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[ecrea] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Media & Communication, Muhlenberg College (USA)

Thu Aug 14 16:05:57 GMT 2014




Media and Communication - Tenure-track, Assistant Professor, beginning Fall 2015. Our curriculum emphasizes the relationships between communication, democracy, and social justice, and seeks to integrate theory and practice. It provides students with a critical approach to the analysis of media forms, institutions, practices, and effects. We seek a generalist with a strong commitment to teaching in a liberal arts environment. Areas of specialization are open, but expertise in the sociology of media, the political economy and social impact of digital media, and / or global media studies will complement current departmental initiatives. The new colleague must be able to teach major requirements such as Media and Society, Documentary Research and / or Media Theory and Methods, and other elective courses in their area of expertise.

The successful candidate must combine teaching excellence with a strong commitment to Muhlenberg's general education curriculum, including diversity and global engagement, along with an intellectually compelling research agenda. Three courses per semester load. More information is available on the department website:www.muhlenberg.edu/mediacom. Ph.D. preferred; exceptional ABDs considered.

To apply, candidates should email a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and contact information for three references as a single PDF file to Dr. Jeff Pooley, Associate Professor and Chair of Media and Communication, (atpooley /at/ muhlenberg.edu). Application review begins on October 1, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled. Muhlenberg College is a highly selective liberal arts college of 2200 students with a strong tradition of excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Muhlenberg is located in Allentown, PA, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of Manhattan. Muhlenberg College is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of, and applications from, women and members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the College's research and teaching missions.


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