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Visiting Assistant / Associate Professor, Media and Screen Studies

Employer
Northeastern University
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Aug 17, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Communications, Media Studies
Employment Level
Administrative
Employment Type
Full Time


Visiting Assistant / Associate Professor, Media and Screen Studies

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The Communication Studies Department invites applications for a non-tenure track visiting assistant/associate professor position to teach upper level courses in media and screen studies. The ideal candidate will be able to teach some combination of the following titles: American Film and Culture, Film Analysis, Film Genres, Film Theory, Gender and Film, and Race and Social Justice in American Film.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can strengthen the critical and cultural diversity of our faculty and curriculum. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:
The teaching load is 3 classes per semester.

Qualifications:
Must have teaching experience at the college level and a PhD in Communication Studies or a related field. This is a nine-month, full-time, benefits-eligible position to replace a faculty member on sabbatical leave. The starting date is August 23, 2021.

Salary Grade:
FAC

Additional Information:
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants should send a letter of application indicating how their background and expertise fits department needs, a curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and the names and contact information of at least three references. All applications are online. To apply, visit the College of Arts, Media and Design website, http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/, and click on “Careers” (found under the “About CAMD” menu). (The application portal is also available at https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu)

Questions about the positions may be addressed to Craig Robertson, Chair of the Media and Screen Studies Search Committee at cr.robertson@northeastern.edu. Initial review of applications will begin on April 23, 2021. Positions remain open until filled.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.



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