Please forward the following announcement to appropriate people and lists. Please excuse cross-posting. ____________________________________________________________ The Department of Communication at NC State University invites applications for the following Assistant and Associate professor positions: 1. Assistant professor in public relations beginning August 16, 2006 The successful candidate will teach public relations courses in our undergraduate and graduate programs. The candidate selected will conduct communication research, advise PRSSA, participate on graduate committees and provide other standard service. Requirements include a PhD in Communication or Journalism, an active research program, professional PR background and teaching experience. Preparation and experience teaching introduction to public relations, public relations writing, newsletter writing and production, and a specialty that enhances the Department are desirable attributes. Applications considered until position filled. 2. Associate Professor position beginning August 16, 2006 The successful candidate will teach in our undergraduate and graduate programs, will conduct communication research and provide other standard service. Requirements include a PhD in Communication, a substantial research program, and teaching experience in a specialty that enhances one or more of the Departments emphases: Communication technology, health communication, intercultural & international communication, interpersonal, organizational communication, public relations, political communication and rhetoric. Applications received will begin being reviewed by December 1, 2005 until position is filled. For either position: submit letter, curriculum vita, samples of scholarly work, three letters of reference, graduate transcripts, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to: Sara Reese, Department of Communication, NC State University, Campus Box 8104, Raleigh, NC 27695-8104. For ADA accommodations in the application process please contact Sara Reese at sara_reese@ncsu.edu, (919) 513-4050 or 919/515-9456 (fax). NC State is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regards to sexual orientation. The Department of Communication has 23 tenure-line faculty and 17 full-time professional faculty serving approximately 1,000 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate students. The department offers a master of science in Organizational Communication and an interdisciplinary doctorate in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. NC State is a research extensive land-grant institution, with U.S. and international students and faculty. The universitys research park, Centennial Campus, hosts more than 100 companies and agencies engaged in university partnerships. Located in North Carolinas capital city, NC State anchors one corner of the Research Triangle Park, which houses more than 140 organizations dedicated to innovative research and development. Duke University in Durham and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mark the other two points of the triangle. This fast-growing area consistently ranks as one of the nations best places to live and work. Department of Communication, NC State University (http://ncsu.edu/chass/communication) *** Adriana de Souza e Silva, PhD North Carolina State University Assistant Professor of Communication Faculty member of the Science, Technology & Society Program http://www.souzaesilva.com