Communication Studies 2008-2009

For the 2008-2009 job search season

This page covers communication studies/communications and mass communication (advertising, journalism, PR).

Positions Open--Please move jobs down the list of categories as you find out information and then delete the outdated information

 * Boston College (research methods)
 * Cal State Chico (rhetoric)
 * Cal State Long Beach (communication theory)
 * Colorado State University (Popular Culture)
 * Catholic University
 * Central Michigan University (3: new media, PR, visual)
 * Coastal Carolina University (PR)
 * Dominican University (Rhetoric)
 * Duquesne University (broadcast/electronic media)
 * Eastern Illinois University (interpersonal/intercultural)
 * Fort Lewis College (new media/convergence)
 * Gonzaga (2 positions in Communication Arts)
 * Iowa State (human computer interaction)
 * Lehigh University (new media/convergence)
 * Louisiana State (media law/print journalism)
 * Middle Tennessee State University (3 positions: communication disorders, interpersonal communication, rhetoric)
 * Northwestern University-Medill (integrated marketing communications)
 * Ohio University (3: health comm, rhetoric/public advocacy, technology)
 * Penn State (2: telecom/"Digital society", interpersonal)
 * Pepperdine (2: interpersonal/intercultural, PR/advertising)
 * Purdue University (PR)
 * Queens College (media historian)
 * Saginaw Valley State University (interpersonal)
 * Seattle University (social interaction)
 * St. Bonaventure (advertising)
 * SUNY Albany (interpersonal and health)
 * SUNY New Paltz (interpersonal)
 * SUNY New Paltz (electronic media)
 * Syracuse University (2: advertising, newpaper journalism)
 * Temple (advertising)
 * Texas A & M (health)
 * Texas Christian University (2: advertising, journalism)
 * Texas State University, San Marcos (organizational rhetoric/rhetorical methods)
 * Texas Tech University (2: advertising, PR)
 * University of Alabama (Interpersonal/ Intercultural) (Organizational)
 * University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (Organizational, Small Group, and/or Interpersonal Communication)
 * University of Arkansas-Little Rock (Applied Communication)
 * University of California, San Diego (film/new media)
 * University of Cincinnati (new media)
 * University of Colorado-Boulder (advertising/new media, law*(law is cancelled))
 * University of Colorado-Denver (communication and diversity)
 * University of Denver (intercultural)
 * University of Florida (advertising)
 * University of Illinois (3: 2 advertising, interpersonal)
 * University of Iowa (2: interpersonal and rhetoric)
 * University of Maryland (2: both PR)
 * University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2: media and society, quantitative research)
 * University of Massachusetts-Amherst (intercultural/international/global)
 * University of Michigan (2: race/ethnicity in media, political comm)
 * University of Minnesota (3: journalism, history/mass comm, PR)
 * University of Missouri (2: interpersonal, political comm)
 * University of North Carolina at Charlotte (health)
 * University of Puget Sound (comm studies - theory and research)
 * University of San Francisco (interpersonal/social interaction)
 * University of South Carolina (3: health comm (1), mass comm (2)--all open rank)
 * University of Tampa (advertising)
 * University of Tennessee (2: sports journalism/new media journalism)
 * University of Texas-Austin (4: 2 advertising, communication and humanities, health comm)
 * University of Wisconsin- Madison (strat comm)
 * University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (intercultural/global)
 * University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2: advertising, online publishing)
 * Vanderbilt University (rhetoric/public address)
 * Washington State University (intercultural/international media)
 * West Virginia University (open specialty)

New Positions Announced (Dec 08 onward)
since no one seems to feel comfortable deleting old info, we can at least have a separate section for new info


 * Emerson College (Director of basic comm. course)
 * Mansfield University (Organizational)
 * New York City College of Technology (Speech)
 * Portland State
 * Saginaw Valley State University (interpersonal)
 * University of Portland (2 positions)
 * I can't find either of the U of Portland job listings. Can you tell me where they are listed?  They were in the latest CRTNET e-mail.
 * Yes they were -- December 1 "CRTNET: Position Announcements #10659." It's the last job, posted by Jeff Kerssen-Griep.
 * University of Wisconsin-Superior (Mass Comm Generalist)

