Assistant Professor Broadcast Media Studies
Assistant Professor Broadcast Media Studies
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About the Faculty of Business Communication Studies and Aviation
Mount Royal Universitys Faculty of BCSA includes the Bissett School of Business and the School of Communication Studies.
The School of Communication Studies (SCS) offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Communication (BCMM). It is home to approximately 25 fulltime faculty and 37 contract faculty. The successful candidates academic home will be in the SCS where students receive a Bachelor of Communication (BCMM) majoring in one of four areas:
Journalism & Digital Media
Broadcast Media Studies
Information Design
Public Relations
The business school offers a fouryear Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree and hosts four departments including International Business Supply Chain Management & Aviation; General Management & Human Resources; Accounting & Finance; and Entrepreneurship Marketing & Social Innovation.
About Broadcast Media Studies
The assistant professor will teach students enrolled in the Broadcast Media Studies program. Faculty are driven by experiential learning pedagogy and surrounded by stateoftheart technology and spaces. Creative students thrive in a cohort setting where faculty utilize an exciting blend of practice and theory to develop highly skilled professional communicators. The sequence of courses ensures exposure to a wide range of industryrelevant learning. From advertising and marketing to independent audio and video productions students will immerse in practice all against a rigorous backdrop of communication theory and general education courses. The program also includes some courses associated with the Digital Media minor.
About the Role
As program faculty survey their collective skills and aptitudes they are actively searching for a colleague whose exceptional technical and teaching skills intersect with research and theory. This intersection of theory and practice is meant to support students with the critical thinking skills required in todays rapidly evolving communication industries.
The candidate would be hired on the tenuretrack Teaching and Service (TS) stream or the tenuretrack Teaching Scholarship and Service (TSS) stream. The TS stream typically means teaching about 8 courses per academic year while also fulfilling department university and sometimes external service roles. The TSS stream typically means teaching about 6 courses per academic year while maintaining a research/scholarship agenda and fulfilling the aforementioned service roles.
Tenuretrack candidates are evaluated over a fiveyear period in which colleagues examine candidate teaching and service contributions analyse yearly peer and chair evaluations as well as candidate reflections on scholarly teaching and service.
Onthe work experience front the candidate will have significant experience in current creative media industries. They will possess a demonstrable theoryinformed critical approach to their practice that lends well to making sense of big technological shifts in broadcast media industries. On the teaching front the candidate will be expected to mentor students in an active learning environment including working with clients and community partners. The candidate will be wellpositioned to teach across the four years of the program in courses such as advanced independent projects media marketing and advertising media entrepreneurship and a crosssection of video and audio production courses.
Qualifications
Expertise in the following areas is critical: Video and audio production and postproduction (including fiction and nonfiction)
Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere and Audition)
Operation of professionalgrade video and audio recording and editing equipment microphones and lighting
Narrative storytelling in fiction and nonfiction genres
Experience with the film industry and production outlets would also be advantageous
Musthave qualifications
Five years of current creative media production experience
Masteryof Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere and Audition)
Minimum Masters degree in a communicationsrelated area PhD preferred
Teaching experience
A word about qualifications
We know that no candidate checks every single box and we believe that great talent comes in many forms. If youre excited about this role and bring skills and experiences that align with our needs we encourage you to apply. We value passion a willingness to learn and diverse perspectives. If youre eager to contribute and grow with us wed love to hear from you.
Submission information
Please submit application materials via MRU careers hiring portal.
Closing Date: Friday March 14 2025 or until a suitable candidate is found. The committee will begin reviewing submissions on March 1
The application package should include the following:
Cover letter addressed to Members of the BMS Hiring Committee
A curriculum vitae
Portfolio or demo reel with examples of media production (shooting editing and audio skills).
A statement of teaching philosophy (max 2 pages) and where possible evidence of teaching effectiveness and evaluations of teaching by peers and students.
If applicable (TSS) a statement about the candidates research and scholarship agenda.
Equity diversity inclusion and accessibility statement (max 1 page) describing how the candidate has approached or addressed EDIA considerations in their teaching or related field.
Names and contact information of three references including at least one academic and one professional reference.
All PDFs should be labeled as follows: Last NameRequisition NumberDocument descriptionPDF Example: Smith999705CV.pdf
Any questions about this position can be directed to the department chair Sally Haney and the assistant chair Alana Gieck
Employment Type
Full-Time
