2025年传播（媒体制作）讲师/助理/副教授

Wenzhou-Kean University: College of Liberal Arts: Communication

Location: Wenzhou,China

Description:

About the Job:

The Department of Communication in the College ofLiberal Arts is seeking vibrant candidates to teach a full range of undergraduate Communication courses related to Media and Audio-VisualProduction including, but not limited to Editing, Digital Video Production, Mass and Digital Media, Audio Production, News Directing, Topicsin Media, and other upper-level Communication electives.

All faculty positions are full-time assignments, effective for the year of2025. These positions are full-time assignments appointed on a 3-year contract at the first instance and are renewable upon successfulreappointment review. Please find the Recruiting Categories below for more information on each position.

A tenure-trackAssistant/Associate Professor is a full-time, 10-month employee who teaches 24 credits per academic year (a 6-credit course release peracademic year is available in the first three years of appointment for grant proposal development and other substantial researchinitiatives). The course release may be available by application on a competitive basis after the initial three years of appointment. Astart-up grant will be provided to launch student-engaging research programs. The candidate will be expected to participate in the fullrange of faculty responsibilities, including high-quality teaching, research, advising, student learning support, and service to theuniversity and/or professional community. The tenure-track appointment requires publications in internationally recognized and vigorouslypeer-reviewed journals.

A Lecturer is a full-time, 11-month employee who teaches 39 credits per year, or a 10-month employee whoteaches 30 credits per year. A lecturer provides student and learning support services during the assigned period. Lecturers will beexpected to provide high-quality teaching, student advisement, learning support services, and service to theuniversity/college/school/program and/or professional community and perform related work as required. Lecturer positions are non-tenuretrack.

Candidates with doctorate degrees from reputable universities (Carnegie R1 institutions or comparable research institutionswith strong academic reputations in the fields) are encouraged to apply.

Teaching assignments and related responsibilities mayinclude day, evening, weekend and online courses. Interest or experience in using advanced instructional technologies to improve theteaching/learning process is highly desirable. All faculty may be required to teach General Education courses as needed. Opportunities arealso available to teach disciplinary support courses. Candidates with an interest in teaching across disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Wenzhou-Kean University

Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU), located in Wenzhou, China, one of threeSino-American universities along with NYU Shanghai and Duke Kunshan University, is approved by the Ministry of Education of China. Launchedin 2012, WKU offers a unique model of higher education in partnership with Kean University, a comprehensive, public university in the stateof New Jersey that is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Wenzhou is one of the most vibrant and economicallyadvanced developed cities on China's East Coast, located one hour by plane and three hours by high-speed train from Shanghai.

WKUsits on approximately 500 beautiful acres and currently enrolls about 5,100 undergraduate students, and it is now in the midst of a rapidgrowth that will bring enrollment to 7,000 students within the next three years. All instruction is in English and all curriculum isprovided by Kean University.

In addition to its current 18 undergraduate programs, WKU has been approved by the Ministry ofEducation for offering 8 Master's and 3 doctorate programs. WKU highly values research-powered teaching and learning, and the average numberof faculty publications and the Field-weighted Citation Impact are among the best of leading Chinese academic institutions.

Faculty positions at WKU offer:

Annual salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience with therange of $58,000-$68,000 for a lecturer and $68,000-$75,000 for an Assistant Professor. A well-rounded healthcare coverage, academic travelup to $2,000, housing options and subsidy up to $3,000, home traveling up to $6,000 (2 international round-trip airfares), a reimbursementto cover relocation expenses up to $1,000, shuttle bus to campus for work, and up to 8% front-load retirement benefits within accordancewith completion of years of service with the University. WKU tuition waiver up to 50% for spouse/dependent children of faculty forundergraduate programs. Tuition discount of private/international kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools for children of faculty.The opportunity to teach high-quality students. About 50% of graduates have been admitted to graduate schools at the World's Top 50Universities, and about 60% of graduates at the World's Top 100 Universities.

Qualifications:

A Ph.D. inCommunication Studies, Digital Media or a related field is required; ABD can be considered with completion prior to the effective date ofemployment. A Ph.D. from reputable universities (Carnegie R1 institutions or comparable research institutions with strong academicreputation in the fields) is preferred. A minimum of two years of teaching experience in a college or university setting is preferred.Fluency in English is required.

Application Instructions:

Applicants are REQUIRED to applyonline. To receive full consideration by the search committee, candidates need to submit the following documents via Interfolio.

Candidates should send a cover letter, CV, statement of teaching statement, a research statement (tenure track application only)describing research interests, past accomplishments in research, and future research plans, unofficial transcripts, and the email contactinformation of three professional references. Three current letters of recommendation (within the last 9 months) will be required beforeadvancement. Official transcripts for all degrees are required before appointment.

Background Screening:

Wenzhou-Kean University conducts background screenings on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use athird-party administrator to conduct background screenings.