European Communication Research and Education Association
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Geography, Media and Communication
Deadline: August 18, 2019
The successful candidate will primarily teach subject courses, courses on study programmes, as well as commissioned courses, if applicable. The position includes teaching, supervision, examination, course coordination and course development, as well as active participation in the development work done at the discipline and department in the areas of teaching and community cooperation. According to the working hours agreement, senior lecturers are allotted 20% for professional development, which may be used for research and may be extended through external funding.
Why choose Karlstad University?
Karlstad University is forward-looking, and this is evident in everything we do. We always provide space for ideas and enthusiasm. Our high-regarded teaching and research are characterised by close community cooperation. The university is international and here you will meet staff, students and guests from around the world. The university is engaged in systematically promoting socially, financially and environmentally sustainable development. A position at Karlstad University offers many benefits, such as lunch training at the on-campus gym. For further information, see https://www.kau.se/en/work-us/jobb/benefits. If you want to work in a young and exciting university environment, Karlstad University is ideal!
Qualification requirements
The eligibility requirement for appointment as senior lecturer is a doctorate in Media and Communication Studies or a related area applicable to the advertised position, and documented teaching expertise. A completed course in higher education pedagogy, or an equivalent qualification, is required for appointment as senior lecturer. Under special circumstances, this course may be completed within two years of employment as part of the professional development commitment.
Assessment criteria
Special weight is given to broad and specialised knowledge as well as documented teaching experience of Media and Communication Studies. The successful applicant is expected to teach and supervise on many different course at bachelor and master levels. Special weight is further given to theoretical and practical knowledge of computer-assisted digital analysis of media contents and use. Special weight is also given to good ability to cooperate, since many duties are performed in different teams.
Considerable weight is given to a research profile related to the area digital media and analysis or related areas such as information systems, digital humanities, or science and technology studies, as well as ability to teach on digital cultures, social media and web production. Considerable weight is further given to experience of independently using qualitative and quantitative research methods, as well as knowledge of and playing a role in current methodological developments in the areas of data collection and analysis in digital environments (e.g. automated content analysis, data visualisation, network analysis and digital ethnography).
Considerable weight is also given to teaching expertise and experience of participation in pedagogical development work. Since teaching is offered in Swedish and English, considerable weight is also given to good written and spoken skills as well as teaching experience in these languages.
Considerable weight is further given to experience of successfully applying for external research funding as well as participation in national and international networks.
Weight is given to the ability to work independently and take own initiative.
Weight is further given to:
If applicants have similar qualifications, those who can teach in Swedish will be ranker higher.
Terms of employment
This is a full-time, non-fixed-term position with starting date at the earliest convenience, as per agreement. A probationary period may be required.
Application
Applications are submitted via Karlstad University’s web-based recruitment system Varbi and should include:
* documented CV with the contact details of two references
* descriptive account of teaching and research experience
* certificate of course in higher education pedagogy, or account of equivalent qualification
* account of other experience, and experience of leadership, cooperation and administration
* future research and teaching plans
* list of publications (indicate your own role in cases of co-authorship)
* copies of degree certificates and other transcripts and certificates documenting qualifications
* a maximum of ten academic publications, as well as five works designed to convey knowledge, such as textbooks, educational software or popular science articles.
All documents and publications should be attached to the electronic application (do not provide links only). More information is available in the document “Application Guidelines” on our homepage (https://www.kau.se/en/about-university/working-karlstad-university/work-here/jobs-and-vacancies) where Karlstad University’s Regulations for the Appointment and Promotion of Teaching Staff also may be found.
Three copies of each document that cannot be submitted electronically, such as books and publications, should be sent to:
Karlstads universitet, Registrator, 651 88 KARLSTAD, Sweden.
State ref. no REK2019/151
Application deadline: 18 August 2019
We look forward to receiving your application.
Further information: https://kau.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:276357
Special issue on Cultural Literacies in Transition
Deadline: August 31, 2019
Guest editor: Kris Rutten (Ghent University)
On-going public and academic debate has focused on the importance of knowledge about culture and the arts, what is generally referred to as “cultural literacy”. Often the debate focuses on an alleged “lack” of such knowledge. Whereas traditional approaches to cultural literacy emphasized the importance of a shared national culture, the reading of books and the literary canon, in recent years there has been an increasing focus on what cultural “literacies” can imply within our current globalised, pluralized and media saturated societies. While the conception that the arts constitute (Western) High Culture has for a long time already been strongly criticized from a broad range of perspectives, this idea is still reflected in more traditional approaches to the importance and functions of culture and the arts.
