Washington state. Social Interaction - Candidates should have interests in interpersonal and/or relational communication with an emphasis on the ways people interact with one another. The contexts in which the interactions occur may be face-to-face, on-line, or mediated. Particular focus may include the study of language and nonverbal behavior, instructional communication, children's communication, and/or relational development. Ideally, candidates for this position will also have scholarly interests in one or more of our other research areas (particularly communication and culture or technology and society) and make useful links between social interaction and those areas. A strong grounding in interpersonal or relational theories is important. Candidates should be prepared to teach courses related to interpersonal communication and to teach quantitative or qualitative methods. We are also looking for a candidate interested in teaching our large lecture introductory course.