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Assistant/ Associate Professor

Northwestern University- Department of Communication Studies
Posted: October 31, 2007

Description:
Tenure-Track Position in New Media/Interactive Arts

The departments of Radio/TV/Film and Communication Studies in the Northwestern University School of Communication seek to hire someone specializing in new media/interactive art for a tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2008. Rank will be at the level of assistant or associate professor, with preference for assistant.

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who is capable of artistic and scholarly accomplishment involving the design, uses, and critical study of new media. The ideal candidate will be capable of making a sustained contribution through both artistic production and scholarly publication. Accomplishment can be demonstrated through productions, publications, grants, awards, museum and gallery shows, and/or screenings. An MFA or PhD is required. The candidate will rotate through teaching a range of courses that might include some of the following: web design, 3d animation, interactive DVD authoring, visual design for new media, the history, criticism, and theory of new, digital, and interactive media, and cultural studies of these media. There is particular interest in the areas of visual culture, critical theory, and problems of cultural difference. The candidate must have knowledge of the relevant hardware and software and/or a willingness to learn.

As a Department, RTVF supports a healthy production and critical studies environment at the undergraduate level, including courses in narrative, documentary, animation and experimental film, television, and other media, certificate-granting programs in sound and screenwriting, as well as production opportunities via our student groups. We also support interdepartmental minors in Screen Cultures and Animate Arts. At the graduate level, we offer a new and highly regarded MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage and a PhD in Screen Cultures, one of the top programs in the country which seeks to redefine the "screen" broadly. Our facilities are world-class including film and HD dv cameras, lighting packages, digital editing/sound suites, and two television stages. Many of our faculty both make media and study media.

Deadline:
December 1, 2007

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Contact Information:
For full consideration, please send curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations, work sample (both artistic and critical), and three letters of reference to Professor Hamid Naficy, Search Committee, Department of Communication Studies, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, Il 60208 by December 1.

Additional information:
The Department of Communication Studies supports a popular undergraduate major and graduate programs in Media, Technology, and Society, Interaction and Social Influence, and Rhetoric and Public Culture. Scholarship includes leading work on new media, social networks, and the cultural determination of the public sphere. Through special resources for research support and scholarly event programming, the department is able to offer rich opportunities for scholarly development.

Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.

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