Latin American Studies Association: Employment Opporunities

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Assistant Professor

Northwestern University- Department of Communication Studies
Posted: October 31, 2007

Description:
Tenure-Track Position in Rhetoric and Public Culture

The Department of Communication Studies in the Northwestern University School of Communication seeks to hire for a tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2008. Rank will be at the level of assistant professor. Ph.D. must be completed by time of appointment.

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who can contribute directly to one or more of the following programs of research on the relationship between communication, culture, and politics:

•media, culture, and democracy: emphasis on the role of public communication in the cultural formation of political identity. Topics could include, among others: print versus other media; publics and counterpublics; spectatorship and citizenship.

•democratic practices: study of public discourse and political participation, including ordinary settings and vernacular media of communication. Topics could include, among others: public affairs and governance; modes of dissent and resistance; relationships between civic norms and social practices; uses of public media in everyday life.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to work on problems of inequity and cultural difference. We also are interested in transnational comparative study or other attention to globalization, and blending ethnographic expertise or other fieldwork with textual analysis.

Deadline:
December 1, 2007

Minimum Requirements:
Ph.D. must be completed by time of Appointment

Preferred Qualifications:

Documents Required:

Contact Information:
For full consideration, please send a letter of application with a curriculum vitae, research statement and work published or in progress, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference to Professor Dilip Gaonkar, Search Committee, Department of Communication Studies, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, Il 60208 by December 1.

Additional information:
The Department of Communication Studies supports a popular undergraduate major and graduate programs in Media, Technology, and Society, Interaction and Social Influence, and Rhetoric and Public Culture. Scholarship includes leading work on new media, social networks, and the cultural determination of the public sphere. Through special resources for research support and scholarly event programming, the department is able to offer rich opportunities for scholarly development.

Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.

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