Category: Job Ads

U Missouri: Asst Prof in Identity, Diversity & Communication (USA)

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Assistant Professor of Identity, Diversity and Communication, Department of Communication, University of Missouri, Colombia, MO. Deadline: November 11, 2019.

The Department of Communication at the University of Missouri invites applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2020. The Department is interested in candidates who can contribute to and help build our Identity, Diversity, and Communication area. Applicants may have research and teaching interests in identity and communication, diversity and communication, intercultural or multicultural communication, communication and culture, intergroup communication, difference and disparities in communication, and/or other related areas. The Department is particularly interested in candidates with research interests that intersect with additional areas in the department: political communication, interpersonal and family communication, organizational communication, health and crisis communication, and/or mediated communication.

CU Denver: EnvironmentalComm/Social Justice (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of Environmental Communication and Social Justice, Department of Communication, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO. Deadline: October 15, 2019 or until filled.

The Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Environmental Communication and Social Justice at the Assistant Professor level. The position begins in August of 2020.

Tenure-track faculty members perform research and service consistent with peer research universities and teach on a 2/2 load.

The primary research and teaching focus of this position will fall within environmental communication and social justice. The successful candidate will show clear and sustained connections in research, teaching, and service to the Department’s mission: “to cultivate the knowledge and ability to use communication to create a more equitable and humane world.” This means we seek a colleague with expertise and experience in using environmental communication to work toward social justice, ideally in collaboration with community partners.

Preference will be given to candidates whose work in environmental communication and justice studies (climate, environmental and social) centrally addresses issues related to the Global South, indigenous communities, marginalized voices, and/or intersectional identities (including but not limited to class, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and ability).

Tampere U: Communication Studies (Finland)

“JobAssistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor of Communication Studies, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Finland. Deadline: 30 October 2019.

Tampere University is seeking an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or full Professor in Communication Studies. The position will be placed in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences at Tampere University. The Communication Sciences Unit of the faculty conducts research that delves into our increasingly digital media landscape and the role of communication technologies in reshaping not only our thoughts and sensibilities but also our relations with others. Three research centres (COMET, TRIM and T7) create new knowledge of the impact of publicity, gamification and theatre on our society and culture. Students admitted to the multidisciplinary degree programme in communication acquire a broad base of knowledge and go on to pursue careers in journalism, media research, information research and (communication. The degree programme in theatre arts brings together artistic, professional and societal perspectives.

U New Mexico State U: Cultural/Intercultural Comm (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor in Cultural/Intercultural Communication and/or Health Communication, Department of communication Studies, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Deadline: November 1, 2019.

The Department of Communication Studies at New Mexico State University seeks to hire one tenure-track faculty member to begin in the fall semester of 2020. The department seeks a colleague to teach and conduct empirically-based research in cultural/intercultural communication and/or health communication. Other desired areas of scholarship include communication theory, communication technology/social media, quantitative or qualitative research methods, and/or experience in the basic course in Communication.

Queensland U Technology: Digital Media & Comm (Australia)

“JobAssociate Professor in Digital Media and Communication, School of Communication, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Deadline: 20 October 2019.

The School of Communication seeks an Associate Professor who can develop and teach subjects in the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses, contribute to the research themes in the Digital Media Research Centre, and supervise higher degree research students.

The School of Communication is in a phase of expansion and renewal and seeks an Associate Professor who can develop and teach subjects in the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses, contribute to the research themes in the Digital Media Research Centre, and supervise higher degree research students.

The department is interested in strengthening their capacity in innovative blended and digital approaches to learning and teaching and one or more of the following research areas and teaching areas (both undergraduate and postgraduate coursework): complementarity between digital communication and media industry studies; the future of digital media platforms, industries, and economies; critical data studies and digital methods; social media; algorithmic culture; emergent business practices and branding strategies; policy developments in music and other entertainment industries. Expertise in social media industries and platforms in Asian contexts will be advantageous.

Furman U: Open Rank Faculty in Civic Communication Processes (USA)

“JobOpen Rank- Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Communication Studies (Civic Communication Processes), Furman University, Greenville, SC. Deadline: Open until filled; posted September 12, 2019.

The Department of Communication Studies at Furman University invites applications for an open rank tenure-track position. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching and a vibrant research agenda in the study of civic communication processes which include dialogue, deliberation, organizing, and media creation and circulation. We welcome applications from scholars in communication fields as diverse as health, sport, environment, non-profit, risk, conflict resolution, or social justice and reconciliation. Our curriculum features both a Rhetoric & Advocacy track as well as a Media Studies track in a rigorous liberal arts context.

The successful candidate will create and teach innovative upper-level courses in their area of expertise that aligns with these tracks. They will also be responsible for foundational courses of public speaking or digital storytelling; introductory-level courses; and research methods courses.

Stanford U: Assistant Professor in Muslim Societies (USA)

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Assistant Professor in Muslim Societies, Stanford Global Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Deadline: October 25, 2019.

 

Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position focused on the culture, economics or politics of Muslim societies. They especially welcome applications from scholars who are studying Muslim societies in Iran and Central Asia, as well as South, Southeast and East Asia.

The successful applicant for this position will be appointed in one of the following departments within the School of Humanities and Sciences: Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Political Science, or Sociology. The successful applicant will have teaching and advising responsibilities in their home department and will also be expected to contribute to the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies’ curricular and outreach efforts.

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Advisor (UK)

“JobMonitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, London, UK. Deadline: 27 September 2019.

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Advisor with technical expertise and specialism in measuring the impact of complex social change programmes. The current programme portfolio includes a global dialogue education programme (Generation Global) that works all over the world with hubs in the USA, Middle East, South Asia, and Europe, projects supporting religious leaders in Nigeria and Kenya (Supporting Leaders) and a mentoring project supporting young women in the UK transition from education to employment.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and applicants will be interviewed prior to the closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested in this role.

NOTE: There is also a position for a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Data Analyst, with the same application deadline.

North Central College: Health & Intercultural Comm (USA)

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Assistant Professor of Communication (Health and Intercultural Communication) at North Central College, Illinois, USA. Deadline: October 29, 2019.

The Department of Communication and Media Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at North Central College seeks to hire a communication generalist with expertise in health and intercultural communication as a tenure-track assistant professor to begin work August 1, 2020. They are particularly interested in applicants whose research explores the intersections of race, ethnicity and/or cultural difference with health communication. A Ph.D. in communication or a closely-related field is preferred, although strong candidates who are ABD will be considered.

U Pittsburgh: Asst Prof in Race & Media (USA)

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Assistant Professor in Race & Media, Department of Communication, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Deadline: October 1, 2019.

Pending budgetary approval, the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh seeks an Assistant Professor pursuing the study of race and media using qualitative methodology, including but not limited to critical, ethnographic, historical, legal, performative, philosophical, rhetorical, or visual perspectives. Potential areas of research might include: racial representations in one or more media; race’s mediated intersectionalities with class, (dis)ability, gender, gender identity, sex, and sexuality; the role of racial difference in media production; the links between media policy and race; race in digital contexts; audience engagement with racial identity; or race and global media.

The intellectual environment at the University of Pittsburgh provides ample opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation. Positioning a new faculty member to forge collaborative, interdisciplinary links, the Department has developed working relationships with distinguished programs in Cultural Studies, Global Studies, Africana Studies, Gender Sexuality and Women’s Studies, English, History, Sociology, Political Science, Religious Studies, the Graduate School of Political and International Affairs, the Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, and the Business School, to name a few. Appointees will teach current undergraduate and graduate courses, develop new courses in the area of their research specialization, and otherwise participate in the Department’s intellectually vigorous graduate program.