[Commlist] Vacancy for full professor Media, Literacy & Public Engagement

Chair (Full Professor) in Media, Literacy & Public Engagement (1,0 FTE)

https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/chair-full-professor-in-media-literacy-public-engagement-10-fte

Job description

The Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University has a vacancy for a full 
professor in Media, Literacy & Public Engagement (1.0 FTE). The chair 
will play a pivotal role in initiating and stimulating the development 
of research, teaching, and societal impact of media and culture studies, 
with a focus on the role of media and media literacy in education, 
empowered citizenship, and various forms of public engagement. More 
specifically, the chair will, in collaboration with colleagues and 
societal partners, co-create innovative forms of impact of media and 
culture studies in and via societal and educational projects that foster 
empowered and inclusive forms of citizenship and socio-cultural 
diversity, especially among youth, for a deeply mediatized society that 
is characterized by local and global challenges and inequalities. In 
line with the strategic plans of the Department of Media and Culture 
Studies, the Faculty of Humanities, and Utrecht University, the chair 
furthers interdisciplinary and publicly engaged research and teaching on 
media within the contexts of Utrecht University’s interdisciplinary 
strategic themes, in particular Dynamics of Youth, and also Pathways to 
Sustainability, and Institutions for Open Societies.

Qualifications

We are looking for a colleague who has a strong publication record, 
proven abilities to generate external funding, and an extensive 
international network within and outside of academia. The successful 
candidate has specialist knowledge of critical debates on, and practices 
within, media literacy, education, youth studies, and cultural theory. 
They are also committed to developing innovative forms of societal 
impact from the humanities, in collaboration with other academic 
disciplines as well as various societal stakeholders.

The new chair will be positioned in the Department of Media and Culture 
Studies (MCW). Our department has a staff with a variety of backgrounds, 
skills, and views. As a department, we are committed to support our 
staff and their development and we foster various forms of 
interdisciplinary collaboration and team-based teaching and research. In 
our department, we study a wide range of media as well as cultural and 
artistic expressions, also in their intermedial relations. We interpret 
culture as a dynamic combination of artistic, creative, and everyday 
activities that people use to shape their identities, and within which 
social processes, structures and institutions are shaped. We welcome 
colleagues who can further strengthen the diversity of perspectives and 
backgrounds in our department.

The successful candidate:

  * is an experienced and internationally recognized senior researcher
    in the field of media literacy and education, as demonstrated by a
    completed PhD in Media Studies or an adjacent field, and a
    substantial peer-reviewed scholarly output in leading academic
    journals and distinguished book publications, as well as other forms
    of output for professional or societal communities;
  * has excellent communication skills and is capable of inspiring a
    positive team spirit;
  * is willing and able to take on leadership responsibilities at the
    departmental level, and beyond;
  * is experienced in fostering a culture of mutual respect,
    collegiality and care in which principles of diversity and inclusion
    are respected;
  * engages in public outreach and has developed, or contributed to,
    various forms of societal impact;
  * has a successful track record in attracting research subsidies from
    external funding bodies;
  * has substantial experience in teaching at both undergraduate and
    graduate level as well as experience in developing teaching curricula;
  * has experience in supervising PhD candidates and junior researchers
    in an inspiring and effective way and fosters teamwork and team spirit;
  * has an extensive network beyond the University, and is able to
    engage this network in collaborative, inter- and transdisciplinary
    research projects and public engagement;
  * is expected to teach in Dutch and English. International candidates
    will be assisted in acquiring Dutch language skills during the first
    two years of their appointment.

Leadership and responsibility are part of your job. That is why you 
recognise yourself in the core values that are central to the Faculty of 
Humanities: professionalism, transparency, responsibility, connection 
and safety.

The UU works with the methodology of Triple that values teamwork over 
individualism and calls for an open academic culture that promotes 
accountability, reproducibility, integrity and transparency, and where 
sharing (open access, FAIR data and software) and public engagement are 
normal daily practice.

Offer

We offer a temporary position with an appointment as professor for 
initially five years. After positive evaluation, the appointment will be 
turned into a permanent one.

The minimum gross salary is €6,099 and the maximum gross salary is 
€8,881 (scale H2 of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch 
Universities) per month, at a full-time employment.

Utrecht University offers a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% 
per year, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and flexible employment 
conditions. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary 
conditions, including supporting a better work-life balance (e.g. a 
number of specific leave arrangements, including an attractive 
retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment 
conditions). These conditions are based on the Collective Employment 
Agreement of the Dutch Universities. More information on working at 
Utrecht University can be found here.

Are you an international applicant? Then have a look at what our 
International Service Desk can do for you. Check the information for 
international staff and guests about living in the Netherlands.

About the organisation

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in 
executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht 
University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards 
major strategic themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions 
for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability. For an impression 
of the university, you can watch the Utrecht University Campus Tour .

The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 1,100 staff 
members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious 
Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and 
Languages, Literature and Communication. With its research and education 
in these fields, the Faculty aims to contribute to a better 
understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social 
and cultural context. The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the 
excellent amenities in the historical city centre of Utrecht, where the 
faculty is housed, contribute to an inspiring working environment.

The Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University is an 
internationally renowned research and teaching consortium composed of 
scholars in media studies, performance studies, musicology, and gender 
and postcolonial studies who are dedicated to an interdisciplinary and 
societally engaged approach to media and culture studies.

Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact Nanna Verhoeff 
(Head of Department), via (n.verhoeff /at/ uu.nl).

For more information, see the profile of the Chair.

The first round of interviews is scheduled at March 21st.

Please note that an assessment can be part of the procedure.

Apply

Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome 
employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Applications must include:

  * a letter of motivation detailing how the candidate’s experience and
    competence with regard to research, teaching, and public engagement
    fit the profile of the chair and contribute to the goals and
    ambitions of the department of MCW;
  * a CV including a full list of research output;
  * a short statement (max 1,500 words) on research and public engagement;
  * names and contact details of three (academic) referees.
The application deadline is 23 February 2023. Visit 
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/chair-full-professor-in-media-literacy-public-engagement-10-fte 
to apply.

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