Media Arts (Interactive Media), Tenure-Track Faculty

Job Title

Media Arts (Interactive Media), Tenure-Track Faculty
Department

Media Arts

University Expectation

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

Salary

Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of Media Arts at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in Interactive Media. The start date for the position is August 1, 2024.

The successful candidate should be comfortable working in a dynamic academic landscape dictated by evolving technology, business, and societal contexts and are expected to teach undergraduate students, conduct scholarly activity, and perform university service.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses including Writing for Online, Mobile, and Game Platforms, Audience Research and Analysis, Online Content and Media Strategy for Current and Emerging Technologies, Representation in the Digital Media Sphere, Theory and History of Digital and Interactive Media, Measurement and Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Personal Branding, and Interactive Media Career Preparation. 

Required Education

A terminal degree in Interactive Media or a closely related field is required by the appointment date. A master's degree in Interactive Media or a closely related field with five (5) years of professional experience will be considered in lieu of a terminal degree.

Documents Needed to Apply

To successfully apply, applicants must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and research or creative activities statements (as appropriate to the discipline).

NOTE:  Applicants must also provide a link(s) to their work samples in the appropriate section on the application. The link(s) must be active and working at the time of application submission and remain so until the search is complete.

Special Instruction to Applicants 

For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.
If you need help applying, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Todd O'Neil at Todd.ONeill@mtsu.edu.

MTSU offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to the following:  

• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave for Administrative/Classified Staff/12-month Faculty
• 13 paid University holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plans
• Optional 401K and 403B Deferred Compensation Plans
• Educational benefits for the employee and their spouse and dependents

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MTSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer that values diversity in all its forms. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Proof of U.S. citizenship or eligibility for U.S. employment is required before employment (Immigration Control Act of 1986). Clery Act crime statistics for MTSU are available at https://www.mtsu.edu/police/docs/2023AnnualSecurityReport.pdf or by contacting MTSU Public Safety at (615) 898-2424.
MTSU is a Tobacco & Drug-Free campus.
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you must provide information about your criminal history to be considered.

For individuals requiring reasonable accommodation to apply: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with MTSU, please call 615-898-2929 or email emp@mtsu.edu.

Application Review Date: 11/08/2023