Requested More Information

 * Catholic University (10/12)
 * Marquette (letters of recommendation)
 * Texas State University, San Marcos (letter rec'd 9/16)
 * Texas State University, San Marcos (Letter rec'd 10/14)

Phone Interview

 * Augustana (rhetoric/forensics)
 * Ball State University (rhetoric)
 * Cal State Long Beach
 * Catholic University (12/9)
 * College of Charleston
 * Eastern Illinois University
 * Fordham Univesity
 * Hiram College (rhetoric): emailed 12/4
 * Hofstra
 * Iowa State (PR): scheduled for 10/10
 * James Madision University (Digital Journalism): Mid Nov.
 * Lewis and Clark (forensics)
 * Memphis (rhetoric of medicine, health communication)
 * Michigan Technological University (which position?)
 * Comm & Cultural Studies--Humanities Dept
 * Middle Tennessee State University (rhetoric)
 * Millersville University
 * Ohio University (rhetoric)
 * Pepperdine (communication)
 * South Dakota State University (rhetoric)
 * SUNY Albany
 * SUNY New Paltz (electronic media)
 * University of Arkansas
 * University of Missouri (Pol Com)
 * University of North Texas (Feminist Rhetoric)
 * University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

Meeting at NCA
*I would not trust this gossip.* -- why? Vandy did interviews at NCA As I understand it, they did not do "interviews" at all, but the most preliminary of informal, non-committal conversations with some members of the applicant pool who were unknown to them. These are clearly not interviews in the traditional sense and probably should not be interpreted as such. Certainly. That should be said/assumed for many of the NCA interviews. I think the point is that they seem to have gone through the selection process for at least the first cut. They met with candidates but not ALL candidates.
 * James Madison University (Conflict position)
 * Dartmouth
 * Fairfield University
 * Syracuse University (critical/cultural studies & rhetoric)
 * Ball State University (rhetoric)
 * University of Illinois (interpersonal)
 * Dominican University (contacted on 11/11) (rhetoric)
 * SUNY New Paltz (interpersonal)
 * Gustavus Adolphus
 * Willamette
 * Lewis and Clark (rhetoric/forensics)
 * University of Colorado Denver
 * University of Arkansas-Little Rock
 * SIU-Edwardsville
 * Northeastern (rhetoric) -- contacted via email 11/15
 * University of Nebraska at Lincoln (rhetoric) -- contacted via email 11/15
 * Cal State Long Beach (comm theory)
 * University of North Texas (rhetoric) contacted 11/18 via email
 * St. Mary's College (media, technologies & culture) contacted 11/1 via email, schedule finalized 11/18.
 * NCA gossip reports that Vanderbilt is doing interviews at NCA, although emails suggest that applications will not be reviewed until 1/1/09
 * Saginaw Valley State University

Rejection Letter Received

 * Albion College, 12/17
 * Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania - letter dated Nov 10 but arrived on Dec 1.
 * Arizona State University, 12/2
 * Babson College 01/09- They already select candidates for campus interviews.
 * Boston College (research methods) 11/24
 * Catholic University of America
 * Central College (commmunication studies/media studies) 12/05 - letter triumphantly states they already have done on-campus interviews and had top candidate accept.
 * Concordia College (basic course director position) 10/22
 * Dartmouth (speech position, November 7th)
 * Hiram College (email 12/19)
 * Macalester College (Theory and Practice of New Media) 12/10
 * Massey University (New Zealand, Media Studies) e-mail, 11/26
 * Middle Tennessee State University (rhetoric position), email, 1/8
 * Middle Tennessee State University (interpersonal)
 * Northeastern (rhetoric)
 * Northwestern (Medill school, 11/1)
 * Northwestern (MTS, 12/17) Was it an e-mail rejection or a regular letter? -snail mail letter.
 * SUNY Albany (e-mail rejection note on Dec 18)
 * Syracuse University (CCS/rhetoric)- email 12/5
 * Texas Christian University (TV Studies)- letter 12/19
 * Texas A&M (Health Comm Position)
 * Texas A&M (int'l comm/global media & systems) - letter rec'd 1/8; they have selected small group of candidates for on-campus interviews.
 * Texas State University--San Marcos, letter rec'd 12/19, notes they interviewed two candidates and one accepted the offer
 * University of Arkansas
 * University of Denver -- letter arrived 12/22 via mail, indicated interviews completed and candidate accepted position.
 * University of Colorado Denver (Diversity) Sweetest rejection email ever, 12/03
 * University of Iowa (rhetoric), email 1/12
 * University of South Carolina (snail-mailed letter dated Dec 11)
 * University of Southern California (Annenberg, race/ethnicity) -- after a campus interview; email said job was offered to someone else, who presumably accepted
 * University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Intercultural) -- letter arrived 12/22 by mail, indicated that position has been filled.
 * Vanderbilt (rhetoric) -- email arrived 1/13, said position was offered to Paul Stob

