[Commlist] Vacancy: Assistant Professor in Digital Media at the American University of Sharjah

Vacancy: Assistant Professor in Digital Media at the American University 
of Sharjah

The Department of Mass Communication at the American University of 
Sharjah seeks early career/emerging scholars to fill two full-time 
faculty positions in the department beginning in Fall 2023. Applicants 
who are expected to complete their PhD by September 1, 2023 are welcome 
to apply. Successful applicants should have a doctoral degree in 
communication or a related field from an accredited Western university 
and are expected to demonstrate an emerging research agenda. Applicants 
should be able to teach in one or more of the following areas: 
production skills, digital media, communication theory, research 
methods, and/or other communication courses including social media 
production and crisis communication. Priority will be given 
to applicants who demonstrate experience and strength in their ability 
to teach diverse courses across the department’s curriculum, and who 
demonstrate the ability to bridge teaching knowledge and skills-based 
courses. A strong commitment to teaching students from diverse cultural 
and national backgrounds is expected. Experience in teaching advertising 
and public relations is advantageous. The teaching load is six courses 
per year and committee work is required.
Applications are accepted digitally here until January 15, 2023: 
https://acg-apps1.aus.edu/cas/empapp/apply.php?p=MAS-22-01 
<https://acg-apps1.aus.edu/cas/empapp/apply.php?p=MAS-22-01> Situated 
nearby Sharjah International Airport in the expansive University City 
area, and only 30 minutes from Dubai International Airport, AUS is 
located in a dynamic and cosmopolitan area that includes abundant 
opportunities for travel, entertainment, cultural experiences, and 
natural beauty. Salary and benefits are competitive.

American University of Sharjah is a not-for-profit, independent, 
coeducational institution of higher education formed on American models 
but thoroughly grounded in Arab culture. Located in University City, 
Sharjah, AUS offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more 
than 5,000 students from approximately 90 nations. English is the 
language of instruction and the workplace. AUS has been ranked among the 
top ten Arab universities by QS World University Rankings every year for 
the past eight consecutive years.
AUS is licensed and its programs are accredited by the Commission for 
Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education's Higher Education 
Affairs Division in the United Arab Emirates. AUS has been accredited in 
the United States of America by the Middle States Commission on Higher 
Education (1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 
19801 USA) since June 2004.

Application deadline: January 15, 2023


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