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[Commlist] Job posting: Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Migration and Communication

Mon Jan 07 17:44:00 GMT 2019



http://www.sfu.ca/communication/career-employment.html

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Migration and Communication


The School of Communication at Simon Fraser University invites applications from outstanding candidates for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in  the area of Migration in relation to theories and methodologies in the field of  communication. Specific areas may include, but are not limited to: Trans and  intranational displacement and migration, diasporic communities, refugees and asylum  seekers, colonialism, Indigeneity and resistance, migrant labour and virtual migration,  populist anti-immigrant discourses, social movements, surveillance and data,  borderlands, ICT4D and mobile technologies, global networks. We welcome approaches that include but are not limited to intersectional feminist and queer studies, critical race, political economy, cultural and media studies, policy studies, Indigenous studies, and activism. We are searching for candidates who address these or other issues using qualitative, quantitative, computational, digital methods or a combination of approaches.


Situated in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, the School of Communication is a national and global leader in the discipline. The School is a dynamic site of research and teaching with a strategic focus on digital media and  communication. Our critical tradition to the study of communication includes approaches  such as media and culture, technology studies, global communication, culture industries  and policy, history of communication, and applied media production, among others. The  successful candidate will build on the School’s history of critical engagement while  developing new directions in research and teaching to reflect contemporary and  emergent issues of digital media and communication. We seek an innovative colleague who will challenge traditional distinctions between critical analysis and applied  approaches.


Candidates are expected to have a completed Ph.D. (or Ph.D. near completion in Communication or a cognate discipline with a record of teaching experience and  excellence, a clear potential to contribute to the School’s research culture, and an  emerging publication record appropriate to the position. The successful candidate will  be expected to teach and supervise students at all undergraduate and graduate levels  and to work with partners inside and outside the University.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, Canadian citizens and  permanent residents will be given priority. Simon Fraser University is committed to  employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men,  including visible minorities, persons of aboriginal heritage, persons with disabilities, and  LGBTQ identified persons.

Candidates should submit a single pdf including a cover letter (with indication of  citizenship and/or residency status , a curriculum vitae, and a teaching dossier  (including examples of applied pedagogy ,and a sample of published work, or work  prepared for publication, if applicable. In addition, please provide the names of  three references and their email contact information. Please send applications  directly to Brenda Baldwin, Director's Assistant, at (bebaldwi /at/ sfu.ca) <mailto:(bebaldwi /at/ sfu.ca)>, addressed to:


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