Communication and Media Studies 2017-2018

"Welcome to this year’s wiki! This wiki should include only academic positions in Communication and Media Studies that begin in Fall 2018 or Spring 2019.

Last year's page: Communication and Media Studies 2016-2017

Other relevant pages: Film Studies 2017-2018, Rhetoric/Composition 2018 and New Media and Digital Humanities 2018

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Arizona State University (AZ)

 * The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University is seeking two assistant professors to teach and conduct research in digital media and audience engagement. Required qualifications for the assistant professor positions are a Ph.D. with an emphasis on traditional and emerging quantitative and qualitative research techniques, multivariate statistical analysis, analytics tools and software.
 * Application deadline: September 15, 2017, or if not filled, every two weeks thereafter until the search is closed.
 * Please go to https://cronkite.asu.edu/jjobs to read the full announcement.
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Auburn University (AL)

 * The School of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Journalism beginning fall semester, Aug. 16, 2018.
 * Responsibilities: The candidate’s primary teaching assignments will involve teaching multimedia, design and data visualization. Candidates should be proficient in teaching the Adobe Creative Suite.
 * Applicants may offer other areas of teaching and/or research specialization in journalism, such as international, sport, political, business, photojournalism or media law. The successful candidate will have taught or have an interest in developing online journalism courses and/or study abroad opportunities.
 * Requirements/Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in journalism or mass communication and more than three years of professional television news experience. Outstanding candidates who are in the final stages of dissertation writing (ABD) will be considered. However, appointment to the tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor for an ABD candidate requires the earned doctorate by the Aug. 16, 2018 start date. If the candidate fails to complete the degree by the designated date, the position will revert to an instructor position. The offer will be withdrawn if the Ph.D. is not earned by May 15, 2019. Salary is competitive, dependent on qualifications and contingent on funding. Applicants should have a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching collegiate-level journalism courses and a solid record of scholarly or creative productivity or substantive evidence of research/creative potential. Salary is competitive, dependent on qualifications and contingent on funding.
 * Application: Please go to this website to apply for the position: https://aufacultypositions.peopleadmin.com/
 * Review of applications will begin Sept. 8, 2017, and continue until a candidate is selected.
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Carleton College (MN)

 * Assistant Professor - Women's & Gender Studies and Cinema & Media Studies
 * The Women’s and Gender Studies program (WGST) and Cinema and Media Studies department (CAMS) at Carleton College invites applications for a joint tenure-track position in LGBTQ Studies, starting September 1, 2018. The teaching load is five courses over three ten-week terms—three courses in WGST and two courses in CAMS. We are particularly interested in applicants who will strengthen the departments’ commitments to students from underrepresented groups.
 * To apply, please visit the Carleton College web site at jobs.carleton.edu to complete the online application by submitting a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, two sample syllabi, and contact information for three letters of recommendation by October 1, 2017.  In your letter of application, please describe your preparation for teaching WGST 112 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies as well as additional courses in WGST and CAMS you would like to propose, and your experience advising undergraduate students developing advanced research or analysis papers and projects.
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 * Also posted at Womens/Gender/Queer Studies 2017-2018 and Film Studies 2017-2018

University of Alabama (AL)

 * The Department of Journalism and Creative Media seeks a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor in the area of digital media technology. The position begins August 16, 2018. The successful candidate will pursue research and teaching with a focus on new platforms and technologies in a changing media landscape.
 * Research areas include, but are not limited to, social, mobile and interactive media, and emerging media and identity. Relevant teaching areas include core skills for media technology, and emerging skills and concepts for social media, mobile media, and data and analytics. Collaboration with other College units will be encouraged, including the School of Library and Information Studies and the College’s Digital Media Center, home to three professional media outlets.
 * Candidates should have earned a doctorate in communication or a closely related area before the start date.
 * To apply, visit https://facultyjobs.ua.edu. Attach an application letter, vita/resume and names, addresses and phone numbers of three references.
 * Screening of applications begins August 21; however, applications will be accepted until the search is completed.
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University of Delaware (DE)

 * The University of Delaware invites applications and nominations for the Chair of the Department of Communication.
 * The effective start date is September 1, 2018. The Chair is appointed for a renewable five-year term.
 * The ideal candidate should have Ph.D., a strong record of scholarship commensurate with that of a tenured full professor, as well as extensive teaching, and professional service; demonstrated evidence of academic leadership at the department, college, or university level; faculty level experience with graduate studies; a well-developed commitment to diversity; and the desire to play a senior leadership role in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 * Using the Interfolio® online system at UD (https://apply.interfolio.com/38593), applicants should submit a cover letter outlining interest in the position and relevant administrative experience; a statement of one's research, teaching and administrative philosophy; and a current CV including evidence of an academic record that qualifies for appointment of a named university professor. Letters of recommendation may be requested later.
 * Review of applications will begin on September 30, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled. Please email questions, but not application materials, to the attention of John Ernest, Chair of the Search Committee (jrernest@udel.edu).
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University of Memphis (TN)

