[ecrea] Tenure track assistant professorship in Media Studies, UCPH

Tenure-track assistant professorship in Media Studies

The Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, Faculty of
Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications
for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Media Studies to be filled
by 1 August 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Department of Media, Cognition and Communication (http://mcc.ku.dk)
offers research-driven educational programmes within Film and Media
Studies, Communication and IT, Philosophy, Education and Rhetoric. The
Department focuses on the fundamental aspects of human cognition and
communication as they are manifested in various institutions and media,
and in various historical and social contexts.
The assistant professorship will be affiliated with the Department¹s
Section of Film, Media and Communication
http://mcc.ku.dk/research/filmandmedia/

Job content
The position contains research and research-based teaching within Media
Studies as well as administration and management according to current
standard requirements at the Faculty of Humanities, University of
Copenhagen. The ideal candidate will have an excellent research record or
outstanding research potential in one or more of the following areas in
media studies: media sociology, journalism, and/or media history.
Experiences with different media and cross-media communication as well as
interdisciplinary collaboration will be considered strength.
The job description includes development, planning and administration of
the BA and MA programmes in Film and Media Studies and/or the executive
master in Cross Media Communication - as well as teaching within central
areas in these programmes. At the Department of Media, Cognition and
Communication, teaching excellence has a high priority and we are striving
for synergy between education and research. The assistant professor is
expected to contribute actively to this agenda as well as to the general
quality development of our educational programmes. The assistant professor
is also expected to contribute actively to the development of a collective
research environment.
The general expectation is that the appointed candidate will be able to
teach in Danish and in English and within a reasonable period of time
(max. 2 years), non-Danish-speaking appointees are expected to acquire
proficiency in Danish sufficient to teach in Danish as well as interact
with colleagues and students.
A tenure-track assistant professorship is a six-year, fixed-term academic
position involving both research and teaching. The successful candidate
will be obliged to complete a teacher-training course designed especially
for assistant professors, and will be expected to be able to take part in
all the activities of the Department, including examinations and
administration.
Approximately six months before the end of the six-year period as
assistant professor, a committee set up by the Dean will assess whether
the assistant professor can be considered for promotion to a tenured
position as associate professor.
Read more about the tenure-track program at the UCPH at this homepage:
http://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/tenure-track-at-ucph/

Qualification requirements
Applicants must have a PhD degree or its equivalent within the area
advertised. Furthermore, it will be considered an advantage if applicants
can demonstrate teaching experience at university level.
The duties of the position are evenly distributed on tasks related to
teaching and tasks related to research (including relevant administration
and knowledge-sharing). Documented competences in both of these main
fields of activity, as well as the ability to reflect on them, will be
weighted in the assessment process (see further below).
Furthermore, emphasis will be placed on the following academic and
personal qualifications:
* Research qualifications, which will be assessed in relation to the
period of active research, the degree of originality, and academic output,
e.g. number of publications published in internationally recognized,
peer-reviewed journals or in comparable high-ranking series published with
internationally recognized publishing houses.
* The applicant¹s scientific record, academic breadth and depth, rigour,
thoroughness, and accuracy
* Teaching qualifications. See also our Educational Charter at
http://www.humanities.ku.dk/about/vision_and_goals/educational_charter/
* Experience and qualifications with regard to dissemination of research,
knowledge-sharing and engagement with the wider public, the media and the
world of politics
* Documentation of possible administrative qualifications

Tenure-track assistant professors must hold an academic record
demonstrating internationally competitive research, and/or have
internationally recognized potential to make a future impact.


Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of
documented, internationally competitive research. Teaching qualifications
are not mandatory, but documented teaching qualifications and teaching
experience will be taken into account. Applicants¹ outreach
qualifications, including the ability to attract external funding, will
also be considered.
For further details about the qualification requirements for assistant
professorships, please refer to the job structure for academic staff
http://ufm.dk/lovstof/gaeldende-love-og-regler/uddannelsesinstitutioner/job
-structure-for-academic-staff-at-universities-2013.pdf

For further information about the position, please contact Head of
Department Maja Horst, e-mail: (horst /at/ hum.ku.dk)
See also: http://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=877327






	

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