The University of Washington seeks a tenure track assistant or advanced assistant professor in the area of race/ethnicity and communication in the Department of Communication. Candidates should have interests in race/ethnicity and communication, defined broadly to include face-to-face, on-line, mediated, or mass-mediated contexts. Particular focus may include race and its intersections with issues of class, disability, sexuality, and gender, the social construction of race in relationship to issues of power; the shifting nature of conceptualizations of race and other cultural identities; the enactment or challenging of racial conceptions through media representations or public discourse; rhetorical and discourse approaches to race and ethnicity. The Department of Communication is centrally involved in the interdisciplinary Washington Institute on Ethnicity, Race, and Sexuality; has been recognized as a campus leader in the retention of under-represented minority students, and includes several faculty who are involved in research, teaching, and service related to race/ethnicity. Faculty are expected to conduct research, teach 4 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 curriculum. Experience mentoring students of under-represented groups would be highly valued. Candidates must have earned or be close to completion of a Ph.D. by September 2008. 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 this position is September 16, 2008. Applications will be reviewed starting October 20, 2007, and until the position is filled. Send application material to: Professor Gerald Baldasty, Chair, Department of Communication, Box 353740, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. 98195-3740. The Department of Communication is committed to building and supporting a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women, racial and sexual minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.