The Department of Media Studies and Production (MSP) at Temple University invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant level to begin in fall 2013. The department seeks a scholar whose work focuses on the structures, practices and roles of media institutions, and who would be qualified to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in media institutions, research methods, media audiences and/or media campaigns. Candidates should hold a PhD, demonstrate evidence of excellence in teaching and have a promising record of scholarship.
The department has approximately 800 majors who study media production; management of media institutions; and social and psychological functions, processes and effects of media. It offers a master’s degree and contributes to an inter-departmental doctoral program in Mass Media and Communication. MSP is one of four departments in a large, diverse and dynamic School of Media and Communication.
Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pa., the fourth largest media and telecommunications market in the nation. The University community at large includes more than 35,000 students in the region and at several international campuses; the School of Media & Communication includes 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
For more information about the department, school and Temple University, please visit http://smc.temple.edu/msp
To apply, please mail a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference by December 6, 2012 to:
Matthew Lombard, PhD
Chair, Search Committee
Dept. of Media Studies & Production
Temple University
205 Annenberg Hall
2020 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Temple University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator where diversity is an essential source of vitality and strength. The University is committed to nondiscrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age and disability.
