Knight-Crane Professor of Communication (Open Rank)<\/p>\n
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SUMMARY<\/p>\n
Queens University of Charlotte invites applications for its endowed Knight-Crane Professor of\u00a0Communication (open rank) specializing in Civic Media, with a focus on emerging media and\u00a0culture. This is a full-time, nine month tenure track position beginning August 2015 reporting to\u00a0the Dean of the James L. Knight School of Communication. The Knight School at Queens operates\u00a0with an endowment from the Knight Foundation, and shares the Foundation\u2019s investment in\u00a0creating informed and engaged communities. The School\u2019s undergraduate and graduate\u00a0programs offer students a critical lens on how digital technologies are transforming society and\u00a0culture, producing new forms of interaction, and modeling new information ecosystems.<\/p>\n
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED<\/p>\n
The endowed professorship will provide leadership in the Knight School\u2019s strategic initiatives, and\u00a0have research and teaching interests aligned with the School\u2019s particular focus on bridging\u00a0community engagement, digital literacy, and new media innovation. Ideal candidates will have critical\u00a0expertise in digital technologies and emerging media-based community forms, a demonstrated\u00a0capacity for research in their areas, teaching experience, a willingness to help build curriculum, and\u00a0an investment in community engagement. The endowed chair will be encouraged to further the\u00a0School\u2019s innovative research program, and develop collaborative grant supported projects.<\/p>\n
A PhD in communication, media, culture, technology studies or a related field is required. A\u00a0background in such areas as digital citizenship, news and information literacy, media analysis, and\/or\u00a0data-driven storytelling is highly desirable. Applicants must possess a high degree of critical\u00a0competency to participate in partnerships with a broad range of media industries and civic agencies,\u00a0have a well-defined research agenda, and a demonstrated publication record. Prior teaching\u00a0experience and a commitment to teaching excellence are required.<\/p>\n
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n
\u2022 Teaching undergraduate and graduate classes in digital media studies<\/p>\n
\u2022 Research\/creative work is required for tenure<\/p>\n
\u2022 Service to the school, university and community<\/p>\n
APPLICATION PROCESS<\/p>\n
Qualified candidates should submit via email to academicjobs@queens.edu<\/strong> all of the following in\u00a0(.doc) or (.pdf) format:<\/p>\n 1. letter of interest,<\/p>\n 2. curriculum vitae,<\/p>\n 3. list of five academic references,<\/p>\n 4. and one writing sample.<\/p>\n Be sure to include \u201cREF: KSC-KCC\u201d and YOUR NAME in your email Subject Line.<\/p>\n (Example: REF: KSC-KCC, Sean Smith)<\/p>\n The deadline for applications is January 16, 2015.<\/p>\n ABOUT QUEENS<\/p>\n Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-educational, Presbyterian affiliated comprehensive\u00a0university located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, and is consistently ranked in the top tier\u00a0of Southern Regional Masters Universities. The university has over 2,300 undergraduate and\u00a0graduate students in programs offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of\u00a0Business, the James L. Knight School of Communication, the Wayland H. Cato Jr. School of Education,\u00a0the Andrew Blair College of Health and the Presbyterian School of Nursing. Additional information\u00a0about Queens University of Charlotte may be found at http:\/\/www.queens.edu\/Queens-Overview\u00a0Queens University of Charlotte values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives;\u00a0we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply. Queens is an\u00a0equal opportunity employer, completely and firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all\u00a0forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual\u00a0orientation, sexual identity, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status,\u00a0genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational\u00a0and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring\u00a0policies, or other University-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any\u00a0reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of\u00a0Human Resources (704—337—2297 or hr@queens.edu).<\/p>\n BENEFITS<\/p>\n Queens offers medical (PPO or a high deductible option with Health Savings Account) and dental\u00a0insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution retirement plan & supplemental\u00a0retirement plan, paid holidays, tuition remission, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life\u00a0insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible\u00a0spending accounts (medical, dependent care, qualified transportation expense), long-term\u00a0disability leave, FMLA leave, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, and employee assistance\u00a0program (EAP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Knight-Crane Professor of Communication (Open Rank) (Ref Code: KSC-KCC) SUMMARY Queens University of Charlotte invites applications for its endowed Knight-Crane Professor of\u00a0Communication (open rank) specializing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","category-teaching","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}