UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Liu Institute for Global Issues/Graduate School of Journalism
Assistant Professor
The Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) invite applications for a jointly appointed tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with anticipated start date as early as January 1, 2014. Candidates must have a PhD and a research record in global affairs and digital media. The ideal candidate will have an active research profile and possess a broad understanding of global issues, with research interests that could include (but are not limited to): international relations, human security, peace and disarmament, the environment, development, global health, and international justice issues. We will consider candidates working on any part of the world and from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary background; we particularly encourage those involved in policy analysis and implementation. The Liu Institute for Global Issues is an important part of UBC's vision with a mission to pursue interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research on global issues. The Emmy-Award winning Graduate School of Journalism conducts research on media, science, health, ethics and society. For information, please visit: www.ligi.ubc.ca and www.journalism.ubc.ca. For full details of this advertisement and to submit an application, please visit http://facultycareers.ubc.ca/16051. Deadline: September 1, 2013.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS)
Department of Communications and New Media
Associate Professors in Communication Management and Media Studies
The Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks to fill two positions in July 2014:
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Associate Professor in Health Communication and/or Communication Management. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related field, and demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. We are interested in scholars who approach communication through new and emergent media perspectives and value diverse research methods. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a range of courses in health communication and communication management/public relations, and play active roles in developing the Department’s graduate program and mentoring graduate students.
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Associate Professor in Media Studies/New Media. The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related field, who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. We seek a colleague to conduct teaching and research in one or more of the following specializations in New Media: (a) Freedom of Speech, Regulation, and Control, and (b) Public Discourse and Public Participation. We are interested in scholars with a record of research or a research interest in Asian contexts.
Application deadline: August 31, 2013. For application info, please visit http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cnm/jobs.html
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Department of Communications and New Media
Tenured Full Professor (Communication Management)
The Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks to hire a tenured Full Professor with research and teaching specialization in Communication Management. We are interested in internationally recognized scholars who value diverse research methods and approach communication through new and emergent media perspectives. For this position, candidates must have a Ph.D., extensive teaching experience, globally recognized research achievements, proven administrative experience, and leadership qualities. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a range of courses and play active roles in developing the Department’s graduate program, supervising graduate students, and mentoring junior faculty. Minimum qualifications will include demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. Our Remuneration is internationally competitive.
Application Deadline: Position will remain opened until filled. We strongly uphold the principle of non-discrimination and encourage every qualified individual to apply. For application info, please visit http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cnm/jobs.html
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY
Communication Department
Visual Communication - Assistant Professor
California State University, East Bay Communication Department invites applications for a TENURE TRACK, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION. Successful candidate will have: Ph.D. in Communication, Mass Communication or related field emphasizing Visual Communication as well as professional experience with traditional and/or digital visual production; A strong research program and publication record. Requirements include: Demonstrated ability to teach, advise and mentor students from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds with a focus on visual communication; Visual production and design skills for print and electronic/digital media; Ability to collaborate with faculty, students and staff on productions including the Pioneer Newspaper, Pioneer Advertising Agency, Pioneer Web Radio and TV. Review of applications begins October 1, 2013. Submit a letter of application, a complete and current vita, graduate transcripts; copies of major publications; and three letters of recommendation at https://my.csueastbay.edu/psp/pspdb1/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL
CSUEB is an EOE.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN QATAR
Associate Dean for Research
Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), Northwestern University’s only international campus, seeks an Associate Dean of Research to join and help lead this exciting educational experiment in Education City of Doha, Qatar. This is a tremendous opportunity to participate in leading a high-quality endeavor, serving as part of a one-of-a-kind media school that is a world-class entity.
As a result of creative collaborations between the universities within Qatar Foundation, Northwestern University is one of six leading American universities that have established campuses in Education City, Doha. Each of those American universities brings to Qatar educational programs for which those institutions are especially renowned. Northwestern accepted the invitation to leverage its excellence in journalism and communication and establish this school as the university’s first independent degree program overseas and created a unified media-centric school with degree programs in journalism and communication as well as collaborative work in Liberal Arts.
NU-Q has launched an ambitious institutional research program with major projects especially relevant to Middle East media, and other topics of global interest as well. Projects are organized to create new knowledge especially relevant to the School’s mission. Reporting to the Dean and CEO of NU-Q, the new Associate Dean will provide leadership in developing a strategic plan for research with the objective of increasing both faculty and student research opportunities and developing partnerships across the departments and disciplines, supporting global and digital research related to media in all its forms. To that end, the new Associate Dean will lead NU-Q’s program of institutional research of school-wide projects involving collaboration of faculty and staff and occasional outside researchers aimed at developing a research profile for NU-Q; support and assist individual faculty on research matters, including mentoring and strategic advice; steward the research office including grants administration both for NU-Q projects and others involving NU-Evanston projects, including regular relationships with the Qatar National Research Fund and other local sources; and coordinate NU-Q collaborations with the World Internet Project and local partnerships as needed.
