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[ecrea] Job announcement - Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism
Tue Mar 20 23:20:28 GMT 2012
Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism
March 9th, 2012
The Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of
Maine invites applications for a full-time, academic-year, tenure-track
Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism, beginning September
1, 2012.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and
graduate courses in journalism and mass communication, and developing a
program of scholarship. Demonstrated ability to teach digital and
multimedia journalism and courses in the journalism core is preferred.
Active involvement in the department's graduate mission is expected.
Duties also include undergraduate and graduate student advising, and
department, college, university and professional service. Interest in
obtaining extramural grants and collaborating with faculty in other
academic disciplines on campus is desirable.
Requirements: A Ph.D. in mass communication, journalism or related field
by appointment date is required. Evidence of successful research and
teaching or demonstrated potential in these areas is required.
Professional journalism experience is preferred.
Department: The Department of Communication and Journalism consists of
ten faculty housed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and offers
B.A. degrees in Communication, Journalism, and Mass Communication. The
department also offers a M.A. in Communication with Communication and
Mass Communication sequences, and an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in
Communication. There are 300 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate
students. Located in Orono, Maine, the University of Maine is a Land
Grant institution, enrolling 12,000 students, and is the flagship campus
of the University of Maine System.
Application : To apply submit a letter of interest in the position, a
C.V., three letters of reference, a sample of research, teaching
evaluations, and course syllabi electronically to CMJ
(search /at/ umit.maine.edu). The position is open until filled; however,
applications received after the first screening date on March 26, 2012
will be considered at the discretion of the university. Incomplete
applications cannot be accepted. Appropriate background checks will be
required. Inquiries only should be directed to the search chair,
Professor Michael Socolow, at (Michael.Socolow /at/ umit.maine.edu). For
further information, consult the Communication and Journalism Department
website at cmj.umaine.edu.
On January 1, 2011, UMaine became a tobacco-free campus. Information
regarding
UMaine's tobacco-free policy is online at
http://www.umaine.edu/tobaccofree/.
The University of Maine is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer.
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