> Post Doctoral Fellowship in Transnational Media
>
> Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts seeks a one-year
> postdoctoral fellow appointed in the department of Culture and Media,
> beginning in Fall 2011, as part of a multi-year initiative funded by the
> Andrew W. Mellon foundation. The fellow will contribute to the building of
> international joint programs in media and communication studies with the
> American University of Paris. The fellow's research interests
should coincide
> with the department's mandate to study media in a transnational context.
>
> Responsibilities:
> The post doctoral fellow will be expected to teach one course per semester
> related to issues of transnational media and culture. At least one of these
> courses may involve telepresence conferencing between Lang and American
> University of Paris. She or he will be expected to contribute to the
> development of the joint program between Lang and American
University (AUP) in
> Paris through the organization of a regular research seminar and/or speaker
> series for faculty and students that will involve coordinating with a
> postdoctoral fellow based at the partner institution. The fellow
will have the
> opportunity to travel to the partner institution to coordinate
both teaching
> and research between Lang and AUP.
>
> Review of applications will begin Jan 15, 2011; the position will
remain open
> until filled.
>
> Please note that AUP also has a postdoctoral position available
and applicants
> may apply for that position as well.
>
> The New School is committed to maintaining a diverse educational
and creative
> community, a policy of equal opportunity in all its activities
and programs,
> including employment. Applications from members of historically
> underrepresented groups are welcome. We do not discriminate on the basis of
> race, color, ethnicity, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status,
> religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
physical handicap,
> veteran or marital status.
>
>
> Qualifications:
> We are seeking candidates with research interests that are transnational:
> either European and American, transatlantic, or which combines
Francophone and
> Anglophone postcolonial studies. Within that framework, areas of research
> interest may include media, cultural history, avant gardes, subcultures, or
> new media and telepresence technologies.
>
> Successful candidates will have a PhD in hand (granted not
earlier than 2008)
> in media studies or related discipline. Preference may be given
to candidates
> with proficiency in French or other European language. Experience
with video
> conferencing helpful but not essential.
>
> to apply:
> careers.newschool.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52580
>
> more information:
> (warkk /at/ newschool.edu)
>
>
> _____________
> McKenzie Wark
> Associate Dean, Eugene Lang College
> 65 w11th st New York NY 10011 USA
