[ecrea] assistant professor - University of Texas at Austin¹s School of Journalism

The UT School of Journalism has another faculty opening. Please pass 
this along to anyone you think might be interested and a good fit for 
the job. Here are the details:

The University of Texas at Austin's School of Journalism invites 
applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of 
assistant professor, beginning Fall 2012, to join our faculty of 
distinguished scholars and professionals as we launch our new converged 
curriculum in our new facilities in the Belo Center for New Media. 
Candidates? research interests should be relevant to the vital issues of 
the day concerning the evolution of journalism and its contributions to 
a democratic society, including the changing economics, professional 
roles, and institutional structure of media and/or the impact of the 
emerging new media on journalism, citizenship and the public sphere 
nationally and globally. Additionally, applications are encouraged from 
those with interests in qualitative methods, issue-driven reporting, 
visual media, or cross-platform journalism; candidates with diverse 
training and methodological approaches; and candidates with relevant 
professional experience. Applicants should have earned their PhD in 
Journalism or a related field by August of 2012. Successful candidates 
will demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a vigorous program of 
original research and publication with potential for external funding; 
show promise of excellence in graduate-level teaching and mentoring 
(both M.A. and Ph.D.); and demonstrate the capacity and commitment to 
teach undergraduate journalism context courses and/or 
professionally-oriented journalism skills courses. Other desirable 
qualifications include the ability to work collaboratively within the 
School and College, and with scholars in other disciplines on campus and 
internationally. The School offers the B.J., M.A., and Ph.D. and is 
housed within a top-ranked College of Communication, which includes the 
nationally regarded Departments of Advertising & Public Relations, 
Radio-Television-Film, Communication Studies, and Communication Science 
and Disorders.

Applicant Instructions:

Screening of applicants will begin November 15, 2011 and will continue 
until the position is filled. Send curriculum vitae, names and contact 
information of three references, and a statement of interest in the 
position to: Thomas Johnson, Search Chair; School of Journalism; 
University of Texas at Austin; 1 University Station A1000; Austin, TX 
78712-0113; email applications accepted at: 
(_tom.johnson /at/ austin.utexas.edu)<mailto:tom.johnson 
<(tom.johnson /at/ austin.utexas.edu)%3Cmailto:tom.johnson>(_ /at/ austin.utexas.edu)>. The 
School is committed to achieving diversity in its faculty, students, and 
curriculum, and it welcomes applicants who can help achieve these 
objectives.