However, contemporary societal transitions raise a number of important questions about the specific content of cultural literacies (i.e. what is still considered to be relevant and valuable knowledge about culture and the arts?), about the potential functions of culture and the arts for society (i.e. what is considered to be the societal and educational value of knowledge about and engagement with the arts?) and about the specific role of cultural institutions today (i.e. how do cultural institutions address their roles as mediator and go-between of knowledge about the arts?).
For this special issue, we therefore seek contributions that explore how cultural literacies are currently defined, practiced, contested and negotiated in relation to different contexts by focusing on the following discussions:
Submission guidelines:
Deadline for abstracts: Please send your abstracts of 300 words by August 31st 2019 to Kris.Rutten@UGent.be .
Notification of selected abstracts by: September 15th 2019.
Deadline for article submission: based on the selection of the abstracts full papers will need to be submitted by: *December 15th 2019.
Information and instructions for authors: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/RCRC
All completed manuscripts MUST be uploaded onto the online manuscript portal Scholar One. Go to Critical Arts on the Taylor and Francis site. There is an option on the top left pane of the screen that says ‘submit’, select this then click ‘submit online’ and follow the prompts.
Further inquiries about the special issue: Kris.Rutten@UGent.be
Alternatively, contact the Critical Arts editorial office at criticalarts@ukzn.ac.za or the editor-in-chief, Keyan Tomaselli at keyant@uj.ac.za
Critical Arts prides itself in publishing original, readable, and theoretically cutting edge articles. For more information on the history and the orientation of the journal, as well as guidelines for authors, and legal and editorial procedures, please visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rcrcauth.asp
Critical Arts is now published six times annually and is indexed in the International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS) and the ISI Social Science Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index and other indexes.
Saint Paul University
Deadline: September 3, 2019
Administrative Unit : Faculty of Human Sciences
Supervisor : Dean
Hours : 35.00
Functions :
Established in 1848, Saint Paul University is the founding college of the University of Ottawa, with which it has been federated since 1965. Bilingual and on a human scale, it offers programs in canon law, conflict studies, counselling and psychotherapy, human relations, philosophy, public ethics, social communication, social innovation, and theology. Saint Paul University seeks to promote excellence in teaching, research and professional formation at the international, national, and local levels.
The Faculty of Human Sciences is seeking an assistant professor in a tenure-track position in the School of Social Communication, beginning January 2020.
Saint Paul University's School of Social Communication’s programs aim to develop competent communicators and critical thinkers for a wide range of organizations, through a blend of theoretical and practical courses.
Nature of the position:
Experience :
Required qualifications:
Salary:
Salary and promotion are based on the current Collective Agreement.
Starting date: January 1, 2020.
Application deadline: September 3, 2019 or until position is filled
This announcement is directed primarily but not exclusively to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. Saint Paul University encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities.
Applicants should send a cover letter addressing how they meet the requirements for the position, a curriculum vitae, the names of three persons who can provide references upon request, and three samples of their publications to: humansciences@ustpaul.ca
Inquiries regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Sheenagh Pietrobruno, Director, School of Social Communications (spietrobruno@ustpaul.ca). Review of applications will begin on September 4, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. Only applicants who have been shortlisted will be contacted.
MeCCSA 2020, Supplemental Call For Papers
January 8-10, 2020
University of Brighton, UK
The Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association are pleased to invite the submission of practice-based contributions for the MeCCSA 2020 Conference, to be held from 8-10 January 2020 at the University of Brighton. The theme of the conference is Media Interactions and Environments. We actively support the presentation of practice-as-research and have a flexible approach to practice papers, presentations and the exhibition of work.
To complement the MeCCSA presentations, panels, roundtables and screenings, a dedicated exhibition space has been set up in the School of Media’s foyer gallery, to exhibit film and video, photography, sound and other media-based work. This is a light space with ample daylight, which has flexible walls for hanging of works, which can also accommodate moving image work. We also have a cinema-style screening room which can be used for short films, videos and digital work.
