Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The Department of Language, Literature, and Communication is seeking tenure-track faculty to conduct original research and teach courses in one or more of the following areas: human-computer interaction, web communication, computer-mediated communication, organizational communication, persuasion processes, advertising and public relations, E-business, or social or economic policy as it applies to communication technologies. Rank and salary are open, and both senior scholars and new Ph.D.�s are invited to apply. Duties will begin September, 2002. Applicants� research should address fundamental questions about the way technology shapes human interaction and the individual and/or social impact of communicating with technologies. Applicants should demonstrate a record of published research in one or more of the defined areas, acquisition of extramural research funding, or a clear potential to do so. The successful applicants will join a faculty that is currently conducting state-of-the-art research in Human Computer Interaction, Computer-Mediated Communication, digital document design, and technology & culture, at one of America's first technological and most wired universities. They will be invited to join a multi-disciplinary group of collaborating faculty in the newly established Rensselaer Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory, a spacious facility with multiple HCI and CMC research suites, VR and eyetracking labs, focus group interviewing rooms, Internet2 connection and other state-of-the-art research capabilities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in upstate New York within easy driving distance of New York City, Montreal, and Boston, in a region of the northeast known for its scenic beauty and quality of life. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until suitable candidates are identified. Application, vita, samples of published research, and three letters of reference should be sent to: James Watt Chair, Dept. of Language, Literature, & Communication Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 12180. RPI is an EO/AA employer. ================================================= Joseph B. Walther, Associate Professor 518.276.2557 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute http://www.rpi.edu/~walthj/ Editor, The Journal of Online Behavior http://www.behavior.net/JOB/ ==================================================