Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
New York University
Clinical Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure-Track
The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication in the Steinhardt
School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York
University invites applications for a Clinical Assistant Professor
specializing in digital-software literacy. The appointment, which
will begin September 1, 2013, is a one-year, teaching-intensive
non-tenure-track appointment that is renewable upon review.
We are seeking applicants for a clinical assistant professor to teach
courses and lead initiatives in digital-software literacy primarily
for undergraduates with some involvement in the MA program. This
position will be key to fostering departmental initiatives in
digital-software-coding literacy for our large number of undergraduate
majors, and designing courses that integrate theory and technical
skills.
The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication serves over 750
undergraduate majors and offers MA and Ph.D. programs of study. The
Department emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship and encourages
applications from a broad range of methodological perspectives. For
more information please see: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/
NYU is committed to building a culturally diverse educational
environment and strongly encourages applications from historically
underrepresented groups.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include teaching
undergraduate courses in digital literacy and could also include
specialized courses in code studies, algorithmic and computational
approaches to media, data mining, media activism, copyright, code
studies, multi-model inquiry, and software studies. This faculty
member would initiate and manage pedagogical projects in digital
literacy; advise student projects in digital media; and provide public
engagement with issues of digital media for the department. The
primary foci of this position are teaching and administration.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. is required and skills in software
programming are preferred.
Applications: Please apply via e-mail with a letter of application, a
curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching experience and relevant
research, and contact information for three references in your letter
of application (letters are not required at this point). Please e-mail
your materials as attachments to mccnyusearch@gmail.com.
Further information about the position can be obtained from Marita
Sturken, Department Chair: marita.sturken@nyu.edu. Review of
applications will begin on March 4, 2013, and will continue until the
position is filled.
