JOB: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Sport Media

University of Iowa

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of American Studies

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Sport Media

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of American Studies invite applications for the position of assistant professor in the field of Sport Media. The successful candidate will have a joint appointment in Journalism/Mass Communication and American Studies, to begin in August 2012.

A Ph.D. and college-level teaching experience are required; an academic home in communication-related fields, American studies and/or sport studies is highly preferred. The ideal candidate will have academic expertise related to sport, media, and their interactions, and will show potential for attaining a significant national/international record of achievement in sport media scholarship.

Responsibilities include teaching courses at undergraduate and graduate levels and pursuing an active program of research. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively with undergraduate and graduate students and contribute to service and outreach missions of the School and Department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the University.

To apply visit the UI electronic submission website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty and refer to requisition #60031. Materials including cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, contact information for three references, and evidence of teaching ability should be submitted electronically. Representative samples of academic and/or professional work should be sent to: Sport Media Search Chair, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, E305 Adler Journalism Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-2004.

Screening will begin October 10, 2011, with applications considered until the position is filled. The School, Department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and University of Iowa are strongly committed to intellectual, gender, and ethnic diversity. Women and members of underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The University of Iowa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

The University of Iowa’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication is housed in the state-of-the-art Philip D. Adler Journalism Building. Iowa’s Department of American Studies, which includes strong programs in sport studies at graduate and undergraduate levels, is housed in the historic Jefferson Building. For more information, see their websites at http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/ and http://www.uiowa.edu/~amstud/

Located in Iowa City, a community that combines small-town charm with rich cultural and educational opportunities, the University of Iowa is a major national research university and Iowa’s largest regents’ institution, with more than 30,000 students and about 1,700 faculty. The University belongs to the country’s oldest Division I college athletic conference and has a long tradition of support for women’s athletics.