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[ecrea] Two positions: Global Communications, The American University of Paris

Sat Nov 05 17:50:35 GMT 2016





Two positions: Global Communications, The American University of Paris

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The Department of Global Communications at The American University of Paris**invites applications for two full-time positions at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Candidates with cross-cultural expertise in one of the following areas are of particular interest to the department:

- Critical studies of digital age culture industries & consumption: gaming, music, internet of things, branding, advertising, PR, journalism, fashion, and visual media. Excellent scholarship with industry experience ideal.

- Emerging technologies, mobile platforms and social media for social movements, non-profit and political communications. Combination of scholarly research and practical field experience highly desirable.

- Critical big data, algorithmic cultures, including data mining, predictive analytics, digital archiving, sousveillance/surveillance and locative media; digital research methods. Combination of scholarly research and practical field experience highly desirable.

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Qualifications:** Ph.D. in Communications, Media studies, or a related discipline by time of appointment (August 1, 2017, pending final budgetary approval). Proven capacity for excellent, engaged teaching committed to student learning within a liberal arts context. Solid training in communication and media studies methods and theories. Familiarity with liberal arts education, learning objectives, skill development (critical thinking, information literacy, writing in the disciplines, etc.) and assessment is highly desirable. Strong research and publication potential. Ability in at least two languages and a capacity to work in a multi-cultural environment a strong plus. Ability to speak French is recommended but not required.

European Union citizenship or legal right to work in France, while helpful, is not necessary at the time of application. While the University can provide assistance in applying for working and residency rights for spouses and partners, candidates should be aware that this process can be lengthy and results cannot be guaranteed.

We invite and encourage women and underrepresented populations to apply.

The University is an equal opportunity employer for whom diversity is an essential source of vitality and strength.

The Institution: ** Founded in 1962, The American University of Paris (AUP) is a small, undergraduate and Masters degree-granting institution with a Liberal Arts core, dedicated to the advancement of the Arts & Sciences in an international and multicultural environment. AUP brings together the values of the American higher education system with its location in Paris and Europe. AUP is accredited in the United States of America by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. AUP has cooperative agreements with several North American and European universities.

The Department:Dedicated to the international and comparative study of communications, media and culture, the department houses two undergraduate majors, one in Global Communications and one in Journalism, an undergraduate minor in Cultural Anthropology and one in Political Communications and a dynamic MA program in Global Communications offering additional MA tracks in Development Communications, Visual & Material Culture and Fashion. The department has 10 full-time faculty, 8 part-time faculty, 140 undergraduate majors and 80 graduate students.

www.aup.edu/academics/departments/communications

www.aup.edu/academics/graduate/global-communications

Responsibilities:Full-time teaching consists of six courses per year (3/3). Teaching responsibilities range from introductory undergraduate core courses in Communications and Media Studies to MA courses including: global digital media, social movements and civil society, development communications, transnational flows of identity and cultural value, critical cultural studies in branding, museums and fashion. Ability to teach research methods courses a plus. Possibility of teaching courses in the candidate's research area. Commitment to scholarship, excellence in teaching, integrative learning, curricular development & innovation, student advising and university service required. We seek engaged teacher-scholars and have high expectations of teaching and scholarly research for promotion. AUP follows an American model of academic promotion (Assistant, Associate, Professor).

Applications:**Please submit a single PDF dossier including: curriculum vitae, cover letter, statement of pedagogical philosophy with evidence of teaching effectiveness, statement of research interests and writing samples of recent scholarship to: (comsearch /at/ aup.edu) <mailto:(comsearch /at/ aup.edu)>

Three letters of reference should be sent electronically to (comsearch /at/ aup.edu) <mailto:(comsearch /at/ aup.edu)>or, if preferred, by mail to:

Chair, Global Communications Search Committee

The Office of the Provost

The American University of Paris

5, boulevard de la Tour Maubourg

75007 Paris FRANCE

Applications MUST be sent electronically in PDF format.

Applications should be received by November 25, 2016** for full consideration.

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