Digital Media Studies - Full-Time Term Faculty The Department of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco invites applications for a renewable full-time term position at the Assistant Professor level in Digital Media Studies with an emphasis on social justice or civil engagement (subject to budgetary approval). The appointment will begin Fall 2014-Spring 2015. Applicants should have deep knowledge of new media theory, media history, and digital production, and the ability to teach courses in the history of communication technology, digital design, social media, and multimedia production. The successful applicant will also be able to join our full-time faculty teaching rotation for at least one core Media Studies class (such as Introduction to Media Studies, Media Institutions, Media Audience and Research, or Media Theory and Criticism). Applicants should have evidence of excellence in teaching and a research track record with potential for national impact. The position requires an earned Ph.D. in Communication, Media Studies, or a closely related field, in hand by August 31, 2014. Media Studies has 8 full-time faculty and approximately 200 undergraduate majors and minors. The teaching load for a renewable term faculty is three four-unit classes per semester. To Apply: Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, evidence of teaching ability (including two sample syllabi, student evaluations, and a statement of teaching philosophy), and three current letters of recommendation to https: gnosis.usfca.edu/search. All of these elements should be submitted electronically in PDF format. Any questions can be sent to MediaStudiesSearch@usfca.edu. Any remaining elements that cannot be submitted electronically should be mailed to: Digital Media Studies Search Committee c/o Bernadette Barker-Plummer Media Studies Department University of San Francisco 2013 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 9417-1080 U.S.A. Applications must be received by November 30, 2013 in order to ensure full consideration. -- Elisabeth Jay Friedman Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies University of San Francisco