Contributors are invited to submit work for the gallery as part of their presentation. This may be still or moving image, projected or monitor-based work, which creatively addresses the theme of Media Interactions and Environments. This exhibition will seek to explore how mediation, screen performance, sound and photography contribute to a reconfiguration of contemporary relations and environments. All set-ups need to be simple and adaptable to existing facilities, and all delivery/transportation of work is at the cost and risk of the exhibitor.
Practice-based research proposals may take many forms. Contributors may present papers and screenings in the same sessions or as part of a separate screening strand. We also welcome shorter papers in association with short screenings. For displaying practice work, please include specific technical data (e.g. duration, format) and a URL pointing to any support material when submitting your abstract. We expect delegates who are showing work to be present at the conference.
Timeline of submissions and reviews
Submit proposals to: meccsa2020@brighton.ac.uk
Website: http://www.meccsabrighton2020.co.uk
Twitter: @MeCCSA2020
April 6-7, 2020
School of Economics, Cape Town, South Africa
Deadline: December 1, 2019
https://www.monssa.org/its2020
Digital Transformation in Africa
The 3rd African International Telecommunications Society (ITS) Conference will take place at the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town on 6-7 April, 2020. The previous two African editions of the conference were hosted in Lusaka (Zambia) in 2018 and Accra (Ghana) in 2016.
The International Telecommunications Society (ITS) is an association of about 400 professionals in the information, communications, and technology sectors. The ITS Conferences provide a forum where academic, private sector, and government communities can meet to identify pressing new problems and issues, share research results, and form new relationships and approaches to address outstanding issues.
The ITS Conference in Cape Town will bring together experts, academicians, policy makers and sector regulators from South Africa and other countries in Africa, and worldwide. During 2-days conference, the participants will discuss a broad range of issues related to investments in telecommunications and Internet infrastructure, competition dynamics and regulation of digital markets, emergence of global information society and many others.
We welcome submissions on a range of topics as outlined below:
Submissions addressing any other subject relating to telecommunication systems and markets are also welcome. Theoretical and empirical papers are welcome, as are methodologically qualitative and quantitative papers.
Important dates
Contact
Website of ITS: https://www.itsworld.org
Loughborough University, UK
Deadline: September 26, 2019
The Department of Communication and Media in the School of Social Sciences at Loughborough University, UK, is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to work with Dr Vaclav Stetka (PI) and Professor Sabina Mihelj (Co-I) on the ESRC-funded research project "The Illiberal Turn? News Consumption, Political Polarization, and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe". Combining survey data, digital tracking of media consumption, as well as media diaries and qualitative interviews, the project will carry out a systematic study of news consumption and political polarization in Poland, Czechia, Hungary and Serbia, at a key point in time when the region is witnessing the rise of populist leaders, resurgence of illiberal nationalism, and a shift towards authoritarian forms of government.
This Research Associate will assist with qualitative data collection, analysis and management. Apart from taking an active part in designing interviews and media diaries, the successful candidate will collect the data from one of the four countries covered by the project and assist the Co-I with the comparative analysis of qualitative data from all four countries. The researcher will also support the PI and the Co-I with the integrative analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, co-author some of the publications, and contribute to impact activities and events. Proficiency in English and one of the local languages (Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Serbian) is essential.
The successful applicant for this post will be an experienced researcher with postgraduate training in sociology, media/communication studies, cultural studies, anthropology or another related social science or humanities discipline, (PhD, or very close to completion), and with experience in qualitative social science methodologies, such as interviews and/or diaries. Demonstrable knowledge of media, politics and society in one or more Central and Eastern European countries covered by the project is also expected.
IMPORTANT: Shortlisted applicants for this post who are not selected may be offered a short-term (4-5 months) research position. Please indicate in your application/cover letter if you are interested in this.
Informal enquiries should be made by email to Professor Sabina Mihelj, S.Mihelj@lboro.ac.uk
Application Closing Date: 26 September 2019
Interviews (including presentation) will be held on: 7 October 2019
Start date: 1 January 2020
For more information on the project see our project website: https://www.illiberal-turn.eu/
For further details on the job see: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ190622.pdf.
Tallinn University (TLU)
Deadline: August 26, 2019
Tallinn University (TLU) seeks an internationally recognized scholar in digital humanities or digital culture studies to become an ERA Chair Professor in Cultural Data Analytics.
