ECREA WEEKLY digest ARTICLES

Edited collection, (Bloomsbury)

Deadline: November 1, 2019

Editors - Toija Cinque (Toija.Cinque@deakin.edu.au) and Jordan Beth Vincent (Deakin University)

As the technological climate continually evolves, the implications for¨society and individuals are being drawn in stark relief. Globally, personal and industrial data collection, data sharing and increased self-tracking practices using social media applications on mobile screen devices that are linked to wearable devices or recorded data from ingestible sensors are becoming more prevalent. Today, small mobile screens together with computer networks and various networked digital technologies (such as smartphones and tablets or ‘phablets’) make it possible for individuals, corporations and governments to accumulate, curate and distribute data and information on an unprecedented scale.

Algorithms and big data are increasingly shaping our socio-cultural and technical relations and our everyday experiences. Important questions are arising that concern the human impacts of emerging digital technologies as the advent of ‘big data’ (and small data) technologies and social media have inexorably altered the boundaries between private and public life, and profoundly altered our sense of self.

The intention for this edited collection of original essays is to critically consider how the former techniques of connection to community (traditional health, education, cultural and leisure activities) are reconfigured through this changing landscape of digital media visibility, data agglomerations and personal engagement with an empirical digital self. Digital culture and communication are inevitably changing as media infrastructures, media practices and social environments become increasingly ‘datafied’.

The chapters in /Materializing Digital Futures: Touch, Movement, Sound and Vision/ orient to the inescapable fact that the underpinnings of a swiftly materializing digital future are so pervasive that we take them for granted. By way of debate and analysis around the concept of digital media artefacts and human identity, we circumnavigate the significant implications of living in a contemporary information-based society.

Toward this critical exploration of the ‘the human’ in and outside the digital environment, the intention is to get beneath questions of: (1) Whether or not immersive technologies have been overestimated as consumer gadgets, entertainment media and the future of exhibition practices; (2) Whether the promises attached to ‘full immersion’ via mixed AR and VR have created tensions between the technologies and physical spaces of exhibitions, museums, education and health institutions and the like; (3) How the spaces between all-digital artworks and all-physical exhibition and learning spaces being negotiated; (4) How the design, marketing and use of digital applications and platforms might determine the ways in which the offline and online [digital] self is formed. A key point of difference in this book is that it looks at the application of digital futures within an industry context. We capture the important ways that key industry players are rapidly adjusting as they address change, asking: /What relations to the digital are you called into? What relations call to you?/

We invite submissions (essays between 6000-7000 words) that explore Digital Media in a global context and the transference of ideas between machines and humans. We hope to critically appraise digitalisation systems and their various purposes and impacts. The intention of this book is about the actualities and imaginaries of emerging digital technologies to illuminate the impact upon the physical, finding important connections between the digital and the material.

This edited collection is deliberately interdisciplinary and we encourage proposals from researchers working in areas such as Digital Media Studies, Science and Technology Studies, Film and Television Studies, Creative Industries, Anthropology, Sociology, Performance Studies, Arts and Cultural Management to Health, Mediated Intelligence in Design and Architecture -- for whom the human is central. The themes that chapters might address include issues around:

• Big and Small Data
• Robotics, HCI, AI
• Digital identities/ digital futures
• Immersive technologies, practices, audiences and experiences
• Health, ageing and wellbeing
• Games and Digital Worlds
• Datafication, agency and power
• Ecologies of media industries
• Data futures

Your submission should be emailed by 1 November 2019 to and include:

• The name(s) of the author(s)
• A concise and informative title
• The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s
• The e-mail address, and telephone number(s) of the corresponding author
• A short bio (250 words)
• Title of your work
• Genre of your work
• A 500-word description of your proposed work
• A 200-word statement on your relation to digital cultures as it reflects the general themes and tensions of /Materializing Digital Futures, /as described above.

