University of West Georgia Hiring for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Digital and Social Media at UWG Recruiting Location Full Time

Job Title: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Digital and Social Media
Location: UWG Recruiting Location
Regular/Temporary:
Full/Part Time:
Job ID: 269344
About Us

Since 1906, UWG has been home to those who are eager to learn, grow, and advance. Now, nearly 13,000 students from across Georgia, 31 states and 62 countries call UWG home. With 95+ undergraduate programs and concentrations, and 35 master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree programs, our institution builds capacity to help develop talent pipelines for in-demand industries. Today, we’re a regional powerhouse, making an economic impact of more than $633 million in the region and state.

With our main campus in Carrollton (GA) and presences in Douglasville (GA), Newnan (GA), and online, we take pride in working every day to curate a first-choice university by making a difference in the lives of our students, alumni, industry partners, and the communities we serve.
The academic enterprise of the university is organized into our College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry; College of Education; Richards College of Business; University College; School of Communication, Film, and Media; Tanner Health System School of Nursing; Honors College; Graduate School; UWG Newnan; and our UWG Douglasville Center.

Department Information

The School of Communication, Film, and Media (SCFM) at the University of West Georgia is a recipient of the University System of Georgia’s Regents’ Award for Teaching Excellence and is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). We are committed to invested teaching, experiential learning opportunities, and connectedness between students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Our award-winning faculty are a diverse group of communication, film, and media professionals and scholars whose primary mission is to provide students with the best educational experience while preparing them to succeed in the field.

SCFM is home to Nexus degrees in Digital Entertainment, Esports, and Game Development and Film & Television Production, undergraduate degrees in Film & Video Production and Mass Communications, and a graduate degree in Digital and Social Media Communication. Mass Communications majors may choose from one of four concentrations: 1) Digital Media & Entertainment, 2) Film & Video Production, 3) Journalism, and 4) Public Relations, and all students have access to our cutting-edge experiential learning labs, which include bluestone Public Relations Firm, The West Georgian, WOLF Radio, WOLF Sports Network, and WUTV, as well as SCFM Productions, which produces video-marketing content for internal and external clients. Located less than an hour west of Atlanta, a top-10 U.S. media market, the School partners with a mix of professionals to offer networking, professional development, and internship opportunities.

Job Summary

The School of Communication, Film, and Media at the University of West Georgia invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Digital and Social Media Communication to begin August 1, 2024.

The successful candidate should be able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to digital and social media. Courses will include primarily digital social media and society, digital media industries, digital media programming and management, digital content creation and distribution, storytelling, analytics and evaluation, writing across media, and digital strategy and promotions. Ability to teach mass communication law, research methods, or theory at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as television and audio production, and/or photojournalism at the undergraduate level is a plus. Additionally, the successful candidate may be assigned to teach core courses as well as courses that support other concentrations, e.g., introduction to mass communications, media ethics, diversity and media, and/or special topics.

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in teaching, professional growth and development activity (e.g., research/scholarship, creative activity, and/or professional practice), and service at the School, University, and/or system levels.

Required Qualifications

Requires a terminal degree (M.F.A. or Ph.D.) in the discipline, e.g., radio/television/digital communication, mass communication, or a closely related field; at least three years of professional experience; and scholarship and service commensurate with rank.

Preferred Qualifications

¿Strong commitment to the collaborative process within our School, as well as with other academic programs and/or the community.

¿Ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging including experience with inclusive pedagogies, scholarship relating to under-represented communities and social justice, and/or related service work.

¿Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition) and other related software.

¿Experience teaching hybrid and fully online courses.

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of West Georgia, as determined by the University of West Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test. Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of West Georgia is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability,
gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and
federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246,
and Rev. Proc. 75-50

Other Information

To Apply
Applicants should apply online at www.westga.edu/hr. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, submit all materials by March 21, 2024.

Required Documents to Attach

¿Letter of Application

¿Curriculum Vitae

¿Digital Portfolio or Link to a Portfolio Website, if available

¿Contact Information for three references will be required for finalists

Only complete applications will be considered.

UWG embraces diversity and inclusion, recognizing the valuable contributions of each member of our faculty, staff, and student body. Therefore, applicants should describe in their letter of application how their teaching contributes to diverse communities.

Proposed Salary

Competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications, pending funding availability.