- Letter of application that addresses the requirements and responsibilities of the position, including your interest in teaching and scholarship at a Reformed Christian University
- Full curriculum vitae
- Review of applications will begin on November 1 and will continue until the position is filled.
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Communication/Film and Media Faculty, Full-time - Grand Rapids, United States - InsideHigherEd
Description
Calvin University invites applications for a full-time regular tenure-track faculty member to join the Communication Department to teach film and media criticism and history courses beginning in August 2024. The opening is at the rank of assistant professor.
REQUIREMENTS
The university seeks applicants with vibrant Christian faith who are dedicated to integration of that faith with their field of study.
Ideal candidates will hold a PhD in film and media criticism, mass communication, culture studies or a related field. Candidates with a master's degree in film and media criticism, mass communication, cultural studies or a related field and five years of relevant experience will also be considered.
Candidates are expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching film and media criticism and history courses at both the undergraduate and master's levels as well as an active stream of relevant research and publication. Preference will be given to candidates with experience teaching using a variety of methods and instructional technology. Candidates should also demonstrate flexibility in teaching a range of courses in the film and media criticism and history discipline and be open to teaching other courses, if needed.
The university will prioritize candidates with broad interdisciplinary interests, demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ability to integrate questions of meaning, significance, and ethics into all course content, and deep commitment to engaging students beyond the classroom.
FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES
Faculty members typically teach 24 semester hours per academic year. Faculty are expected to grow in Reformed Christian commitment, to pursue an active scholarly agenda, to teach effectively, and to serve the university, department, students, and the wider community. Candidates will be asked to affirm their commitment to the educational mission of Calvin University as a Christian liberal arts university in the Reformed tradition, affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church. (See Educating for Shalom and Faculty Expectations.) Calvin University provides numerous faculty development opportunities to foster growth in these commitments.
FACULTY RESOURCES
Calvin University stands at the forefront of Christian scholarship across disciplines. The University hosts a number of Centers and Institutes and provides other funding opportunities to support faculty teaching and research, including sabbaticals, grants, course releases, summer research stipends, travel funds, and student research opportunities.
ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT AND THE FILM AND MEDIA PROGRAM
The Communication Department, headquartered in the 50,000-square-foot DeVos Communication Center, is one of the top choices among students. The department has programs in digital communication, film and media, health communication, and strategic communication. Of the 2022 graduates, 100% were employed a year after graduation.
Our faculty are leading scholars and creative professionals. We seek a film and media colleague who will help provide collaborative, visionary leadership for the eighty students in our film and media program and contribute to our department. This colleague also will help teach and advise in our Master of Arts in Media and Strategic Communication program.
ABOUT CALVIN UNIVERSITY
Calvin University is a top-ranked national university that equips students to think deeply, to act justly, and to live wholeheartedly as Christ's agents of renewal in the world. Approximately 3,000 Calvin students study the liberal arts and select from a broad range of majors and professional programs. The university is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in a thriving metropolitan region of approximately one million people situated equidistant from Chicago and Detroit. Furthermore, the West Michigan region is ranked by Forbes as the #1 place to raise a family. For more information, please visit
Calvin is building a tradition of diversity and accessibility and welcomes applications from persons whose personal characteristics will further that commitment. Calvin does not discriminate in the employment of individuals on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex, or age. Calvin University is an educational agency of the Christian Reformed Church and, in compliance with Title VII and other applicable law, reserves the right to give preference in employment based upon religion.
TO APPLY
Complete the online application process and attach the following:
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
FAITH and EDUCATIONAL COMMITMENT
1. Commitment to the educational mission of Calvin as a Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church.
2. A commitment to the Christian faith and to the integration of faith, learning, and student development.
DIVERSITY COMMITMENT
Demonstrated awareness and commitment to effectively establishing relationships and positive communication across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to, race, gender, physical limitations, class, or religious perspectives.