[Commlist] Job Posting: E. Claiborne Robins Chair in the Liberal Arts

The *Department of Rhetoric & Communication Studies* 
<https://rhetoric.richmond.edu/> at the University of Richmond seeks to 
hire a distinguished teacher-scholar of Media Studies as the E. 
Claiborne Robins Chair in the Liberal Arts. This will be a tenured 
appointment at the rank of Full Professor or advanced Associate Professor.

The successful candidate’s research and teaching examines media from 
an inter- or multidisciplinary perspective. We welcome work from a 
variety of vantage points, including both old and new, local and 
global, and textual to visual to sound and digital cultures, especially 
those including emerging media forms and methods. Areas of focus might 
include media production and industry, audiences and publics, cultural 
identity and the politics of media, and access and equity in media 
production and distribution. We are particularly interested in 
candidates who work on one or more of the following subfields: media 
infrastructures, industrial conditions, code studies, platform studies 
and/or media technologies, in order to complement the Department’s 
existing offerings in media studies, rhetoric, and the digital 
humanities. A Ph.D. in Media Studies or a related field is required. The 
Department welcomes applications from scholars with transdisciplinary 
approaches and degrees.

Centering the University’s *values* 
<https://rhetoric.richmond.edu/major-minor/inclusivity.html> of 
diversity, equity, inclusion, and thriving, the Department is committed 
to building pathways for undergraduate students to improve themselves 
and their diverse worlds through a deep understanding and use of 
thoughtful, ethical communication. As a bridge between the Department’s 
dynamic rhetoric, communication studies, and digital humanities 
curriculum, the successful candidate will play a leading role in 
developing and strengthening media studies as a dimension of the 
Department, attracting students with burgeoning interest in the field 
and its applications. As Distinguished Chair, the successful candidate 
will have an opportunity to develop connections to departments and 
interdisciplinary programs, where relevant, and the University’s growing 
initiative in *Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship* 
<https://provost.richmond.edu/academic-initiatives/cie.html> (CIE).

The University of Richmond is a private university located just a short 
drive from downtown Richmond, Virginia. Through its five schools and 
wide array of campus programming, the University combines the best 
qualities of a small liberal arts college and a large university. With 
nearly 4,000 students, an 8:1 student-faculty ratio, and 92% of 
traditional undergraduate students living on campus, the University is 
remarkably student-centered. We focus on preparing students “to live 
lives of purpose, thoughtful inquiry, and responsible leadership in a 
global and pluralistic society.”

The University of Richmond is committed to developing a diverse 
workforce and student body, and to modeling an inclusive campus 
community which values the expression of difference in ways that promote 
excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and 
institutional success. Our academic community strongly encourages 
applications that are in keeping with this commitment. For more 
information on Rhetoric and Communication Studies at the University of 
Richmond, see* https://rhetoric.richmond.edu/* 
<https://rhetoric.richmond.edu/>

Applicants should apply online at* http://jobs.richmond.edu* 
<http://jobs.richmond.edu/> and submit a cover letter and a current 
curriculum vitae. At a later stage in the search, candidates will be 
asked to provide letters of recommendation, sample syllabi, and samples 
of scholarly production to be submitted to the University's Human 
Resources department at (URHR /at/ richmond.edu).

Please address any questions about the position to the search committee 
chair, Nicole Maurantonio (*(nmaurant /at/ richmond.edu)* 
<mailto:(nmaurant /at/ richmond.edu)>). Review of applications begins on 
October 15 and continues until the position is filled.



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