Company: Columbia College
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Posted: April 25th, 2026
The School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia College invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor of Culture and Media Studies that will begin in August 2026. The successful candidate must have a PhD in Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Communication Studies, or a comparable area by August 1, 2026. The candidate must have experience teaching first‑year courses such as Introduction to Culture and Media Studies or Introduction to Oral Communication and an interest in teaching major‑level classes such as Culture and Power, Media and Cultural Literacy, and Media Ethics and Law. The candidate will supervise internships and teach capstone classes. Experience in digital design is desired for this position.
Columbia College seeks candidates who aspire to excellence in teaching, leadership, and research, and who can build collaborative relationships within the college and the profession. Columbia College is a liberal arts college committed to creating a learning community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide leadership as the program chair by planning, staffing, and assessing courses in the new Culture and Media Studies major that combines theory and practice associated with cultural analysis, media production, and graphic design. Combining critical thinking skills with practical application abilities, the Culture and Media Studies degree prepares students for a variety of careers while also cultivating a respect for the value of humanistic and inclusive thinking that is an essential dimension of a liberal‑arts education.
This position is a nine-month, full-time, tenure‑track appointment. The standard teaching load is twelve credit hours for each of the fall and spring semesters. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to design and deliver courses in a variety of formats, including online and hybrid modalities, and is expected to teach core courses in the major such as CMS 100, core classes in the general education curriculum such as COMM 100, and major offerings in the Culture and Media Studies program. The candidate is expected to have flexibility in class scheduling to meet the needs of the institution. Faculty members are expected to participate in faculty governance and academic program activities, and to engage in service as well as scholarship and professional development. Columbia College offers a competitive benefits package.
The successful candidate must have an earned PhD by August 1, 2026. All required documents must be completed for the application to be reviewed.
Columbia College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other legally protected class. As required by law, we must record certain information to be made a part of our affirmative action program. Applicants are invited to participate in the affirmative action program by reporting their status as minority, disabled veteran or other veteran status, or other disabled. In extending this invitation you are advised that: (I) you are under no obligation to respond, but may do so in the future if you choose; (II) responses will remain confidential within the Human Resources Department; and (III) responses will be used only for the necessary information to include in our affirmative action program.
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