[Commlist] Job Opening: Tenure-Track Position at University of Oregon in Immersive Media Communications

We're looking to add a very exciting faculty position at the University 
of Oregon! Want to help us blaze trails in immersive media and game 
studies? Please check out: 
https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/531988/assistant-professor-of-immersive-media-communications

Please contact Maxwell Foxman ((mfoxman /at/ uoregon.edu)) if you have 
questions about the position

Department: School of Journalism and Communication

Rank: Assistant Professor

Annual Basis: 9 Month

Application Deadline

October 31, 2023; position open until filled.

Required Application Materials

To ensure consideration, please upload the following with your online 
application:

• A letter of interest outlining how your knowledge, skills, and 
experience meet the minimum and/or preferred qualifications of the 
position. Must include a statement of your contributions and experience 
to diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, teaching, engagement, 
and/or service.

• Current CV or resume including dates of employment.

• Name and contact information for three professional references. The 
candidate will be notified prior to references being contacted.

Any application missing the above documents/information may be 
considered incomplete.

Position Announcement

The University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication seeks 
a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a research and teaching emphasis 
in the area of Immersive Media (IM) Communication and Game Studies. We 
seek to hire colleagues who will conduct research on and teach about IM 
technologies (augmented, virtual, and extended reality – AR/VR/XR) 
and/or digital gaming spaces through the lenses of strategic 
communication, design, marketing, and their impacts and effects on users 
and culture. IM sits at the intersection of a variety of emerging 
interactive and immersive social, entertainment, and communication 
technologies, ranging from artificial intelligence to live streaming, 
that require rethinking the professional and social boundaries of media 
industries, practitioners, etc. For example, the intersection of AI and 
Web3 platforms use XR technology, require novel interfaces and modes of 
communication, and are currently being explored to a large degree in 
massively multiplayer online games like Fortnite and Roblox.

Hires would bring the following key contributions to our faculty:

1. Expertise in theories and concepts pertinent to immersive media and 
game studies in regard to fields of communication, design, marketing, 
human-computer interaction, journalism, or affiliated fields.

2. A related specialty, such as the study of identity, digital cultures, 
emerging media industries and economics (XR, cryptocurrency), e-sports, 
fan studies, digital asset production, content creation, human-machine 
communication, strategic communication, and media psychology.

3. A capacity to teach in our new online Immersive Media Communication 
master's program, our new Game Studies minor, and/or required coursework 
at the SOJC, such as media ethics, gender, media and diversity, and 
introduction to media studies.

This hire will join our growing body of scholars studying and teaching 
immersive media and game studies, including the launch of the Immersive 
Media Communications program in the fall of 2023, which will be 
conducted in collaboration with the Oregon Reality (OR) Lab and the 
Immersive Media Lab (IML), both of which focus on experiential learning 
and research regarding the ethical use of immersive media and their 
social, cultural and professional impacts. These positions would also 
directly serve the new Game Studies minor, which focuses on training 
media professionals in the culture and communication of games. These 
positions would have important synergies with the Strategic 
Communication MA program and the Public Relations and Advertising areas, 
with interest likely from MMJ and Journalism as well. Faculty members 
would also ideally strengthen SOJC's ties to other units on campus, 
including existing collaborations with CAS (e.g., the annual 
Data|Media|Digital Graduate Symposium), the campus-wide New Media and 
Culture Certificate program for graduate students, the ethics minor in 
philosophy, and UO's Data Sciences Initiative, through a practical 
orientation to ethical issues in society. Finally, ideal candidates will 
have strong potential to mentor undergraduate and graduate students as 
well as strong potential for and commitment to contributing to a culture 
of inclusive teaching and evidence of valuing diversity, equity, and 
inclusion.

Equally important, this position will have the opportunity to 
collaborate with industry in the "Silicon Forest" of Portland, Oregon, 
where both corporations are already utilizing and innovating with these 
emerging technologies. The candidates would be encouraged to take 
advantage of the university's existing partnerships to bring the 
industry and storytellers into the classroom while driving thought 
leadership as immersive media and gaming evolve.

