[Sigvis-l] Position - New Media and Digital Technologies - UNC-CH

[Richard Hill]

[Posted by request.  Dick Hill]

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.

Duties:
Teach two courses a semester. One or two courses a year will be taught
online. Perform other customary
duties of a faculty member: research and scholarly activities, advising and
service.

Educational Requirements and Experience:
Successful applicants must have a Ph.D. An established research agenda and
teaching experience are 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:
Oct. 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 research and teaching 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 that 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.

Assistant Professor Position
New Media and Digital Technologies
Carroll Hall, School of Journalism and
Mass Communication, University of North
Carolina

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Richard B. Hill
Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
Fax: (301) 495-0810
Voice: (301) 495-0900