Tenure Track Assistant Professor-Media Informatics

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TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDIA INFORMATICS
Northern Kentucky University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Media Informatics to begin August 2012. The successful candidate will be vested and proven in the fast-changing world of new media, but foremost be a teacher-scholar in digital media design. The candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses and the occasional graduate course, conduct an active research and/or creative program, and engage strongly with our students and region. As such, each candidate should be able to demonstrate teaching effectiveness, scholarship, and service. A Masters degree in media, communication or other field related to Media Informatics required, MFA or Ph.D. in a related media field preferred.

Send letter of application, vita, copies of recent teaching evaluations (qualitative and quantitative), and three letters of reference (including reference e-mail addresses and telephone numbers) to Chris Strobel, Chair of the MIN Search Committee, at chris.strobel@nku.edu. Questions should be directed to Professor Strobel at the same email address. Review of applications will begin on December 5, 2011 and continue until the position has been filled.

Housed in a stunning new facility with state-of-the-art technology including integrated media labs, a research lab, and a flexible large-scale teaching and interactive space in our Digitorium, the NKU Communication faculty use innovative learning-teaching spaces for top-notch research and production. Northern Kentucky University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and seeks the candidacy of women and minorities. NKU, located eight miles south of Cincinnati, is a metropolitan university that values a commitment to multiculturalism, an interest in civic engagement, and learner-centeredness.