[ecrea] Job Announcement: Niagara University

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT



Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Media Studies

Niagara University

(Starting Fall 2014)



The Communication Studies Department at Niagara University is seeking a 
tenure-track Assistant Professor of Media Studies to begin in fall 2014.



Responsibilities: Candidates should have a strong critical media studies 
focus, with the ability to teach a variety of courses that incorporate a 
media literacy approach. The capacity to teach courses in media 
writing/production areas and/or industry experience is also desirable. 
The teaching load is a 3/3 with the opportunity to develop a new course 
in the candidate’s area of specialization. The successful candidate will 
also be expected to participate in departmental and university duties, 
including student advising and committee work.



The Communication Studies Department applies the teacher-scholar model 
and holds an expectation of an active program of scholarly research and 
publication, as well as service to the University, the profession, and 
the community. The department’s maximum class size is 35 students, and 
it values a close-knit collegial community amongst both faculty and 
students. The successful candidate is required to have a Ph.D. in 
Communication or Media Studies in hand by the time of appointment.



About the Department: The Communication Studies Department at Niagara 
University has a curriculum built on principles of social justice, and 
seeks to instill in its students the important contribution that mass 
media can play in bettering the human condition. The program is designed 
to give students a strong background in both the liberal arts and 
professional approaches to understanding mass media. Niagara University, 
founded in 1856, is a private Catholic institution sponsored by the 
Vincentian community. The university overlooks the Niagara River on the 
U.S.-Canada border, just north of Niagara Falls, NY, and is in close 
proximity to both Buffalo and Toronto.



To Apply:



You may apply online at http://jobs.niagara.edu.



Additionally, please email the following materials as attachments to Dr. 
Doug Tewksbury at (dtewksbury /at/ niagara.edu):



(1) letter of interest, (2) CV, (3) teaching statement, (4) research 
sample.  Please also have three recommenders email their letters to Dr. 
Tewksbury directly.



Review of applications will begin March 1st and will continue until the 
job is filled. Niagara University is an affirmative action/equal 
opportunity employer. Individuals identifying with historically 
marginalized populations are particularly encouraged to apply.


——

Doug Tewksbury, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Communication Studies Department
Niagara University
PO Box 1922
Niagara University, NY 14109

Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies 
[2013-2014]
The Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

p: 716.286.8338
e: (dtewksbury /at/ niagara.edu)



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