King’s College London: Several positions (UK)

“JobKing’s College London is advertising several positions, with different application deadlines:

  1. Research Officer, Policy Institute, King’s College London, UK, fixed term (until 28 February 2022). Deadline: 30 November 2020.

The Research Officer will work on TASO’s research programme to develop a better understanding of what works to support widening participation and student success. Under the guidance of the Research Programmes Manager and Evidence & Evaluation Manager, the post holder will help support the commissioning of new projects as part of a programme of external research involving practitioners, evaluators and researchers from multiple institutions. They will work across these projects to manage and monitor progress, collate findings, analyse data and help steer the overall research programme. They may also undertake research projects themselves, including synthesis of secondary research; conducting qualitative, quantitative and/or survey research.

2. Instructional Designer, King’s Online, King’s College London, UK. Deadline: 22 November 2020.

Instructional Designers in King’s Online, Professional & Executive Education (OPEE) work collaboratively with both academics and creative designers to create effective and engaging online courses. They play a crucial role in shaping the learning experience of our online students: ensuring that the content is presented in a clear and memorable way, with meaningful interaction to prepare students for success on their course and in their careers.

3. Lecturer in Humanistic and Social Computing Education, Digital Humanities Department, King’s College London, UK. Deadline: 6 December 2020.

The Department of Digital Humanities is seeking to appoint one Lecturer in Humanistic and Social Computing (Academic Education Pathway). The post holder will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across our degrees including the MA Digital Culture and Society, MA Digital Asset and Media Management, MA Big Data & Society, and the BA Digital Culture. The post holder will have a sound knowledge of the key concepts, theories, debates and challenges in digital cultures, with experience of teaching both theory and practice and a good understanding of academic writing and academic research methods linked to the digital. A focus on social and humanistic computing, critical HCI, critical and sustainable design is particularly welcome. A focus on social and humanistic computing, critical HCI, critical and sustainable design is particularly welcome.

U Utah Asia Campus: Visual Communication (South Korea)

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Assistant Professor (Lecturer, Non-tenure track), University of Utah Asia Campus, Songdo, South Korea. Deadline: November 15, 2020.

The Department of Communication at the University of Utah invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor (Lecturer) position effective January 1, 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 successful candidate must be willing to teach courses, such as video production, principles of visual communication, visual theory, media generally, introductory courses, intro to speech, communication theory, and communication and/or media history. Teaching in strategic communication is a plus. Additionally, depending on the candidate selected, an administrative component may be possible.

Position located at the Utah Asia Campus (UAC) in Songdo, South Korea. All courses taught at the UAC are in English. The standard annual teaching load for lecturers at the UAC is 3/3/1 (three courses in the fall and the spring respectively and one course either during the winter or the summer). Successful candidates for the position should have a Ph.D. in Communication or a related discipline and evidence of teaching excellence.

Zhejiang U: Communication/International Studies (China)

“JobMultiple positions in International Studies, Communication/Media, Humanities, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Deadline: Varies by position.

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor in International Studies, Deadline November 15, 2020.

(Specializations include Intercultural Communication, and Linguistics)

Leading Professor in Communication and Media Studies, Deadline: December 4, 2020.

Professor in Communication and Media Studies, Deadline: December 4, 2020.

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor in Humanities, Deadline: November 30, 2020.

U Portland: Prof for Development of Ethnic Studies (USA)

“JobAssociate Professor/Professor for Development of Ethnic Studies (Tenure-Track), College of Arts & Sciences, University of Portland, Portland, OR. Deadline: November 15, 2020.

The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) at University of Portland invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track associate or professor rank faculty position in ethnic studies, beginning in fall 2021 (pending final budget approval). The successful candidate will lead the college’s formation and establishment of a new ethnic studies undergraduate major and minor that work across disciplines. The ethnic studies program will support the university’s mission of embedding diverse perspectives, especially of underrepresented populations, in the curriculum. Candidates should have experience in interdisciplinary and intersectional methods as they relate to ethnic studies. Expertise in an area(s) such as African American, Asian American, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander American Studies is especially welcome. The successful candidate should have higher-education experience commensurate with the rank of at least associate professor and also organizational or administrative experience that gives them the necessary expertise to initiate and oversee the new program.

U Toronto: Mediated Communication (Canada)

“JobAssociate Professor of Mediated Communication, Institute of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Deadline: October 20, 2020.

The Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (ICCIT) at the University of Toronto Mississauga invites applications for a full-time tenure stream appointment in the area of Mediated Communication at the rank of Associate Professor. The position start date is July 1, 2021, or shortly thereafter. Candidates must have a PhD in communication, sociology, computational social science, network science, information science, or a related area. Candidates must have a demonstrated exceptional record of excellence in research and teaching. They must demonstrate an excellent research program emphasizing the application of quantitative methods, big data analytics, network analysis, or mixed methods with a strong quantitative component, to study the role of technologically mediated communication in society. ICCIT seeks candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen existing strengths. Candidates will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

U Edinburgh Lecturer in Language Education (UK)

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Lecturer in Language Education, Institute of Language Education, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. Deadline: October 15, 2020.

