Assistant Professor in Mass Communication

The Department of Communication Studies at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Mass Communication.

Review Date: Review of applications will begin November 1, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Date of Appointment: August 26, 2013

Description of Responsibilities:  Candidates will teach a variety of courses including Introduction to Mass Communication, Children, Women and Minority in the Media, History of American Radio and Television and other courses in the candidate's specialty area. Candidates also will engage in scholarly research and/or creative activity. Active involvement in advisement and department service is expected.

Required Qualifications: Terminal degree in mass communication and/or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications: University-level teaching experience.  Evidence of communication-related scholarship and/or creative activity.

To Apply: Submit (a) a letter of application addressing qualifications, (b) curriculum vitae, and (c) the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three references electronically to

http://oswego.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=34998

For questions or more information, please contact Jason Zenor at Jason.zenor@oswego.edu

Official transcripts are required prior to hiring.

Description of Department: Communication Studies is the largest department in the School of Communication, Media and the Arts, serving approximately 835 majors with 43 full and part-time faculty. The department offers majors in public relations, broadcasting, communication studies, and journalism. We also offer an online degree completion program in Broadcasting and Mass Communication and a graduate certificate program in Integrated Media. We are dedicated to excellence in undergraduate education and we are committed to providing students with relevant interdisciplinary experiences. Facilities include new digital production and news studios, new media production labs, high-definition editing suites, WRVO-FM, a NPR station and student FM and television operations.

Description of SUNY Oswego:   Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive college located in Central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse.  Named one of "Top Up-and-Coming Schools" in U.S. News America's Best Colleges in 2010 and a "Best Northeastern College" by Princeton Review every year since the first edition in 2003, Oswego offers its 8300 undergraduate and graduate students preeminent academic programs in business, teacher education, and the arts and sciences. The College's success is built on providing students outstanding educational experiences with attention to liberal arts and sciences foundations, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities.  The emphasis on faculty-mentored student research is evidenced by Quest, a College-wide day spotlighting original student research, a Summer Scholars Program, which awards stipends to students engaged in independent research and creative work at the highest levels, and the Global Laboratory, a STEM based research abroad program at top-ranked universities around the world. SUNY Oswego is an unusually collegial and vibrant community and is in a time of wonderful opportunities with extensive facilities construction and renovation, a forward-looking strategic plan, and expanded outreach to regional, national, and international communities. 

Additional information about SUNY Oswego can be found at www.oswego.edu.

SUNY Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity.  SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from professionals of color, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.  In accordance with INS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States, per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office.