[Jobs] uva

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

Judy McPeak ([log in to unmask])

The Media Studies Department at the University of Virginia seeks to hire
a tenure track assistant professor beginning August 25, 2008.  The
successful candidate must have a PhD in hand by appointment date of
August 25, 2008, significant teaching experience with undergraduate
students, and excellent research promise in the interdisciplinary field
of media studies.  We seek candidates who will generate innovative and
interdisciplinary scholarship in global or comparative media.
Specializations might include:  critical and historical studies of
journalism; media policy; film; broadcasting; industries and
institutions; ethnicity; or gender.  Another area of interest to the
Department is critical or historical studies in journalism.  All
applications must be submitted through the University of Virginia online
application system jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52853.
You must attach your cover letter, CV and a list of three references.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2007 and will continue
until the position is filled.  For immediate consideration applications
must be received by December 15, 2007.  Inquires can be directed to
[log in to unmask] or to Andrea Press, Chair of the search committee.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.  A demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in pedagogy
and scholarship is integral to the vision of the Department of Media
Studies.  Therefore the search committee particularly welcomes
applications from women, ethnic minorities, and other underrepresented
groups.

Jeremy Hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,  
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  
(www.cipr.uwm.edu)

Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a  
thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions,  
think. --Byron