1) Department Chair (Associate or Full Professor). Ideal candidates will:
• have significant administrative experience as department chair or in other leadership position
• be a dynamic leader who can effectively represent the multifaceted, interdisciplinary department within the university, with alumni, community, and media industries
• be passionate about undergraduate and graduate curriculum development
• champion a culture of intellectual and professional development
• maintain an open, encouraging, and inclusive environment for students, staff, and faculty
• exhibit excellence and passion for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• demonstrate a commitment to arts and sciences education
• show evidence of an ongoing program of scholarship that has earned national recognition within the field
• be able to contribute with distinction to teaching and scholarship in one or more of the following: Ethics, Law, and Policy; Media, Culture, and Society; Journalism; Broadcasting; Film; New/Participatory Media; or Public Communications.
• have a track record of fund raising and grant writing.

With the assistance of three associate chairs, the department chair oversees a sizeable undergraduate program housed at the Rose Hill (Bronx), Lincoln Center (Manhattan), and Westchester campuses, and an M.A. program in Public Communications. The department’s Walsh Digital Media Lab is maintained on the Rose Hill campus. Located in New York, Fordham benefits from the city’s vast media resources. Media professionals are available for lectures, workshops, and adjunct teaching. Students have access to a wide range of professional internships.

The department is currently in the process of curricular revision and expansion of undergraduate and graduate programs in order to enhance its local and national distinction. At least 5 additional new faculty members will be hired in the next few years to build upon the faculty’s wide range of academic and professional expertise. With administrative support and new resources, the successful applicant as Chair will be in a position to facilitate the Department’s trajectory toward becoming exemplary within Fordham, in New York City, and nationally as a center of education, scholarship and civic engagement in the important and fast changing arena of communication and media.

Submit application electronically to cms@fordham.edu. Include (1) cover letter with qualifications, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) brief vision statement with leadership style, (4) sample scholarship, and (5) names and contact information for at least three references. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2012 and continue until filled. Position available August 1, 2013. With inquiries, contact Dr. Amy Aronson, Ph.D., Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University, 113 W. 60th St., New York, NY 10023 (amaronson@fordham.edu). 


2). Tenure Track Assistant Professor. Ideal candidates will:
• be able to contribute to the international/transnational/global communication curriculum
• have the ability to teach research methods (quantitative and/or quantitative)
• exhibit evidence of excellence in and passion for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• have a promising research agenda with the potential for national recognition within the field
• be committed to mentoring and advising students
• demonstrate a commitment to arts and sciences education
• have a track record of or potential for funded research.

Submit application electronically to cms@fordham.edu. Include (1) cover letter with qualifications, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) sample scholarship, and (5) names and contact information for at least three references. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2012 and continue until filled. With inquiries, contact Paul Levinson, Ph.D., Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458 (levinson.paul@gmail.com).


Department of Communication and Media Studies faculty represent a wide range of academic backgrounds, scholarly and professional interests. Serving a large number of undergraduate majors, the department offers programs in Fordham College at Rose Hill (Bronx), Fordham College at Lincoln Center (Manhattan), and the College of Continuing and Professional Studies. The department’s MA program in Public Communications is offered through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Located in New York, Fordham is ideally situated for the study of media, benefiting from the city’s vast resources. Media professionals are available for lectures, workshops, and as adjunct professors. Students may access a wide range of professional internships.

Fordham University. With over 14,500 students, Fordham's Carnegie classification is Research University (High Research Activity). In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked Fordham's undergraduate program 53rd, placing it among the Tier 1 national universities, and the editors of Kaplan/Newsweek's 2008 edition of How to Get Into College Guide included Fordham University as one of the "25 Hottest Schools in America.” Fordham offers its students a highly dedicated faculty, a heady intellectual atmosphere, emphasis on ethics and social justice, and respect for all individuals, religions, cultures, and creeds.

Fordham is an independent, Catholic University in the Jesuit tradition that welcomes applications from men and women of all backgrounds. Fordham is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.