Created/Revised: 07/10/09
Sam Houston State University
Department of Mass Communication
Position:
Assistant/ Associate Professor-Tenure Track
Degree Requirements:
Ph. D. in mass communication or related field; ABD considered.
Experience Requirements:
The Mass Communication Department seeks to hire a dynamic teacher-scholar who has research and teaching interests in digital media, online journalism, social media, and other topics related to digital production (reception, policy, technology, aesthetics, interactivity, and storytelling, among others). We are particularly interested in candidates who can develop undergraduate courses in multi-media and cross platform production and take a leadership role in graduate teaching and advising.
Environment:
Sam Houston State is located in historic Huntsville, situated between Houston and Dallas, at the boundary between the Piney Woods region of East Texas and the Prairies and Lakes region of Central Texas. The campus is 35 miles north of the The Woodlands and other Houston suburbs, granting students and faculty access to a broad range of recreational, cultural, and professional opportunities in the Houston area. One of the most rapidly growing universities in Texas, Sam Houston State University has an enrollment of approximately 16,500 students and a faculty of 650. SHSU has been recognized as a "Doctoral Research University" by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and offers master's and doctoral degrees in 48 different program areas.
The Mass Communication Department is an energetic and progressive department currently serving 650 undergraduate majors in print and broadcast journalism, media production, and public relations. Housed in the Dan Rather Communications Building, the department is home to an award-winning student newspaper, 24-hour student radio station, and student operated community television facility. The department expects to launch a master's degree in digital media in Fall 2011.
Usual Duties:
The successful candidate will teach courses in their area of concentration; advise and mentor graduate and undergraduate students; and engage in service, scholarship, and publication at a level appropriate for a tenure track position.
Salary:
Competitive (9 months)
Beginning Date:
Fall 2010
Requisition:
5209
Contact:
Applicants should send a letter of interest, current vitae, and three letters of reference to:
Dr. Glenda Balas, Chair
Mass Communication Department
Sam Houston State University
P.O. Box 2207
Huntsville, TX 77341
Review of applicants will begin October 1, 2009 and continue until positions are filled.
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