LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND A M COLLEGE – $40,630.00/Year

Ph.D. in interpersonal communication; research credentials commensurate with a Comprehensive Doctoral University; evidence of excellence in teaching. Applicants who will complete the Ph.D. by the time of appointment will be considered.br br PREFERENCES A colleague who complements and builds on departmental strengths in interpersonal communication; experience with extramural funding; experience working in and ability to contribute to a multicultural setting; Social scientists working in one or more of the following areas relational communication e.g., relational development, family communication, supportive communication; marginalized groups; computermediated communication; interracialintergroupinterculturalcocultural communication in interpersonal contexts; and interpersonal relationships in health contexts e.g., doctorpatient interactions, family caregiving, formal social groups. Scholars conducting social science research using quantitative, qualitative, andor mixed methods.br br Dr. Zhou had and continues an active research program, including nine publications, which is commensurate with a Comprehensive Doctoral University. Her excellence in teaching was documented by student evaluations from her work as a graduate teaching assistant.br br Dr. Zhous research in health communication, supportive communication, and emotion built on departmental strengths. Her experience as a graduate research assistant and as the advisee of a professor with extensive work with grants gave her experience with extramural funding. Recommendations, a personal statement, and teacher evaluations documented her ability to contribute to a multicultural setting. She is a social scientist whose work in health communication meets expectations. Finally, Dr. Zhou is an expert methodologist who had conducted both quantitative and mixedmethod research.