Language Education is an innovative and dynamic emerging field in Moray House School of Education and Sport. They are looking to recruit a Lecturer with particular interest in promoting Language Education throughout the School in order to enhance a substantial team of transdisciplinary researchers and teachers, and to embed Language Education across a range of diverse programmes.

The Language Education Strategy sets out a vision for bringing together three key areas: languages(s); (pluri) literacies; and interculturality. Each of those areas embraces a wide portfolio of research that is informed by a critical framework, including pluriliteracies, first and second language learning and teaching (heritage, English, community, European and other languages); bi/multilingualism, English as an additional language; Content and Language Integrated Learning; Global Englishes, language policy and practice; student and teacher identity; Language Teacher Education; discourse; intercultural communication; TESOL; Applied Linguistics; technology enhanced learning; and internationalisation. The successful applicant will have academic experience at post-doctoral level in one or more of the above areas and will be expected to contribute to our highly successful Masters level teaching programmes, to the supervision of doctoral students, and to secure research grants through our Language Education Thematic Research Hub aligned with REF high quality research outputs.

The post will require a culturally sensitive vision that reflects a commitment to social justice and the provision of high quality student experience. The successful candidate will contribute to the wider work of the subject area and the School, regionally, nationally and internationally.

There is also a position for Senior Lecturer available, with the same deadline.

U Brunei Darussalam: Language, Culture & Communication in Asia (Brunei)

“Job2 Positions: Lecturer in Language, Culture and Communication in Asia, and Professor | Associate Professor | Senior Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor in Language, Culture and Communication in Asia, Institute of Asian Studies, University Brunei Darussalam,  Gadong, Brunei. Deadline: 25 September 2020.

In both cases, applicants must have a Ph.D. in Sociology, and anthropology, and the multidisciplinary fields of socio-linguistics, cultural studies, literature, media and film studies, post-colonial studies, and ethnic studies, is required. The use and transformation of language in the context of inter-Asian relationships and interactions, including the increasing importance of trans-Asian popular culture through the media, internet, film, television, music and performance, tourism and migration is getting more importance with the widespread use of social media. The successful applicant should demonstrate outstanding record of publication in top-indexed academic journals and renowned publishers, and be able to teach modules in a trans-disciplinary way in areas of in social sciences.

Aarhus U: Global Studies (Denmark)

“JobFull Professor of Global Studies, Department of Global Studies, School of Culture and Society, Department of Global Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 12 October 2020.

The new professorship is offered with a view to attracting talented applicants with an extensive and documented track record in innovative and internationally recognized research in the area of Global Studies / Area Studies in a Global Perspective. This research should be combined with a field of specialization within the humanities or social sciences and should entail a significant overlap, theoretically or regionally, with at least one of the following academic fields: Brazilian Studies, China Studies, European Studies, India and South Asia Studies, International Studies, Japan Studies or Russia Studies, which are represented within the Department of Global Studies at Aarhus University. Given the interdisciplinary composition of these fields at Aarhus University, which commonly involve history, anthropology, sociology, political science etc. Applications are strongly encouraged from applicants who are familiar with and who adopt an interdisciplinary approach.

Vrije U Amsterdam: Health Interactions (The Netherlands)

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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Health Interactions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Deadline: September 10, 2020.

“The Language and Communication chair group at the Faculty of Humanities is looking for an Assistant Professor in the field of Health Interactions. Our research and teaching are focused on the interplay of language, interaction and communication. We are looking for someone to further advance our conversation-analytic research and teaching on matters of health and illness, more specifically on how participants negotiate meaning in real-life medical and other health care contexts. Research settings include primary care interactions, consultations on vaccination, dietary advice, patient vlogs, and mental health support groups. The selected candidate will obtain external research funding, coordinate research projects and (co-)supervise PhD candidates. S/he will help develop, and coordinate the new international master track Dialogue, Health and Society (starting September 2021). The track focuses on fundamental interaction-analytic research so as to facilitate and evaluate different forms of dialogue in the health domain. The new assistant professor is familiar with different theoretical and methodological research traditions, including the quantitative analysis of larger data sets. S/he is interested in interculturality, gender diversity and inclusivity and knows how to connect these themes with dialogue practice and practitioners.”

Royal Roads U: Faculty in Communication (Canada)

“Job1 year position for Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Communication, School of Communication & Culture, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada. Deadline: 27 August 2020.

Royal Roads University invites interest in a limited-term Faculty appointment at the rank of assistant, associate or full professor within the School of Communication and Culture (SCC) in the Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences. As a full-time core faculty member, you would play a key role in the delivery of SCC’s programs. SCC offers three degree programs in the study of communication and culture which are focused on the theory and practice of professional communication, in a wide range of contexts including media, organizational and intercultural. They stress a critical-professional educational approach.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about helping others achieve their academic pursuits and will have demonstrated teaching experience at undergraduate and the graduate levels in the field of communication studies; a sensitivity to diversity in teaching, learning and research; an ability to work as a team member within an interdisciplinary outcome-based curriculum; and administrative experience and abilities, preferably in a university setting.

The position will start in October 2020, but RRU is teaching online this fall, so immediate relocation will not be required.