[Air-l] Openings at IU--Telecommunications

ebucy ebucy at indiana.edu
Wed Sep 24 12:01:07 PDT 2003


Three Tenure-Line Faculty Positions in Telecommunications
Indiana University, Bloomington

The Department of Telecommunications seeks three additional tenure-line faculty.
One of the hires may be at the associate or full level.  Candidates should hold
the Ph.D., M.F.A. or other appropriate terminal degree, and present a promising
program of (1) scholarly research using social scientific, legal, or historical
methods related to electronic media/communications, or (2) creative activity in
interactive new media. They also must be able to teach effectively in one or
more of our undergraduate or graduate areas of concentration. On the
undergraduate level, these are Media and Society, Design and Production, and
Industry and Management. On the graduate level, these are Processes and Effects,
Law and Policy, Management, and Interactive New Media Design.
  
In light of the departments current needs, we especially seek individuals with
teaching and research or creative interests in the following areas:

*	Electronic media / telecommunications law and policy.  Scholars with
expertise in Internet law and policy (and related areas) or in
global/international telecommunications law and policy are encouraged to apply.
Candidates for this position may have a background in legal/historical research,
economics, political science, or other appropriate disciplines.      
*	Management of media enterprises.  The department is especially
interested in scholars of traditional or new media, with a background in
management, organizational communication, economics, or any other appropriate
discipline.  We seek applicants who can teach such courses as telecommunications
management, media entertainment/programming, broadband and web economics, and/or
media advertising/marketing/e-commerce.  The ideal candidate will strengthen our
media management curriculum, especially at the master's level.            
*	Computer game design and interactive storytelling.  Candidates
for this position will have interests in interactive entertainment design and
with demonstrated competence in linear script-writing for television and/or
non-linear script-writing for interactive storytelling and game design;
interactive sound and music; 3D modeling for character animation and level
design, or networked game programming.  Applicants must be able to teach
effectively in the departments Design and Production undergraduate area as well
as in its Interactive New Media Design graduate area of concentration (MIME).

Beyond this, our overriding objective is to attract the best applicants in the
field. We encourage qualified applicants who would contribute to any of the
graduate or undergraduate areas of concentration indicated above. 

The department offers a B.A. in Telecommunications as well as M.A., M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees. It features a special program on the graduate level in new media
(MIME) and a joint M.S./J.D. degree with the IU School of Law.  It also offers
an undergraduate Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling.

Applicants should submit 1) a cover letter summarizing their qualifications for
the position, 2) a current vita, 3) selected publications or a portfolio
documenting recent creative work, including recent student work if relevant and
4) evidence of effective teaching. Three letters of recommendation should be
submitted directly by recommenders.

Direct questions and application materials to Professor Walter Gantz, Chair,
Department of Telecommunications, Radio-TV Center, Indiana University, 1229 East
Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5501. Professor Gantz can be reached
by phone at (812) 855-1621, fax at (812) 855-7955, or via e-mail at
gantz at indiana.edu.  

Those interested in the position are invited to learn more about our faculty and
programs by visiting the departments Web site at
http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/.

Openings begin August 16, 2004. Review of applications will begin November 19,
2003 and will continue until the positions are filled.  Indiana University is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We strongly encourage
applications from women and minority candidates as well as from two-career
couples.

__________________

Erik P. Bucy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Telecommunications 
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Informatics
Radio-TV Center, Rm. 327
1229 E. 7th Street                             
Indiana University 
Bloomington, IN 47405-5501

ebucy at indiana.edu
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tel 812.856.5207/fax 812.855.7955





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