Assistant Professor Position in Interactive Media Studies

The English Department at Clemson University invites applications for an
assistant professor position in Interactive Media Studies. Candidates with
research and teaching experience that involves the use of interactive media
in multiple contexts including e-learning and the use of serious games in
learning are especially encouraged to apply. Desirable candidates should
also exhibit interest and experience with interactive narratives and their
relation to computer game studies; the rhetorics of multi-user writing and
collaboration environments; digital literacy, theory and practice and their
relationships to the construction and experience of virtual worlds.
Candidates are expected to develop research and teaching agendas
commensurate with active scholars who situate their work in a broad network
of scholars with international presence. The candidate will be expected to
teach at the undergraduate level, in the MA Professional Communications
(MAPC) program, and in the new Ph.D. in Rhetorics, Communication, and
Information Design (RCID) program. The candidate is expected to collaborate
with both faculty and students in the programs. Teaching load: two courses
per semester.

Applications will be accepted from 15 September 2005 until 15 November
2005, or until the position is filled. Candidates must submit a letter of
application, CV, professional portfolio (papers, articles, e-projects on
DVD and Web, etc.), and at least three letters of recommendation to:

Victor Vitanza
Chair, RCID Search Committee
711 Strode Tower
Clemson, SC 29634