[ecrea] Temple University Senior Rank Faculty Opening in Media and Social Change

Temple University
Senior Rank Faculty Position
Department of Media Studies and ProductionÂ

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 <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 <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 atÂ
(MSPmedia /at/ temple.edu) <mailto:(MSPmedia /at/ temple.edu)>.  Questions can be
directed to Dr. Tom Jacobson, Chair of Senior Rank Search Committee,
(attlj /at/ temple.edu) <mailto:(tlj /at/ temple.edu)>.


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