About the Position:

Assistant Professor: Media Studies and Data Analytics

UMBC Media & Communication Studies Assistant Professor Call for Applicants

The Department of Media and Communication Studies (MCS) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship beginning in August 2025.

We seek an interdisciplinary scholar with demonstrated excellence in teaching core media and communication studies courses at the undergraduate level. The successful candidate should have an active research agenda in media and cultural studies, broadly considered to include digital media platforms and industry studies, gaming, or film/TV. We are interested in a scholar who can teach undergraduates about data literacy, data visualization, or critical discourse analysis from comparative perspectives that may include transnational, diaspora, or transcultural media texts, broadly considered. We especially invite candidates who have a strong commitment to and experience in supporting a diverse student body. The teaching load is 2/3.

Other responsibilities include student advising and service to the Department, College, and University community.

Qualifications: Candidates should have a PhD in hand by August 2025. They should have scholarly expertise in media and cultural studies and be ready to teach two or more core courses in our departmental curriculum, such as media literacy, introduction to media and communication studies, history and theory of media and communication studies, research methods, and media, communication and globalization. (The current curriculum is available here.)

The following required application materials should be submitted through Interfolio:

1. Letter of interest
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Article-length writing sample
4. Sample syllabi and teaching evaluations
5. Statement of experience with and commitment to inclusive excellence
6. Three letters of reference

For best consideration, please apply by November 1, 2024. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. For questions about the position, contact Jason Loviglio, the search committee chair, at [email protected]

UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

About University of Maryland, Baltimore County

UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the State and the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility and lifelong learning.

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