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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