Key dates

• Abstract submission: 1 November 2019 
• Notice of acceptance: 15 November 2019
• First Draft Submission:  2 April 2020 
• Submission:  1 October 2020

If you have any enquiries, please direct them to Toija.Cinque@deakin.edu.au

Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, USA

Beginning: Fall 2020

Our curriculum is dedicated to the integration of media analysis and media production for social justice in a liberal arts setting. We seek a teacher-scholar who is committed to enhancing our culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and will complement existing faculty strengths. The Media and Communication Department mission statement can be found here: https://www.muhlenberg.edu/academics/mediacom/missiongoals/

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in qualitative, ethnographic, and/or community-based approaches to media, including documentary in all audiovisual forms, digital, print, and/or audio-based media such as radio and podcasting. We are particularly interested in candidates with research and teaching interests in the following areas: ethics of media representation; representation and underrepresentation in popular media; postcolonial and decolonial studies; intersectional queer and transgender politics of race; critical race theory; alternative forms of cultural production; public sphere studies; racism and antiracism; media activism; class and racial disparities in media access and adoption. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Communication, Media Studies, or a related field by August 2020.

The successful candidate must combine teaching excellence and innovative pedagogy with an intellectually compelling research agenda as well as a commitment to Muhlenberg's General Education Curriculum goals such as diversity and global engagement, community-based learning, integrative learning (including, but not limited to, interdisciplinary collaboration), and the cultivation of curiosity. The 3/3 teaching load will include required courses such as Media & Society, Documentary Research (ethnographic research course in media), Media Theory & Methods, and the Honors Seminar (a year-long capstone course for advanced students) along with electives in the candidate’s field of specialty.

Candidates should upload their complete applications as a single pdf file. A complete application will include: 1) cover letter of application, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) statement of teaching philosophy, 4) contact information for three references, and 5) a statement describing experiences supporting diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and ways in which the candidate can contribute to Muhlenberg’s goal of becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable community. Candidates selected as finalists will be provided with a confidential email address for the submission of recommendation letters.

Application review begins on November 1, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled.

About The College:

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a highly selective, coeducational, residential college of liberal arts and sciences located in eastern Pennsylvania's picturesque Lehigh Valley. The campus is about one-hour north of Philadelphia, 90 minutes west of New York City and in close proximity to the Appalachian Trail. The College currently enrolls more than 2,200 full-time day students and has enjoyed steadily increasing selectivity and student quality.

An equal opportunity employer, Muhlenberg College is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty and staff from racial and ethnic groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in higher education. For additional information about Muhlenberg's commitment to diversity and inclusion, applicants can find the latest updates to the College's Diversity Strategic Plan at this link: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/aboutus/president/initiatives/diversityatmuhlenberg/

To apply for the position, click here: http://bit.ly/m3diacom

For additional information, please contact the Search Committee Chair:

John L. Sullivan, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Media & Communication

Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew Street

Allentown, PA 18104 USA

johnsullivan@muhlenberg.edu

College of Communication & Creative Arts, Rowan University

Review starts: November 20, 2019

The Department of Public Relations & Advertising welcomes applications for two full-time (10-month) tenure-track Assistant Professors to join the department September 1, 2020.

Position 1: The Department seeks a strategic communicator who can teach public relations/advertising, with a focus on sports public relations/advertising. The individual should have demonstrated experience with online media and digital platforms and a record of successful teaching. The individual should be able to conduct cross-disciplinary research and contribute to a department that looks favorably on a multidisciplinary approach to strategic communication. The candidate will assist in implementing a new undergraduate, interdisciplinary Sports Communication & Media degree program within the College of Communication & Creative Arts and teach undergraduate courses. See here for more information: https://ccca.rowan.edu/departments/sportscam/index.html.

Position 2: The Department seeks a strategic communicator who can teach advertising creative such as ad copywriting, portfolio preparation and ad strategy/campaigns courses. The individual should have a technology-driven focus as well as proven public relations and advertising approaches. The individual should be able to conduct cross-disciplinary research and contribute to a department that looks favorably on a multidisciplinary approach to strategic communication.

These tenure-track positions carry an expectation of successful scholarly research or creative activity and publication with efforts to seek external funding. The candidate should have a demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity. In addition, the successful candidate will be asked to contribute to the department and university through service including curriculum development and advisement of department student organizations such as PRSSA, the student PR agency, Ad Club, or the student Advertising firm.

Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified Doctoral University (R2: High Research Activity) with over 19,000 students. Its main campus is located in Glassboro, N.J., 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia, with additional campuses in Camden and Stratford.

