Zayed University
Assistant/Associate or Full Professor
Converged Media
COLLEGE of COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA SCIENCES
ABU DHABI and DUBAI CAMPUSES
AUGUST 2013
The University
Zayed University, a premier university in the United Arab Emirates, is an innovative institution based on an international model of higher education. The University has experienced rapid growth, and currently has over 900 faculty and staff serving approximately 8500 undergraduate and 1000 graduate students on its campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Zayed University prepares graduates to become leaders in government, business, civil society, and family life, and to contribute to building a knowledge-based economy and society. Through a curriculum grounded in learning outcomes, the University expects its graduates to be proficient in both English and Arabic, and to possess the skills in communication, technology, information literacy, research, critical thinking, and global awareness that will make them leaders in the interconnected 21st-century world. English is the primary language of instruction. Zayed University is fully accredited in the UAE and by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in the US.
The United Arab Emirates is a progressive country known for its high standard of living and its safe, family-friendly, multi-national environment.
The College
The College of Communication and Media Sciences offers a comprehensive program of study, providing students opportunities to develop their communication and digital skills and prepare themselves to play important professional leadership roles. Studies lead to a Bachelor of Science degree with specializations in: Integrated Strategic Communications, Converged Media, Film and Video Communications, and Tourism and Cultural Communications. With student enrollment growth of 20 percent per year, the College is experiencing a dynamic positive growth. CCMS currently serves approximately 450 undergraduate majors. The College’s curriculum is designed to meet the requirements of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications with a goal of achieving international specialized accreditation. The Integrated Strategic Communications specialization is accredited by the International Advertising Association. CCMS has three graduate specializations leading to a Master of Arts in Communications; these are: Strategic Public Relations, Tourism and Cultural Communications, and Filmmaking, in association with the New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi, which will launch in spring 2013.
The Opportunity
The College is seeking dynamic individuals who can provide expertise and leadership in the areas of multi-platform media storytelling, media writing, and media ethics. We seek candidates with innovative ideas who will be able to teach and to help foster a potentially thriving converged media program. The College defines Converged Media as an emerging form of media, which combines different forms of journalism, such as print, photography, and video, into one piece or group of pieces. The specialization in Converged Media prepares students to lead the philosophical and technological initiatives of traditional mass media players—newspapers, broadcasters, magazines—and provides students with the skills to examine and develop new digital mass media systems and to revamp existing media products to address the needs of a new digital media market. The College also has a growing student media initiative and an international chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ). Candidates would be expected to be qualified to support these activities. New faculty members will teach and conduct research or creative activity within the Converged Media specialization.
The Requirements
Although a Ph.D. or equivalent is preferred, an MFA, MA or MS will be considered with relevant professional experience. Candidates for positions should have a record of previous teaching experience as well as strong professional experience and/or scholarly/creative activities in the area of emphasis and teaching experience that meets international standards. Candidates are expected to be effective teachers/scholars and are expected to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate programs and be involved in outreach efforts to the community. Preference for positions will be given to candidates who demonstrate the ability to teach, conduct research and/or engage in creative activity.
The position also requires successful applicants to handle student advising, course development, serve on College-wide committees, and engage in ongoing accreditation preparedness activities. Desired, but not required, is bi-lingual fluency in Arabic and English and/or interest in media and children’s digital programming. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
The Benefits
The University’s benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries free of tax in the United Arab Emirates, housing, a furniture allowance, annual vacation airline tickets for the employee and immediate family, educational subsidies for children and subsidized healthcare provided to the employee and sponsored family members.
To Apply
Please visit our web site www.zu.ac.ae and click on ‘Employment’ to be directed to the recruitment website. In addition to completing the online application form, attach a cover letter, a current CV, and the names and contact details of three professional references.
Review Process
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions have been filled.