Position starts in Autumn or early Winter 2019
Tenure: The position will be tenured.
All details about the application process and what documents are needed can be found here: https://www.tlu.ee/en/professor-cultural-data-analytics
Position includes excellent remuneration package; secured substantial research funds for the first 4 years; the possibility to create own research team and an Open Lab; cooperation networks with several external cultural and media institution; strong institutional support from the university.
Profile of the candidate
TLU has won a grant for this position from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 ERA Chair programme. The programme supports universities in their efforts to build on their reputation as leaders in research and innovation. The programme awards top researchers and their teams EUR 2.5 million over five years to establish ambitious research programmes. Estonian Research Council is expected to top it up with additional 200 000 euros from its Mobilitas scheme. After the CUDAN project ends and the position gets tenured TLU will support the Chair by its own means.
TLU has used the grant to establish a new professorship in Cultural Data Analytics (CUDAN) together with the new research team that consists of 5-7 senior researchers and at least 5 PhD students. The team will also run CUDAN Open Lab - an actual space and a cooperation platform for collaborating with external cultural and media institutions. See more about the whole CUDAN project here: http://cudan.tlu.ee
The candidate for the professorship is expected to have experience of managing research projects and/or teams in digital humanities/digital culture studies and with spearheading open stakeholder collaborations.
CUDAN ERA Chair will interconnect three TLU Schools - Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School (BFM), School of Humanities (SH) and School of Digital Technologies (DTI). The ERA Chair holder will be hired as a professor at BFM.
The applicant has to have a PhD degree in digital humanities, digital culture studies or in data analytics and at least 5 years of experience in managing research teams and/or planning and implementing research and innovation projects.
More specifically the following experience is required:
• Strong academic background and international reputation in digital humanities/digital culture studies;
• Publications in international peer reviewed journals;
• Supervision of PhD students;
• Experience in formulating and managing research teams;
• Experience in planning new research projects;
• Experience in coordination of or participation in international research projects (e.g. Framework Programme, Horizon 2020);
• Collaboration with non-academic stakeholders.
The ERA Chair holder will need to reside permanently in Estonia and sign an employment contract with TLU.
The salary of the ERA Chair professor will be negotiable, but will be based on the existing experience and seniority of the candidates and equate broadly with professor salaries in Western European countries. Yet, employment in Estonia could be more beneficial due to low income tax rates (approximately 21% for this position).
TLU offers modern ergonomic working conditions and flexible schedules in a brand new campus located in the city centre. TLU employees enjoy numerous benefits in areas such recreation, health care, child care, employee training, etc. TLU allows for its professors extensive paid vacation - 65 days each year. TLU will help the newly expected professor and her/his family with the move to Estonia, relocation allowance can be negotiated.
Deadlines: The application process opened June 22nd 2019 and ends August 26th. A decision will be made in the Autumn of 2019. All the details about the process and what documents are needed can be found here: https://www.tlu.ee/en/professor-cultural-data-analytics.
See more about the CUDAN Open Lab: http://cudan.tlu.ee
CUDAN team is happy to respond to any questions and at any time about the position. Please contact us at cudan@tlu.ee.
Deadline for application: September 2, 2019
The YECREA network is calling for early-career communication researchers across Europe to apply for the vacant position as YECREA representative in the Film Studies section of ECREA.
The young scholar (YECREA) representative in each section/TWG/network of ECREA assists the managing team (consisting of a chair and two vice-chairs) in organising panels, symposiums and/or conferences, promoting the specific research area. Furthermore, the YECREA representative works to inform early-career scholars about events in the field and take part in organising events, such as pre-conference workshops or meetings.
The ‘young’ in young scholar is not a measure of age, but of career progression. Thus, all scholars in non-tenure positions (e.g. PhD’s and postdocs) are welcome to apply. It should be noted that the position as YECREA representatives is not paid.
Applications should be no more than 500 words and contain the following information:
The managing team of YECREA (Corinna Lauerer, Norbert Šinković and Johan Farkas) will evaluate applications. The final decision on candidates will be taken in collaboration with the managing teams of each section/TWG/network.
As part of the evaluation, motivation will be emphasised as well as ensuring geographical diversity and supporting new scholars in the field.
