Brian first alerted me to this new faculty position at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. bq. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill seeks an assistant or associate professor with current concepts and professional abilities in the area of online news. A master’s degree is the preferred minimum degree. This person should be highly skilled in writing and editing online news, in blogging and in developing news content for the web. This position is in the practice tenure track in the School. The successful candidate will teach a 3-2 course load and will be responsible for assisting other professors in infusing online applications throughout news courses and for helping to revise the basic news writing course. Practice tenure track faculty are expected to be excellent teachers and to publish professionally or to produce creative products that are showcased nationally. Qualifications: Applicants should have demonstrated expertise in online practices, including writing and editing. Teaching excellence as well as excellence in scholarly research and production of creative products will be high priorities. Submit a letter, curriculum vita or resume, and at least three references. If you wish, submit course syllabi and other material, all to: Jo Bass, Staff Assistant to Search Committee, News/Online Faculty Search, School of Journalism, UNC-CH, CB# 3365, Chapel Hill, NC 27599; Telephone (919) 962-1204; Fax (919) 962-0620; E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address); and http://www.jomc.unc.edu. Apply if you’re interested. Nice to see the j-school making some changes. ADD: Scripting News readers, while you’re here, check out the North Carolina Science Blogging Conference, scheduled for Jan 20, 2007 in Chapel Hill, NC.