[Commlist] Critical media studies chair @ Utrecht

new professorship in critical media studies and social impact:

https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/chair-full-professor-in-media-literacy-public-engagement-10-fte?fbclid=IwAR3c3f6u_3HVLGw80Qi6_sTOJYjSags8HUwopukB0eqXIF4sFV0JaU77Ox0 


Chair (Full Professor) in Media, Literacy & Public Engagement (1,0 FTE)

Hours per week:
    38 to 40
Faculty:
    Faculty of Humanities
Department:
    departement Media- en Cultuurwetenschappen
Application deadline:
    23 February 2023

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Job description

The Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University has a vacancy for a full 
professor in Media, Literacy & Public Engagement (1.0 FTE). The chair 
will play a pivotal role in initiating and stimulating the development 
of research, teaching, and societal impact of media and culture studies, 
with a focus on the role of media and media literacy in education, 
empowered citizenship, and various forms of public engagement. More 
specifically, the chair will, in collaboration with colleagues and 
societal partners, co-create innovative forms of impact of media and 
culture studies in and via societal and educational projects that foster 
empowered and inclusive forms of citizenship and socio-cultural 
diversity, especially among youth, for a deeply mediatized society that 
is characterized by local and global challenges and inequalities. In 
line with the strategic plans of the Department of Media and Culture 
Studies, the Faculty of Humanities, and Utrecht University, the chair 
furthers interdisciplinary and publicly engaged research and teaching on 
media within the contexts of Utrecht University’s interdisciplinary 
strategic themes, in particular Dynamics of Youth, and also Pathways to 
Sustainability, and Institutions for Open Societies.

Qualifications

We are looking for a colleague who has a strong publication record, 
proven abilities to generate external funding, and an extensive 
international network within and outside of academia. The successful 
candidate has specialist knowledge of critical debates on, and practices 
within, media literacy, education, youth studies, and cultural theory. 
They are also committed to developing innovative forms of societal 
impact from the humanities, in collaboration with other academic 
disciplines as well as various societal stakeholders.

The new chair will be positioned in the Department of Media and Culture 
Studies (MCW). Our department has a staff with a variety of backgrounds, 
skills, and views. As a department, we are committed to support our 
staff and their development and we foster various forms of 
interdisciplinary collaboration and team-based teaching and research. In 
our department, we study a wide range of media as well as cultural and 
artistic expressions, also in their intermedial relations. We interpret 
culture 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. We welcome 
colleagues who can further strengthen the diversity of perspectives and 
backgrounds in our department.

The successful candidate:

    is an experienced and internationally recognized senior researcher 
in the field of media literacy and education, as demonstrated by a 
completed PhD in Media Studies or an adjacent field, and a substantial 
peer-reviewed scholarly output in leading academic journals and 
distinguished book publications, as well as other forms of output for 
professional or societal communities;
    has excellent communication skills and is capable of inspiring a 
positive team spirit;
    is willing and able to take on leadership responsibilities at the 
departmental level, and beyond;
    is experienced in fostering a culture of mutual respect, 
collegiality and care in which principles of diversity and inclusion are 
respected;
    engages in public outreach and has developed, or contributed to, 
various forms of societal impact;
    has a successful track record in attracting research subsidies from 
external funding bodies;
    has substantial experience in teaching at both undergraduate and 
graduate level as well as experience in developing teaching curricula;
    has experience in supervising PhD candidates and junior researchers 
in an inspiring and effective way and fosters teamwork and team spirit;
    has an extensive network beyond the University, and is able to 
engage this network in collaborative, inter- and transdisciplinary 
research projects and public engagement;
    is expected to teach in Dutch and English

    . International candidates will be assisted in acquiring Dutch 
language skills during the first two years of their appointment.

Leadership and responsibility are part of your job. That is why you 
recognise yourself in the core values that are central to the Faculty of 
Humanities: professionalism, transparency, responsibility, connection 
and safety.

The UU works with the methodology of Triple that values teamwork over 
individualism and calls for an open academic culture that promotes 
accountability, reproducibility, integrity and transparency, and where 
sharing (open access, FAIR data and software) and public engagement are 
normal daily practice.

Offer

We offer a temporary position with an appointment as professor for 
initially five years. After positive evaluation, the appointment will be 
turned into a permanent one.
The minimum gross salary is €6,099 and the maximum gross salary is 
€8,881 (scale H2 of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch 
Universities) per month, at a full-time employment.
Utrecht University offers a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% 
per year, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and flexible employment 
conditions. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary 
conditions, including supporting a better work-life balance (e.g. a 
number of specific leave arrangements, including an attractive 
retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment 
conditions). These conditions are based on the Collective Employment 
Agreement of the Dutch Universities. More information on working at 
Utrecht University can be found here.

Are you an international applicant? Then have a look at what our 
International Service Desk
can do for you. Check the information for international staff and guests
about living in the Netherlands.

About the organisation

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in 
executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht 
University
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, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major 
strategic themes
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. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, 
Life Sciences and Sustainability. For an impression of the university, 
you can watch the Utrecht University Campus Tour
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The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 1,100 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 centre 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 research and 
teaching consortium composed of scholars in media studies, performance 
studies, musicology, and gender and postcolonial studies who are 
dedicated to an interdisciplinary and societally engaged approach to 
media and culture studies.
Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact Nanna Verhoeff
(Head of Department), via (n.verhoeff /at/ uu.nl).

For more information, see the profile of the Chair.

The first round of interviews is scheduled at March 21st.

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

Everyone deserves to feel at home
at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of 
backgrounds and perspectives.

Applications must include:

    a letter of motivation detailing how the candidate’s experience and 
competence with regard to research, teaching, and public engagement fit 
the profile of the chair and contribute to the goals and ambitions of 
the department of MCW;
    a CV including a full list of research output;
    a short statement (max 1,500 words) on research and public engagement;
    names and contact details of three (academic) referees.

The application deadline is 23 February 2023.
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