Assistant Professor/Professional Lecturer of Media Arts

Introduction

The Media Arts Department in the School of Communication and the Arts at Marist College invites applications for two full-time positions to teach in the B.A. in Media Studies and Production major, which includes concentrations in Interactive Media & Game Design and Television & Film, starting Fall of 2014. One position is tenure-track; the other is a professional lecturer.

The Media Arts Department in the School of Communication and the Arts offers a B.A. in Media Studies and Production with concentrations in Film & Television and Interactive Media & Game Design. For more information please visit: http://www.marist.edu/commarts/mediaarts.html.

Qualified candidates for the tenure-track position will hold a Ph.D., M.F.A. or other terminal degree in Media Studies, Communication, Human-computer Interaction, or a relevant field, and have teaching and/or professional experience. Candidates with significant work toward the terminal degree completion may be considered. The tenure-track position carries a teaching load of 21 credits a year, with expectations of continuing research and/or creative work in the candidate’s area of expertise leading to tenure and promotion, and service to the College, including but not limited to student advising and serving on committees. The qualified candidate will be willing to teach courses online when appropriate.

Qualified candidates for the professional lecturer position will hold a Master’s degree and/or have significant professional experience in media or video production. Expectations for the professional lecturer position include a teaching load of 24 credits a year and service to the College, including but not limited to student advising and serving on committees. The qualified candidate will be willing to teach courses online when appropriate.

Both candidates should be able to teach the introductory media creation course, which introduces students to tools for designing digital media. Other teaching assignments might include such courses as Media Aesthetics, Video Production, Interactive Media, Game Design, and Media Theory.

Marist College is an independent and comprehensive liberal arts institution located in New York's historic Hudson River Valley. Situated on 210 acres overlooking the Hudson River, it enrolls 4,536 traditional undergraduate, 872 full and part-time graduate and 569 continuing education students.Marist also has a branch campus in Florence, Italy, and extension sites throughout New York. Marist has been recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report, TIME Magazine, The Princeton Review's The Best 376 Colleges, and Barron's Best Buys in College Education and is noted for being a pioneer in the area of online degree programs.

Applications

To learn more or to apply, please visit http://jobs.marist.edu. Only online applications are accepted. Please indicate whether you are applying for the tenure-track position or the professional lecturer position. Candidates could include a link to an online portfolio in their letter of interest. Review of completed applications begins immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.


Marist College is strongly committed to the principle of diversity and is especially interested in receiving applications from members of ethnic and racial minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and persons from other under-represented groups.

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