[Commlist] New Faculty Position at Simon Fraser University (Canada), Lived IndigenousExperience in Indigenous Communication, Identity & Community

Call for applicants with Lived IndigenousExperience in Indigenous 
Communication, Identity & Community



Simon Fraser University’s School of Communication respectfully andwith 
gratitude acknowledges that we work on the shared UncededTraditional 
Territories of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Musqueam 
(xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm), Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ ilw̓ ətaʔɬ), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓ 
əm), Katzie (q̓ íc̓ əy̓ ), Kwantlen (qʼʷa:n̓ ƛʼən̓), Qayqayt and 
numerous Stó:lō Nations in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Surrey. We 
acknowledge and support the sovereignty and rights ofIndigenous nations 
over their ancestral and traditional lands.



The School of Communication invites applicants for the position of 
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the area ofIndigenous 
Communication, Identity and Community as a part ofour commitment to 
decolonizing our programs in recognition ofand in accord with the United 
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the National 
Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, and the Simon 
Fraser University Aboriginal Reconciliation Council’s “Walk This Path 
With Us” Report.



The ideal candidate will demonstrate lived Indigenous experience, 
including connections to and engagement with Indigenous communities, 
organizations, and/or institutions, particularly and with emphasis in 
Canada and/or the United States. We especially welcome candidates whose 
work is grounded in Indigenous studies, Black studies, intersectional 
feminisms, decolonization and postcolonial studies, queer theory,trans 
studies, disability studies, critical race/ethnic studies, or 
transcultural and global studies.



Areas of interest for this position are broadly conceived to invitethe 
widest scope of applicants; but we are particularly interested in 
applicants whose theoretical, technical, and/or artistic approaches 
address an interdisciplinary area of research and teaching which could 
include:



Visual & Media Arts – the theory, study, and/or production of video, 
film, sound, animation, gamedesign, storytelling, performance, history, 
virtual reality,augmented reality, and immersive environments;

Activism and Social Movements – Socialorganizing and mobilization, 
publics and counterpublics, surveillance, and carceral cultures;

Communicating Health & Healing – health andjustice, Indigenous community 
health healing and well-being;

Indigenous Ecologies – Traditional ecologicalknowledge, climate issues, 
resource governance;

Technology Studies – Mobile technologies, artificial intelligence, 
algorithm studies, computational creativity,social media, critical media 
making, and critical designstudies; Culture Industries/Policies – media 
governance, decolonization of regulatory policies, and analyses of 
cultural industries and productions.



We are open to a range of methods and approaches: Indigenous research 
methods, decolonizing methodologies, collaborative and community-based 
methodologies, comparative and transnational approaches, 
research-creation, other qualitativemethods, and/or quantitative, 
digital methods, applied practices, or a combination of such approaches.



The successful candidate should demonstrate potential forpublication and 
research funding, for collaborative initiatives, and for working with 
students from diverse backgrounds. The candidate will be expected to 
teach and supervise students at all levels of the undergraduate and 
graduatecurriculum and to undertake service and work with partnersinside 
and outside the University. Candidates are expected to have a completed 
Ph.D. (or Ph.D. near completion) in Communication, Media Studies, or a 
related discipline.



The School of Communication at Simon Fraser University is a national and 
global leader in the discipline and a dynamic site of research and 
teaching. Founded on a tradition of critical approaches to media and 
culture, political economy, technology studies, global communication, 
culture industries and policy, andapplied media production, the School 
is home to several research groups, including the Digital Democracies 
Institute, the Sonic Research Studio, and the Disinformation Project, 
among others. We are a large and thriving unit with 1400 undergraduate 
majors across a flexible program that offers unique opportunities for 
specialization and public engagement. Our graduate programsinclude more 
than 100 students, largely pursuing thesis-based research. The current 
call reflects efforts by the School to meet recommendations of the 2019 
External Review Report, and the work of the School’s IBPOC Faculty 
Working Group, to revise undergraduate and graduate teaching, 
curriculum, and research to prioritize decolonization and Indigenization.



As part of SFU’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion across 
the institution, the university encourages applications from all 
qualified individuals including women, persons withdisabilities, visible 
minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people ofall sexual orientations and 
gender identities, and others who may contribute to the further 
diversification of the university.All qualified candidates are 
encouraged to apply; however,Canadian citizens and permanent residents 
will be given priority.



Candidates are asked to submit:



•     Cover letter with indication of citizenship and/or residencystatus 
(2-3 pages)

•     Curriculum vitae

•     Research statement (2 page maximum)

•     Contact information for three referees. (Letters of referencemay 
be requested a later date.)

•     A statement of lived Indigenous experience and community 
connections, with a description of past and/or potential contributions 
to decolonization and Indigenization through teaching, 
mentoring,research, and service to the profession and/orcommunity (2 
page maximum)



Writing samples and a teaching portfolio (a teaching statementand 
proposed or current course syllabus) will be requested from candidates 
who are shortlisted for this position.



Please send applications to Brenda Baldwin, Director's Assistant, at 
(cmnsdsec /at/ sfu.ca), addressed to:



Dr.  Stuart Poyntz,

Director School of Communication

Simon Fraser University

8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC Canada V5A1S6



Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2022 andcontinue until 
the position is filled. The start date for the successful candidate is 
anticipated to be July 1, 2023.



Under the authority of the University Act, personal informationthat is 
required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be 
collected. For further details, please 
see:https://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/collection_notice.html
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