Tenure-track job opening: Assistant/Associate Professor of Global
Digital Media, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst seeks a Global Digital Media scholar with a preferred focus on
the Global South. The rank will be at the Assistant or Associate
Professor level. We seek a colleague whose work complements and extends
the critical traditions in the department, which include political
economy, cultural studies, technology studies, and post-colonial
approaches. Preference will be given to candidates whose research and
teaching focus on the role of new and emerging digital technologies,
especially in Africa, Latin America, or the Middle East. Additionally,
the Department is interested in candidates who have demonstrated ability
to contribute to the inclusive excellence and diversity mission of the
department, college and university in research, teaching, and/or
outreach. The position will begin Sept. 1, 2017 and will include
responsibilities for teaching and supervision at the undergraduate and
graduate levels. The ability to collaborate on and eventually lead
interdisciplinary, grant-funded projects is desirable.
Review of applications will begin on October 25, 2016 and will continue
until the position is filled. Applications should include a letter of
interest, a CV, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and one
article-length example of research. All materials should be submitted
through the Interview Exchange website at
http://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=75463. In
addition, candidates should arrange to have three letters of reference
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A completed PhD in Communication or closely allied field is required by
the start of the appointment. The university is committed to active
recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University of
Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with
disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected
group members. Because broad diversity is essential to an inclusive
climate and critical to the University’s goals of achieving excellence
in all areas, we will holistically assess the many qualifications of
each applicant and favorably consider an individual’s record working
with students and colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives,
experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research or other work
activities. We will also favorably consider experience overcoming or
helping others overcome barriers to an academic degree and career.
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