[Commlist] Job: Critical Digital Media and Design

Happy to share this posting for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in my 
department:

The Department of Communication Arts in the Faculty of*//*Arts at the 
University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant 
Professor in *Critical Digital Media and Design* beginning July 1, 2024.

The Department of Communication Arts, located in a research-intensive 
university, is committed to program objectives 
<https://uwaterloo.ca/communication-arts/about-our-department>(https://uwaterloo.ca/communication-arts/about-our-department 
<https://uwaterloo.ca/communication-arts/about-our-department>) 
providing students with lifelong capacities 1) to examine agency and 
implication; 2) to support the development of critical and creative 
competencies; and 3) to encourage a language and imagination for the 
public good. The department has undergraduate programs in Communication 
Studies, Communication Arts & Design Practice, and Theatre & 
Performance, and a minor in Digital Arts Communication open to students 
across the university. These attractive and growing programs currently 
serve approximately 200 majors and 150 minors, and the department is in 
the process of proposing a practice-based graduate MA program. In 
addition, the Department delivers approximately 130 sections of 
communication courses to students from several different programs at the 
University. Presently these sections are offered to students in the 
Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Math.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in a research field such as 
Communication, Informatics, Design, Digital Humanities, or a related 
field, a strong research agenda, potentially combined with a 
practitioner profile, and demonstrated excellence in teaching.They will 
support current departmental programs by teaching primarily 
undergraduate Digital Arts Communication (DAC) classes, will help 
integrate digital arts practice into courses across the department, and 
will contribute to the department’s proposed MA program. In particular, 
the successfulcandidate will be able to teach DAC 309 (User Experience 
Design) as well as other Digital Arts Communication courses such as DAC 
201 (Designing Digital Media), and DAC 305 (Designing and Evaluating 
Digital Games). A demonstrated pedagogical commitment to 
theoretically-informed practice, student-centered learning, and 
engagement of broad public concerns is required. We are particularly 
interested in applicants with expertise in critical humanistic and 
design approaches to user experience (UX). This includes approaches to 
user-centered research and design based on principles of anti-racism, 
feminism, inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility to interrogate 
the perspectives, assumptions, methods, and artifacts of UX Design. 
Candidates with expertise in critical race, Indigenous, dis/ability, 
trans, feminist, queer, sustainable, and/or Marxist methods and 
approaches to the practice and study of UX Design specifically and 
critical digital design more broadly are preferred. Approaches to 
digital media arts and production as communication are especially 
welcome, as is having a high degree of technological literacy, the 
ability to secure external funding, collaborative potential with other 
faculty across the department and university, the ability to engage in 
outreach activities with industry in their area, and the ability to 
contribute to the growth of the department.

The salary range for this position at the rank of Assistant Professor is 
$95,000.00 to $125,000.00. Duties include research, teaching, and 
academic service.

The closing date for applications is *December 15, 2023*. Application 
materials must be submitted as PDF files through the Online Faculty 
Application System 
<https://ofas.uwaterloo.ca/>(https://ofas.uwaterloo.ca/ 
<https://ofas.uwaterloo.ca/>). Application materials should identify how 
the candidate’s teaching, research and service aligns with the 
Department’s program objectives (see above) and advances equity, 
anti-racism, decolonization, and inclusion. Please include electronic 
copies of a cover letter (addressed to Dr. Grit Liebscher, Interim 
Chair, Communication Arts), curriculum vitae, research statement (1-2 
pages), statement of teaching effectiveness (1-2 pages) with additional 
teaching evidence (e.g. 1-2 examples of syllabi, small selection of 
course evaluations), and a sample of a publication/creative work or work 
in progress. Please also indicate three referees who will be contacted 
to provide references for you.

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes 
place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and 
Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand 
Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on 
each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation 
takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, 
and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous 
Initiatives Office 
<https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/indigenousinitiatives>(https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/indigenousinitiatives 
<https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/indigenousinitiatives>)/./*//*

The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its 
students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and 
diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to 
accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks 
applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion.  
As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been 
historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who 
identify as Indigenous peoples (e.g., First Nations, Métis, Inuit/Inuk), 
Black, racialized, people with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons 
with disabilities. If you have any application, interview or workplace 
accommodation requests, please contact Adrian Buchanan at 
(adrian.buchanan /at/ uwaterloo.ca) <mailto:(adrian.buchanan /at/ uwaterloo.ca)>.

If you have any questions regarding the position, the application 
process, assessment process, or eligibility, please contact Dr. Grit 
Liebscher at (gliebsch /at/ uwaterloo.ca) <mailto:(gliebsch /at/ uwaterloo.ca)>.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and 
permanent residents will be given priority.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Three reasons to apply: 
https://uwaterloo.ca/faculty-association/why-waterloo 
<https://uwaterloo.ca/faculty-association/why-waterloo>.__

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