[Commlist] Full Professor Media, Culture and Society (1.0 FTE)

  Full Professor Media, Culture and Society (1.0 FTE)

Utrecht University, The Netherlands

The Department of Media and Culture Studies is looking for a media 
scholar with a strong international reputation and excellent skills in 
research, teaching and management. S/he can articulate an engaged, 
interdisciplinary vision on the academic field in line with the 
strategic plans of the department, the Faculty of Humanities, and the 
university. The ideal candidate substantially contributes to developing 
the department's research themes in media, culture and society and helps 
distribute this knowledge in and beyond academia. S/he is able to 
motivate and inspire cooperative research projects across disciplines 
and to acquire external funding, initiate collaborative teaching, and 
stimulate innovation that directly connects to recent developments in 
media studies, both nationally and internationally. The successful 
candidate focuses on the cultural and societal dimensions of media in 
today's digitised society in both teaching and research. Moreover, s/he 
is expected to contribute to Utrecht University's strategic themes and 
is encouraged to initiate and build on the university's research 
strengths in these areas.
The candidate we are looking for has a strong publication and teaching 
record, an extensive international network, and the experience and 
willingness to take on managerial responsibilities. S/he has profound 
knowledge of the theoretical foundations of media studies as an academic 
field and is familiar with current developments in the field of media 
such as mediatisation, datafication, and screen cultures; we welcome 
theoretical, historical as well as contextual orientations towards these 
developments.
The new chair 'Media, Culture and Society' more info: 
https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/5HgAoaJYetyTgyu

will be positioned in the Department of Media and Culture Studies (MCW), 
which is part of the Humanities Faculty of Utrecht University. MCW 
provides education and research in the fields of film, television, 
games, new media and digital culture, theatre, dance and performance, 
musicology, gender and post-colonial studies, communication and 
information studies, and participation in arts and culture. In the 
department a wide range of media as well as cultural and artistic 
expressions are studied in conjunction with one another. Culture is 
interpreted as a dynamic combination of artistic, creative and everyday 
activities that people use to shape their identities, and within which 
social processes, structures and institutions are shaped.


    Requirements

We are looking for candidates:

  * who are experienced, internationally respected senior researchers in
    the field of the chair, as shown by a completed PhD and an extensive
    list of peer-reviewed scholarly output in leading academic journals
    and reputable book publications;
  * with substantial experience in teaching media subjects at BA and MA
    level and who have acquired Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO)
    according to Dutch university standards or who have extensive
    experience in developing curricula;
  * with experience in supervising PhD candidates in an inspiring and
    effective way as well as in leading an international team of
    researchers;
  * with an extensive international and national network in academia and
    beyond, especially in the media sector, and who are able to engage
    this network in order to develop original research projects;
  * who have successfully acquired internal and external research grants;
  * with excellent communication skills and capable of inspiring
    positive team spirit;
  * who have the experience and willingness to take on managerial
    responsibilities at departmental level;
  * who are fluent in English at near-native or native speaker standard
    in oral and written communication;
  * whose fluency in Dutch is at least at NT2 level (or able to attain
    this level within two years after the appointment).


    Conditions of employment

We offer a temporary position (1.0 FTE) for the duration of five years. 
In case of a good performance, an indefinite employment is one of the 
possibilities. The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications 
and experience  - ranges between €5,582 and €8,127 (scale HL2 according 
to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) per month for a 
full-time employment.

Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end 
bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent 
secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly 
paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice 
model). More information about working at Utrecht University can be 
found here.


    Employer

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in 
executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht 
University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards 
major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions 
for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.


The Faculty of Humanities has around 6,000 students and 900 staff 
members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious 
Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and 
Languages, Literature and Communication. With its research and education 
in these fields, the Faculty aims to contribute to a better 
understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social 
and cultural context. The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the 
excellent amenities in the historical city center of Utrecht, where the 
Faculty is housed, contribute to an inspiring working environment.

The Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University is an 
internationally renowned teaching and research consortium composed of 
scholars in Film, Television, Arts Policy and Participatory Arts, 
Communication, New Media, Game and Gender Studies, Music, Theatre and 
Dance. It is dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to media, 
performance, music, and culture in general.


    Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact Eugene van 
Erven (Head of the Department of Media and Culture Studies), via 
(E.A.P.B.Erven /at/ uu.nl) <mailto:(E.A.P.B.Erven /at/ uu.nl)>.


Please note that an assessment can be part of the selection procedure.

To apply: 
https://www.academictransfer.com/nl/287254/full-professor-media-culture-and-society-10-fte/


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