Scheduled On-Campus Interviews

 * Augustana (Debate/Rhetoric)
 * Ball State University (Rhetoric)
 * Clevaland State (Health Comm)
 * Colorado State University (conflict)
 * Columbia College (cultural studies)
 * Dartmouth
 * Denison (intercultural)
 * DePaul University (media studies)
 * Dominican (Rhetoric)
 * Franklin Pierce University (NH)
 * Gustavus Adolphus
 * Lewis and Clark (Rhetoric/Forensics)
 * Michigan Technological University (Humanities Dept)
 * Northeastern (rhetoric)
 * Northwestern (pub spkg)
 * Ohio State (social influence)
 * Ohio State (health comm)
 * Penn State (interpersonal)
 * Rutgers (global media/democracy, social networks)--also still reviewing apps (date? deadline was 11/30 but I think they started scheduling interviews before that, have not heard from them since I sent my application) … 12/19 (media search for SCILS) email saying they are still reviewing over 200 apps, will tell candidates more at the end of January.
 * Rutgers (health)
 * Saginaw Valley State University (interpersonal)
 * Southwestern University (race/transnational media)
 * Syracuse University (advertising)
 * Syracuse University (rhetoric & critical/cultural)
 * University of Arkansas (Org, Small Group, and/or Interpersonal)
 * University of Cincinnati (communication and race/ethnicity)
 * University of Colorado Denver (Diversity)
 * University of Denver
 * University of Illinois (advertising)
 * University of Iowa (rhetoric and interpersonal)
 * University of Minnesota (strategic communication)
 * University of Nebraska
 * University of North Texas (Feminist & Critical/Cultural)
 * University of Southern California (race/ethnicity)
 * University of Wisconsin, Madison (media/cultural studies)
 * West Virginia University

Search Cancelled

 * Arcadia University - "postponed because of uncertain economic situation" (received letter dated 12/18)
 * Arizona State University (2: rhetoric and sexuality or ethnicity; rhetoric and critical cultural studies) - cancelled as of 12/17
 * Austin College - Rhetoric/Critical
 * Fordham University
 * Hofstra (rhetoric) (received letter 1/14)
 * Northern Arizona University (received letter 12/23)
 * Ohio University (Rhetoric and Public Culture)- email 1/14
 * Penn State - telecom/"Digital society" (e-mail sent out Nov 4, 2008)
 * South Carolina - Rhetoric
 * SUNY New Paltz
 * University of Colorado Denver (comm and diversity) - as of 1/21, "not 'frozen' but on pause for now because the economy's in the tank" ... this is after all campus interviews were completed
 * UMass Amherst - International/Global
 * UMass Amherst - News and Society
 * UMass Amherst - Qualitative
 * UMass Amherst - Quantitative
 * UMinnesota-Twin Cities - Journalism History
 * Muhlenberg College
 * USC-Aiken - generalist and PR
 * University of San Francisco- Public Speaking
 * Villanova University - Rhetoric
 * Villanova University - Performance Studies
 * U Mizzou - Political Communication
 * University of Washington Tacoma - New Media and Media Writing: "frozen" indefinitely
 * Washington State - Strategic Communication "frozen" until at least 1/1
 * Has anyone heard from Washington State about other positions? Are all 7 positions frozen?
 * My email said the freeze was University wide, but they re-posted the call for a chair on the NCA site. Not sure what to think.

