University of Tennessee, Knoxville
School of Communication Studies
Assistant Professor of Organizational Communication
The School of Communication Studies seeks to fill an Assistant Professor tenure-track position in organizational communication. The position is to begin August 1, 2015. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate level courses, maintain an active program of research commensurate with a Research University (very high research activity), and perform service assignments including graduate and undergraduate advising. Ability to teach research methods is highly desirable. Ph.D. is required at time of appointment. The salary for the position is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Founded in 1987, the School of Communication Studies at the University of Tennessee is dedicated to a scientific approach toward understanding the processes involved in interpersonal and organizational communication. We have over 300 undergraduate majors as well as master's and Ph.D. students. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, we are Tennessee's largest research institution. We have a state-of-the art Messages Effects Lab, Public Communication Center, and Integrative Organizational Research Lab. The Center for Information & Communication Studies provides support for external grant and contract submissions. Our dynamic faculty actively engage in interdisciplinary and cutting-edge research.
More information about the School can be found at: http://cmst.cci.utk.edu.
To apply, please send a letter of application, vita, evidence of teaching and research excellence, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Michelle Violanti, Search Committee Chair, School of Communication Studies, 293 Communications Building, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 37996-0324. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Violanti at violanti@utk.edu. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2014 and will continue until position is filled. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/ Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.