[Air-L] senior faculty position at Temple University

Jan Fernback fernback at temple.edu
Fri Sep 25 07:37:20 PDT 2015


*Temple University**Senior Rank Faculty Position*

*Department of Media Studies and Production*

*Description:* The Department of Media Studies and Production at Temple
University invites applications for a tenured associate or full professor
in *media and social change*, to begin fall of 2016. Research and teaching
should focus on public, community-based, independent, and/or activist
media. Expertise in media and under-represented populations is desirable.

*Qualifications:* Candidates will have a Ph.D. in communication or a
related social research discipline. Successful candidates should have a
demonstrated record of publishing in leading academic journals as well as
evidence of effective teaching commensurate with the level of appointment.
In addition to a focus on media and social change, research and teaching
interests in other communication areas that complement the department’s
interests in digital, political, race/ethnicity, gender, globalization, or
urban communication are welcome.

*About the Department:* The Department of Media Studies and Production (
http://smc.temple.edu/msp) is one of four departments in the School of
Media and Communication (SMC). The department has more than 1,000
undergraduate majors in four tracks: Media Production, Media Business &
Entrepreneurship, Media Analysis, and Emergent Media. The MSP Department
also offers a minor in Digital Media Technologies. On the graduate level,
the department offers an M.A. in in Media Studies and Production, and
faculty members contribute to an interdisciplinary M.S. in Globalization
and Development Communication and a Ph.D. program in Media and
Communication.

*About the School:* Temple University’s School of Media and Communication
(SMC) is located in Philadelphia, the nation's fourth-largest media market.
In addition to Media Studies and Production, departments in the SMC include
Journalism, Advertising, and Strategic Communication, along with a shared
bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies (http://smc.temple.edu). More
than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in the School
of Media and Communication, including more than 100 students pursuing
graduate degrees.  Across its departments, the school has a unified focus
on the role of communication in urban life.  Temple University has more
than 35,000 students in the region and at several international campuses.
For more information about Temple University, please visit
http://www.temple.edu. Temple University is an equal opportunity, equal
access affirmative action employer, committed to achieving a diverse
community.

*Application Instructions: *To ensure full consideration, application
materials should be received no later than December 7, 2015. Review of
applications will continue until the position is filled. Interested
candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and
contact information for three references, evidence of teaching
effectiveness, and at least one research manuscript. All materials should
be submitted via email to the Senior Rank Search Committee at
MSPmedia at temple.edu.  Questions can be directed to Dr. Tom Jacobson, Chair
of Senior Rank Search Committee, at tlj at temple.edu.





-- 
Jan Fernback, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program
Dept of Media Studies & Production
School of Media & Communication
Temple University
2020 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215.204.3041
New book: Teaching Communication and Media Studies
<http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415886635/>



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