We're hiring! Please pass along the following job postings for faculty positions in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Aaron Shaw > > > *Northwestern University* > > > > *Department of Communication Studies * > > *Teams and Organizations; Media Industries* > > > The Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University seeks > to hire for two faculty members in the areas of Teams and Organizations and > Media Industries. Candidates should apply for only one of these positions. > The appointments will begin on September 1, 2016. The successful > candidates will be expected to develop a strong program of scholarly > research; contribute directly to undergraduate and graduate instruction in > the department; and perform service. Salary will be commensurate with > experience. > > > > The Department of Communication Studies supports a popular undergraduate > major, and graduate programs in Media, Technology, and Society, and > Rhetoric and Public Culture, as well as an interdisciplinary graduate > program in Technology and Social Behavior ( > https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/departments/communicationstudies/programs.php). > Through special resources for research support and scholarly event > programming, the department is able to offer rich opportunities for > scholarly development. School of Communication faculty also can have > opportunities during their career at Northwestern to teach and conduct > research at the Northwestern University campus in Doha, Qatar. > > > > *a. Teams and Organizations (Search No.* *26378)* > > Assistant or Associate Professor position for candidates with an interest > in teams and organizations. We are particularly interested in candidates > with expertise in team dynamics, collaboration and collaboration > technologies, and managing innovative team designs (i.e., ad hoc teams, > globally distributed teams, multiteam systems). In addition, we are > interested in candidates who will complement the department’s existing > expertise in technology-enabled organizational forms and networks. In > addition to general research, teaching and service expectations stated > above, the successful candidate will also be expected to play a > substantive role in the Master of Science in Communication program ( > msc.northwestern.edu). Review of applications will begin on October 1 and > will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates > should send a letter of application, CV, publication samples, evidence of > teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference to Professor > Michelle Shumate, atTeamsFacultySearch2015@northwestern.edu . Search > Chair: Michelle Shumate, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern > University, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. > > *b. Media Industries (Search No.* *26377)* > > Assistant, Associate or Full Professor position for candidates with an > interest in media industries. Areas of expertise include but are not > limited to: digital media uses; media institutions; social media; big data; > the production, distribution, exhibition, and consumption of media arts and > culture; advertising and marketing; music, podcasting and sound; gaming and > entertainment; entrepreneurship and innovation; regulation and policy; and > media history. In addition to general research, teaching and service > expectations stated above, the successful candidate will also be expected to play > a substantive role in the development of the Master of Science in > Leadership for Creative Enterprises program (creative.northwestern.edu > <https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/programs/mslce>). Relevant > work experience in the creative sector is preferred. Review of applications > will begin on October 15, 2015, and will continue until the position is > filled. Candidates should send a letter of application, CV, publication > samples, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference > to Professor Pablo J. Boczkowski, at MIFacultySearch2015@northwestern.edu > . Search Chair: Pablo J. Boczkowski, Department of Communication Studies, > Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. > > > > Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action > educator and employer. > > Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. > > > > ------------------------------ > > >