[Air-L] Tenure track position in visual communication at Loyola University Maryland

[Jonathan Lillie]

Please forward this job announcement to anyone you know who is looking for a new media/viscom tenure track position. Questions can be directed to me, but applications must use the web system. We will start reviewing applications on February 15. Thanks!

The Department of Communication at Loyola University Maryland (http://www.loyola.edu/communication) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position (Assistant Professor) in visual communication for the fall of 2013. Primary teaching responsibilities will be graphic and web design in the department's digital media sequence as well as other courses in a broad-based communication program. Candidates should have professional experience in a communication-related field and a record of, or potential for, outstanding undergraduate teaching. A Ph.D. is required. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a record of scholarly publication, participate in service activities, be supportive of the university's Catholic/Jesuit mission, teach and advise students. The Communication Department includes specializations in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, and Digital Media. A typical teaching load is 3 courses per semester.

Loyola University Maryland is a dynamic, highly selective Jesuit, Catholic institution in the liberal arts tradition and is recognized as a leading independent, comprehensive university in the northeastern United States. Located in a beautiful residential section of Baltimore with Graduate Centers in Timonium and Columbia, Loyola enrolls approximately 3,900 students in its undergraduate programs and 2,000 students in its graduate programs.

Loyola seeks a broad spectrum of candidates, including women and people of color, who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University's Jesuit mission and values (Go to http://www.loyola.edu/about.aspx to learn more about Loyola and its educational mission). Salary is competitive. For more information about this position, and to apply, please go to https://careers.loyola.edu to complete the online application. Electronically submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, and a statement of teaching interests and philosophy that explicitly incorporates a clear understanding of the mission of Jesuit higher education and how one will contribute to this mission at the above link. Successful applicants will be expected to supply transcripts from all universities attended and submit to a background check. All application materials will be accepted until the position is filled. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on February 15.
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Jonathan J. Lillie, Associate Professor
Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland
Managing Editor, NMEDIAC, the Journal of New Media & Culture, Ibibilio.org/nmediac
4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210
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