[Air-l] Media Studies Job at UNC-Chapel Hill

[Ken Hillis]

Announcement of a Faculty Position in the Department of Communication 
Studies The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Please circulate widely)

POSITION Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Media and Cultural Studies, 
beginning July 1, 2006. We are particularly interested in people with 
research and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas: 
television; new media/technology; policy/political economy.  The 
successful candidate will contribute to the departments strengths in 
critical and cultural theory.

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses 
in media studies, conducting research, supervising theses and 
dissertations, and performing departmental, university and public service. 
Salary is competitive.

QUALIFICATIONS
 	Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Media Studies, or related 
discipline.  Candidates should have a significant record of, or the 
potential for, outstanding teaching, research, and service.

GENERAL INFORMATION
 	The Department of Communication Studies has 22 full-time faculty 
positions with existing areas of emphasis in Interpersonal and 
Organizational Communication, Rhetorical Studies, Performance Studies, 
Media Studies, and Communication and Cultural Studies.  Approximately 900 
undergraduate and 60 M.A. and Ph.D. graduate students major in the 
Department.  Additional information about the Department can be found at 
http://www.unc.edu/depts/comm.

 	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in one 
corner of the Research Triangle and has an enrollment of approximately 
26,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.  The university 
enjoys a reputation as one of the nations leading universities (ranked 5th 
among public universities).  The Triangle area, including Raleigh, Durham, 
and Chapel Hill, has a population of over one million and contains over 
100 research and business institutions.  The Research Triangle is ranked 
consistently as one of the best places to live in the United States.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Qualified applicants should send a current vita, evidence of both 
scholarly activity and teaching effectiveness, and four letters of 
recommendation to:

Professor Ken Hillis
Chair, Media Studies Search Committee
Department of Communication Studies
CB #3285, Bingham Hall
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3285

Applications will be reviewed beginning December 10, 2005, and will 
continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.

The University of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.