POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Director of The Institute for New Media Studies School of Journalism & Mass Communication College of Liberal Arts University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication seeks applications and nominations for the Director of the Institute for New Media Studies. The appointment will be either (1) a full-time, nine-month position with tenure, as associate professor or professor, together with a nine-month or twelve-month appointment as Program Director, dependent upon qualifications and experience, and consistent with collegiate and university policies; or 2) a temporary appointment as assistant professor, associate professor, or professor (dependent on qualifications and experience, and consistent with collegiate and university policies), annually renewable for up to six years, based on performance; or 3) a full-time, twelve-month academic/professional position as Program Director, renewable on the basis of performance. The appointment begins fall semester, 1999. The Director of the Institute of New Media Studies will help lead a major new initiative that will invest an infusion of new legislative funds, private funds, and redirected college resources to revitalize this highly-respected School. Over the next four years, we anticipate that new faculty will be hired, the School's facilities will be completely remodeled and updated with all new state-of-the-art equipment, and the Institute for New Media Studies will be opened. The Director of the Institute will be an important voice in setting the new direction for the School. The mission of the Institute is to help establish the University of Minnesota as a premier institution for research and innovation in new media. The Institute will facilitate basic and applied research to create new knowledge about the uses, technologies, and effects of new media; foster collaboration among faculties and students at the University of Minnesota; advance teaching about new media in communication curricula throughout the University; serve as a catalyst for entrepreneurial partnerships with industries and institutions engaged in new media innovation; and function as a resource for teachers, researchers, students, industry, government, and public sector organizations. The Institute for New Media Studies will bring together faculty from many University of Minnesota colleges and departments who are studying and implementing new media. Local, national, and international communication professionals engaged in work with new media will also be invited to collaborate through the Institute on partnerships with scholars. The Institute will provide a venue to develop courses and programs emphasizing new media across disciplinary lines. In addition, the Institute will serve as a catalyst for entrepreneurial partnerships with media industries and institutions engaged in new media innovation and experimentation. Required qualifications for a tenured or temporary faculty appointment: * Master's degree; * Outstanding record of academic accomplishment related to the analysis or development of new communications media; * Evidence of teaching effectiveness; * Accomplishments of the quality to merit faculty appointment with tenure at a major research university. Preferred qualifications for a tenured or temporary faculty appointment: * Earned doctorate; * Exceptional record of scholarly, administrative, or professional accomplishments of the quality to merit faculty appointment with tenure at a major research university. Required qualifications for a professional/academic appointment as Director: * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; * Outstanding record of professional accomplishment related to the professional application and/or development of new communications media; * Evidence of teaching effectiveness or strong promise of excellence in teaching; * Overall qualifications sufficient to qualify the applicant to lead faculty peers in an active and competitive research institute at a major research university. Preferred qualifications for a professional/academic appointment as Director: * Master’s degree; * Exceptional record of administrative or professional accomplishment. The Director of the Institute will report to the Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Director will have substantial responsibility for designing and setting the course for the new Institute for New Media Studies in the School. The Director of the Institute for New Media Studies will lead the creation of new, nationally visible programs and help the School fulfill its central mission of educating communications professionals and scholars for the new media environment. The Director will teach and advise graduate and undergraduate students as appropriate, will develop strong ties to the professional community, and will serve on appropriate committees. The position of associate professor or professor carries indefinite tenure; the directorship ("Program Director," classification 9340) is an initial three-year term, followed by annual renewals, based on performance and funding. The temporary position of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor is annually renewable for up to six years based on performance; the directorship ("Program Director," classification 9340) is an initial three-year term, followed by annual renewals, based on performance and funding. An academic/professional appointee to the directorship ("Program Director," classification 9340) is appointed for an initial three-year term, followed by annual renewals, based on performance and funding. To apply, send a letter of application, a current resume or curriculum vitae, samples of research and/or a narrative statement on research goals and plans, and an evaluation of teaching performance, if available. In addition, please request letters addressing your scholarly and/or administrative achievements from three evaluators, to be sent directly to the search committee. To nominate a candidate for the position of Director, send a letter of nomination and the candidate’s current resume or curriculum vitae. Review of applications and nominations will begin April 1, and will continue until the position is filled. Mary Achartz, staff to INMS Search Committee School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Minnesota 111 Murphy Hall 206 Church St. S.E. 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