>*** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY *** > >Position Announcement > >Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass >Media >Temple University > >Three Non Tenure Track positions > >The Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass >Media (BTMM) at Temple University, as part of one of the largest >and most comprehensive schools of communication in the nation, >invites applications for three 1 year non-tenure track positions, >with the possibility for renewal, to begin in fall 2012. > >1. Video Production - The ideal candidate would hold an MFA or >PhD. S/he would be a media-maker professionally and artistically >active in video, with real world experience in multi-genre (comedy, >drama, documentary) and multi-form (features, short subjects, >promos and corporate video) productions. A track record in single >camera and multi-camera production is a plus. S/he would have a >record of creative inquiry, a strong background in writing and >nonlinear editing, and an ability to teach production courses in the >"Media Production" track. Courses include: Introduction to Media >Production; Advanced Editing; Producing & Directing; Advanced >Scriptwriting; and Introduction to Media Technology. > >2. Media Technology - The ideal candidate would hold an MFA, >MA or MS and have a record of teaching excellence, with a >professional background in multiplatform media or media >education. S/he should be qualified to teach courses in the >"Media Production" track. Courses include: Introduction to Media >Technology; Multimedia Production for Corporations and >Non-Profits; Cybermedia Workshop; Introduction to Internet >Studies & Web; Educational Multimedia Production; and >Programming for Multiplatform Media. > >3. Media Theory and Analysis -The ideal candidate would hold a >PhD (MA or MS considered), have a record of excellence in >teaching and be qualified to teach courses within the "Media >Analysis" track, as well as introductory core courses, including: >Introduction to Media Theory; Media & Society; Media Criticism; >Public Media Information Campaigns; Media Popular Culture; >Mass Communication Institutions and/or Communication >Research Methods. > >The department has approximately 750 majors who study audio, >video and electronic 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. BTMM is one of six departments in a large, >diverse and dynamic School of Communications and Theater, >which is the third largest school in the university. > >Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the >fourth largest media and telecommunications market in the >nation. The University community at large includes more than >37,000 students in the region and at several international >campuses; the School of Communications and Theater includes >4,200 undergraduate and graduate students. > >For more information about the department, school, and Temple >University, please visit http://www.temple.edu/btmm. > >Review of applications will begin on January 23, 2012 and >continue until all positions are filled. Applicants should clearly >identify which position they are applying for in their applications >and send materials (letter of application, curriculum vitae, and >three letters of reference) to: > >Chair, NTT Search Committee >Dept. of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media >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. > >-- > >********************************************************************* >If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten >that we belong to each other. ~Mother Teresa~ > >Karen M. Turner, Associate Professor >Faculty Senate Immediate Past President, 2010-2012 >Director, Broadcast Journalism sequence >Department of Journalism >2020 N. 13th Street >Temple University >Philadelphia, PA 19122 >215.204.8386 (voicemail)/ 215.204.1974 (fax) >twitter.com/karenmturner ><https://twitter.com/karenmturner>linkedin.com/in/karenmturner523 ><http://www.linkedin.com/in/karenmturner523> > >********************************************************************** > > >