Department Head (Full or Associate Professor)

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

The Media Studies Department, with six full-time faculty and one administrative staff member, offers undergraduate degrees in Media Studies and focuses on the creative production and critical consumption of a range of moving-image media. The faculty is composed of award-winning artists, scholars, and practitioners and owns a soundstage, screening room, production classrooms, editing lab, audio recording studio, and location production equipment inventory. The Department enhances the curriculum with opportunities to learn outside of the traditional classroom setting and participate in a variety of media productions. These include the Department's internship program and its client-based production clinic.

The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor with tenure or Professor with tenure and will be effective August 1, 2025. The Department seeks a leader with both significant scholarly achievements in the field of media studies and extensive administrative experience. Administrative responsibility includes, but is not limited to, department and program oversight, management of budgeted resources, general coordination of departmental personnel resources, and professional development of faculty and staff. Included in these functions are such activities as setting loads, making course assignments, establishing class schedules, assigning committee duties, and assigning advising loads, as well as assigning and supervising the work of non-faculty. Department heads are also charged with enforcing departmental, unit, University, and UNC System policies.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of five professional references. Applications and inquiries will be kept confidential on request. In the cover letter, or as a separate attachment, a candidate should articulate their administrative philosophy and vision for the field of Media Studies. Submit inquiries to Stuart Marcovitch, Chair, Media Studies Head Search Committee (s_marcov@uncg.edu).