Clinical Assistant Professor – Critical Media Production and Practice, Non-Tenure Track

Media, Culture and Communication

Position Description:

New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development invites applications for a full-time continuing contract (non-tenure track) Clinical Assistant Professor, specializing in Critical Media Production Practice. The position would begin on September 1, 2025. The appointed faculty member will be a member of the Department of Media, Culture and Communication. The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication serves over 1000 undergraduate majors, a growing number of whom seek to integrate media production into their studies of media as socio-cultural phenomena. We seek applicants to teach critical practice-based courses and to support student projects in our undergraduate and masters programs in the areas of sound production; quantitative and qualitative data research and visualization; and/or, critical practice engagement with generative AI/machine learning.

NYU Steinhardt is a uniquely interdisciplinary school, committed to a holistic understanding of people and human development across the lifespan. NYU Steinhardt has one-of-a-kind integration of education, communication, health, and the arts, with eleven departments, seventeen research centers and institutes, nearly 300 full-time faculty and close to six thousand students. We are committed to substantially increasing the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups as we strive to create the most intellectually diverse, inclusive, and equitable institution that we can.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher, advisor, and mentor to undergraduate and/or masters students; participate in program and curricular development; and serve on program, department, School, and University committees. The teaching load for this position is six (6) 3-point to 4-point courses, or their equivalent: three (3) each semester, Spring and Fall. Course load may be adjusted for administrative and related/equivalent duties.

NYU's dynamic Global Network University includes NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai, and international programs and academic centers around the world. NYU Steinhardt faculty may have the opportunity to engage in teaching at these global sites.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $74,000 - $114,000. This pay range represents base pay only (for 9 months) and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Candidates should possess a PhD or terminal degree in a related area of study. Candidates will also have a minimum of 3 years of successful undergraduate and/or masters-level teaching experience of critical practice-based media in one of the three areas of specialization mentioned in the position description above.

Please submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of three references via the Interfolio system.

Review of applications begins January 3, 2025, and continues until the search is complete.

Questions can be directed to Jamie Skye Bianco at jamieskye@nyu.edu.

For more information about Media, Culture and Communication, please visit https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/departments/media-culture-and-communication.