[Jobs] usf

[jeremy hunsinger]

The University of South Florida Polytechnic is seeking nominations and applications for the position of Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, Communication/New Media Studies (3 positions). At the heart of Florida's High Tech Corridor, the University of South Florida is building the state's first and only polytechnic. The youngest campus of the University of South Florida System, USF Polytechnic has shattered fund-raising records and enjoyed dramatic support from public and private sectors. Located within 100 miles of 8.5 million people, USF Polytechnic's new campus, being designed by internationally acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava, will transform our region and how people think, learn and live.

Duties: Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and/or master's level courses; engaging in applied research and efforts to secure external funding; participating in programmatic, college and university committees/councils as appropriate; engaging in professional and community service.

Minimum Qualifications: Earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution in Communication, Media Studies, Digital/New Media or in a closely related discipline with at least 18 graduate credit hours in primary teaching area; qualified for appointment at instructor, assistant professor or associate professor level according to USF Polytechnic standards; academic coursework and experience necessary for credentialing in primary teaching area; at least two years teaching experience in higher education; established record of published research and grant activities at the Associate Professor level, or an emerging published research record or participation in research and grant activities with potential for publication at the Assistant Professor level.

Preferred Qualifications: Academic degree from, or experience working at, a polytechnic university; knowledge and experience in the use of innovative teaching techniques and significant incorporation of instructional technology into classroom and online teaching; knowledge and experience in working with diverse populations of learners; knowledge and experience with applied and problem-based learning; experience in guiding students in applied research activities or projects; evidence of interdisciplinary pedagogy and research; evidence of grant development and/or management; knowledge and experience in authentic, competency- and/or eportfolio-based assessment; knowledge and experience in capstone and internship experiences development and supervision. Research and teaching interests might include one or more of the following areas: organizational; interpersonal; new media and media convergence; health or environmental; integrated marketing communication (IMC); culture/intercultural/international; digital journalism.

Application Materials: Letter of application, including a statement of teaching philosophy and practice, and a statement of research focus and interests (if applying for Assistant or Associate Professor position); current vita; evidence of tenured status if tenured and requesting tenure as a condition of employment; transcripts of all graduate-level coursework; contact information for five (5) references. ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKETS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; official transcripts will be required if hired.

Contact Information:

Vicky Burke

863-667-7700

vkyburke at poly.usf.edu

Apply on-line: http://www.poly.usf.edu/Offices/HR/ProspectiveEmployees.html

More Information on USF Polytechnic: http://www.poly.usf.edu/AboutUs.html
Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Political Science
Virginia Tech



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