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Assistant Professor of New Media

 The Department of Communication at the University of Memphis seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor of New Media beginning August 2013. PhD required. The position requires expertise in some combination of the following: media and information literacy, digital rhetoric, media production, new media theory, emerging media, and/or social media. Successful candidates will have an active research agenda; demonstrate excellence in teaching; interest in interdisciplinary teaching and research; and willingness to advise MA and PhD students across the different foci of the department.

The Department of Communication offers BA, MA, and PhD degrees, with doctoral specializations in Health Communication; Rhetoric, Politics and Society; and Media, Technology and Society. Please see the Department's website at www.memphis.edu/communication for more information. Applicants are required to upload a cover letter, CV, writing sample, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and contact information for three references online at workforum.memphis.edu. Review of applications will begin March 19^th and continue until the position is filled. For questions or additional information, please contact Leroy Dorsey, Chair at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Assistant Professor/Debate Coach

The Department of Communication Studies at Sam Houston State University seeks an Assistant Professor/Debate Coach to begin work in the Fall semester, 2013.  The prospective candidate should have the Ph. D. in hand or be in the final stages of completing such a degree, since the position is a full time tenure-track  one.    The  prospective  candidate  should  be  experienced  as  a debater and as a debate coach.   In addition to coaching the debate team, the prospective candidate would teach two classes each during the Fall and Spring semesters,  with  the   expectation   that   one   of  those   classes  would  be Argumentation and Debate.  The department is also interested in a candidate whose  research  interests complement those  of  the  present  faculty.    Such interests would include, but are not limited to, social media communication, computer mediated communication, organizational communication, and health communication.    Experience  in  online  teaching  is  a  positive  qualification. Hiring salary will commensurate with experience.

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