[ecrea] Endowed Chair Opportunity at Penn State

    Position Announcement:   Palmer Chair in Telecommunications Studies

    Department of Telecommunications, Penn State University

     Work Unit:  College Of Communications

    Department:  Department of Telecommunications

    Job Number:  54779

    The Department of Telecommunications at The Pennsylvania State 
University seeks an outstanding innovator, entrepreneur or scholar for 
appointment as the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications Studies, beginning 
Fall 2015. This prestigious appointment is anticipated at the level of 
Full Professor and includes additional funds for projects, research, and 
outreach. The Palmer Chair was created in 1988 by a generous gift from 
cable television pioneers James R. and Barbara R. Palmer.

    The successful candidate will have a forward-looking perspective 
related to any aspect of telecommunications, the emerging broadband 
ecosystem, or the related information, entertainment, and communication 
industries. He or she will engage students and the public through 
teaching, projects, scholarship or other initiatives that enhance the 
visibility of the department nationally and internationally. Potential 
subject areas may include but are not limited to media entrepreneurship, 
analytics, economics, technology, social media, law and policy, or 
social impacts of telecommunications and new media. The successful 
candidate will be expected to play an active role in graduate and 
undergraduate teaching and advising, and engage in meaningful service to 
the profession, university and community. A record of teaching and/or 
comparable experience is preferred, as is the ability to work with 
foundations and other private or public sector partners to fund new 
initiatives. This is a tenured appointment and a terminal degree 
preferred. Equivalent professional public or private sector experience 
will be considered.

    The Department of Telecommunications is an internationally 
recognized center of excellence in research, teaching and service 
related to the converging media, communications and information sectors. 
It values collegiality highly. Its mission is to prepare students for 
successful, ethical careers related to the electronic media and 
information industries and to conduct research and service that enhances 
the potential of telecommunications to promote democracy, diversity, and 
social equity. The Department works with stakeholders, policymakers, 
communities and the public to address pressing questions associated with 
national and global information networks. Its curriculum provides 
students with an in-depth understanding of the crucial role the Internet 
and telecommunications industry play in economic, politics, and culture. 
The Department is home to the Institute for Information Policy, which 
publishes the Journal of Information Policy, the Don Davis Professor of 
Ethics, and the Pioneers Chair in Cable Telecommunications. The 
successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with 
faculty and research centers in the College of Communications and across 
the entire University. The Department of Telecommunications is part of 
Penn State’s College of Communications, the largest nationally 
accredited college of its kind in the United States. The College offers 
undergraduate degrees in Advertising/Public Relations, Film/Video, 
Journalism, Media Studies, and Telecommunications, as well as an M.A. in 
Media Studies and Ph.D. in Mass Communication.

    Applications should include a detailed cover letter, CV or resume 
and the names and contact information for three references. Apply online 
at: 
https://app2.ohr.psu.edu/Jobs/External/EVMS2_External/currentap1.cfm#54779

     Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, 
and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, 
women, veterans, disabled individuals, and other protected groups.  The 
Pennsylvania State University Office of Human Resources - 
http://www.ohr.psu.edu






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