[Commlist] Job: Assistant Professor of Communication and Africana Studies

*Assistant Professor of Communication and Africana Studies*

Tulane University’s School of Liberal Arts is making significant 
investments in its media and communication programs. The growth in 
interest in media as an engine for social change reflects our vibrant 
student body and our commitments to interdisciplinarity. We seek 
scholars and critical practitioners in media and communication whose 
work addresses  key strategic areas for Tulane.  We aim to prioritize 
work that engages actively with global/transnational conversations; and 
which can productively intersect with issues relevant to New Orleans and 
the greater Gulf South region. As such we are seeking a dynamic 
colleague to join the faculty with a joint appointment in the Department 
of Communication and our Program in Africana Studies.

Applicants should be productive critical scholars conversant with or 
experienced in digital media practices. We are open to consider 
different types of critical and scholarly output that successful 
candidates will pursue, and we are as interested in traditional forms of 
scholarship as we are in visual forms. While the position is located in 
the Department of Communication and in the Program in Africana Studies, 
there will also be opportunities for faculty to bridge to the Program in 
Digital Media Practice, itself a thriving area of student interest which 
the School is investing in.

The Department of Communication is an interdisciplinary department 
specializes in the critical study of media, technology and transnational 
communication. With more than 300 undergraduate majors, its full-time 
faculty offers a range of theoretical, historical, and practice-oriented 
courses. In addition to their particular areas of specialization, 
candidates should be prepared to offer introductory classes and 
upper-level core seminars in Africana Studies.  Tenure-line faculty 
members teach two courses per semester (2-2) across one or more or more 
disciplines, with substantial support for faculty research and 
professional development. The successful candidate will have half of 
their teaching and service assigned to each unit and full voting rights 
in both.

*Qualifications *

Qualified candidates for this position will hold a PhD degree in 
Communication or a related field by June 30, 2020.

*Application Instructions *

Candidates should submit a letter or application, a curriculum vitae, a 
list of three professional references with contact information, and one 
or two samples of your critical work (written and/or media). Other 
materials may be requested later. Questions can be directed to Dr. 
Ferruh Yilmaz ((fyilmaz /at/ tulane.edu) <mailto:(mporto /at/ tulane.edu)>), Chair of 
the Search Committee. We are committed to creating an intellectually 
diverse, inclusive, and equitable institution, and we especially 
encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. 
Review of applications will begin November 18 and will continue until 
the position is filled.

*Application Process

*
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this 
search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and 
can send all application materials, including confidential letters of 
recommendation, free of charge.

*Apply now:*

(https://dossier.interfolio.com/facultysearch/applications/2402780/profile) 
<https://dossier.interfolio.com/apply/68968><https://www.interfolio.com/>

*Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

*Tulane University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
institution committed to excellence through diversity. Tulane University 
will not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, 
national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual 
orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, 
military or veteran status, or any other status or classification 
protected by federal, state, or local law. All eligible candidates are 
encouraged to apply.


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