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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor

Submitted by andreameyer on October 14, 2011 - 13:54
Organization: 
University of North Texas
State: 
TX
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2012
Position Start Date: 
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

University of North Texas, Department of Radio, Television, And Film
Rank/Title: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Social Media, New Media or Transmedia

The Department of Radio-TV-Film invites applications for a position beginning fall 2012 at the Assistant (tenure track) or Associate (tenured) level in Social Media, New Media, or Transmedia with possible areas of expertise in legal and ethical issues and social media marketing. The faculty member will have the opportunity to develop new courses in his/her areas of specialization at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The faculty member will be housed in the Radio-TV-Film Department and is one of three internally funded cluster hires in UNT's College of Arts and Sciences that focus in the areas of new/social/digital media. The faculty member will collaborate with new hires in the Department of Communication and the Department of Linguistics and Technical Communication on interdisciplinary initiatives relating to enhancing undergraduate education and community engagement. Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. or M.F.A. is required at the time of appointment in New Media, Digital Media, Social Media, or Communication or a closely related discipline.

Candidates for Assistant Professor will be expected to develop a record of scholarly research necessary to obtain tenure. Candidates for Associate Professor will be expected to engage in a continuing program of scholarly productivity. Teaching load is 2/2 for an Assistant Professor, 2/3 for an Associate Professor.
Applicants are required to submit a curriculum vita, cover letter, list of names and contact information of three references and a statement of research interests.
Review of applications will begin November 1st and remain open until the search is closed. The position begins Aug 15th, 2012.

For complete posting and information on how to apply please visit https://facultyjobs.unt.edu.
UNT is an AA/ADA/EOE.

For more information contact the Search Committee Chair Eugene Martin at Eugene.martin@unt.edu.