See full descriptions and application process at http://www.rowan.edu/jobs

Editor: Heloisa Pait

Deadline: December 15, 2019

Connections between the emergence of national democracies, economic development, and the introduction of mass media have been studied for many decades, but there are still missing links in this complex web. In 1949, Daniel Lerner suggested the existence of a relationship between new media and the modern mentality in developing nations. Although much criticized, his insights influenced optimistic views of the impact of television and the internet around the globe. Here we ask a different question: what is the impact of State censorship and material restrictions on the press, in countries that have been witnessing continuous economic development?

Do restrictions on the functioning of the media in the formative period of a nation have long-term impacts on economic development? Looking from a different angle, can a limited labor market, with few formal vacancies in competitive firms, make literacy less rewarding, discouraging private investment in education? How do low literacy rates influence political culture and the nature of the public sphere in a modern society? In this volume, we would like to examine the multiple relationships between economic development, adoption of new media, literacy and education, and democratic culture.

We are interested in studies of so-called developing countries, and in particular those where there have been restrictions on the printing press, such as colonial Brazil and the Ottoman Empire, or which somehow differ from the Northern European and North American model of media development. We welcome papers using a variety of methods, particularly those bridging interdisciplinary gaps. Our goal is to point to new paths in the understanding of the challenges to achieving a free and just society. We welcome papers that discuss public policy regarding educational or economic reforms within that larger investigative framework, as well as research on the experience of particular groups. Research is particularly welcome on women, the African diaspora, and/or Marranos.

The article “Liberalism Without a Press: 18th Century Minas Geraes and the Roots of Brazilian Development”, by the editor, which appeared on volume 18 of Studies in Media and Communications, further elaborates on the possible relations between media, development and the public sphere. Please send your inquiries to Dr. Heloisa Pait, heloisa.pait@fulbrightmail.org with the subject “Emerald Book Series”. Submissions should be sent before January 15, 2020.

Editor: Heloisa Pait is a tenured professor of sociology at the São Paulo State University Julio de Mesquita Filho. She has written on Brazilian telenovelas, on the role of new media in political action and on higher education in Brazil and in the United States. Heloisa Pait is an active participant of public debates; she has recently launched Revista Pasmas, an online women’s magazine. Her published articles are listed in the Lattes platform at www.bit.ly/helopaitLattes.

Contributing editor: Renata Nagamine is a postdoctoral fellow in the Graduate Program in International Relations at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. She received her PhD in international law from the University of São Paulo Law School. Nagamine has worked as a researcher at the Brazilian Centre of Analysis and Planning (Cebrap) and was a Kathleen Fitzpatrick Visiting Fellow with the Laureate Program in International Law at the University of Melbourne in 2018. Her areas of interest are international humanitarian law, human rights, and political theory. Her published articles are listed in the Lattes platform at http://lattes.cnpq.br.

Editor: Julie B. Wiest

Initial Deadline: September 30, 2019

This volume will include social science research that advances knowledge about the complex relationships between media and crime. Chapters will be divided into central focal areas within this literature to seek the widest breadth of current scholarship. In particular, studies are sought that examine: representations of crime and criminals in mass media; links between media representations of crime and related public beliefs and behaviors; the use of new/digital media in the commission/detection of crime or in the dissemination of crime stories; and advances in theory and/or methods relevant to studies of media and crime.

Topics might include:

1. Crime and Criminals in Mass Media: Chapters may examine the representation of crime and/or criminals in news or entertainment media, possibly focusing on depictions of crime rates, criminal incidents, or characteristics of criminals such as race, gender, age, nationality, occupation, etc.

2. Theorizing Media and Crime: Chapters may explore classical and emerging theories used in studies of media and crime, such as uses and gratifications theory, the mean world syndrome, mediatization, media logic, and others.

3. Mediated Perceptions of Crime: Chapters may focus on relationships between media representations of crime/criminals and public perceptions, attitudes, and/or behaviors related to criminality and/or criminal victimization.

4. Crime and Criminals in a New Media Landscape: Chapters may examine the role of new/ digital media technologies in the commission of crime, the detection/policing of crime, or the dissemination of information about crime and/or criminals.

5. Methods for Studying Media and Crime: Chapters may explore classical and/or emerging research methods used to study the relationships between media and crime, including quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods.

