Of possible interest to folks on this list: The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities has two tenure-track openings in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication. See http://sjmc.umn.edu/about/employment.html and below: *Assistant Professor: Strategic Communication/Public Relations* The School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites nominations and applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in strategic communication (public relations) to begin fall semester 2014 (08/25/2014). Appointment will be 100% time over the nine-month academic year (late-August to late-May). Appointment will be made at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor, consistent with collegiate and University policy. Salary is competitive. Successful candidates for this position will demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a vigorous program of original research and publication with potential for external funding; show promise of excellence in graduate-level teaching (both M.A. and Ph.D.); demonstrate a capacity to teach introductory and advanced undergraduate academic courses and professionally-oriented courses such as strategic communication campaigns, case studies, management, digital media design, and professional writing and messaging for strategic communication. Meaningful professional experience in public relations is required. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Mass Communication or a closely related field by the date of appointment. Candidates will be evaluated according to a) overall quality of their academic preparation and scholarly work, b) relevance of their scholarly research to the department's academic priorities and fields of inquiry, c) evidence of commitment to teaching and skills as a teacher, and d) strength of recommendations. For more information and to apply online, search the University of Minnesota employment site<https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=632122> for requisition number 186069. *Assistant Professor: History/Media Institutions* The School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites nominations and applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in History/Media Institutions to begin fall semester 2014 (08/25/2014). Appointment will be 100% time over the nine-month academic year (late-August to late-May). Appointment will be made at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor, consistent with collegiate and University policy. Salary is competitive. Successful candidates for this position will show outstanding promise of sustaining a vigorous program of original research and publication with potential for external funding; show promise of excellence in graduate-level teaching and advising (both M.A. and Ph.D.); demonstrate the capacity and commitment to teach undergraduate academic topics courses and professionally-oriented journalism skills courses such as, the development, roles and influences of the press and media institutions in relation to legal, social, political, economic, and technological processes, events and trends; the meaning of journalism in American life; global or comparative studies of press performance. Meaningful professional journalism experience and the capacity to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a rapidly evolving new-media focused professional journalism curriculum are preferred qualifications. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Journalism, Mass Communication or relevant discipline by the date of appointment. Candidates will be evaluated according to a) overall quality of their academic preparation and scholarly work, b) relevance of their scholarly research to the department's academic priorities and fields of inquiry, c) evidence of commitment to teaching and skills as a teacher, and d) strength of recommendations. For more information and to apply online, search the University of Minnesota employment site<https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=632122> for requisition number 186070. -- ** *Seth C. Lewis*, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor School of Journalism & Mass Communication | University of Minnesota Web: sethlewis.org | Twitter: @sethclewis <https://twitter.com/SethCLewis> | Latest research: Open Source and Journalism <http://mcs.sagepub.com/content/35/5/602.abstract>