[Commlist] Tenure Track Position in New Media, Ethics, and Policy at IIIT Delhi

The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) at the 
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology is looking to hire 
tenure-track faculty in *Ethics and Politics, Policy, and Liberal Arts 
and Communication *broadly construed. The Department has its focus on 
disciplines like Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Media Studies, 
Liberal Arts and offers a B Tech programme in Computer Science and 
Social Sciences (CSSS) and PhD Programme.

The incoming faculty is expected to actively contribute towards the PhD 
programme and offer Liberal Arts, Communication and Humanities courses 
in the B Tech programme. The Institute provides strong support for 
research with a good teaching-research balance and offers among the best 
compensation packages in academia in the country. The Department is 
looking to hire *Tenure Track Assistant Professors,*whose overall 
research and teaching interests align with the Department’s objectives 
in the following areas:

**

*Ethics and Politics: *we are looking for scholars with research and 
teaching interests in the following areas:Applied Ethics| Moral and 
Political Philosophy| Ethics of Information Technology| Digital Ethics| 
Political Theory| Comparative Politics etc.

**

*New Media/ Social Media:*//Social Media Data Analytics | Computational 
Social Network Analysis | M-Health | E-Health | Digital Literacy | 
Digital Creative Industries | Quantitative and Computational Research 
Methods | Psychology of New Media

*Policy: *we are looking for scholars with research and teaching 
interests in areas related to Politics, IT and social development, 
including*: *Governance and E-governance | ICT Policies | Political 
economy of the Internet | Internet Governance | Science and Technology 
policy | ICTs for Social Transformation

*Science and Technology Studies: *we are looking for scholars with 
research and teaching interests in areas related to the domain of 
science and technology studies (STS) with a focus on Information 
Technology and society.


*About IIIT- Delhi*: IIIT-Delhi (Indraprastha Institute of Information 
Technology, www. iiitd.ac.in <http://iiitd.ac.in>) is an Autonomous 
Institute created by Govt. of Delhi with a mission to become a world 
class R&D led Institution in IT and interdisciplinary areas. It offers 
one of the most vibrant and exciting academic environments in India and 
is an ideal place for a young researcher who wishes to work in India in 
these exciting times. In recent times we have recruited over 50 faculty 
members most of whom hold PhD Degrees from prestigious universities from 
US and Europe.


*Research, Innovation and Development*

IIIT Delhi emphasizes on research, innovation and development to create 
impact through published papers, reports, projects, and technology 
development. It strongly focuses on graduate education via its PhD 
program. It also extends significant support for initial career 
development via initiation research grant, support for international 
conference travel, professional society membership, and encouragement of 
continuing collaborations with foreign partner institutions (with 
options for short-term leave support). It has implemented systems of 
yearly appraisal / feedback and a tenure process to help faculty members 
aim high and create an institute whose reputation is benchmarked against 
international standards.


*Compensation and Quality of Life*

The Institute provides compensation at par with other premier research 
institutions of higher education in India and also allows a faculty 
member to supplement it through research grants, summer sabbaticals in 
R&D labs/companies, consultancy, etc. The campus is situated in Okhla 
Phase-III, in South Delhi, with a Metro station within ½ km, with 
modern, good quality and spacious housing for faculty.


*Eligibility: *We are seeking candidates with a PhD from a top 
Institution (post doc experience will be an added bonus) with strong 
academic training and a strong publication record in the relevant areas. 
Scholars having the capability to independently develop and lead a 
program of research, and provide innovation and quality teaching at both 
the undergraduate and graduate levels are especially encouraged to apply.


      *Important Dates/ Schedule*

*For applying: *Anytime-applications processed regularly.
*Seminars: *On a mutually convenient date; often when the candidate is 
visiting India. E-seminars can also be arranged.
*Interaction with Selection Committee: *Held regularly, a few times a year.


      *Application Process*

For applying, send an email to *(faculty-applications /at/ iiitd.ac.in) 
<mailto:(faculty-applications /at/ iiitd.ac.in)>.* */Subject of the email 
should be "Faculty position in Department of Social Science and 
Humanities/"* (please mention the discipline in the subject - as mails 
are organized using that). Please attach the following to your email:

(i) CV with details about your education (please mention CGPA/percentage 
also for each degree, including class X and XII), work experience, 
publications, etc, as well as names of at least three references (if 
desired, list of references may be sent later upon request from the 
Institute),

(ii) a research statement giving research background, approach, research 
plans for the near future, etc.

(iii) a teaching statement containing teaching approach, 
basic/foundation courses you would like to teach, advanced courses you 
would like to teach or design, etc.


*For further information write to (faculty-applications /at/ iiitd.ac.in) 
<mailto:(faculty-applications /at/ iiitd.ac.in)> or (hod-ssh /at/ iiitd.ac.in) 
<mailto:(hod-ssh /at/ iiitd.ac.in)> or  visit the department website 
https://ssh.iiitd.ac.in  or the Institute website https://www.iiitd.ac.in. *
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