Teaching Professor with Assistant Rank: Media Studies

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Position Title:

Teaching Professor with Assistant Rank: Media Studies

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Teaching Assistant Professor

Job Duties:

This position focuses heavily on undergraduate teaching in a program that integrates comprehensive technical training with a rigorous critical approach. The department, housed in the School of Design and Communication in the College of Fine Arts and Communication, is a strong, devoted community of media scholars, producers, practicing artists, and designers committed to its students and collegiality. The ability to interface with faculty and students in Media Studies, Professional Communication, and Graphic Design is a significant aspect of the position. The new faculty member will be tasked with building a program in Sports & Performance Media and collaborating in defining the wider trajectories of both the program and department, particularly at the intersection of communication and media studies.

UWSP is actively committed to creating a welcoming and equitable culture. The College of Fine Arts and Communication maintains a five-year Action Plan for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, including in Faculty Recruitment and Development, and system-wide strategies are in place to support the retention and tenure progression of individuals from under-represented groups.

The university is rooted in the supportive community of Stevens Point, which provides a restorative environment conducive to deep creative focus. This location is a retreat while also serving as a strategic hub, offering a productive work-life balance while maintaining convenient access to major markets. Madison and Green Bay are less than two hours away, and the urban centers of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Milwaukee and Chicago are within driving distance, ensuring faculty can readily engage with professional communities.

Anticipated Begin Date: January or August 2027

**Full position description is available upon request. **

Key Job Responsibilities:

May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction

Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction

Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline

Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations

Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit

Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance

Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study

Department:

The Media Studies unit at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point welcomes applications for a Teaching Professor position in Sports & Performance Media, beginning in January 2027. The position offers the opportunity to build and teach in a vibrant program in Sports & Performance Media at a student-centered teaching institution. Once a successful program is established, a permanent director’s line will be hired. The successful candidate should understand the architecture of live digital media and help prepare students for real-time broadcasting with a live event production curriculum. The successful candidate will also assist the Media Studies unit in building and leading multi-camera broadcast initiatives across campus, establishing a student-run production workflow that captures and streams high-stakes university events, ranging from athletics to College of Fine Arts & Communication performances and events (dance, music, art, and theatre).

Compensation & Benefits:

The Assistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies is a full-time , salaried , academic year position (9-month) .

Well-qualified candidates can expect a starting annual salary within a range of $57,000 - $ 62,000 commensurate with the candidate’s education, related experience, and qualifications.

Eligible Universities of Wisconsin employees receive an excellent benefits package. To learn more about the benefits package, review the FASLI Benefit Quick Guide . Use the Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator to calculate the estimated value of your compensation and benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• •Terminal degree (MFA or Ph.D.) in Media Studies, Sports Media, Media Production,
• •Broadcasting, Digital Media, or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
• •Demonstrated technical expertise with industry standard hardware, software, and
• •modern streaming platforms (e.g., video switchers, character generators, audio mixing consoles, and streaming encoders).
• •Effective written and verbal communications skills.
• •Demonstrated capacity to teach at all levels of undergraduate Media Studies program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• •Demonstrated ability to utilize current and emerging digital platforms.
• •Demonstrated ability to teach any of the following: multi-camera field and studio production, video production, audio production, digital media streaming.
• •Demonstrated record of managing and mentoring production crews, particularly students or entry-level professionals.
• •Demonstrated experience or interest in developing revenue-generating or client-facing production models.
• •Demonstrated ability to teach sports and performance media with an awareness of identity and cultural dialogue and its relevance to media studies.
• •Capacity to develop and write curriculum collaboratively

How to Apply:

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION: Applications received by 10/23/2026 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated, and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration.

Files must be complete to be considered. Submission in PDF format is preferred for all attachments. Please include the following documents:

• •Cover letter addressing qualifications and experience
• •Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• •Teaching Philosophy Statement
• •Contact information for three professional references
• •Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts may be required of finalist)
• •A portfolio or video reel demonstrating high-quality live production, broadcasting, or real-time media work

After you submit your application, you will be unable to edit it. Please be sure to include all required materials before submitting your application.

Contact Information:

Name: Alex Ingersoll

Email: aingerso@uwsp.edu

If you have any questions regarding the application process, need special arrangements, or if you submitted your application with missing materials, please call or email:

Human Resources

Email: human.resources@uwsp.edu

Phone: 715-346-2606

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. UW-Stevens Point does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position.

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you to supply a minimum of three (3) professional references (one (1) of which being a current or former supervisor). It is preferred that you supply five (5) professional references (two (2) of which being a current or former supervisors). Your references will be required to answer ques