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The Department of Communication Studies and
Multimedia invites applications for a one year
(12 months) contractually limited appointment in
the area of multimedia, starting July1,
2008. Applications should have a Ph.D. in
Humanities (or at least a M.A.) or a M.F.A. in
media/digital arts. Applications should be
prepared to teach courses that combine
theoretical, communicative, and creative
components and should have experience teaching
digital practices. Applicants should be capable
of teaching in two or more of the following
areas: history of computing in arts/humanities,
digital Image-making (Photoshop), digital
rhetoric and communication, programming for the
web (client-side and server-side scripting),
digital audio/sound design, digital video (Final
Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro), history of graphic
design, computer graphics
(Illustrator). Experience with large classes and
supervising Teaching Assistants is an asset.

All qualified candidate are encouraged to
apply. However, those legally able to work in
Canada and at McMaster University will be given
priority. McMaster University is strongly
committed to employment equity and its community,
and to recruiting a diverse faculty and
staff. Accordingly, the University especially
encourages applications from women, members of
visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members
of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.

Applicants should submit a teaching portfolio
(letter of intent, a current CV, examples of
published writing, digital and/or creative work,
course outlines and teaching evaluations), and
letters of reference from three references (to be
submitted separately). All documentation
submitted in support of your application becomes
the property of the University and is not returnable.

Applications that arrived before May 30, 2008,
will receive full consideration. Please submit by mail to:

Dr. Graham Knight, Chair
Communication Studies and Multimedia
TSH 330 -- 1280 Main St. W.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4M2
e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:cmstdir@mcmaster.ca"
cmstdir@mcmaster.ca

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