More information about each section/TWG/network can be found at: https://www.ecrea.eu/Sections
More information about YECREA can be found at: http://yecrea.eu/
Questions can be addressed to Johan Farkas (Chair): johan.farkas@mau.se
Applications should be sent to: yecreanetwork@gmail.com
Deadline: December 31, 2019
The Professional Wresting Studies Association invites submissions for the inaugural issue of the Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal.
We welcome scholarly work from any theoretical and methodological lens that is rigorous, insightful, and expands our audience’s understanding of professional wrestling past or present as a cultural, social, political, and/or economic institution.
All submissions must be original scholarly work and free of identifying information for blind review. Written articles should be submitted as Word documents and no more than 8,000 words, inclusive of a 200-word abstract and a reference list. MLA citation style is required. Any images that are not original require copyright clearance. Articles will be converted into PDFs for publication, so hyperlinks should be active.
For multimedia productions and experimental scholarship, please contact PWSJeditor-in-chief Matt Foy (foym38@uiu.edu) to verify length and proper format in which to send the piece.
The deadline for submissions to the journal is October 31, 2019 for an April 2020 publication. Please email submissions to prowrestlingstudies@gmail.com.
Additionally, the PWSA invites submissions for their inaugural PWSA Symposium: WrestlePosium I.
This virtual symposium will happen online on Saturday, April 4th, to coincide with WrestleMania. That week has become a touchstone for all of professional wrestling, not just the World Wrestling Entertainment’s signature show. As such, the PWSA seeks to bring academic scholarship to the festivities by connecting wrestling scholars around the world to present their research and ideas.
Presentations can be given live, via a videoconferencing tool, or be recorded and collected for viewing during that day. Additionally, all live presentations will also be recorded and collected for later viewing. Presentations and videos will be no longer than 15 minutes, but applicants can also submit ideas for roundtable discussions and complete panels. Sessions will be scheduled during the day based on the proposals.
Interested applicants should submit a 500-word proposal outlining the purpose and scope of their presentation, roundtable or panel. Proposals should include titles and contact information for all speakers. Submissions should be sent to PWSA president CarrieLynn D. Reinhard (creinhard@dom.edu).
The deadline for submissions to the symposium is December 31, 2019.
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Edited by Daniela Stelzmann (Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) and Josephine Ischebeck (Psychologist, Berlin, Germany).
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a problem which takes place in the center of our society and has dramatic effects on the victims’ physical and mental health. Between 3 to 31 % of the children worldwide have been sexually abused in either offline or online environments (Barth, Bermetz, Heim, Trelle, & Tonia, 2013). Accurate estimations are difficult due to the high amount of undetected cases. Although a large percentage of children become victims in every social stratum, CSA remains a highly tabooed topic. Very few victims and other significant groups (e.g. spouses, parents, etc.) talk about their experiences, often out of fear of stigmatization (Ybarra, Strasburger & Mitchell, 2014).
Although most people did not experience CSA or do not have access to first hand reports, we have a certain mental representation of CSA including its causes and effects. We gain this indirect experience from media coverage (Jackob, 2018; Meltzer, 2019) which is – until up to date – often focused on high profile cases (Kitzinger, 2008; Popović, 2018). Information about prevention programs and follow up stories are rare (Kitzinger, 2004).
With the upcoming edited book about CSA and the media, we hope to draw attention to the status quo of this topic: From perspectives of significant groups, to possible risks and opportunities of media coverage, as well as ideas for improvement. Submissions dealing with the use of media as a platform for CSA (e.g. CSA images and videos, online grooming in social media) are also welcome.
Topics for chapters may include but are not limited to:
Submission details
We would like to invite extended abstracts (a maximum of 500 words), accompanied by a short biographical statement, until December 15th, 2019. The submissions should contain an introduction, theoretical background, methods as well as (preliminary) results.
Please address proposals and/or any inquiries to Daniela Stelzmann (Daniela.Stelzmann@fu-berlin.de). Submission implies a commitment to publish in this volume if your work is selected for inclusion.
Your submissions will be reviewed until January 15 th, 2020. Accepted contributors will be asked to submit their full chapters of 5000 to 6500 words (including references, tables etc.) by May 31 th, 2020. The book is intended for publication with NOMOS.
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