K–12 Media Studies and Technology Faculty
The Ross School is seeking one full-time faculty member to implement the Ross Media Studies and Technology curriculum, beginning August 2017.
Ross’s K–12 program comprises theory, history, and ethical practice. Students explore the political, social, economic, and psychological effects of media while gaining production skills. Media Studies faculty are responsible for implementing and refining this curriculum in core courses and electives. To deepen the interdisciplinary of this unique curriculum, faculty collaborate with scholars from fields including cultural history, world languages and literature, visual arts, the sciences, and mathematics.
The largest boarding/day school in New York, the Ross School is one of the only K–12 institutions featuring Media Studies and Technology in its core curriculum. Students gain a variety of skills — technical and critical, traditional and innovative — while working on projects ranging from documentaries to data visualizations. The Media Studies and Technology curriculum draws upon 21st century media literacy scholars such as Henry Jenkins to ensure students are endowed with cutting-edge media competencies.
The Media Studies and Technology Department strongly emphasizes the critical analysis of media. We seek a faculty member dedicated to teaching the political, social, and environmental responsibilities of using media, rather than solely developing media production skills.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement an interdisciplinary Media Studies and Technology curriculum in grades K–12, teaching critical studies- and production-based core courses and electives
- Collaborate with faculty from cultural history, world languages and literature, visual arts, the sciences, and mathematics to enhance integrated learning experiences for students
- Prepare students to critically examine how media operate in their lives and surrounding world with social, political, psychological, and environmental ramifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Media Studies, Communication, Rhetoric, Design, History (or related discipline)
- 2 years’ teaching experience at the Upper School Level (Grades 7–12)
- Knowledge of politics and current events
- Demonstrated strength in curriculum writing and revision
- Knowledge of key media historians and theorists including Elizabeth Eisenstein, Marshall McLuhan, Henry Jenkins, Jonathan Sterne, Wiebe Bijker, and Jonathan Crary
- Production skills enabling multimedia creative work
- Willing to support independent, student-driven media projects
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Media Studies, Communication, Rhetoric, Design, History, Political Science (or related discipline)
- 4 years’ teaching experience at the Upper School Level (Grades 7–12)
- Multilingual (Mandarin preferred)
- Expertise in one of the following: media history, digital citizenship, multimedia journalism, design, or computer science
- Experience teaching an integrated, project-based curriculum
Candidates with experience teaching Lower School-level students (Grades K–6) are especially encouraged to apply.