Call for Applications
Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Technology
College of Liberal Arts
School of Communication
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/147208
Application deadline: To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by December 18, 2023
The College of Liberal Arts, School of Communication, invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track (Annual) Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Technology position.
The role of Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Technology will be a new media scholar in the social sciences with a PhD in communication or media studies who specialize in emerging media, with topic interdisciplinary research areas that could include human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, search engines, gaming, and related developments.
This position is part of a multi-disciplinary investment in the College to strengthen capacity for large-scale, interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research in emerging media and technology through tenure line hires. Consistent with OSU’s new Strategic Plan, this line is one of two current tenure-line searches that support building transdisciplinary teams in areas of strategic focus and turning our foundational strengths into accelerated applications with far-reaching, lasting public value. We welcome new colleagues who can help define big discoveries that drive big solutions, in areas such as but not limited to robotics, AI, telehealth care, biotechnology, ethics, data science, and diversity science.
THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND OSU
The School of Communication is comprised of the New Media Communications and Speech Communication programs. The two programs include two undergraduate on-campus degrees, an online degree in Digital Communication Arts, and a BFA. The School also includes one MA/MS program in Communication Studies.
The School of Communication features multiple research labs with support for production work in video, sound, animation, gaming, and virtual reality as well as user research. Our support for research with emerging technologies is among the strongest in the region if not the country. The School is committed to developing a cutting-edge research and teaching agenda surrounding issues of media and emerging technology. Oregon State University holds both “very high research activity” and “Community Engagement” classifications from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is one of only two universities in the country with Land-, Sea-, Space- and Sun-Grant designations.
Together, these designations mean we produce and share the highest quality research for the benefit of our community, state, country, and world. In addition, U.S. News & World Report named OSU among the “Best Global Universities” (Top 2 percent in the world) and ranked the Online Psychology Bachelor’s Program 1st in the nation in 2022. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through its 11 colleges, the Graduate School and the Honors College. In addition to its robust intellectual and research resources, OSU has a close research relationship with the Samaritan Health Services hospital system (flagship hospital located in Corvallis). Additionally, OSU is located within 1-2 hours of two other major research hubs in Eugene (University of Oregon; Oregon Research Institute; Oregon Social Learning Center) and Portland (Oregon Health and Science University; Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research), where there are additional opportunities for collaboration.
CORVALLIS, OREGON
Corvallis is a great place to live, work, and play, and Forbes ranked it as the number 4 best college town. The city is surrounded by nearly 30 miles of trails in OSU forests, is approximately 1.5 hours from Portland, a similar distance from the Pacific Coast, and is just 2 hours from recreation (hiking, skiing, scenic drives) in the Cascades Mountain Range.
APPLYING
To apply, visit: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/147208
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 12/18/2023. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) Curriculum Vitae
2) Cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
3) Statement of Research (upload as Statement of Research)
4) Statement of Teaching (upload as Statement of Teaching)
5) Publications (upload as Publications)
6) Transcripts (upload as Transcripts)
Letters of Reference will be requested of finalists. When applying, you will be asked to provide the email address and telephone number for three referees who will be sent a secure quicklink that will allow them to upload the requested letters of reference on your behalf.
MORE INFORMATION
More details are available at https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/147208
For additional information please contact:
Bernard Wang
Bernie.wang@oregonstate.edu
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