Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested, especially graduate students completing their degrees this year. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Language, Literature and Communication Tenure Track Junior Faculty Position in Communication and Technology The Department of Language, Literature and Communication seeks a strong scholar/researcher in communication and technology. We are especially interested in candidates whose focus complements faculty strengths in games studies, human-computer interaction, or new media studies from the perspective of current communication theory and research methods. Candidates are expected to develop a substantial program of research leading to peer-reviewed publication and external funding. Teaching opportunities will be at the undergraduate and graduate level with the typical teaching load set at two courses per semester. Our flexible program allows faculty to devise and teach courses related to individual scholarly interests. The candidate should show evidence of strong promise in teaching and scholarship The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to a multidisciplinary mission in communication in technologically mediated contexts that draws upon communication studies, human-computer interaction, digital rhetoric, technical communication, new media studies, and graphic design. The department has just added an interdisciplinary B.S. in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences and an M.S. in Human Computer Interaction to a program portfolio that includes one of the top-ranked Ph.D.s in Communication and Rhetoric in the country and a joint B.S. in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication. The department also makes substantial contributions to teaching in a B.S. and M.S. in Information Technology. Faculty and students have access to the Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory (http://www.sbrl.rpi.edu) and other Institute research facilities. More information about the department is available at http://www.llc.rpi.edu. Rensselaer was named one of the New Ivies by the 2007 Kaplan/Newsweek How to Get into College Guide," a list of elite colleges whose first-rate academic programs, combined with a population boom in top students, have fueled their rise in stature and favor among the nations top students, administrators, and faculty edging them to a competitive status rivaling the Ivy League. Rensselaer is a U.S. News and World Report top-50 university with approximately 5000 undergraduate and 2500 graduate students. It is located in the emerging "Tech Valley" region of the Hudson River Valley with New York City, Boston, and Montreal only a few hours away. The region is known for its quality of life. Outdoor recreation opportunities in the Adirondack and Berkshire Mountains are only an hour or so away. The area boasts affordable Victorian architecture and is a cultural center for the arts. When it opens in October, 2008, Rensselaers EMPAC the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center will provide unsurpassed facilities for creative exploration and for research linking art and technology. Appointment begins August 15, 2008. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2007 and will continue until suitable candidates are identified. Application letter, current c.v., writing samples, evidence of teaching excellence, and three letters of recommendation should be sent in hardcopy to: James P. Zappen, Search Committee Chair Department of Language, Literature, and Communication Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 Email: zappenj@rpi.edu Telephone: (518) 276-8117 Fax: (518) 276- 4092 ======================================================== James H. Watt Professor of Communication Director, Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory (http://www.sbrl.rpi.edu) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street, Sage Lab 4518 Troy, NY 12180-3590 email: wattj@rpi.edu voice: (518) 276-4130 or 276-2784 fax: (518) 276-3740