Tag: faculty position

U Penn: Global Communication (USA)

“JobProfessor of Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Deadline: 30 September 2021.

The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania is searching for an internationally recognized senior scholar to join our faculty and lead the School’s endowed Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication to begin the fall semester 2022. The School is looking for a productive researcher, engaged scholar, and committed teacher/mentor who studies cross-national, supranational, transnational and/or translocal theories and subjects, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods. Topics may include but are not limited to critical and/or comparative studies of media institutions, systems, and audiences as they relate to digital inequalities; diasporas; development; the uses and structural impacts of technologies; legal, economic and policy frameworks; journalism; the geopolitics of the popular; postcolonial and indigenous studies; and implications of communication infrastructures. Preference will be given to researchers whose work centers on the Global South. Candidates who add to the School and University diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.

Williams College: Asian American Studies (USA)

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Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies, Department of American Studies, Williams College, Massachusetts, USA. Deadline: 11 October 2021.

The American Studies Program at Williams College seeks to make a tenure-track appointment in Asian American Studies, to start July 1, 2022, at the rank of Assistant Professor (in exceptional cases, a more advanced appointment may be considered). The program seeks to complement and expand the expertise of existing faculty who teach Asian American topics, at a time when the College is working towards building an Asian American Studies program. It is particularly interested in scholars doing comparative ethnic studies work, especially at the intersection of Asian American and African American/Black studies, but applications from  those working on other topics as well are also welcome.  There is a strong preference for interested candidates who demonstrate a commitment to the interdisciplinary nature and methodologies of American Studies in their research and teaching. The teaching load is two courses per semester and a three-week-long winter-study course every other January.

International Christian U: Communication, Media, Language & Society (Japan)

“Job Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Communication, Media, Language & Society. Department of Society, Culture and Media, International Christian University, Japan. Deadline: 15 September 2021.

International Christian University (ICU) announces an open search for a full-time faculty position in the Department of Society, Culture and Media. The successful applicant is expected to teach general education, foundation, and area major courses in the College of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School. A private, bilingual university located on a wooded campus in the suburbs of Tokyo, ICU provides a first-class liberal arts education in a culturally and religiously diverse international community of students, faculty and staff. The Department seeks applicants with expertise and cutting edge research that includes one or more of the following areas: PR/corporate communication, risk & crisis communication, organizational communication, advertising & marketing communications, public diplomacy, digital/social media for strategic communication. Candidates with previous industry experience in public relations and marketing communications are strongly encouraged to apply. While the language of instruction is English, a knowledge of Japanese or willingness to learn Japanese is desirable. The position begins on September 1, 2022.

University College London: Language Learning & Intercultural Communication (UK)

“JobProfessor of Language Learning & Intercultural Communication, Department of Culture, Communication and Media, University College London, UK. Deadline: 12 August 2021.

University College London (UCL) is seeking to fill a professorship in language learning and intercultural communication. The post holder will provide strategic leadership in the development of research and teaching in the areas of intercultural communication and modern language education, at the IOE and across UCL. The Professor will work with a team of academics whose expertise spans a range of areas in diverse education contexts You will develop and lead a new Master’s program in Intercultural Communication for Language Teaching and Learning, and to lead on the development of an effective research strategy that enables the team to work towards national and international recognition of their work. The university particularly welcomes applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level. The department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. It is  committed to advancing gender equality within the department.

U Michigan: Media and Marginalized Communities (USA)

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Open-Rank Faculty Position in Media and Marginalized Communities. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Deadline: 23 August, 2021.

The Department of Communication and Media in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan invites applicants for one tenure-track or tenured position to complement and expand our strengths in Media and Marginalized Communities. It welcomes applications from scholars who analyze media texts, audiences, industry practices, and/or technologies as they intersect with issues related to race and ethnicity in either a U.S.-national or global context. This position will play an important role in further strengthening the qualitative and critical study of media, culture, and society at the university. The department is particularly interested in applicants who contribute to the diversity of the unit through research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, and service. The position’s anticipated starting date is August 29, 2022.

Utrecht U: Media, Arts & Society (The Netherlands)

“JobAssistant Professor in Media, Arts & Society, Department of Media and Culture Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Deadline: 15 August 2021.

