[Air-L] Positions available in MA in Interactive Media at Elon

[Janna Anderson]

Dear list members,

My university is starting an interactive media master's program, and several
positions are open. Applications should be sent to imedia at elon.edu


The School of Communications at Elon University (located in North Carolina
in the US) is expanding its faculty again.
 
In connection with starting an M.A. in Interactive Media degree in 2009, the
school is beginning a search for at least four new faculty members to join
our current 36 full-time professors. The school invites applications for
assistant or associate professors. Tenure-track positions require completion
of a Ph.D. or MFA and professional experience.

Lecturer positions are available for those with an M.A. and significant
professional experience.
 
New faculty will teach a combination of graduate courses in interactive
media and undergraduate courses in their professional specialties in
journalism, strategic communications, broadcast and new media, or cinema.
 
The ideal candidate will have an interactive media background as well as a
solid theoretical foundation in interactive design/strategies. Professional
experience should include strong scripting and authoring skills and a
working understanding of today¹s professional digital media toolset (Adobe
Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro Studio, etc.).
 
While not essential, skills in 3D modeling/animating, motion graphics design
and writing for interactive media, as well as expertise in game theory, add
value to a candidate¹s application.
 
Additionally, candidates should present examples of their work in the form
of an interactive portfolio (either online or CD), annotated to identify
clearly the candidate¹s contribution in each sample.
 
The new M.A. in Interactive Media will be an intensive one-year, full-time
program for about 36 graduate students a year. A special Winter Term course
features a domestic or international ³fly-in² component to gather content,
followed by creation of a team project that serves the public good. Required
courses in the program include Theory and Audience Analysis, Interactive
Writing and Design, Producing Interactive Media, Interactive Media
Strategies, Contemporary Media Issues, and Interactive Media Capstone
Project, with electives such as Intellectual Property Law, Citizen and
Participatory News, Virtual Environments, Public Opinion through New Media,
Visual Aesthetics, and Interactive Media Management and Economics.
 
The nationally accredited School of Communications attracts almost 20
percent of the Elon student body, with an average SAT at the 80th percentile
nationally. The national accrediting team praised the school¹s intellectual
contributions to the discipline and the school¹s facilities and technology
for student use, which includes five multimedia labs, two television
studios, suites dedicated to video and audio editing, and a fleet of digital
cameras. The school is known for having one of the best facilities for
communications learning in the nation.
 
Elon is a private university of 5,000 students in the heart of North
Carolina. Students come from 46 states and 45 nations. Newsweek named Elon
the nation¹s hottest college for engaged learning. U.S. News  World Report
named Elon the top ³Up-and-Coming² school in a listing of colleges and
universities that have made ³striking improvements or innovations­schools
everyone should be watching² and ranks Elon No. 2 among 119 Southern
master¹s-level university. U.S. News also lists Elon¹s academic programs in
seven of the eight categories in this year¹s ³Programs to Look For² feature.
 
To apply, send an application letter, CV (including examples of your work in
the form of an interactive portfolio available online or by DVD) and list of
references to iMedia at elon.edu.
 
Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the positions
are filled. To learn more about the School of Communications, visit
www.elon.edu/communications.
 
Elon University complies with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986. Federal law requires proper identification of identity and
employability prior to final consideration for this position. Credentials
will be verified.
 
To learn more about Elon¹s School of Communications, please visit
www.elon.edu/communications

-- 
Janna Quitney Anderson
Associate Professor of Communications
Director of Internet Projects
School of Communications
Elon University
andersj at elon.edu
(336) 278-5733 (o)