1. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Communication, Lake Forest College

Lake Forest College?

Position: Assistant Professor of Communication, Tenure-track.

The Department of Communication at Lake Forest College seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position at Assistant Professor rank, to commence in August 2013. Ph.D. in communication expected by the time of appointment.

The person hired to this position should both complement and deepen our course offerings, and will be expected to teach Introduction to Communication (which must introduce media studies and rhetoric) and either Rhetorical Criticism, or Communication Research Methods (which must cover quantitative and qualitative approaches). Beyond this, any contribution the candidate could make to the department's offerings in journalism and film studies should be noted. The successful candidate will be expected to teach beyond any single specialty and will also have an active research program.

The Department of Communication at Lake Forest College is dedicated to two distinct areas in the field of communication: media studies and rhetoric. All teaching in the department is performed with these emphases (and their potential connections) in mind. Faculty members normally teach 3 courses per semester (introductory to advanced undergraduate). Other duties will include: advising and directing senior research projects. Preliminary interviews will be held at the NCA Convention in Orlando, FL.

A highly selective liberal arts college located in a suburb of Chicago, Lake Forest College enrolls approximately 1,500 students from over 47 states and 78 countries. At Lake Forest College, the quality of a faculty member?s teaching is the most important criterion for evaluation. The College also expects peer-reviewed publication or creative works and active participation in the College community. Lake Forest College embraces diversity throughout all of its constituencies and encourages applications from women and members of historically underrepresented groups.

Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and evidence of teaching excellence to:??commsearch@mx.lakeforest.edu?. In addition, arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to this email address. The letter of application and letters of recommendation should be addressed to: David Park, Chair, Department of Communication, Lake Forest College,?555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045.? All materials must be received by October 15, 2012.

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