The Department of Media and Culture Studies invites applications for an Assistant Professorship in Media, Arts & Society, starting January 1, 2022 (earlier is negotiable). The appointment includes 30 percent research time. The candidate is expected to actively contribute to the research agenda of Media and Culture Studies and to participate in research collaboration within the department and beyond.

For this position, the Department is looking for candidates who contribute to research into the role of media, art and technology in contemporary culture, questions about the impact of the algorithmic turn on various cultural, artistic and social practices, and forms of knowledge production, and into the role of the humanities in responding to contemporary cultural transformations and societal challenges. Of specific interest to the Department are candidates who will contribute to trans- and interdisciplinary research agendas around participatory practices and civic engagement, and/or critical perspectives for fostering diversity and justice in our mediatized society.

Northwestern U Qatar: Associate Dean (Qatar)

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Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Northwestern University Qatar, Doha, Qatar. Deadline: 15 August 2021.

Northwestern University in Qatar is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and faculty-oriented leader and distinguished scholar for the newly created full-time position of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Northwestern Qatar is one of three campuses of Northwestern University (Chicago, Doha, Evanston) and one of several institutions in the Qatar Foundation’s Education City in Doha, Qatar. The university offers undergraduate programs in Communication, Journalism and Strategic Communication, and Liberal Arts, in addition to graduate and executive education.

This is a senior faculty position. Candidates must have a distinguished record of scholarly and/or creative accomplishments that makes them eligible for appointment to a senior faculty position in Communication, Journalism, or Liberal Arts. Research program should be global, transnational, or comparative and should include the Arab World, Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Candidates are encouraged to continue pursuing their research program.

ICN Business School: Organizational Behavior & Intercultural Management (France)

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Assistant/Associate Professor in Organizational Behavior & Intercultural Management, ICN Business School, Paris, France. Deadline: 19 July 2021.

The ideal candidate for this position in ICN’s Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour Department will have teaching experience and strong research interests in such fields as organisational behaviour, intercultural management and team management. Networking experience with the corporate world would be an asset. The candidate is expected to pursue research excellence, preferably connecting to the school’s main research themes (Unesco Chair – ICN Business School)(icn-artem.com) and to teach to multiple audiences (Bachelor, Master, Executive Education) in English, on the different campuses and teaching sites of the school. The ability to teach in French will be an asset. Candidates are expected to demonstrate their willingness to innovate in the design of courses, teaching material and teaching methods.

U Utah Asia Campus: Journalism (South Korea)

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Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Journalism , University of Utah Asia Campus, Songdo, South Korea. Deadline: Open until filled; posted May 28, 2021.

The Department of Communication at the University of Utah invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor (Lecturer) position in Journalism effective August 23, 2021. The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher dedicated to cultivating informed and ethical students who are ready to enter the workforce as well-prepared professionals. The standard annual teaching load for lecturers at the UAC is 3-3-1 (three courses in the fall, three courses in the spring, and one course in the interim period or summer). The successful candidate must be willing to teach courses such as: Introduction to News Writing, Media Writing, Digital Journalism, Specialty Reporting, Magazine Writing, and Visual Editing. It would also be beneficial for the candidate to be able to teach Mass Communication History, Media and Society, Principles of Visual Communication, Mass Communication Law, and/or Media Ethics. 

Position located at the Utah Asia Campus (UAC) in Songdo, South Korea. All courses taught at the UAC are in English. Successful candidates for the position should have a Ph.D. in Communication or a related discipline and evidence of teaching excellence.

Birkbeck U of London: Contemporary & Global English (UK)

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Lecturer in Contemporary and Global English, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics, Birkbeck University of London, UK. Deadline: 5 July 2021.

The new Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck, University of London is seeking to appoint a lecturer specialising in contemporary and global English to contribute to existing programmes in Applied Linguistics and the development and delivery of new programmes in English language and linguistics from 1 September 2021, or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is full-time on an open-ended contract.

The post-holder will contribute to research, teaching, supervision and administration of the Department, with particular responsibility for developing and directing new programmes in English language and linguistics, and teaching and supervising in theoretical and applied linguistic studies of the English language at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They will also develop research projects, as well as lead on, and/or contribute to the production and dissemination of research outputs/outcomes in their area of specialism.