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[Commlist] Job Announcement: Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Creative Media Technologies
Fri Nov 18 14:25:31 GMT 2022
Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Creative Media Technologies
Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries
Requisition Number: 31321BR
The Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries within the
College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University seeks a
creative professional and teacher with experience in emerging media
technology to join our faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor of
Practice. Successful candidates will have a professional specialization
in one or more of the following areas of emerging media technology:
/VR/AR, mixed reality, virtual film/TV production, digital
world-building for gaming, interactive media, human-computer
interaction, motion graphics, VFX, and/or similar related practices./
This is a full-time, year-to-year, non-tenure track position with the
possibility for continuing appointment and promotion in the sixth year.
Anticipated start date is September 1, 2023, with faculty on-duty in
mid-August, 2023.
This position's overall duties are comprised of 60% teaching, 20%
professional practice/currency/excellence, and 20% service to the
college. This equates to a teaching load of six courses (3/3) per
9-month academic year, with the opportunity to teach additional courses
during summer or intersessions for additional compensation. Teaching
assignments may include both face-to-face and online courses.
Required Qualifications
* 5 years combined professional and/or teaching experience in media
production, with demonstrated experience in the above areas.
Experience may be from a variety of areas, including but not limited
to film/video production or post-production; game design and
development; interaction and experience design; or other creative
media platforms.
* A completed Master's degree (MA/MS/MFA) or PhD at the time of
appointment.
* A strong professional portfolio and active connections to creative
media industry practitioners.
* Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States at the time
of appointment.
* Candidates should also provide evidence of commitment to advancing
diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Preferred Qualifications
* In addition to the above required qualifications, candidates with
evidence of excellence in teaching and/or creative/commercial
production (honors, awards, etc.) are preferred.
* Experience working with diverse student populations and
first-generation students is highly desirable.
* Experience with mentorship of students is highly desirable.
Candidates must be able to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate
courses in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries
related to their professional expertise. Successful candidates will
advise and mentor highly motivated undergraduate and master's-level
students, engage in governance, and perform service at the department,
college, university, and professional levels. Service duties include
program-building, as well as commitment to engaged scholarship. Service
to the department, college, and university is expected.
Applicants should be able to develop and teach classes in the areas of
their professional specialization and support the department's
educational needs with experience using tools including Adobe CC (in
particular, After Effects, Premiere, Substance, and/or XD), web
technologies, Unreal Engine, Unity, Vuforia, Aero, LED wall displays,
and/or industry standard cinema cameras from manufacturers such as RED,
Canon, or Blackmagic.
Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries
The Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries (JCMI)
emphasizes experiential education opportunities that provide immersive
learning environments, leading its approximately 600 students to produce
a robust portfolio of content with support from peer, faculty, alumni,
and industry mentors. In producing their work, JCMI students are
encouraged from their first day in our degree programs to take advantage
of opportunities to get busy writing and producing, and plug in to our
robust, collaborative content culture.
Made up of sixteen full-time faculty, supported by graduate student and
part-time faculty from a variety of backgrounds, JCMI offers new faculty
and students a diverse slate of teachers, mentors, and collaborators.
JCMI faculty are leaders in their respective areas, scholars and
practitioners of international stature.
JCMI faculty serve as faculty advisors to a number of student
organizations and production opportunities, including the Society for
Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists,
The Daily Toreador, The Hub@TTU, Tech Creative Media Association,
KTXT-FM 88.1 The Raider, and Tech Esports, among others. JCMI also
fosters close relationships with on-campus partners, such as KTTZ-TV
Channel 5 (PBS), KTTZ-FM 89.1 (NPR), and Tech Athletics, as well as four
local broadcast news outlets and Lubbock's daily newspaper, the
Avalanche-Journal.
College of Media & Communication
The College of Media & Communication (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/
<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/>) at Texas Tech University serves
approximately 2500 students across its undergraduate majors and graduate
programs. The college's enrollment and credit hours have grown
consistently for the last seven years; the number of full-time faculty
has almost tripled; and the area for facilities has increased more than
40%. CoMC is the #1 rated research unit in the TTU System per the 2020
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking). Its private
and state grants initiatives have skyrocketed in recent years, achieving
its 2025 grants goals in fall 2020. It maintains high standards for
teaching, even as its reputation as a media research center expands.
CoMC metrics for student retention and graduation rates are near the top
at Texas Tech in many categories. The college is proud that Diverse
Issues in Higher Education magazine recently ranked it 19th nationally
for graduating Hispanic/Latino students, and individuals and teams in
the college have won awards for their dedication to diversity and
inclusion (https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/diversity/
<https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/diversity/>).
Research strengths among college faculty include Hispanic and
international, strategic, science/health, gaming/AI, leadership,
interpersonal/organizational, and political communication, as well as
social scientific research methods. The Thomas Jay Harris Institute for
Hispanic and International Communication studies and offers programs in
Hispanic and international/intercultural communication
(comc.ttu.edu/research/hihic <https://comc.ttu.edu/research/hihic>).
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a public research university with an enrollment
of more than 40,000 students. It offers over 100 undergraduate majors
and more than 100 master's and 50 doctoral degree programs. Texas Tech
is the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western
two-thirds of Texas and is the state's only campus with an adjoining
research university, law school, and medical school. Texas Tech students
come from almost every county in Texas, all 50 states, and more than 100
countries. TTU is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and the
university's current Quality Enhancement Plan is “Bear Our Banners Far
and Wide: Communication in a Global Society”
(www.depts.ttu.edu/globalcommunications
<https://www.depts.ttu.edu/globalcommunications>). Texas Tech University
is recognized as a Carnegie Tier 1 Research University and is a member
of the Big 12 Athletic Conference. The university is located in Lubbock,
Texas, a vibrant, diverse city of almost 300,000 residents.
Application Procedure
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
the position is filled. Candidates must apply online at
www.texastech.edu/careers <http://www.texastech.edu/careers>,
referencing the Requisition Number *31321BR*.
Applicants are required to submit a CV, personal statement, teaching
statement, a link to portfolio work, and names and contact information
for three professional references. Further, applicants should submit a
statement on any demonstrable actions/training/outreach of theirs that
equate to tangible support for DEI-related outcomes.
Application deadline: Dec. 1, 2022.
Any questions can be directed to the search chair, Dr. Cam Stone
(cam.stone /at/ ttu.edu) <mailto:(cam.stone /at/ ttu.edu)>.
EEO Statement
As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas
Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally
diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural
environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can
contribute, through their practice, teaching, and/or service, to the
diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech
University. The university welcomes applications from minoritized
applicants, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and
dual-career couples.
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