Tenure Line Position - Technology Studies

The Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT) M.A. program at Georgetown University focuses on the ways that new technologies of communication and digital media are reshaping human experience on all levels from the local to the global, and how these technologies are redefining the practice of science, research, education, government, media, business, and culture and the arts more broadly. The CCT Program is now redefining its emphasis on technology and technology studies, including developing a new lab, which will be a hub of technology knowledge, discovery, and research, connecting CCT and Georgetown to the larger world of practice and innovation in all sectors.

The new lab will provide a means for CCT to create partnerships with leading private sector information organizations developing innovations in digital media, knowledge management, and Internet applications; to remain at the forefront of research by creating relationships with initiatives in the Digital Humanities and the Information Schools; and push forward the boundaries of knowledge through external support by agencies and foundations such as NSF and Mellon.

As a major step toward accomplishing this larger mission for CCT, the program seeks to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a solid knowledge of the key technologies in the post-Internet and digital media environment, and with interdisciplinary expertise in the study of technology, including history, theory, and current methodologies. Applicants must be proficient in teaching the technical aspects of how technologies work and how such technologies are employed in communication-related fields. The appointee will be expected to help teach a new Fundamentals of Technology course, a core course in the CCT curriculum, with a focus on the practicum component.

Georgetown University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates as part of its commitment to professional excellence and diversity. Please send application letter/statement of interest, c.v., and the names of three referees to cctjobs@georgetown.edu by 15 September 2011.