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[Commlist] Tenure-track position on “Identity Discourse and Diversity in the Public Sphere” at University of Burgundy (Dijon, France)

Sun Apr 07 23:22:15 GMT 2024





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Junior Professorship (Tenure Track) - DIDEP Chair
Title of Position: Junior Professorship / Junior Chair specialising in “Identity Discourse and Diversity in the Public Sphere” / Discours identitaires et diversité dans l’espace public (DIDEP) Host Institution: University of Burgundy Location: Dijon Campus, Bourgogne Franche-Comté region, France Keywords: Cultural identities, diversity, critical approach, migrations, digital public sphere Employment conditions: 6-year fixed term employment contract (tenure track), potentially turning into a permanent Full Professorship with French Civil Servant status. Scientific Theme: Communication & Media Studies / Critical Cultural Studies / Discourse Analysis Sections of the French National Universities Council (CNU): 71st Section (Information and Communication Sciences) / 11th Section (Language and Literature of the English-Speaking World) Context: Junior professorships are a relatively recent type of position in the French Public Higher Education system, offering a fast-track to a full professorship, after a period of 3-6 years as chairholder. Thematic Focus: The Chair aims to address the pressing social issue of identity-based tensions in the public sphere. These result from a complex set of inter-related factors characterising the postmodern world, including increasing social pressure on individuals to define themselves in terms of identities, growing consciousness of social inequalities and calls for social justice, post-truth politics and “populist” movements, and a fragmented and polarised digital public sphere. The ambition of the chair is to bring anti-essentialist scientific discourse out of the ivory tower, to challenge and deconstruct discourse promoting the idea of unalienable cultural differences, for example between gender-based, ethnic, religious or racial groups. The educational dimension of the Chair aims thus to contribute to individual emancipation from collective hegemonic identity discourses. Institutional Positioning: The DIDEP Chair is attached to the Faculty of Languages and Communication at the University of Burgundy (uB), and to the “Text – Image – Language” (TIL) research group (UR4182). It aligns with the "Heritage and Territory," thematic research field at uB, advancing the understanding of identity dynamics in public spaces. Within the FORTHEM European University Alliance, the Chair will benefit from a supportive institutional framework through the "Diversity and Migration" FORTHEM lab, with partners in 8 other European countries. Within the TIL research group, the chairholder will join the "Individual and Nation" team, which focuses on the processes of identity and belonging, including their media, discursive, literary, and artistic representations, applied to politics and migration. Additionally, the "Models and Discourse" team includes colleagues working on discourse circulation in the digital public space, while the team working on "Intimacy" examines how individuals manage identities in their social and personal/private dimensions. Summary of the Scientific Project: Currently, there is a hardening of discourse surrounding "cultural" identities in public spaces, in France and in many other countries in Europe and beyond. Xenophobic discourse from populist politicians, but also strategic essentialism embodied in reductive calls for social justice mean that this phenomenon concerns both sides of the political spectrum. Whether "conservative" or "progressive”, such identity movements, relayed and amplified by social media, exacerbate tensions and threaten social cohesion. The scientific project of the Chair will employ critical approaches to expose and deconstruct the essentialist foundation of such discourses. An international research network managed by the chairholder will address these issues around three themes: "hegemonic identities, cultural appropriation and cancel culture," "culturalism and migrations," and "identity politics in the media sphere." Summary of Teaching Project: The teaching project aims to strengthen the connection to research in several UFR Langues & Communication programs at uB, specifically in the English-taught “Intercultural Management” (ICM) Master and the “Strategic Intelligence and Research” (REVI) Master programmes. The chairholder will have an annual teaching service of 64 hours, shared notably between these programmes, which will include supervision of master's theses in their areas of expertise and coordination of student projects related to the Chair's activities. Open Science / Science and Society: The Chair will adopt an open science approach, with all scientific publications (books and articles) published in open access and deposited in full text version in the HAL Open Archive. The Chair's website will serve as a platform for exchanging and debating scientific ideas, with a moderated blog section and an "Observatory” for identity-based discourse in the media. The Chair aims to stimulate and relay societal debates around identity issues in public spaces through various communication channels and will produce freely-accessible reports and political orientation documents for regional and national policymakers. Financial Conditions: • A basic gross salary of 41 331€ per annum for six years, starting on 1st September 2024. • In addition, the chair will be supported by a dedicated financial package of 200 000€, including funding for a doctoral student, research/administrative assistants, travel and operating costs. Qualifications: Candidates should have obtained a PhD no more than 5 years before their application, in Communication Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Language and Literature of the English-Speaking World, or another relevant discipline. A qualification from the French National Universities Council (CNU), in the 11th and/or 71st sections is appreciated but not compulsory. Skills Profile: • A strong demonstrable interest in identity-based media studies or cultural studies research, and the capacity to lead research on these questions at the international level. • A developing portfolio of relevant high-level research outputs in scientific journals of reference. • Excellent skills and experience in planning and implementing research protocols. • A strong track record in collaborative research and interdisciplinary dialogue. • The ability to work independently, to plan research projects, to attract research funding, to put together and to lead a team. • Excellent command of French and English; proficiency in other languages is also desirable. • Experience of supervising undergraduate and/or postgraduate student theses.
• Experience in teaching and administration in the Higher Education sector.
• Capacity to contribute to research and education management and administration tasks within a team. • Enthusiasm for communicating academic research to non-academic audience.

Further information and contact details can be found here: https://www.u-bourgogne.fr/wp-content/uploads/Avis_recrutement_CPJ_Langues_laboratoire-TIL.pdf. The deadline for applications is 13th May 2024. Applications should be made through the Galaxie web portal: https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand_CPJ.htm The University of Burgundy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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