[ecrea] Job Postings: Two TT Assistant Professor positions in Media Studies / University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa is hiring two Tenure-Track Assistant Professors 
in its expanding Media Studies Department. The position summaries and 
application instructions are provided below.
Here are links to both positions if that's more convenient:
Assistant Professor of Persuasive Media: 
https://utulsa.edu/about/working-at-tu/available-positions/assistant-professor-persuasive-media/
Assistant Professor of Media Studies: 
https://utulsa.edu/about/working-at-tu/available-positions/assistant-professor-media-studies/

The application deadline for both positions is August 31st.

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Department of Media Studies
The University of Tulsa
Assistant Professor of Persuasive Media

Position Summary
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Media Studies invites 
applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor conversant with 
rhetoric and persuasion; advertising; and strategic communication, 
commencing August 2018. Ph.D. is required.

The department seeks a candidate who can complement the strengths of the 
scholarly faculty who have specializations in digital studies, screen 
cultures and identities, political communication, journalism, and media 
and social thought. Given that the Department of Media Studies 
encompasses media history, criticism, and theory, with an emphasis on 
social, political, and cultural contexts, the successful candidate 
should have an interest in critical and historically informed questions 
concerning persuasion, broadly understood, in the modern media environment.

Responsibilities include developing and shaping a curriculum that both 
critically approaches and contributes to our nationally-recognized 
advertising program. Related interests may include (but are by no means 
limited to) propaganda, rhetoric, narrative, storytelling, new media, 
data analytics, science and technology studies, strategic health 
communication, and neuroscience. Ability to teach quantitative or 
qualitative research methods is also welcomed. We especially encourage 
candidates capable of articulating critical approaches to teaching 
advertising at TU.

The Department of Media Studies is part of the Kendall College of Arts & 
Sciences, one of five colleges at The University of Tulsa (TU). TU, one 
of the oldest private educational institutions in Oklahoma, had an 
enrollment in fall 2016 of 4,671 students. The U.S. News and World 
Report ranks TU in the top 50 private schools in the United States. 
Information about TU and the Kendall College of Arts & Sciences programs 
may be found at http://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu.

Tulsa, nestled in the rolling green hills of northeastern Oklahoma, is 
one of the most livable and affordable cities in the United States with 
a lively arts and cultural scene; a metropolitan population of over 
930,000; and a cost of living index of 85% of the national average.

The University of Tulsa is an equal opportunity employer and strongly 
encourages nominations of, and applications from, all candidates who 
will contribute to the commitment of diversity of our faculty as well as 
excellence in teaching, scholarly activities, and service.

Application Information
Review of applications will begin August 31, 2017, and will continue 
until the position is filled.

Please submit the following documents as a single pdf in the order 
listed to (media-studies /at/ utulsa.edu) : (1) a cover letter that addresses 
research and teaching interests and plans (three pages maximum), (2) a 
curriculum vita, and (3) names and complete contact information for at 
least three references. Additional portfolio materials may be requested.

Send email inquiries to Dr. Mark Brewin, Search Committee Chair, at 
(mark-brewin /at/ utulsa.edu).

This job description may also be found here: 
https://utulsa.edu/about/working-at-tu/available-positions/assistant-professor-persuasive-media/

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Department of Media Studies
The University of Tulsa
Assistant Professor of Media Studies

Position Summary
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Media Studies invites 
applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Media Studies, 
commencing August 2018. Ph.D. is required.

We seek a candidate who specializes in information in a globally 
mediated context and someone who is able to teach our students how to 
think about a 21st century world lit up by technology and buffeted by 
the constant movement of information. Broadly interpreted, this would 
mean a familiarity with quantitative methodologies and/or interest in 
data and the study of modern culture and the world. Areas of interest 
might include, but are not limited to, information flows, transnational 
media, digital data infrastructures, critical economic development 
studies, digital currencies, the use of algorithms in the construction 
of social identity, creative and cultural industries, and global 
cultures and identities, as well as regional area interests in Africa, 
Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, or the Russian Commonwealth. We 
especially welcome candidates capable of articulating their own distinct 
vision for media studies at TU.

The Department of Media Studies encompasses media history, criticism, 
and theory, with an emphasis on American social, political, and cultural 
contexts. The department includes active scholars who specialize in 
digital studies, screen cultures and identities, political 
communication, journalism, and media and social thought.

The Department of Media Studies is part of the Kendall College of Arts & 
Sciences, one of five colleges at The University of Tulsa (TU). TU, one 
of the oldest private educational institutions in Oklahoma, had a fall 
2016 enrollment of 4,671 students. The U.S. News and World Report ranks 
TU in the top 50 private schools in the United States. Information about 
TU and the Kendall College of Arts & Sciences programs may be found at 
http://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu.

Tulsa, nestled in the rolling green hills of northeastern Oklahoma, is 
one of the most livable and affordable cities in the United States with 
a lively arts and cultural scene, a metropolitan population of over 
930,000, and a cost of living index of 85% of the national average.

The University of Tulsa is an equal opportunity employer and strongly 
encourages nominations of, and applications from, all candidates who 
will contribute to the commitment of diversity of our faculty as well as 
excellence in teaching, scholarly activities, and service.

Application Information
Review of applications will begin August 31, 2017, and will continue 
until the position is filled.

Please submit the following documents as a single pdf in the order 
listed to (media-studies /at/ utulsa.edu): (1) a cover letter that addresses 
research and teaching interests and plans (three pages maximum), (2) a 
curriculum vita, and (3) names and complete contact information for at 
least three references. Additional portfolio materials may be requested.

Send email inquiries to Dr. Ben Peters, Search Committee Chair, at 
(ben-peters /at/ utulsa.edu).

This job description may also be found here: 
https://utulsa.edu/about/working-at-tu/available-positions/assistant-professor-media-studies/


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