UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – CHAPEL HILL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Outstanding Assistant Professor
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is searching for an outstanding person to join its faculty as an assistant professor in the research tenure track. The selected candidate will contribute to the M.A. in Technology and Communication, a new online degree program to be launched in Fall 2011. The selected candidate will teach one or two courses in the MATC program each year as well as courses in other areas of the School.
Qualifications and Experience: Teach two courses a semester. One or two courses will be taught online. Perform other customary duties of a faculty member: research and scholarly activities, advising and service.
Educational Requirements: Successful applicants must have a Ph.D. An established research agenda and teaching experience preferred in the emerging areas of new media and digital technologies. Applicants for the position should be able to teach “Research Methods and Applications” as well as at least one other course in the MATC curriculum (http://jomc.unc.edu/onlinemasters). Applicants should have experience teaching and be capable of supervising graduate students’ theses and final projects.
Date applications will begin to be reviewed: October 1, 2010
Starting date for the appointment: July 1, 2011
Candidate Instructions: Go to http://jobs.unc.edu/1002535 to apply. Submit a letter, curriculum vita or resume, an example of published research and at least three references. The letter should address the applicant’s vision for how his/her teaching and research will complement the MATC program. Applicants also may submit course syllabi and other material as relevant. Supporting documents should be submitted as electronic attachments to the application when possible. Any other materials which cannot be attached to the application may be mailed to: Jo Bass/Assistant to the Dean/School of Journalism and Mass Communication/UNC-Chapel Hill/Campus Box 3365/Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal-opportunity employer.
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – CHAPEL HILL
Visual Communication
Outstanding Assistant Professor
Type of appointment: Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Application deadline: Open until filled (Applications will begin to be reviewed on Sept. 1, 2010)
Proposed start date: July 1, 2011
Position summary
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is searching for an outstanding assistant professor visual communication. The successful applicant will conduct research and teach courses in graphic design and/or multimedia, a graduate seminar in visual communication and other appropriate courses over time. All of the school’s visual communication courses are taught in our state-of-the-art Macintosh labs. The successful candidate will teach a 2/2 course load and perform other customary duties of a faculty member in the school’s research tenure track: research, service. and teaching/advising students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Education requirements
A minimum of a Ph.D. in journalism/mass communication or a relevant, related field is required. ABD will be considered with a firm anticipated completion date.
Experience and qualifications
* A well-defined research agenda that addresses pertinent issues in visual communication and new technologies.
* Evidence of scholarly productivity.
* An outstanding professional portfolio that includes print and online work.
* Proficiency in appropriate software such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver.
* Ability to be an outstanding teacher.
* Entrepreneurial experience in self-marketing and/or self-employment a plus.
Special instructions
Go to http://jobs.unc.edu/1002546 to apply. Please submit a letter, vitae (including research statement and teaching philosophy), an example of published research, names and contact information of at least three references and a link to online portfolio materials. Supporting documents including course syllabi and other materials will be helpful in selecting finalists and should be submitted as electronic attachments to the application when possible. Any other materials may be mailed to: Jo Bass / Assistant to the Dean / School of Journalism and Mass Communication / UNC-Chapel Hill / Campus Box 3365 / Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal-opportunity employer.