Position Accepted

 * Cal State Chico (Rhetoric)
 * Cal State Long Beach (Com Theory)
 * Elizabethtown College (New Media and Humanities) 12/8
 * Ohio State (Social Influence)
 * Southwestern University (Race/Ethnicity and Media)
 * University of Arkansas (Org/Small Group/Interpersonal)
 * University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (Digital Journalism)
 * Vanderbilt University (Rhetoric)

Questions/Comments
Thank you ! I received my letter around the second week of november
 * Have you heard anything about Northwestern (Media, Technology & Society)?--Receipt of materials letter and very specific mention of no preliminary decisions until early to mid December and for candidates to remain patient. When did you receive your letter?

Rejection letter received, dated 12/11/2008. Was it an e-mail rejection letter or a regular letter sent via snail mail? -snail mail.

-Yes. Rejection letter received 12/5 - Also received a rejection letter dated Dec 11 in the mail on Dec 18. Invu scheduled, 12/12 Really? Hmmmm. Is it on-campus interview at Carleton or phone interview?
 * Anyone hear anything from University of South Carolina (Mass Communication)?
 * How about Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada?

Got an e-mail rejection letter today (Dec 18) Receipt of materials **Yes, it does say 'in progress' despite the fact that I have received a rejection letter in the mail.
 * Have you heard from SUNY Albany (Communication Studies)?
 * They did phone interviews in October. No word beyond that.
 * How about School of Journalism, Indiana University at Bloomington?
 * Any update on the situation at Ohio State U (Communication Technology)?
 * Those of you who have received calls for interviews, has the status of your online applications changed? Does it still say "in progress"?
 * Anybody hear anything from Hofstra?
 * Hofstra is doing NCA interviews on Sunday, November 23.
 * Phone interview on 12/12
 * Received letter saying the search was on hold last week (1-21-09)


 * Has anyone heard anything about the three Middle Tennessee State University positions? Are they interviewing at NCA?
 * MTSU is arranging phone interviews for the 2 weeks post-NCA. Emails were sent on 11/14.
 * How about Butler University?
 * Butler sent out an email 11/19 offering to do informal meetings at NCA, saying they weren't ready to do formal interviews.
 * U Nebraska Lincoln?
 * Emails for NCA interviews went out in the evening 11/15.
 * Northeastern? I know that their search is going to be extended until December.
 * Northeastern (Boston) rhetoric is doing NCA interviews as of an email 11/15.
 * On-campus interviews completed.


 * And Ohio State U - Communication Technology? Any shortlist yet? Rejection letter? Or Interview?
 * Anyone hear anything from the University of North Texas after NCA?
 * Yes. They're reviewing files. No definitive dates or anything, though as of 12/2.

Austin- e-mail saying that i didn't make the cut
 * Any news about Ohio State U- Political communication?
 * I have an on-campus interview for the OSU social influence position. (There was no first round interview.) The chair mentioned that they have five open searches (he said this last Sunday, 11/16) and it is hard to schedule everyone. That may be a reason for the delay on the other positions. Anyway, the good news is it appears that they still exist.
 * Any word on the Michigan jobs?
 * i am also curious about Michigan job (political communication)
 * Search over in Michigan. Somebody got a job.
 * Any news re: Memphis or Texas-Austin?
 * The "communication and humanities" position at Texas-Austin has been filled.
 * The University of Memphis position has NOT been filled -- the provost's office sent an email today apologizing for a system glitch. Memphis is still reviewing applications.
 * campus interviews were conducted at Memphis in November (3 candidates)
 * Any news on University of Colorado (Boulder)'s org com job?
 * Any news on the SDSU job? (Do you mean San Diego or South Dakota?)
 * Any word on the University of San Francisco or Seattle University jobs?
 * USF job frozen (email 11/18) -- Is the Interpersonal/Social Interaction job rozen, or just the Public Speaking job? The email I received implied that the department, because of their "current financial status" was pulling all position ads.
 * Seattle U is doing on campus interviews.
 * Any news from Merrimack College?(held interviews at NCA)
 * Anyone have the scoop on the Texas A&M joint comm/wst position?
 * From what I understand, they did interviews at NCA and are doing more at MLA; so don't expect to hear anything before the 1st of the new year.


