[ecrea] Tenure Track Professor, Media & Cultural Studies

2012/13 Media and Cultural Studies, Macalester College

Position Title:     Tenure Track Professor, Media&  Cultural Studies
Position Location:    Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105, United States
Subject Area:     Media and Cultural Studies
Apply Deadline:    2012/10/31

The Media and Cultural Studies department at Macalester College invites
applications for a tenure-track professor, rank open to begin Fall 2013.
The ideal candidate is a scholar of the moving image, who has an
understanding of film and its transformation as it has moved into
different platforms (including video and digital media). The candidate
should also have the ability to integrate some aspects of creative
practice into their teaching. An understanding of film history and of
the formal analysis of film is also important, as is the ability to
analyze moving images in ways that engage issues of social power and
difference. Candidates trained in studies of moving images, across
models and platforms (narrative, documentary, experimental, including
analog and digital media) are encouraged to apply. We are especially
interested in candidates who have a strong commitment to undergraduate
teaching in an environment that values creativity, internationalism and
social justice. The position includes opportunities to cross-list with
other departments. PhD or M.F.A. must be completed by August 2013.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the MCS web site at
www.macalester.edu. Electronic applications are required. For fullest
consideration, send initial application, consisting of a detailed
introductory letter and CV, tohttps://academicjobsonline.org.
Applications received by October 30, 2012 will receive first
consideration.  Questions about the position may be addressed to search
committee chair Leola Johnson ((johnsonl1 /at/ macalester.edu)).

Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college
in the vibrant Minneapolis/ St. Paul metropolitan area, which has a
population of approximately three million people and is home to numerous
colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota.
Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 1900 undergraduates
from 49 states and the District of Columbia and over 90 nations. The
College maintains a long-standing, missiondriven commitment to academic
excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism,
multiculturalism, and service to society. As an Equal Opportunity
employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among
its faculty and staff, Macalester College strongly encourages
applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.





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