[ecrea] Position announcement - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

The Department of Communication Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the 
Negev is recruiting new faculty members as it is expanding its 
activities in both research and teaching.

The department is seeking new faculty who hold a terminal degree in 
communications and media studies or related fields as long as the focus 
of their research is in the field of communication and media studies. 
ABDs expecting to graduate before October 2015 will also be considered.

The candidates are required to specialize in at least one of the 
department’s three areas of research: new media, media and 
multiculturalism, and the media industries. The candidates need to 
demonstrate they have an active research agenda in one or more of these 
fields as well as experience in both research and teaching in these areas.

The Department of Communication Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the 
Negev has been awarding graduate degrees for 15 years. The current 
faculty is deeply involved in research activity in Israel and abroad. 
The expectation is that the new faculty member/s will further the 
department’s research activities, excel in teaching and become active 
member/s of the university and of the Israeli and international research 
community.

The department encourages submission of candidacies from a diverse field 
of academic, personal and professional backgrounds, that can help enrich 
the department with new ideas, diverse research methods, creative 
approaches, as well as openness and tolerance to the multi facets of 
Israeli society.

Interested candidates should submit a vita, academic biography and the 
names and contact details of three references to the department head, 
professor Amit Schejter, by January 31, 2015 at (amitsch /at/ bgu.ac.il) 
<mailto:(amitsch /at/ bgu.ac.il)>.

The position/s are contingent upon final approval by the university 
authorities and appropriate budgeting.