This is a high impact position for an institutionally ambitious and creative professional. Qualifications for the position include commitment to the mission of NU-Q and to the quality of its programs and their representation; a doctorate in a media field or the social sciences along with an interest in and commitment to research in media and related fields; demonstrated leadership and administrative ability; a documented record of funded research and significant successful experience in facilitating research, developing partnerships, and addressing critical issues for the research community; and cross-cultural experience and a willingness to work within the cultural traditions of the Middle East.
Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. Review of applications is under way and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should provide a professional resume, a letter of application that addresses the responsibilities and requirements described in the Leadership Statement, and the names and contact information of five references. References will not be contacted without prior knowledge and approval of candidates. These materials should be sent electronically via e-mail to the NU-Q’s consultants Robin Mamlet and Ann Yates at email address NUQAssocDnResearch@wittkieffer.com. The consultants can be reached through the desk of Leslie Donahue at 630-575-6178.
Northwestern University in Qatar values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Annenberg School for Communication
Tenured/Tenure-Track Professor - Digital Culture
The University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication is seeking to fill a tenured or tenure-track faculty position (open rank) in “digital culture” to begin fall semester 2014. Preference will be given to early and mid-career scholars whose research and teaching contribute to field, interpretive, and/or critical approaches to the study of culture and its intersection with digital media such as the internet, social media, mobile media, virtual reality, online games, user-generated sites, and/or location-aware media. The specific cultural practices or objects of study are open and could include cultural production, digital design, technoculture, global culture and transnational flows, gender, race and ethnicity, surveillance studies, and/or intellectual property.
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. (in Communication or a related field or discipline) and have a strong record of teaching and research. Responsibilities include conducting a program of research and publication, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels (including supervising doctoral dissertations), and contributing service to the school and university.
The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania is a graduate school of communication theory and research, with 18 full-time faculty and approximately 80 doctoral students representing a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds and interests. The faculty also has primary responsibility for an undergraduate communication major within the School of Arts and Sciences.
Submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three names of references, and up to three articles, chapters, or other research to Professor Michael X. Delli Carpini, Dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania via http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/8. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by September 16, 2013.
The University of Pennsylvania is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
Department of Communication Studies
Interpersonal/Organizational Communication
The Department of Communication Studies at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Ewing, New Jersey, invites applications for a full time, tenure-track advanced Assistant or Associate Professor position in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication to begin in fall, 2014. In addition to expertise in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication, successful applicants must teach and demonstrate effectiveness in one or more areas of coursework and research: health communication, family communication, organizations and leadership, conflict resolution, intergender communication, or cross-cultural communication. A typical semester teaching load is three courses of approximately 15-25 students each, although faculty often receives one course release time annually for scholarly/creative work. A doctorate is expected for appointment as an Assistant or Associate Professor.
The TCNJ Department of Communication Studies has earned a national reputation for leadership in student-faculty engagement. TCNJ students have set national records for number of papers winning NCA Lambda Pi Eta “best undergraduate paper” competitions, as well as for number of elections to the national presidency of Lambda Pi Eta. Our internationally recognized faculty has won awards for research and teaching. The College of New Jersey, a highly selective, comprehensive residential institution, is recognized as one of the outstanding colleges in the country. Its 289 acre tree-lined campus, located in suburban Ewing Township between New York and Philadelphia, draws upon the rich scholarly, scientific and cultural resources of the region.
To apply send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae or resume, three contacts/ references and supporting materials to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Paul D’Angelo, Department of Communication Studies, The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628. Email applications to: commip@tcnj.edu. For further inquiries, please contact Dr. D’Angelo at: dangelo@tcnj.edu. Review of applications begins immediately, but the deadline for initial consideration is October 15, 2013. To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff and strongly encourages women and members of underrepresented groups to apply. Employment is contingent upon completion of a successful background check.
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Journalism & Media Studies
Assistant/Associate Professor, Public Relations
The School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in public relations, at the rank of assistant/associate professor.
The successful candidate will contribute to the excellence of one of the top-ranked public relations programs in the United States. The ideal candidate will have an established program of research in public relations, with emphasis in any of the following areas: crisis communication, digital/social media, and international public relations. Relevant professional experience in public relations is required. Ability and interest to teach public relations theory and quantitative research methods at the graduate level are required. The ideal candidate will be able to teach across the undergraduate public relations curriculum, including public relations writing (including new media), principles of public relations, applied research in public relations, and public relations campaigns.
Candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in both teaching and research. An earned doctorate in mass communication, communication, or an allied field is required. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, vita, transcript or list of all graduate courses taken, and list of three references to: David M. Dozier, Ph.D., PR Search Committee Chair, School of Journalism & Media Studies, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4561. Screening of applications will begin August 15, 2013, and continue until the position is filled, pending funding.
The successful candidate will become part of a school with 10 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 10 part-time faculty, and more than 600 majors, pre-majors, and graduate students. Undergraduate program areas include advertising, journalism, media studies, and public relations. The School offers a master’s degree program in mass communication and media studies. The School is part of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, one of seven colleges that serve a university community of 35,000 students in a fast-growing, culturally rich, metropolitan area with loyal regional base and strong national and international relationships. Check the website for more information: http://jms.sdsu.edu.
San Diego State University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status.
The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Foreign Languages and Literatures section invites applications for a tenure-track position in contemporary Latin American Studies at the level of Assistant Professor, to begin in Fall 2014 (employment begins July 1, 2014). Candidates must hold a completed Ph.D. by the start of employment. Preference will be given to candidates with two years of academic teaching experience at the college or university level and clear evidence
of scholarly development.
Teaching duties include mid-tier and upper-level undergraduate courses (some conducted in Spanish, others in English). Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English is required.
Applicants should have a specialization in contemporary Latin American Studies with direct relevance to research areas such as cultural anthropology; media and the arts; urban, youth and/or popular cultures; ethnicity and diaspora; or Latin American literature and cultural studies.
Applicants must have significant scholarly work that is currently published or in press. MIT expects a highly productive and innovative research program as part of the requirements for tenure.
MIT is an affirmative-action employer and welcomes applications from women and members of minority groups.
Please submit letter of application, CV, three letters of recommendation (including one that specifically addresses your teaching profile), two writing samples of published or publication-ready scholarship (no longer than 30 pages each, one in English and one in Spanish), and two syllabi of undergraduate courses (one course taught in English, one in Spanish) that you would be interested in teaching, to be received no later than Tuesday, October 15, 2013, to:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2683
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Department of Communication
Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track
The Department of Communication at Stanford University is seeking applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor whose area of expertise includes the large-scale effects of information/communication technology OR cultural production OR new media and ways of thinking. The successful candidate will teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Applicants should apply online thru Academic Jobs Online at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2800
Please include a cover letter outlining research and teaching interests, a cv, and three letters of reference. Inquires can be directed by email to: siyengar@stanford.edu
For full consideration, materials must be received by November 15, 2013. The term of the appointment would begin September 1, 2014.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of, and applications from, women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional diversity to the university’s research and teaching missions.
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Subfield for search: Effects of Information/Communication Technology
We seek a scholar who investigates emerging inter-relationships between new forms of communication and social, economic or political outcomes at either the individual or aggregate level of analysis. Our preference is for a scholar with a cross-national research agenda.
Subfield for search: Cultural Production in the Digital Age
We seek an analyst of media and culture with exceptional interpretive skills who examines the relationship between media institutions and emerging forms of narrative, identity and community formation. Given the increasingly global nature of cultural production, we prefer a scholar who explores these issues in a transnational, comparative context.
Subfield for search: New Media and Ways of Thinking
We seek a scholar who investigates new forms of media and new ways of interacting. We prefer a scholar who utilizes cutting-edge theoretical perspectives and methodologies, for example the neuroscience or physiology of message processing, network analysis of complex social interactions, computational analysis of big data sets derived from ubiquitous sensing networks, or the role of media in verbal and nonverbal development.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Department of Communication
Environmental Search - Assistant Professor
The Department of Communication at Stanford University seeks an innovative scholar for a tenure-track faculty appointment in the area of environmental communication. We seek a motivated, broad-thinking scholar whose research focuses on the human dimensions of environmental or resource systems; research areas can focus on the interplay of the environment with any level of communication and in any setting. In addition to establishing a vigorous research program, the successful candidate is expected to be a strong participant in Stanford’s interdisciplinary institutes of environment and energy. The successful candidate is also expected to teach classes and mentor students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Applicants are asked to provide a cover letter describing research and teaching experience as well as future plans in these areas and curriculum vitae. The committee will request letters of recommendation for finalists.
Applicants should apply online thru Academic Jobs Online at:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2866
Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2013 and will continue until the position is filled.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women and minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
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