 * Any news from Dominican post-NCA?
 * They are doing phone interviews with people they did not get to meet at NCA and expect to contact people by Christmas
 * Did that Dominican info come through in an email?
 * Texas Christian PR job
 * UTSA (Texas, San Antonio)


 * Any news on the Cal State Chico job?
 * Some phone interviews were done before NCA, on-campus interviews are being done 12/4-12/12


 * Does anyone have any information on the Denison University job? It isn't even on the list.  Anyone know if it has been canceled?  Denison is currently holding on-campus interviews for their intercultural position, and then I think they are planning to begin reviewing the media studies position after that.


 * Does anyone have any information on the Catholic University job?


 * Has anyone heard anything further from the SUNY New Paltz (electronic media) search?


 * Any updates from Franklin Pierce beyond the phone interview?
 * I had a phone interview on Nov 24, 2008. They said they'd be in touch within a week or so and called my references... never heard from again.


 * Any updates on UC San Diego Communication and the Person?
 * Any updates on Texas A&M (int'l comm/global media & systems)?
 * Any news on Northern Arizona U (crit/cult theory, human diversity)? (Rejection letter in early December)
 * Has anyone heard anything from Babson College (critical media studies)?
 * Has anyone heard anything from the University of Puget Sound (theory and research)?
 * Any news on Butler?
 * Has anyone heard anything about the Lehigh position?
 * Nothing other than a letter that they received my app.
 * Just got the nicest rejection letter I've ever seen. Some search committees are just plain classy. (1/13)
 * Has anyone heard from Pace University (communication studies)? - Phone interview 12/9.
 * Pace-Received letter postmarked 12/16 "We will begin reviewing applications immediately."


 * Any news on Mount Union College in Alliance Ohio?

--This was an accident (deleting the category). I meant to delete the BSU job offer information because it was posted without my knowledge and, subsequently, turned down. Apologies for any confusion or problems this may have caused.
 * FYI, an IP address of 98.226.113.228 (traceable to Muncie, IN) deleted the entire "Position Offered" category today, along with the one posting noting that the position at Ball State (in Muncie, IN) had been offered. Let's be alert for this kind of questionable editing as the job searches move forward. The wiki is here to help all candidates have a better sense of how the market is playing out, and the free flow of information between anonymous candidates makes that possible.

-Letter dated January 16th stating that they have just begun reviewing applications and with an EOE form attached
 * Any news on the following?
 * Appalachian State
 * Babson (Received rejection letter. They said they are having campus interviews.)
 * Butler University
 * Phone interviews recently
 * College of Charleston
 * Campus interviews going on
 * Colorado State University (popular culture)
 * Heard they're reviewing files (x2)
 * Word around the campfire is that they just (1/21) found out the search is frozen.
 * Georgia State
 * What position?
 * Gonzaga University
 * Middle Tennessee State
 * Scheduled interviews
 * Are you referring to the phone interviews in November, or have they scheduled on campus interviews?
 * Ohio University
 * Texas A&M
 * There are several open positions here. Does anyone have an update on the women's studies/rhetoric one?
 * University of North Texas
 * No word since the phone interviews right before the break. (x2)
 * I take that back. Campus interviews scheduled as of today (1/14).
 * Willamette

Any updated news on the following? Has anyone heard anything about the Iowa State speech communication position?
 * Carleton U, Ottawa, Canada
 * Mcmaster U, Hamilton, Canada
 * Indiana U School of Journalism
 * Ohio State U (Communication Technology) - Pretty sure this job is filled.
 * NYU Media, Culture, and Communication
 * University of Colorado Denver - health communication
 * Given the email (1/21) I got about the diversity position (for which I was a finalist), I think it's safe to assume that ALL UCD positions are on a pause b/c of the economy