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Assistant Professor: Intercultural Communication

The Department of Communication at Western Kentucky University invites applications for an Assistant Professor to teach and conduct research in the area of intercultural communication. This position is a nine-month, tenure-track appointment beginning August 2010.

We seek a teacher-scholar with a strong background in intercultural communication across a variety of contexts with specific focus on globalization, multicultural work environments, and co-cultural diversity. Additionally, we are seeking a well-rounded methodologist for a new undergraduate research course taught from a social science perspective. Other potential course expertise desired includes undergraduate intercultural communication, gender communication, inter-racial communication, and graduate level courses in multicultural/multinational organizational communication. Applicants with additional expertise corresponding with our departmental focus on communication studies and organizational communication at the undergraduate level and applied organizational communication at the graduate level are encouraged to apply. Candidates will teach general education, undergraduate, and graduate courses and are encouraged to offer creative instructional techniques and formats (traditional, on-line, and weekend bi-term arrangements), and engage in service activities.

Requirements: Ph.D. in Communication by time of appointment (ABD will be considered), evidence of teaching quality, and a focused research agenda.

Founded in 1906, WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, a city with a population of 50,000, situated approximately 110 miles south of Louisville and 65 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee. WKU is ranked in the U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2009" as No. 10 among public master's universities in the South. WKU has been the fastest growing public institution in Kentucky for 12 consecutive years. An annual applicant pool allows the university to enroll 17,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. The University places a premium on teaching and student learning. Its faculty is engaged in creative activity and diverse scholarship, including basic and applied research designed to expand knowledge, improve instruction, increase learning, and provide optimum service to the state and nation. WKU has broad student and faculty participation in Study Abroad programs.

The Department of Communication maintains a large undergraduate student population and works to engage students through chapters of Lambda Pi Eta, IABC, and Communication Ambassadors, a student service organization. The graduate program is designed to meet the needs of traditional and nontraditional students.

For consideration, please submit an application letter, transcripts, vita, and three (3) current letters of recommendation to:

Western Kentucky University
Dr. Holly Payne, Chair, Communication Search
Department of Communication
100 Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center
1906 College Heights Blvd. #21029
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1029

(270) 745-3296

Email: holly.payne@wku.edu

Review of applications will begin October 19, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.

Western Kentucky University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply including women, minorities, persons with disabilities and disabled veterans.

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