[ecrea] Position Announcement: assistant professor of media studies, Florida Atlantic University

The School of Communication and Multimedia Studies in the Dorothy F. 
Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University 
invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in media 
studies to begin in August 2018. We are looking for a candidate with 
research and teaching strengths in social and cultural approaches to 
media. Media studies courses in the SCMS traverse three BA degree 
sequences: Multimedia Journalism; Film, Video, and New Media; and 
Communication Studies. Teaching includes undergraduate courses such as 
introduction to multimedia studies; mass communication theory; sexuality 
and media; and digital social media as well as graduate classes for the 
M.A. in Communication Studies. Areas of research specialization may 
include but are not limited to queer studies, transgender studies, 
feminist studies, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and African-American studies. 
The nine-month salary is $60,000 plus benefits. Summer teaching is 
normally available on a separate contract.


Applications must be made through FAU’s employment site: 
http://jobs.fau.edu (quicklink: 
http://jobs.fau.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=XXXXX ). Position 
number: 990669. Attach scans of all graduate transcripts, a letter of 
application, CV, writing sample (no more than 30 pages), teaching 
philosophy, and research statement. Every applicant may upload a maximum 
of 6 documents. The maximum size for each document is 2MB. If you have 
more than 6 documents to be attached, we recommend that you combine two 
(2) or more items into one (1) document prior to uploading. In addition, 
three letters of reference must be mailed to: Dr. Christopher Robé, 
Search Committee Chair, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, 
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic 
University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Letters that are 
emailed must also be mailed hard copy to the address above.


Transcripts for faculty positions must be an official copy scanned into 
an electronic format and attached to the application. Degrees from 
outside the United States must be validated by an organization belonging 
to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES), 
with an indication of the documents from which the evaluation was 
prepared (official transcripts, diplomas, dissertation abstracts). The 
evaluation should be scanned and electronically attached to the 
application. An unofficial transcript may be used during the hiring 
process to assure that the prospective faculty member may be 
credentialed for the courses they are expected to teach. An official 
transcript sent directly from the institution is required for the 
Provost's credential file prior to the first day of employment.


A background check will be required. Florida Atlantic University is an 
equal opportunity/affirmative action/equal access institution and all 
qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, 
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national 
origin, disability status, protected veterans status or other protected 
status. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please 
call 561-297-3057. FAU is committed to the principles of engaged 
teaching, research and service. All persons aspiring to achieve 
excellence in the practice of these principles are encouraged to apply.


FAU's School of Communication and Multimedia Studies enrolls 
approximately 1,200 undergraduate students across two Bachelors of Arts 
Degrees including a Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies with a 
sequence focus in either Multimedia Journalism or Film, Video and New 
Media and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. The School also 
offers a Masters of Arts in Communication Studies and a Masters of Fine 
Arts in Media, Technology and Entertainment. Further information about 
our School and its programs can be found on our website 
(www.fau.edu/scms) and in FAU’s 2018-2019 Preliminary Catalog 
(http://www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/PREcatalog/).


The primary assignment for the position is on FAU’s main campus in Boca 
Raton located two miles from the Atlantic Ocean and within short drives 
of Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach and 45 miles from Miami. The main 
campus is home to approximately 25,000 of the university’s 30,000 
students. For detailed information on FAU visit www.fau.edu. For 
additional information on the position, contact Dr. Christopher Robé 
((crobe /at/ fau.edu)) or call 561-297-3850.


Application deadline: Friday, December 29, 2017.


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