[Commlist] Associate/Full Professor of Race, Media and Communication at UMass Amherst

The Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts 
Amherst seeks to build on our 50-year tradition of critical and 
community-engaged media and communication research with this hire in the 
area of race, media, and communication studies. We are looking for an 
Associate / Full Professor with a record of intellectual leadership and 
engaged scholarship examining the politics of race in media and 
communication, communication and racial justice, and/or race and 
representation in popular culture. We seek a colleague who can advance 
our department's mission to center issues of racial justice in 
communication research, collaborate with our diverse and international 
faculty and students, and extend our core strengths in critical cultural 
studies and media and communication studies. The Department of 
Communication is one of the most internationally diverse faculty in the 
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Of particular interest are candidates who draw from critical bodies of 
theory and epistemologies of Black, Latino/a/x, Asian, Indigenous, and 
Ethnic Studies when studying media, communication, and racial politics 
in the United States. We also welcome candidates who draw from 
intersectional perspectives of feminist, queer, and postcolonial theory 
and those who study racial politics in transnational perspective. We are 
open to diverse methodological approaches and community engaged scholarship.

Particular areas of expertise may include (but are not limited to) the 
following:
·Race and representation in film, television, and social media
·Systemic racism in media, creative, and tech industries
·Racial equity and critical data studies
·Racial justice narratives, digital activism, and strategic 
communication of social movements
·Black digital cultures, creativity, and media-making
·Queer and transgender politics of race
·Race and Blackness in performance studies
·Race and racial discrimination in health communication
·Mediated solidarities, joy, and conflicts between/among communities of 
color
·Racially targeted disinformation, hate, and digital harms
·Race and mediated communication in geopolitics
·Postcolonial and decolonial studies, and transnational and diasporic media
·Critical approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion in media and 
communication studies

Requirements
The candidate is expected to have a PhD in Communication or related fields.

This is a mid-career or senior-level position, and the candidate will be 
reviewed for tenure during their first year of appointment. They are 
expected to have at least 5 years experience in a tenure-track 
professorship post in Communication or related fields, with a record of 
excellence in research, teaching, and outreach. A successful record of 
leadership in grant-funded projects is desirable.

Additional information
The position will begin on Sept. 1, 2023.

Applicant instructions
Candidates should submit the following materials:
1. Cover letter addressed to Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong, Chair of the 
Search Committee,
Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
2. CV.
3. Three writing samples.
4. Evidence of teaching effectiveness.
5. Names and contact information of three academic references.


Shortlisted candidates will be invited to write a tailor-fit statement 
about their experiences with and expectations from university diversity 
and inclusion initiatives and submit this to the Chair prior to the 
campus visit.

Shortlisted candidates will also be asked to provide materials that 
demonstrate the candidate's eligibility and qualifications to show they 
meet the criteria and the standards for tenure at the University of 
Massachusetts 
Amherst.https://www.umass.edu/provost/resources/all-resources/academic-personnel/policy-and-labor-contracts/academic-personnel-policy-red 
<https://www.umass.edu/provost/resources/all-resources/academic-personnel/policy-and-labor-contracts/academic-personnel-policy-red>

Review of applications will begin October 20, 2022, and will continue 
until the position is filled. For inquiries about the post and the 
application process, contact Search Committee Chair Dr. Jonathan Corpus 
Ong (atjcong /at/ umass.edu) <mailto:(jcong /at/ umass.edu)>.

For more details: 
https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37294639/associate-full-professor-of-race-media-and-communication/ 
<https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37294639/associate-full-professor-of-race-media-and-communication/> 


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