Volume Deadlines

• Proposal submissions: Sept. 30, 2019 (acceptance notifications by Nov. 1, 2019)

Proposals should be emailed to jbwiest@gmail.com as an attached Word file in the form of an extended abstract of 500 to 1,000 words, plus references.

All proposals should include information about the purpose and significance of the study, the data and methods employed, and major findings.

• Chapter drafts: Feb. 3, 2020 (peer review feedback by March 16, 2020)
• Final chapters: May 15, 2020 (about 8,000 – 10,000 words, including notes and references)

QUESTIONS? Contact the volume editor at jbwiest@gmail.com

Editor Julie Wiest is Associate Professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania USA. As a sociologist of culture and media, Julie Wiest applies mainly symbolic interactionist and social constructivist perspectives to studies in three primary areas: (1) the sociocultural context of violence, (2) mass media effects, and (3) the relationship between new media technologies and social change. Wiest received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Tennessee and M.A. in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia. Before academia, she worked as a print and online journalist for nearly a decade.

Also see: http://www.emeraldmediastudies.com/Calls---Volumes.html

9th Brazil-US Colloquium on Communication Studies 2020

March 24-25, 2020

UT Austin, Texas, USA

Deadline: October 15, 2019

You are invited to submit your research to the ninth Brazil-U.S. Colloquium on Communication Studies to be held at the University of Texas at Austin on March 24-25, 2020. The event is co-sponsored by the Brazilian Association of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication (Intercom). Research is welcome regarding the central theme and on any theme relevant to Brazil and the U.S., as well as other topics on history, literature, media, culture, and/or communication studies in the Americas. Comparative work Brazil-US is welcome but not required. Research may be in Portuguese or English. For selected Brazilian papers, presentations may be in Portuguese but with Powerpoint in English.

Optional Publication Submission: Deadline December 1, 2019

An edited volume will be published with ESMC highlighting scholarship from the Colloquium.

For consideration in the volume, full papers are due by December 1, 2019

See formatting guidelines here: http://www.emeraldmediastudies.com/Calls---Volumes.html

Send submission to: brazil.us.ccs@gmail.com

Dates and Deadlines

• Colloquium Submission Deadline: October 15, 2019
• Colloquium Notification Date: On or before November 15, 2019
• Optional Publication Deadline: December 1, 2019
• Colloquium Dates: March 24-25, 2020

Colloquium Format

The colloquium is conducted in Portuguese and English with informal translation offered. Both days of the conference take place in an expanded “round table” format to facilitate discussion and Q&A between scholars interested in media and communications in Brazil, the U.S., and the Americas. Participation is welcome from researchers, graduate students, and practitioners. Scholars presenting papers may also wish to take advantage of the concurrent BRASA Conference (March 26-28).

Submissions for Scholars in the USA and/or Outside of Brazil

Submissions are due October 15, 2019 with notification on or before November 15, 2019. The first twenty extended abstracts accepted will receive free registration. To submit your extended abstract, please send the following items below in a single document by email to: brazil.us.ccs@gmail.com

Colloquium Submission: Due October 15, 2019

1) An overview of your research (approximately 500-750 words)

2) A working title for your paper

3) 3-5 keywords

4) Short bio or highlights from CV for all authors (approximately 250-750 words max)

5) Author(s)’ names, affiliations, and contact emails

Send submission to: brazil.us.ccs@gmail.com

Coordination

Brazil: Sonia Virgínia Moreira (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora)

USA: Joe Straubhaar (UT Austin), Leila Lehnen (Brown University), Laura Robinson (Santa Clara University), Jeremy Schulz (UC Berkeley)

Academic Committee

BRAZIL: Sonia Virgínia Moreira (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora), Maria José Baldessar (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Monica Martinez (Universidade de Sorocaba), and Sergio Mattos (Universidade Federal do Recôncavo Baiano)

USA: Joe Straubhaar (University of Texas at Austin), Leila Lehnen (Brown University), Laura Robinson (Santa Clara University), Jeremy Schulz (University of California, Berkeley), John R. Baldwin (Illinois State University), Juliana Maria (da Silva) Trammel (Savannah State University), and Mauro Porto (Tulane University)

Questions? Send any queries to email: brazil.us.ccs@gmail.com

The University of Bremen, Germany

Deadline:

The University of Bremen, Germany, is looking for a computer scientist in the area of Communication and Media Studies at ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research:

Subject to the release of funds, the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of Bremen has a full-time position to be filled as soon as possible:

Computer scientist (f/m/d) in the area of Communication and Media Studies

- Salary group 13 TV-L -

100 % of regular working hours

The position is restricted to a period of 3 years. The successful candidate will be able to pursue a doctorate.

