[Commlist] Job Announcement: Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Creative Media Technologies

  Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Creative Media Technologies


    Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries


      Requisition Number: 31321BR

The Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries within the 
College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University seeks a 
creative professional and teacher with experience in emerging media 
technology to join our faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor of 
Practice.  Successful candidates will have a professional specialization 
in one or more of the following areas of emerging media technology: 
/VR/AR, mixed reality, virtual film/TV production, digital 
world-building for gaming, interactive media, human-computer 
interaction, motion graphics, VFX, and/or similar related practices./

This is a full-time, year-to-year, non-tenure track position with the 
possibility for continuing appointment and promotion in the sixth year. 
Anticipated start date is September 1, 2023, with faculty on-duty in 
mid-August, 2023.

This position's overall duties are comprised of 60% teaching, 20% 
professional practice/currency/excellence, and 20% service to the 
college. This equates to a teaching load of six courses (3/3) per 
9-month academic year, with the opportunity to teach additional courses 
during summer or intersessions for additional compensation. Teaching 
assignments may include both face-to-face and online courses.


      Required Qualifications

  * 5 years combined professional and/or teaching experience in media
    production, with demonstrated experience in the above areas.
    Experience may be from a variety of areas, including but not limited
    to film/video production or post-production; game design and
    development; interaction and experience design; or other creative
    media platforms.
  * A completed Master's degree (MA/MS/MFA) or PhD at the time of
    appointment.
  * A strong professional portfolio and active connections to creative
    media industry practitioners.
  * Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States at the time
    of appointment.
  * Candidates should also provide evidence of commitment to advancing
    diversity, equity, and inclusion.

      Preferred Qualifications

  * In addition to the above required qualifications, candidates with
    evidence of excellence in teaching and/or creative/commercial
    production (honors, awards, etc.) are preferred.
  * Experience working with diverse student populations and
    first-generation students is highly desirable.
  * Experience with mentorship of students is highly desirable.
Candidates must be able to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate 
courses in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries 
related to their professional expertise. Successful candidates will 
advise and mentor highly motivated undergraduate and master's-level 
students, engage in governance, and perform service at the department, 
college, university, and professional levels. Service duties include 
program-building, as well as commitment to engaged scholarship.  Service 
to the department, college, and university is expected.

Applicants should be able to develop and teach classes in the areas of 
their professional specialization and support the department's 
educational needs with experience using tools including Adobe CC (in 
particular, After Effects, Premiere, Substance, and/or XD), web 
technologies, Unreal Engine, Unity, Vuforia, Aero, LED wall displays, 
and/or industry standard cinema cameras from manufacturers such as RED, 
Canon, or Blackmagic.


      Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries

The Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries (JCMI) 
emphasizes experiential education opportunities that provide immersive 
learning environments, leading its approximately 600 students to produce 
a robust portfolio of content with support from peer, faculty, alumni, 
and industry mentors. In producing their work, JCMI students are 
encouraged from their first day in our degree programs to take advantage 
of opportunities to get busy writing and producing, and plug in to our 
robust, collaborative content culture.

Made up of sixteen full-time faculty, supported by graduate student and 
part-time faculty from a variety of backgrounds, JCMI offers new faculty 
and students a diverse slate of teachers, mentors, and collaborators. 
JCMI faculty are leaders in their respective areas, scholars and 
practitioners of international stature.

JCMI faculty serve as faculty advisors to a number of student 
organizations and production opportunities, including the Society for 
Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, 
The Daily Toreador, The Hub@TTU, Tech Creative Media Association, 
KTXT-FM 88.1 The Raider, and Tech Esports, among others. JCMI also 
fosters close relationships with on-campus partners, such as KTTZ-TV 
Channel 5 (PBS), KTTZ-FM 89.1 (NPR), and Tech Athletics, as well as four 
local broadcast news outlets and Lubbock's daily newspaper, the 
Avalanche-Journal.


      College of Media & Communication

The College of Media & Communication (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/ 
<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/>) at Texas Tech University serves 
approximately 2500 students across its undergraduate majors and graduate 
programs. The college's enrollment and credit hours have grown 
consistently for the last seven years; the number of full-time faculty 
has almost tripled; and the area for facilities has increased more than 
40%. CoMC is the #1 rated research unit in the TTU System per the 2020 
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking). Its private 
and state grants initiatives have skyrocketed in recent years, achieving 
its 2025 grants goals in fall 2020. It maintains high standards for 
teaching, even as its reputation as a media research center expands. 
CoMC metrics for student retention and graduation rates are near the top 
at Texas Tech in many categories. The college is proud that Diverse 
Issues in Higher Education magazine recently ranked it 19th nationally 
for graduating Hispanic/Latino students, and individuals and teams in 
the college have won awards for their dedication to diversity and 
inclusion (https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/diversity/ 
<https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/diversity/>).

Research strengths among college faculty include Hispanic and 
international, strategic, science/health, gaming/AI, leadership, 
interpersonal/organizational, and political communication, as well as 
social scientific research methods. The Thomas Jay Harris Institute for 
Hispanic and International Communication studies and offers programs in 
Hispanic and international/intercultural communication 
(comc.ttu.edu/research/hihic <https://comc.ttu.edu/research/hihic>).


      Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a public research university with an enrollment 
of more than 40,000 students. It offers over 100 undergraduate majors 
and more than 100 master's and 50 doctoral degree programs. Texas Tech 
is the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western 
two-thirds of Texas and is the state's only campus with an adjoining 
research university, law school, and medical school. Texas Tech students 
come from almost every county in Texas, all 50 states, and more than 100 
countries. TTU is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and the 
university's current Quality Enhancement Plan is “Bear Our Banners Far 
and Wide: Communication in a Global Society” 
(www.depts.ttu.edu/globalcommunications 
<https://www.depts.ttu.edu/globalcommunications>). Texas Tech University 
is recognized as a Carnegie Tier 1 Research University and is a member 
of the Big 12 Athletic Conference. The university is located in Lubbock, 
Texas, a vibrant, diverse city of almost 300,000 residents.


      Application Procedure

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until 
the position is filled. Candidates must apply online  at 
www.texastech.edu/careers <http://www.texastech.edu/careers>, 
referencing the Requisition Number *31321BR*.

Applicants are required to submit a CV, personal statement, teaching 
statement, a link to portfolio work, and names and contact information 
for three professional references. Further, applicants should submit a 
statement on any demonstrable actions/training/outreach of theirs that 
equate to tangible support for DEI-related outcomes.

Application deadline: Dec. 1, 2022.

Any questions can be directed to the search chair, Dr. Cam Stone 
(cam.stone /at/ ttu.edu) <mailto:(cam.stone /at/ ttu.edu)>.


      EEO Statement

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas 
Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally 
diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural 
environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can 
contribute, through their practice, teaching, and/or service, to the 
diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech 
University. The university welcomes applications from minoritized 
applicants, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and 
dual-career couples.

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