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Faculty Position in Creative Enterprise and Public Leadership

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University is seeking an innovative and entrepreneurial tenure-track scholar to help build a new program in Creative Enterprise and Public Leadership.  The program, broadly speaking, is devoted to teaching and scholarship that navigates the increasingly complex set of factors that shape American culture in the twenty-first century: interdependent global markets and cultures; media consolidation; new media; emerging technologies; public policy; intellectual property; and changing demographics.

Research and teaching interests should be connected to one or more of the following areas: the economic, social, political, and cultural impact of new media and communication technology; creative industries and the organization and production of media, art, and entertainment; policy and regulatory issues in art, media, and culture; globalization and culture; and creativity and design in organizations and society. 

The successful candidate, who could come from any of a number of disciplines, will be appointed to a home department appropriate to that individual's scholarship, but will be expected to engage in interdisciplinary teaching and to participate in building a culture of creativity at Vanderbilt University. 

Interested candidates should send a letter and c.v. electronically before March 10, 2009 to Prof. Bruce Barry, Search Chair, at connie.sinclair@vanderbilt.edu. The cover letter should articulate the candidate's interest in the core ideals of the program – Creative Enterprise and Public Leadership - as well as the larger Creative Campus initiative. Descriptions of these initiatives can be found at www.vanderbilt.edu/curbcenter/.

Vanderbilt is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women and minorities.