Your tasks:

Development of research software, maintenance of research software, server administration, participation in software documentation and co-creation workshops

Your profile:

• Above average degree (master’s) in Computer Science, Media Informatics or similar,
• Experience in the development of dynamic web applications (PHP, Java Script, MySQL),
• It would be an advantage to have experience in Python, R, Laravel, Vue.js, and server administration,
• It would be an advantage to have experience in research projects,
• It would be an advantage to have experience of cooperation with social sciences,
• Interest in issues surrounding communication and media studies,
• Willingness to participate in co-creation and open source development,
• Very good knowledge of English (both written and spoken), high level of commitment and initiative, ability to work in a team, diligent and reliable working attitude.

The University of Bremen is committed to increasing the share of women working in science and therefore expressly invites women to apply. Severely disabled applicants will be given priority if their professional and personal aptitudes are essentially the same. Applications from people with a migration background are also welcome.

Questions should be directed to Dr. Leif Kramp (kramp@uni-bremen.de).

Applications with the usual supporting documents are requested by 15 October 2019, quoting the reference number A211/19, to the following address:

Universität Bremen

Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI)

Attn. Dr. Leif Kramp

Post Box 33 04 40

28334 Bremen

or by e-mail: kramp@uni-bremen.de

We ask you to send us only copies (not folders) of your application documents, as they cannot be returned. It is also not possible to reimburse any costs arising from your application or attendance at an interview.

Download the job ad here: https://www.uni-bremen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/fachbereiche/fb9/zemki/docs/Jobs/A211-19engl.pdf

Comunicação e Sociedade

Deadline: December 20, 2019

Editors: Sara Pereira (CECS-UMinho, Portugal), Cristina Ponte (ICNova-UNL, Portugal) and Nelly Elias (Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)

Over the last two decades, research into children, young people and the media has taken a considerable leap in terms of the number of studies produced, topics addressed and methodologies used. This area, given its multidisciplinary nature, has been affirmed in the field of Communication Sciences, marking the scientific agenda and opening public debate about the impact of the media on the lives of children and young people and how they use and appropriate information and produce media content. The digital age has created new media and platforms, generated a greater diversity of content, and raised different ways of access and distinct consumption and communication practices by this audience. This situation had generated new research challenges, providing new topics and new clues to study the media world and its action on the identities and cultures of children and young people.

This issue of Comunicação e Sociedade, devoted to studies on children, youth and media, pays special attention to proposals for articles that result from scientific research work on the following topics:

• Children and youth media cultures
• Media and peer culture
• Rights of children and young people in the digital age
• Children and youth media practices
• Children/youth and media in the family context
• Children/youth and media in the school context
• Media offer for children and young people
• Media policy for children and young people
• Children/youth, media, and health
• Challenges to privacy in the age of big data
• Media literacy

KEY DATES

• Full article submission deadline: 20 December 2019
• Editor’s decision on full articles: 28 February 2020
• Deadline for sending the full version and translated version: 01 April 2020
• Issue publication date: June 2020

LANGUAGE

Articles can be submitted in English or Portuguese. After the peer review process, the authors of the selected articles should ensure translation of the respective article, and the editors shall have the final decision on publication of the article.

EDITION AND SUBMISSION:

Comunicação e Sociedade is a peer-reviewed journal that uses a double blind review process. After submission, each paper will be distributed to two reviewers, previously invited to evaluate it, in terms of its academic quality, originality and relevance to the objectives and scope of the theme chosen for the journal’s current issue.

Originals must be submitted via the journal’s website. If you are accessing Comunicação e Sociedade for the first time, you must register in order to submit your article (indications to register here): https://revistacomsoc.pt/user/register

The guidelines for authors can be consulted here: https://revistacomsoc.pt/about/submissions.

