[Commlist] vacancy Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communications, LSE | focus on gender, sexuality and/or race

A reminder that the closing date for receipt of applications for this 
role is *Sunday 10 January (23.59 UK time)*. Applicants are invited to 
attend a Zoom webinar and Q&A for further details on the position on 
*Wednesday 6 January, 2-3pm UK time*. Please RSVP at the following link: 
https://bit.ly/3lwpRNU <https://bit.ly/3lwpRNU>.

https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/2465/0/283643/15539/assistant-professor-in-media-and-communications 
<https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/2465/0/283643/15539/assistant-professor-in-media-and-communications>

*Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communications, London 
School of Economics and Political Science*

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*Salary is competitive with Departments at our peer institutions 
worldwide and not less than £55,974 pa inclusive*

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*The post will commence on 1 September 2021.*

Applications are invited from outstanding candidates in the field of 
media and communications. The successful candidate will join an 
established and successful department, ranked first in the UK’s 2014 
Research Excellence Framework evaluation and third in the QS 2020 World 
University rankings.

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The Department is known for its distinctive interdisciplinary approach 
to the field of media and communications, primarily based in the social 
sciences, but also open to humanities perspectives. You will contribute 
to the intellectual life of the School through conducting and publishing 
outstanding quality research, engaging in high-quality teaching as 
instructed by the Head of Department, and participating in the School 
and wider Department activities.

Candidates will have a completed PhD in media and communications, or a 
closely related field, by the post start date. Candidates must also have 
expertise on media and communications in relation to one or more of the 
following areas of research: gender, sexuality and/or race. Within these 
primary areas, we are particularly ― but not exclusively ― interested in 
candidates with a global and comparative research approach, a focus on 
the Global South and a commitment to issues of marginality, inequality 
and social justice.

For full details on the post, please see the how-to-apply document, job 
description and the person specification on our website.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and 
excellent training and development opportunities.

/LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive 
university. For this post, we particularly welcome applications from 
women and people from minority ethnic groups./

Should you have any queries about the role, please email Dr Wendy 
Willems ((W.Willems /at/ lse.ac.uk) <mailto:(W.Willems /at/ lse.ac.uk)>), Deputy Head 
of Department. Applicants are also invited to attend a Zoom webinar Q&A 
for further details on Wednesday 16 December 2020, 2-3pm UK time or 
Wednesday 6 January 2021, 2-3pm UK time. Please RSVP at the following 
link: https://bit.ly/3lwpRNU <https://bit.ly/3lwpRNU>.

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*The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 10 January 
(23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late 
applications.*

*Online interviews and presentations will take place in February 2021.*

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