[Air-L] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Comparative Media Studies, MIT

[Alex Leavitt]

MIT's Program in Comparative Media Studies in the School of Humanities,
Arts and Social Science is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor of
media studies to start in the Fall of 2011. Candidates should have a
Ph.D. with a record of significant publication (or the promise thereof),
research activity and/or experience relevant to civic media. Relevant areas
of specialization include the contemporary practice, history, or theory
of one or more of the following: user-generated content; forms of civic
engagement such as citizen journalism, journalism and new media, and
location-based social networks; innovative uses of media technology; media
and democracy; youth culture and media literacies. Fluency in a broader
array of theories, histories and practices associated with media studies
will
be considered a plus. Applicants should have teaching experience. Please
send a letter of application, C.V., three letters of recommendation, and
hard
copy samples of your research and publications to Prof. James G. Paradis,
Interim Director, Program in Comparative Media Studies, Room E15-
331, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139. The
application deadline is December 9th, 2010. MIT is an affirmative action,
equal opportunity employer.