Positions may be based in Portland or Eugene.

Department or Program Summary

The School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) is an accredited 
research and professional school serving approximately 2,450 
undergraduates and 150 graduate students both on the University of 
Oregon campus in Eugene and at the George S. Turnbull Center in 
Portland. Degrees offered are the B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., and Ph.D., as 
well as minors in Media Studies and Science Communication. The School 
also includes an interdisciplinary major in Cinema Studies and 
interdisciplinary minors in Multimedia and Native Studies. The SOJC 
employs approximately 125 individuals as faculty and staff, more than 50 
graduate employees, and approximately 50 student employees. Founded in 
1916, the SOJC is one of the oldest journalism programs in the nation. 
The School recently opened the Experience Hub, bringing a range of new 
production facilities for social media, VR/AR, podcasting, and 
broadcasting. Our public relations program earned the Public Relations 
Society of America's Certification in Education for Academic Programs in 
Public Relations.

The University of Oregon values and seeks diversity as a source of 
enrichment for our university community. We are an Affirmative 
Action/Equal Opportunity employer. The School of Journalism and 
Communication is deeply committed to building an inclusive community, 
and particularly invites and welcomes applications from scholars who are 
from populations historically underrepresented or underserved in the 
academy. We encourage applications from candidates who, through their 
research, teaching, service, and community engagement demonstrably 
promote and contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning 
and working environment for our students, staff, and faculty. Applicants 
are encouraged to highlight their experience and philosophy with regard 
to diversity, equity, and inclusion within their cover letter.

Minimum Requirements

• Ph.D. in communication, advertising, strategic communication, media 
studies, journalism, information science/studies, philosophy, or another 
related field in hand by the time of appointment.

• Demonstrated potential for teaching excellence.
• Ability to execute independent and/or collaborative research that 
advances theory and bridges knowledge and practice.

• A record or promise of scholarly accomplishment that includes 
publication in high-quality academic journals in communication, media 
studies, journalism, information studies, media psychology, computer 
science and design, and/or related fields.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong commitment to contributing to a culture of inclusive teaching; 
and evidence of valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Two years of professional experience relevant to immersive communication.

• Ability to teach across the required graduate curriculum and within at 
least one of the following additional graduate programs: Master's in 
Strategic Communication, Master's in Advertising and Brand 
Responsibility, Master's in Immersive Media Communication, Communication 
and Media Studies Master's and Ph.D.

• An interest in Master's and doctoral student mentorship.

About the University

The University of Oregon is an AAU research institution and a member of 
the Pac-12 conference. Located 110 miles south of Portland, the 
University of Oregon has an enrollment of 24,600 and is located in 
Kalapuya Ilihi, the homelands of the Kalapuyan people. The Eugene metro 
area (pop. 375,000) is in a region noted for its dynamic quality of life 
and progressive cultural environment. We are about an hour's drive from 
the Pacific coast and the Cascade Mountains.

The University of Oregon has a student population of 23,202 
undergraduate and graduate students. Of these, 34% are students of 
color. The university makes institutional commitments to diversity and 
actively supports its goal with resources such as the Center for 
Multicultural Academic Excellence, the Black Cultural Center, the Many 
Nations Longhouse, the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies, 
the Multicultural Center, and the Division of Equity and Inclusion, 
among other initiatives.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to 
eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and 
paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit 
http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits.

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action 
institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. 
The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does 
not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran 
and disability status. The University is committed to providing 
reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. 
To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, 
please contact us at (uocareers /at/ uoregon.edu) or 541-346-5112.

UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national 
or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran 
status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in 
all programs activities and employment practices as required by Title 
IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited UO 
policy. Questions may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, Office of 
Civil Rights Compliance, or to the Office for Civil Rights. Contact 
information, related policies, and complaint procedures are listed on 
the statement of non-discrimination.

In compliance with federal law, the University of Oregon prepares an 
annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and services. 
The Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at 
https://clery.uoregon.edu/annual-campus-security-and-fire-safety-report.
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