Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Digital Media
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Loyola University Maryland
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Digital Media to begin in July 2025. The individual selected for this position will be able to contribute to the robust teacher-scholar identity of the department. Tenure-track faculty teach three courses per semester and actively engage in research in the area of their scholarly interest. In addition to teaching and research expectations, tenure-track faculty have the opportunity to serve on the committees at both departmental and
university levels and mentor undergraduate and graduate students. Funds are available to support research-related expenses and professional travel and may include research start-up costs.
For this position, the department is especially interested in a candidate with an active research agenda in digital media issues and practices who can also add new courses on Extended Reality (AR, VR & Mixed Reality) and/or AI in digital media applications to the department’s curriculum. Additionally, an ideal candidate will be expected to teach existing digital media courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, such as digital content creation, audio or podcasting, graphic or web design, and supervision of undergraduate/graduate capstone projects.
Required Qualifications: (1) an earned doctorate in media, communication or in a related field, no later than August 2025; (2) an established program of research and publication, including emerging media issues; (3) the ability to create new courses on AR, VR and Mixed Reality and/or AI in Digital Media applications and teach existing digital media courses at graduate and undergraduate levels; 4) the ability to create a sense of inclusion and belonging in the classroom, and to infuse multicultural content into course material as appropriate; (5) strong commitment to excellence in teaching, including an appreciation of or engagement in high-impact teaching practices and experiential learning; and (6) the ability to contribute to the Jesuit educational mission of the department and university.
Preferred Qualifications: 1) Experience of teaching or creating skills courses in digital media. 2) Professional experiences in the field of digital media and design.
University Description: Loyola University Maryland is a dynamic, highly selective, Jesuit Catholic university in the liberal arts tradition committed to inspiring students to lead, learn and serve in a diverse and changing world. It is highly ranked among the leading independent, comprehensive universities in the northeastern United States, anchored firmly in the City of Baltimore and the larger Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, the 3rd largest major metropolitan area in the United States. Committed to intellectual excellence, diversity and social justice, the university enrolls about 4,000 students in its undergraduate program and more than students in its graduate programs. The Department of Communication and Media is among the largest departments at the university, and it offers B.A. in Communication and Media and a fully-online master’s program in Emerging Media. In the B.A. program, students can do a specialization or double specialization in either or multiple of these areas: advertising/public relations, digital media, journalism and media and society. Digital media has been one of the high growth areas in the undergraduate program.
Diversity Statement: Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace, and is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. The department seeks a broad spectrum of candidates, including women, people of color, and people with different religious, sexual orientation and ability backgrounds, who appreciate, respect, and can actively contribute to the university’s Jesuit mission and the values of the department. For more information about the department’s commitment to diversity, we welcome you to read our department’s diversity and inclusion statement.
Loyola’s commitment to diversity and inclusion spans the entire campus. With a newly established Office of Equity and Inclusion headed by our Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, we are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn, grow, and thrive. Key efforts include faculty development programming, opportunities for learning (e.g., Diversity Reading Groups), investment in pedagogical resources for differential instruction (e.g., Fellows Programs), affinity faculty and staff groups, and following best-practices for hiring. For a full list of benefits to working at Loyola University Maryland, please visit https://www.loyola.edu/department/hr/benefits.
How to Apply: A job ad will be available soon where you can find more information about this position or to apply. You will be asked to submit 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vita, 3) a statement of teaching philosophy, 4) a statement of research interests, 5) a list of three references, and 6) copies of unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts. For full consideration, please apply by November 1st. The search will continue until the position is filled.