Position in: Race/Ethnicity
The
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,
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
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Ralina L. Joseph
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of American Ethnic Studies and Women
Studies
Autumn 2007 classes:
COM/AES/WOMEN 489: http://faculty.washington.edu/rljoseph/teaching/COM489/index.shtml
COM/AES 490, WOMEN 486: http://faculty.washington.edu/rljoseph/teaching/BeyondTheBinariesCOM495/