[ecrea] Tenure-track position in Media Studies at UNH

University of New Hampshire
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Media Studies

The Department of Communication at the University of New Hampshire, 
Durham, invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant 
Professor of Media Studies, beginning August 2014. Applicants must have 
a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related discipline (outstanding 
ABDs considered), excellent teaching credentials, and an active research 
program.

The Department seeks a broadly trained communication scholar with 
expertise in critical, theoretical, and historical approaches to areas 
such as (but not limited to) digital media, global media, film, 
political economy of the media, and media and gender, race, and/or 
sexuality. The successful candidate will be expected to develop courses 
in his or her areas of expertise in ways that complement the 
department's undergraduate major curriculum. The successful candidate 
should also be able to teach existing courses, including Introduction to 
Media Studies. The teaching load is four courses per academic year (two 
per semester).

The Department has approximately 500 undergraduate majors and offers a 
curriculum that integrates critical media studies, rhetorical studies, 
and studies of language and social interaction.

Application procedures can be found at https://jobs.usnh.edu/. Pleaser 
refer to job # 0901816
or click on jobs.usnh.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53606 . Required 
materials include: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement 
of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching excellence (e.g., syllabi 
and teaching evaluations), three professional references contact 
information and samples of scholarly work.  Three letters of reference 
are also required and should be sent by email attachment from the letter 
writers to (media.position /at/ unh.edu).  Inquiries (but not applications) may 
be directed to (media.position /at/ unh.edu).

The Application Deadline is September 17, 2013.

The University of New Hampshire is a major research institution, 
providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and 
graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre 
campus, 60 miles north of Boston, 8 miles from the Atlantic coast, and 
is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student 
enrollment of 14,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, 
offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.

The University seeks excellence through diversity among its faculty, 
staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the 
basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual 
orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, 
or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups 
is encouraged.

Hiring is contingent upon funding and the candidate's eligibility to 
work in the U.S.