[Commlist] Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Black Studies in Media & Technology, McGill University

The Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill 
University (Montreal, Canada) is hiring an *Assistant Professor of Black 
Studies in Media and Technology**(tenure-track).*

We welcome candidates working in Black Studies as it intersects with one 
or more of the following areas: media studies, digital culture and/or 
internet research, cultural studies, science and technology studies, 
music and sound studies, film studies, infrastructure studies, and 
gender and sexuality studies. We welcome research and teaching 
concentrations that could include but are not limited to: Black digital 
culture and counterpublics; cultural studies of the Black diaspora; 
Black diasporic expressive cultures; anti-colonial, decolonial, and 
postcolonial theory and methods; environmental humanities; media 
histories; feminist, queer and transgender studies; disability studies; 
and production studies. Black scholars, and scholars working with 
anti-oppressive research frameworks and methods, broadly conceived, are 
especially encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will teach courses at the undergraduate and 
graduate level, develop curriculum in their areas of expertise, 
supervise graduate students, and contribute to the intellectual life of 
the department and university. PhD in hand at the time of appointment is 
preferred.

Appointment is expected to be at the rank of Assistant Professor, but 
appointment at a higher rank is possible under exceptional 
circumstances. The position start date is *August 1, 2022*. Complete 
applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact 
information for three referees, evidence of teaching experience and 
effectiveness (for example: sample course syllabi and summaries of 
teaching evaluations), and two writing samples (20-30 pages). Full 
review of *applications will begin on 27 October 2021*. Applications 
will continue to be reviewed after that date until the position is 
filled. Interviews are expected to take place online in December 2021.

All materials must be submitted electronically via Workday, at the 
following link:

_https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Arts- 
Building/Assistant-Professor-of-Black-Studies-in-Media-and-Technology_JR0000016020 
<https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Arts-%20Building/Assistant-Professor-of-Black-Studies-in-Media-and-Technology_JR0000016020.>_

Knowledge of French is an asset. English is the language of instruction 
at McGill.

This position is part of a multi-year interdisciplinary initiative 
designed to strengthen and support research innovation and excellence in 
African, African diasporic, and Black Studies at McGill, while 
simultaneously addressing the under-representation of Black faculty in 
the tenure stream, as laid out in the University Action Plan to Address 
Anti-Black Racism 
<https://www.mcgill.ca/provost/files/provost/action_plan_to_address_anti-black_racism.pdf> 
2020-2025.

The department and McGill University are located on the unceded 
territory of Tiohtià:ke, now known as Montréal; the Kanien’kehá:ka 
Nation are the traditional custodians of these lands and waters. To 
learn more about the Department of Art History and Communication 
Studies, please visit our website at: https://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/ 
<https://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/>.

The full online posting of the job announcement in both English and 
French is available at the following link: 
https://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/jobs <https://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/jobs>

The department is also hiring a *tenure-track position in Contemporary 
Art*. Information on that position can also be found at the link above.

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