[Air-L] Two job postings in Media and Cultural Studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison

Jonathan Gray mrtetley at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 13 21:16:01 PDT 2010






I'm pleased to share the following job announcements with the group, the first of which may be of particular interest given that it calls for a digital/new media specialist. Please feel free to circulate.

warm regards,Jonathan Gray

The Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
seeks applicants at either the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track, or
Associate Professor with tenure in Media and Cultural Studies, to begin August
2011.   Ph.D. in a related
field required prior to start of appointment.  Tenure track candidates must show potential for excellence
in scholarly research and teaching. 
Tenured appointees must have established record of excellence in
research and teaching.  Candidates
will be expected to conduct research, develop and teach courses, and supervise
graduate students in the critical analysis of digital and new media. Those with
a demonstrated ability to combine methodological approaches are especially
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will actively participate and
teach half of her/his courses in a new interdisciplinary program that seeks to
enhance students’ media, visual, technology, and information literacies.  See also http://commarts.wisc.edu. Please submit a
CV and a letter detailing interests and capabilities, and arrange to have sent
three letters of reference, to Professor and Digital Studies Initiative Chair
Robert Glenn Howard, Digital Media Search, Department of Communication Arts,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706.
Electronic applications will not be accepted. The deadline to assure full
consideration is November 14, 2010. EOE/AA. Employment may require a criminal
background check. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding
the applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed
confidentiality. The Department of Communication Arts is committed to building
a culturally-diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages
applications from women, ethnic minorities, and other underrepresented groups.
Questions about the search may be directed to Professor Jonathan Gray at jagray3 at wisc.edu
The
Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks
applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in
Media and Cultural Studies, to begin August 2011.   Ph.D. in a related field required prior to start of
appointment. Candidates will be expected to conduct research, develop and teach
courses, and supervise graduate students in the critical/cultural analysis of
television and electronic media with a specialization in at least one of the
following: global media, gender and/or identity studies, or industry/production
studies.  Candidates must show
potential for excellence in scholarly research and teaching. See also http://commarts.wisc.edu. Please submit a
CV and a letter detailing interests and capabilities and arrange to have sent
three letters of reference to Professor and Chair Susan Zaeske, Media and
Cultural Studies Search, Department of Communication Arts, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706.  Electronic applications will not be
accepted. The deadline to assure full consideration is November 14, 2010.  EOE/AA.   Employment may require a criminal background check.
Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the
applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed
confidentiality.  The Department of
Communication Arts is committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual
community and strongly encourages applications from women, ethnic minorities,
and other underrepresented groups. Questions about the search may be directed
to Professor Mary Beltrán at mcbeltran at wisc.edu.




 


 		 	   		  


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