 * The University of Memphis Department of Communication is seeking a Department Chair beginning August, 2018. With focus areas including rhetoric and media studies, health and relational communication, and film and video production, the department seeks an applicant with a national reputation who has made a significant contribution to the discipline of Communication. The accomplishments of candidates for this position must reflect their commitment to working with an inclusive student population, and their ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
 * The Chair is responsible for leading the department in strategic planning and curriculum development at the undergraduate and graduate levels, recruitment, external funding efforts, community engagement, supervision and evaluating faculty and staff, and stewarding on-site campus locations, including online programming. The Chair will teach two courses per academic year and serve on graduate committees, including directing PhD dissertations. The Chair represents the Department in the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the University, and the Memphis community and is charged with leading processes that shape the curriculum and articulate the departmental and college mission to internal and external constituencies.
 * Minimum Position Qualifications: Applicants must hold a PhD in Communication or a related field appropriate to the Department’s profile, have a strong record of scholarship, experience teaching and advising at the graduate and undergraduate levels and provide clear evidence of administrative experience in the areas of strategic planning, curriculum development and assessment, budgeting, external funding, recruitment, personnel and external relations. Demonstrated achievement and national distinction in the candidate’s area of specialty must be sufficient to warrant appointment at the rank of Professor with tenure.
 * Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2017. Skype interviews with short listed candidates are anticipated to take place between October 7-15, and on-site interviews willl be held during the week of October 29th. Appointment begins August 2018.
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University of Pennsylvania (PA)

 * The University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication is seeking to fill one tenured (Associate Professor or Full Professor) and one tenure track (Assistant Professor) faculty position in the area of “communication and culture.”
 * Preference will be given to scholars whose research and teaching include innovative approaches to the study of gender, sexuality, race, and/or ethnicity, as well as those whose work includes a global, transnational, or comparative dimension. Specific areas of focus may include but are not limited to algorithmic culture and platform studies; mobility and migration; technology and identity; and digital culture production. We are searching for candidates who address these or other issues using qualitative methods.
 * Applicants must hold a Ph.D. (in Communication or a related field or discipline) and have a strong record of teaching and research. Responsibilities include conducting a program of research and publication, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels (including supervising doctoral dissertations), and contributing service to the school and university.
 * Submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three names of references, and up to three articles, chapters or other research to Professor Michael X. Delli Carpini, Walter H. Annenberg Dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6220 via https://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/1147.
 * To receive full consideration, applications should be received by Monday, September 4, 2017.
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University of Utah (UT)

 * The University of Utah Film & Media Arts Department invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor with a specialization in Media Arts Production, to begin July 2018.
 * The successful candidate’s creative work and teaching will address media production across a variety of platforms and modes of storytelling. These may include, but are not limited to, animation; games; virtual reality; or interactive, mobile, social, or trans- media. The successful candidate will play a role in revising and developing curriculum that addresses multiple platforms and approaches to storytelling. Applicants should have a terminal degree and/or a significant record of achievement in their field, a body of creative work and experience teaching at the college level. We especially welcome applicants who teach critical concepts in their production courses.
 * Applicants must submit a letter of interest addressing creative work and teaching, including specific courses they are prepared to teach; a CV; 3-5 examples of recent creative works in a pdf with embedded links; and three letters of recommendation . Questions about the position are welcome, and can be directed to Sterling Van Wagenen, Search Committee Chair, Sterling.vanwagenen@utah.edu.
 * Review of applications will begin September 5, 2017 (eight weeks from first ad), and will continue until the position is filled.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA)

 * Assistant Professor - Communications and Media
 * The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences seeks applications from scholars and teachers in the field of Communications and Media. Appointee will teach, conduct research, and develop creative projects with colleagues across the Institute, and within the Department’s program in Media, Communication, and Culture Studies.
 * Applied Digital Communication: Applicants should demonstrate creative, digital approaches to teaching in areas such as organizational, cross-cultural, business/professional communication, game theory, or other practical applications.
 * Open until filled. Review of applications will begin in Fall 2017.
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Visitor Type

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 * MFA in hand, no job currently:
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 * Ph.D. in hand, in NTT academic position, seeking TT position: 2
 * Ph.D. in hand; in NTT academic position, seeking both TT and NTT positions:
 * Ph.D. in hand, in TT academic position, seeking another TT position: 2
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 * Looking for jobs for my friend whose job sucks:
 * Ph.D. in hand, no jay oh be.

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 * Performance Studies: 1
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How many applications have you sent out this year?
Note: If you have already posted a number here and you change your number to the next category up, make sure to decrease the lower one as well to prevent inflation!
 * - Just browsing, I'll be on the job market soon enough:
 * - Just browsing, currently employed, but am always looking for new opportunities:
 * - Thank $deity, I got a job last year, but am still addicted to this wiki:
 * - I got a non-academic job, but the Wiki was my life last year, so I'm back:
 * - I got a non-academic job, but curious how my buddies are doing:


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