[Air-L] Job: Lecturer in Media Arts @ UNT (cultural studies, digital media, game studies)

[Jacqueline Vickery]

My department at the University of North Texas is hiring a lecturer in
Media Arts, with a broad focus on cultural studies, digital media, and/or
gaming. I'd love to work with someone from this wonderful group. Happy to
answer any questions: jacqueline.vickery at unt.edu.

https://jobs.untsystem.edu/postings/64678

*UNT is an R1 research university* in Denton, Texas, which is in the
Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The Metroplex, as this area is known, is the
most populous metropolitan area in Texas and in the South, and the fourth
largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The Denton campus, as the flagship
research campus of the UNT System, has over 42,000 students including more
than 8,000 graduate students. The university holds the distinction of being
designated by the US Department of Interior as both a *Hispanic Serving
Institution (HSI) and a Minority Serving Institution (MSI)*. HSIs and MSIs
are unique both in their missions and in their day-to-day operations, as
well in the composition of their administrative leadership.

The* Department of Media Arts* houses two undergraduate majors—a BA in
Media Arts and a BA in Converged Broadcast Media—as well as four
undergraduate certificates: Television News Producing, Media Management,
Digital Media Studies, and Spanish Language Media. The department also
offers a Master of Arts degree in Media Arts and an MFA in Documentary
Production and Studies. Located within the thriving Dallas-Fort Worth
television market (currently ranked 5th in the U.S.) the department
frequently hosts professionals who serve as guest speakers and adjunct
professors. The location within the DFW market offers numerous internship
and part-time employment opportunities while students are pursuing their
degrees. With more than 1300 undergraduate students, we are one of the
largest and most active programs in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Students have the opportunity to work for our local television news
station, ntTV, or for the radio station, KNTU.

The Department of Media Arts at the University of North Texas (UNT) invites
applications for a *3-year Lecturer position in Media Studies*. The area of
expertise is open, but the department is especially interested in
candidates with training in critical cultural studies, social media, or
gaming studies. The successful candidate will have a 4/4 teaching load
consisting primarily of several sections of our introductory course, MRTS
1330: Foundations of Media Arts. After the first year, the successful
candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to our core curriculum by
developing advanced and graduate courses in their area of expertise. Our
goal is to add courses to our curriculum to better cover the various areas
of Media Arts beyond film and television.

Minimum Qualifications

   - PhD in Media Studies or a comparable field.


Preferred Qualifications

   - Training in critical cultural studies approaches to digital media or
   gaming studies.
   - Evidence of commitment to diversity as demonstrated in research, or
   other scholarship and teaching materials.
   - Interest in expanding the Media Arts curriculum.
   - Teaching experience at the university level.
   - Excellent written and oral communication skills.


*Dr. Jacqueline Ryan *
*Vickery*
(*s**he/her/hers)*

Associate Professor & Graduate Director - Department of Media Arts
Director of Research -  Youth Media Lab @ UNT
<https://mediaarts.unt.edu/about-us/youth-media-lab>
University of North Texas
https://www.jrvickery.com/


*"Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world." - **Grace
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