Assistant Professor of Creative Production (Tenure-Track)

The Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology is one of the premier programs in offering courses related to mass media and emerging media. Our curriculum prepares students for the media industry through two specializations: Digital Film and Video Production, and Media Management and Technology. The department has about 500 student majors and 16 full-time faculty. Students from the department pursue careers in film production, TV program production, social media management, brand management, consumer analysis, UI/UX design, and digital marketing, among others. Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) - UF College of Journalism and Communications

We are recognized as a national leader in communication scholarship and professional skills development. Be part of an ambitious, progressive, and collaborative program at one of the top public research universities in the United States.

Accredited by ACEJMC, the college has earned its reputation for excellence over the last half-century on the strength of its programs, faculty, students, and alumni; the stories they tell; and the difference they make around the world. With over 70 full-time faculty members and 175 part- time instructors serving in four academic departments— Advertising; Journalism; Media Production, Management, and Technology; and Public Relations —we enroll about 2,500 undergraduates both in-person and online. Additionally, more than 700 graduate students are earning master’s and doctoral degrees.

The College of Journalism and Communications offers multiple research and teaching environments, including the Atlas Lab for social media listening; the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology; the STEM Translational Communication Center; the Center for Public Interest Communications; the Media, Effects, and Technology Lab; the Institute for Public Relations; The Agency, a full- service student-run advertising and public relations agency; the Innovation News Center; Division of Media Properties; and more. The College is highly involved in UF’s AI Initiative. Homepage - UF College of Journalism and Communications

Our university ranked in the top 6 among public universities, in the top 28 overall, and as the number 1 in online undergraduate programs by the 2024 U.S. News and World Report. UF continues to expand its faculty ranks and the impact of its research and curriculum. UF faculty members annually generate more than $1 billion in research expenditures, with a comprehensive long-term AI initiative (https://ai.ufl.edu/about/) and access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, including one of the most powerful supercomputers in the U.S.

The University of Florida is a member of the Association of American Universities and is categorized in the Carnegie Commission’s top tier of research universities. UF has a student body of more than 60,000 who come from all 50 states in the United States and more than 100 countries. The university and greater Gainesville communities enjoy a number of different cultural events, restaurants, year- round outdoor recreational activities, and social opportunities.

he University of Florida is situated in north-central Florida, a region renowned for its abundant natural beauty. Gainesville is within a two-hour drive of Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

As home to Florida's largest and oldest university, Gainesville (http://cityofgainesville.org (http://cityofgainesville.org/)) is one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events, and athletics. Gainesville and the surrounding area is home to about 250,000 people, a robust arts community, several museums, a world-class health care system anchored at UF, a downtown core known for its restaurants and brew pubs, excellent public and private schools, and abundant nature exemplified by clear, natural springs. Additionally, within 2 hours are attractions such as Disney World, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, and historic St. Augustine. Explore Gainesville in 60 Seconds. (https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=e_7nUKAFanM)