[ecrea] Position(s): Open Rank, Multiple Areas (Journalism and Media Studies Dept, Rutgers University)

TENURE-TRACK POSITION(S)

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES

AT THE ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR RANK



The Department Of Journalism And Media Studies in the School of 
Communication and Information at Rutgers, The State University Of New 
Jersey, seeks applications from scholars conducting innovative research 
in the areas of Media and Politics, Health, Science and the Media, 
and/or Media and Technological Innovation who value a climate of 
cross-departmental collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment to the 
development of discoveries and new ideas in response to local and global 
challenges.

Media and Politics. The department seeks researchers with interests 
including but not limited to: Global Political Media; News Media and 
Politics; Social Movements and Social Media; Race, Ethnicity and 
Politics; Media Advocacy and Activism; Media and Public Policy; 
International Journalism; Gender and Global Media; Public Engagement.



§ Health, Science and the Media. The department seeks applicants with 
critical and engaged approaches to Health and Wellness, with interests 
including but not limited to: Medicine, Media and Society; Science, 
Journalism, and Power; Gender, Embodiment, and Technology; Global 
Health; Environmental Media and Social Policy; Race, Science, and Media 
Advocacy; Social media and Community Health; Narrative Medicine and 
Digital Storytelling; Technology Usage and Mental/Physical Well Being.



§ Media and Technological Innovation. The department seeks applicants 
with interests including but not limited to: Digital Journalism; 
Technology and Public Policy; Gender and Digital Media; Data Journalism; 
Social Media and Participatory Culture; New Media, News, and Democracy.



The scholarship of successful candidates will connect to one or more of 
the four problem-based research foci that have guided our school’s 
hiring in recent years: health and wellness; global media and democracy; 
organizations, policy, and leadership; and social media interaction & 
collaboration. We especially seek candidates from under-represented 
groups who would further our commitment to scholarly excellence and 
community diversity. In addition, we particularly welcome candidates who 
place race and ethnicity at the center of their research and teaching 
interests.

For more about the Department of Journalism and Media Studies and the 
Rutgers-School of Communication and Information, including school-wide 
research interests and active faculty searches in the school’s 
Communication and Library and Information Science departments, see: 
http://comminfo.rutgers.edu.



Qualifications: All candidates should have completed a Ph.D. in a 
relevant field no later than May 2013. The ideal applicant’s program of 
research should complement the research foci of current faculty. 
Applicants should have a demonstrated record or strong likelihood of 
top-tier peer-reviewed publication as well as evidence of effective 
teaching. Senior level applicants should provide evidence of integrative 
leadership in research, instruction, and external funding. Letter of 
application should address these points, and clearly articulate the 
candidate’s fit to specific departmental and school-wide research 
interests. Duties of the successful applicant(s) include undergraduate 
and graduate teaching in the candidate’s field of scholarship, an active 
program of research in the candidate’s area of scholarly expertise, and 
service contributions to the advancement of the academic profession, to 
the effective operation of the university, and to society at large in 
accordance with university policy expectations for tenure-track 
appointments.



Submissions: Applications must be received no later than December 1, 
2012. Submit to: http://its.scilsnet.rutgers.edu/facultysearch/. Include 
letter of application, CV, up to three representative publications, and 
names and contact information of three references (no letters at this 
time please). Please do not submit applications to more than one 
department. If you see a potential fit in more than one department 
please indicate this in your application letter. For further questions 
please contact Dr. John Pavlik, Search Committee Chair: (jpavlik /at/ rutgers.edu)



Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of higher 
education in the United States and is a member of the elite AAU research 
universities in North America. The School of Communication and 
Information is a founding member of the iSchools Caucus. An equal 
opportunity and affirmative action employer, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, is committed to building a diverse community 
and encourages the applications of women and minority candidates. As 
evidence of that, among peer public institutions (public universities in 
the Association of American Universities), Rutgers is 4th in the nation 
for full-time female faculty, 14th in the nation for full-time 
African-American faculty, and 15th in the nation for full-time total 
minority faculty. Among those same schools Rutgers ranks 2nd in the 
percentage of degrees earned by African Americans, 8th for Asians, and 
11th for Latinos.







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