[Commlist] Position Announcement: Assistant Professor of Media Studies (Tenure Track)

Position: Assistant Professor of Media Studies (tenure-track)

Deadline: November 30, 2022

*Posting Details***

Posting Details

*Job Title*

	

Assistant Professor of Media Studies (Tenure Track)

*Department*

	

COMM & THEATRE ARTS

*Position Number*

	

F0349A1

*Job Description*

	

The Media Studies Program of the Department of Communication & Theatre 
Arts at Old Dominion University invites applications for a tenure track 
Assistant Professor in Media Industry Studies, beginning in July 2023. 
The ideal candidate will be a scholar whose research confronts the 
intersectional and interconnected reality of contemporary media 
industries—film, television, gaming, new media— while engaging with how 
marginalized creators and marginalized audiences function in those 
spaces. Areas of focus within this work might include (but are not 
limited to) issues of branding, franchising, intellectual property, 
and/or celebrity. The ideal candidate would contribute classes to both 
our undergraduate media studies and film studies programs, as well as 
our Master’s degree programs in Lifespan Communication & Digital Media 
and in the Humanities.

*Position Type*

	

Full Time

*Type of Recruitment*

	

General Public

*Type of Recruitment*

	

General Public

*Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities*

	

Candidates must have the ability to teach courses in two or more of the 
following: Media Industries, Media Spaces, Television and Society, Media 
Audiences, Transnational Media Systems, Media Marketing and Promotion, 
New Media and Society, Media History, Media Law and Policy.

*Minimum Qualifications - Education or training*

	

A PhD in Communication, Media Studies, or a complementary field is 
required. ABD candidates will be accepted in the pool, but hiring 
decisions will be contingent on the proximity of candidate’s defense date.

*Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification*

	

*Preferred Qualifications*

	

Candidates with experience teaching at the post-secondary level or 
professional experience in media industries are preferred.

*Conditions of Employment*

	

*Location*

	

Norfolk, VA

*Job Open Date*

	

10/28/2022

*Application Review Date*

	

11/30/2022

*Open Until Filled*

	

Yes

*Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required*

	

Candidates must submit their application to 
*https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/17397* 
<https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/17397>*.* A complete application includes 
a letter of application, CV, a writing sample of original research, 
statements of teaching and research, a diversity statement, unofficial 
graduate transcripts, and contact information for three professional 
references (references will be contacted through the application system 
to provide a recommendation letter once the application is submitted).

*Telework Friendly*

	

No

*Equity Statement*

	

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, 
educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to 
race (or traits historically associated with race including hair 
texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and 
twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, 
childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender 
identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political 
affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Minorities, 
women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

*Reasonable Accommodation Request*

	

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable 
accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & 
Diversity at (757) 683-3141.

*Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision*

	

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate 
against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, 
discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or 
applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation 
information of other employees or applicants as a part of their 
essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or 
applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to 
compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a 
formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, 
proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by 
the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish 
information.

*College Home Page*

	

*https://odu.edu/al* <https://odu.edu/al>

*Department Home Page*

	
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