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

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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