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Current Faculty Opportunities

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Telecommunications
Indiana University, Bloomington

The Department of Telecommunications seeks a tenure-track assistant professor.  Candidates should hold a Ph.D., J.D., or M.F.A and present a promising program of (1) scholarly research using social scientific, legal, or historical methods related to electronic media/communications or (2) creative activity in new or traditional media.  They also must be able to teach effectively in one or more of our undergraduate and graduate areas.  On the undergraduate level, these areas include Media and Society, Design and Production, and Industry and Management.  On the graduate level, they include Processes and Effects, Law and Policy, Media Management, and Interactive New Media Design.  The department offers a B.A. in Telecommunications as well as M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.  It features a special program on the graduate level in new media (MIME) and a joint M.S./J.D. degree with the School of Law.  It also offers an undergraduate Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling.  To learn more about our faculty and programs, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/.

Our objective is to attract the best applicants in the field.  We therefore welcome applicants who would contribute to any of our graduate or undergraduate areas.

Applicants should submit 1) a cover letter summarizing their qualifications; 2) a current vita; 3) selected publications or other recent scholarly work or a portfolio documenting recent creative activity, including recent student work if relevant; and 4) evidence of effective teaching.  Three letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by recommenders.

Direct questions and application materials to Professor Walter Gantz, Chair, Department of Telecommunications, Radio-TV Center, Indiana University, 1229 East Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5501.  Professor Gantz can be reached by phone at (812) 855-1621, fax 855-7955, or via email at gantz@indiana.edu.

The position starts August, 2008.  Review of applications will begin October 26, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled.  Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  We strongly encourage applications from women and minority candidates as well as from two-career couples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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