[ecrea] U-M faculty opening in Media, Culture, and Society, Open Rank

The University of Michigan
Department of Communication Studies
Faculty Opening Beginning Fall 2018
Media, Culture, and Society, Open Rank

The Department of Communication Studies in the College of Literature, 
Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan invites applicants 
for one tenure-track or tenured position to complement and expand our 
strengths in qualitative media and critical-cultural studies.

We welcome applications from scholars who analyze media content, 
industry practices, media regulation, trans-national flows of media and 
information, the impact of the media and communication technologies on 
culture and society, or the relationships between media and identity, 
including race and/or ethnicity. We seek a scholar whose research 
methods include one or more of the following: textual and discourse 
analysis, archival research, close analysis of industry records, trade 
press, and government documents, or ethnographic methods including 
participant-observation, in-depth interviews, and focus groups. This 
position will play an important role in further strengthening our 
qualitative and critical study of media, culture, and society.

Job duties include research activity, teaching of graduate and 
undergraduate courses, and service to the department, school, 
university, and profession. The anticipated starting date for this 
university-year appointment is September 1, 2018. All applicants should 
send a cover letter, a vita, two representative publications, a 
statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching 
excellence, a statement of current and future research plans, and a 
statement of contributions to diversity. Completed Ph.D. by September 
2018, required. Junior applicants should provide names of three references.

Information on our research initiatives and scholarly interest of 
current faculty can be found on the Department’s website: 
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/comm. All applications must be submitted 
electronically to: https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/Apply/1081 
<https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/Apply/1081>.

For full consideration, complete applications should be submitted by 
September 15, 2017.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job 
candidates and may use a third party administrator to conduct background 
checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Michigan is committed to fostering and maintaining a 
diverse work culture that respects the rights of each individual, 
without regard to race, color, national original, ancestry, religious 
creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, 
height, weight, marital status, disability, medical condition, age, or 
veteran status. The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of 
dual career couples and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

For questions about potential fit and your application please email 
(UM.MediaStudies /at/ umich.edu) <mailto:(UM.MediaStudies /at/ umich.edu)>.




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