Assistant Professor, Telecommunication and Film The Department seeks a full time, tenure-track assistant professor, beginning August 16, 2003, to teach graduate and undergraduate courses and conduct programmatic research in broadcasting/cable/new media management, sales, marketing, economics, law and policy. Candidates should have an earned doctorate or be in the final stages of dissertation completion and demonstrate potential for undergraduate and graduate teaching and for developing a program of scholarship suitable for later tenure consideration. Salary is nationally competitive. Established in 1940, the Department has approximately 350 students in its undergraduate and masters programs. It is one of five academic units in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, which includes an interdepartmental doctoral program and the Institute for Communication Research. The College operates the professional production facilities of the state's Center for Public Television and Radio, award-winning NPR affiliate WUAL-FM, student radio station WVUA-FM, and Tuscaloosa's primary commercial television station, WVUA- 7. The University of Alabama, established in 1831 in Tuscaloosa, was named one of the top-50 public universities in the nation in the US News & World Report rankings for 2002. It has nearly 20,000 students, including 3,000 graduate students in 56 doctoral programs and a Carnegie classification of "Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive." Tuscaloosa is a university-oriented community of nearly 100,000 located about fifty minutes southwest of Birmingham, in the nation's 40th television market. It is a morning's drive from the Smokey Mountains, Gulf Coast beaches, New Orleans, Nashville and Atlanta. Additional information about the Department, the College and the University, is available at www.tcf.ua.edu. Telephone inquiries are welcome (205-348-6350). Send application letter, vita/resume and names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to: Prof. Loy A. Singleton Telecommunication and Film Department University of Alabama Box 870152 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0152 Screening of applications begins December 3; however, applications will be accepted until search is completed. UA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]