The Office of Academic Affairs
 
Department:
Department of Communication
Position Title:

Assistant Professor of Mass Communication

Position 
Qualifications/
Responsibilities:

Kennesaw State University 's Department of Communication is now accepting applications for a nine-month, tenure-track faculty position in Mass Communication beginning May or August 2006. Qualifications include an earned doctorate in mass communication or a related field completed by May 2006.

Responsibilities include teaching required undergraduate mass communication courses, contributing to the teaching of other Communication courses, performing service duties and maintaining scholarly productivity. Ability to teach news writing required. Newsroom or broadcast experience and Internet content development preferred. Ability to teach in one or more of these areas is also required: media effects; media regulation and ethics; new technologies; media economics; media impact on society; research methods; international media; citizen, public, or community journalism.

Kennesaw State University, Georgia 's third largest public university with 18,000 students, has more than 550 students majoring in communication. KSU is located in the burgeoning suburbs of metro Atlanta . For a detailed description of the university, college, and department, please visit our home page at www.kennesaw.edu.

Application Procedure:

Candidates should send a letter of application addressing the applicant's position qualifications; current curriculum vita; teaching evaluations; statement of teaching philosophy; sample syllabi; names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three references; and official transcripts to Prof. Leonard Witt, Mass Communication Search Committee Chair, Department of Communication, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Box 3102, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144-5591. Informational interviews will be conducted at the AEJMC convention from Aug. 10-13, 2005 , in San Antonio . Contact Professor Witt to set up appointments. To be guaranteed consideration for this job, materials must be postmarked by October 15, 2005 . Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Date Position
Available:

May or August 2006

Policy Statement:
Kennesaw State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, handicap, national origin, or sexual orientation, as authorized by law. Georgia is an Open Records State. AA/EOE.
Questions About Position Opening:

For questions about this position opening, contact Prof. Leonard Witt, at lwitt@kennesaw.edu

 

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