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Assistant or Associate Professor - Critical Making and Media Production

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NC State University
Location
Raleigh, NC

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Professional Fields, Communication & Journalism
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Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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Vacancy TypeTenured/Tenure-Track FacultyIs Internal Transfer OnlyNoWorking TitleAssistant or Associate Professor - Critical Making and Media ProductionSalary RangeAnticipated Hiring RangeSalary will be commensurate with education and experiencePosition Number00000920Work ScheduleVaries Based on Teaching ScheduleFull Time Equivalent (FTE)1.0Department160701 - CommunicationDepartmentCommunicationJob City & StateRaleigh, NCPrimary Function of Organizational Unit

The Department of Communication is one of the largest departments at NC State, with nearly 700 undergraduate majors and about 70 full- or part-time graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.). The undergraduate curriculum offers three programs toward a degree: Interpersonal, Organizational and Rhetorical Communication, Communication Media, and Public Relations. We have two graduate programs – a Masters of Science in Communication and an interdisciplinary (with the English department) Ph.D. program in “Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media.”

We place a solid grounding in communication theory at the core of everything we teach. Award-winning faculty members collaborate on research and teaching, often across the program areas. Our professional interdependence reflects our departmental culture, which is characterized by mutual respect, friendliness and dedication to advancing the teaching, research, and service missions of the university.

Essential Job Duties

Candidates should be prepared to teach in the Media curriculum of the Department’s B.A. in Communication and to teach and mentor graduate students in the M.S. in Communication and the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM).

Other Work/ResponsibilitiesMinimum Education/Experience

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Communication or a related field in the humanities or social sciences

Departmental Required Skills

We seek a scholar who is both able to engage critically with media technologies and practices and also build, make, and produce new forms of media. This scholar will bridge multiple approaches to media, including media theory, production, and critical making. The successful candidate will have expertise in areas such as mobile and social media, locative media, games, physical computing, audiovisual production, or media arts. Key to this position is the interaction between the production of media technologies and the theoretical understanding of their social, cultural, political, and economic implications. We are particularly interested in candidates who will produce scholarship and contribute pedagogical expertise that integrates creative skills with theoretical understandings of the changing mechanisms of production, circulation, and uses of media. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to equity and diversity in their teaching and research.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Communication or a related field in the humanities or social sciences.

Required License or Certification

N/A

Special Instructions

In addition to your application please submit a cover letter, CV, the contact information for at least three professional references, and a portfolio of critical making projects and media production work (upload as other documents 1 – online portfolios are preferred).

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2019, and will continue until the position is filled.

For additional information regarding this position please contact the Search Committee Chair:

Adriana de Souza e Silva, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication
NC State University
aasilva@ncsu.edu

Job Open Date09/19/2019Anticipated Closing DateIs this position partially or fully funded on ARRA stimulus monies?NoProposed Hire Date08/16/2020AA/EOE

NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process, please call 919-515-3148.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. If highest degree is from an institution outside of the U.S., final candidates are required to have their degree equivalency verified at www.wes.org or equivalent service. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.

NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Supplemental Question

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * How did you learn of this opportunity?
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  2. If you learned about this vacancy from "other source" or "other website", please provide the source.

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  1. Cover Letter
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Contact Information for References
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