Tenure-Track Professor: Media Studies

Department of Communication

The Lewis & Clark College Department of Communication invites applications for a tenure-track position in Media Studies beginning fall 2009. Preferred teaching and research fields include one or more of the following areas: Media, culture and society; the rhetorical study of film and television; media uses and effects; mass communication and new media theory; and media policy. Specific courses may include: Theories of media effects, social implications of media technology, rhetorical and/or critical approaches to media analysis. Candidates will also be expected to teach the 100-level Introduction to Communication course. Potential for excellent teaching and research are essential, and willingness to engage in collaborative research with students is encouraged. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. Usual teaching load is five courses per academic year and will include regular participation in the College’s innovative general education course, Exploration & Discovery.

Review of applications will begin November 1 and continue until the position is filled. A complete application must include (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a letter of application that includes a statement of educational philosophy, teaching experience, and research interests; (3) evidence of teaching effectiveness; (4) samples of scholarship; (5) three letters of recommendation sent under separate cover; and (6) graduate school transcripts.

Send to Peter Christenson, Media Studies Search Chair, Communication Department, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR 97219. Information about the Department may be found at http://www.lclark. edu/dept/comm

Lewis & Clark College, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is committed to preparing students for leadership in an increasingly interdependent world, and affirms the educational benefits of diversity (see http://www.lclark. edu/dept/about/diversity. html). We encourage applicants to explain how their teaching at Lewis & Clark might contribute to a learning community that values diversity.