For further information, please contact: comunicacaoesociedade@ics.uminho.pt

Suffolk University, Boston

Deadline: November 22, 2019

Position 1: Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media, Tenure Track

The Communication, Journalism and Media Department at Suffolk University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Journalism and Media at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2020 (pending final budgetary approval).

This position has a specific focus on the current status, character, and influence of news/journalism in a rapidly changing media environment. The ideal candidate will help further integrate the media and journalism majors in the department. Candidates should be able to teach and do research in one or more of the following areas: the news media and politics; journalism in an age of disinformation campaigns and fake news; the news media and digital activism. Successful candidates will be expected to direct a productive research program and publish their research in peer-reviewed journals.

Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to excellent teaching and scholarly potential. Faculty responsibilities include a total teaching load of five courses per academic year. Service to the Department and the University through committee membership and student advising also is required. A Ph.D. in Communication and Journalism or in a related discipline must be in hand by July 1, 2020.

Application should be made through the Suffolk HR website (http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/suffolkuniversity/jobs?__jvst=Career%20Site) and should include the following elements:

• letter of application
• CV
• graduate transcripts
• statement of teaching philosophy
• statement of research interest and published work and/or recent sample of professional work
• sampling of course syllabi and recent student evaluations of teaching; 
• three letters of reference (sent electronically to Maureen Dooley at mdooley2@suffolk.edu).

Deadline for applications is November 22, 2019.

Suffolk University is a private, comprehensive, urban university located in downtown Boston, and is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse community. Candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. To learn more about Suffolk University visit our website at www.suffolk.edu.

Position 2: Assistant Professor of Communication, Tenure Track

The Communication, Journalism and Media Department at Suffolk University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2020 (pending final budgetary approval).

This position is for a communication generalist with an emphasis on global and cultural communication. The ideal candidate should be able to teach introductory classes such as Introduction to Communication, Principles of Oral Communication, and Intercultural Communication. In addition, the candidate will teach upper-level classes that examine the role of communication across various cultures, meaning-making in a globalized world, and the role of culture in different forms of communication. Our Global and Cultural Communication program has an emphasis on social justice issues, which provides links to the other majors in our department and the university’s Global Cultural Studies interdisciplinary major. Successful candidates will be expected to direct a productive research program and publish their research in peer-reviewed journals.

Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to excellent teaching and scholarly potential. Faculty responsibilities include a total teaching load of five courses per academic year. Service to the Department and the University through committee membership and student advising also is required. A Ph.D. in Communication and Journalism or in a related discipline must be in hand by July 1, 2020.

Application should be made through the Suffolk HR website (http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/suffolkuniversity/jobs?__jvst=Career%20Site) and should include the following elements:

• letter of application
• CV
• graduate transcripts
• statement of teaching philosophy
• statement of research interest and published work and/or recent sample of professional work
• sampling of course syllabi and recent student evaluations of teaching; 
• three letters of reference (sent electronically to Maureen Dooley at mdooley2@suffolk.edu).

Deadline for applications is November 22, 2019.

Suffolk University is a private, comprehensive, urban university located in downtown Boston, and is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse community. Candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. To learn more about Suffolk University visit our website at www.suffolk.edu.

Position 3: Practitioner in Residence of Documentary Production, Three-year appointment

The Communication, Journalism and Media Department at Suffolk University invites applications for a position in Documentary Production at the rank of Practitioner in Residence beginning July 1, 2020 (pending final budgetary approval). We seek a faculty member with significant professional experience in documentary production, allowing the department to focus its video production primarily on news/documentary and contribute to further integrating the journalism and the media/film programs.

We invite candidates with undergraduate teaching experience and extensive professional experience in non-fiction video production and long form journalism/documentary production. The preferred candidate will be well versed in the skills, principles, and ethics of documentary production; preference will be given to candidates who are interested in social justice issues and/or issues with political significance. Candidates must be able to teach a variety of courses in production and visual storytelling in the Journalism and Media Majors. Courses include, but are not limited to, the following: introductory and advanced level production classes, visual aesthetics, editing (using AVID and Premiere) and post-production, as well as our capstone course in long form journalism/documentary production.

Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to excellent teaching and professional experience with non-fiction/documentary production. Faculty responsibilities include a total teaching load of six courses per academic year, Service to the Department and the University through committee membership and student advising also is required. An advanced degree (MA, MFA or Ph.D.) in Communication, Journalism, Documentary or other relevant degree must be in hand by July 1, 2020.

Application should be made through the Suffolk HR website (http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/suffolkuniversity/jobs?__jvst=Career%20Site) and should include the following elements:

• letter of application
• CV
• graduate transcripts
• statement of teaching philosophy
• statement of research interest and published work and/or recent sample of professional work
• sampling of course syllabi and recent student evaluations of teaching; 
• three letters of reference (sent electronically to Maureen Dooley at mdooley2@suffolk.edu).

Deadline for applications is November 22, 2019.

Suffolk University is a private, comprehensive, urban university located in downtown Boston, and is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse community. Candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. To learn more about Suffolk University visit our website at www.suffolk.edu.

University of Colorado – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Apply here

The University of Colorado Denver l Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

The Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Environmental Communication and Social Justice at the Assistant Professor level. The position begins in August of 2020.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is an urban research university in Colorado serving more than 18,000 students enrolled in 18 schools and colleges located on two campuses in the Denver metropolitan area. Forty-four percent of our diverse undergraduate student body come from underrepresented populations, and approximately 50% of first-year students are first-generation college students. The downtown Denver campus is situated in one of America’s most vibrant urban centers with access to a wide array of academic, professional, cultural, and recreational outlets. The CU Anschutz Medical Campus in nearby Aurora features world-class research, educational, and clinical facilities. With a solid academic reputation, award-winning faculty and renowned researchers, the University of Colorado Denver offers more than 100 highly rated degree programs and awards more than 4,600 degrees each year. The university currently receives more than $400 million in combined direct and indirect sponsored program expenditures.

The Department of Communication is one of the largest majors in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences on the downtown campus. It offers BA, MA, and online degrees and certificate programs. The Department serves approximately 500 majors, 100 minors, and 25 MA students. It also offers a BA program at the International College Beijing in China, where opportunities to teach exist. The Department is staffed with colleagues whose work falls largely in the rhetorical and critical/cultural traditions.

Tenure-track faculty members perform research and service consistent with peer research universities and teach on a 2/2 load.

The primary research and teaching focus of this position will fall within environmental communication and social justice. The successful candidate will show clear and sustained connections in research, teaching, and service to the Department’s mission: “to cultivate the knowledge and ability to use communication to create a more equitable and humane world.” This means we seek a colleague with expertise and experience in using environmental communication to work toward social justice, ideally in collaboration with community partners.

Preference will be given to candidates whose work in environmental communication and justice studies (climate, environmental and social) centrally addresses issues related to the Global South, indigenous communities, marginalized voices, and/or intersectional identities (including but not limited to class, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and ability).

Salary and Benefits:

Salary is commensurate with skills and experience. The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is located at Employee Services.

University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background checks for all new employees prior to their employment.

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Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The Department strongly prefers candidates with a Ph.D. in Communication (or a related discipline); however, candidates who are ABD with significant progress on the dissertation will also be considered. Applicants are expected to have defended their dissertation on or before August 1, 2020.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The Department is also especially interested in candidates who conduct research in international arenas and whose research methods and expertise complement one or more of the department's existing pathways:

• Community service & Public Affairs
• Global and Intercultural Communication
• Health Communication
• Media and Cultural studies
• Strategic Communication

Additional preferred qualities include a demonstrated history of producing significant scholarship, evidence of superior teaching, and the potential for leadership in departmental, campus, and disciplinary service.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Review of applications will commence October 15, 2019, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates with questions about this job description are invited to contact search chair, Dr. Larry Erbert at larry.erbert@ucdenver.edu.

Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV, List of References, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Additional Attachments - Refer to Application Materials Instructions Below

Application Materials Instructions:

Applications are accepted electronically at CU Careers, refer to requisition ID: 17241

When applying applicants must include:

• A letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae
• The names and contact information of at least three references
• Two samples of scholarly activity
• A teaching statement
• One sample syllabus

Please be advised that the University does check references as part of the employment process.

Please do not submit any of your application material (via email) to the job posting contact.

Job Category: Faculty

Primary Location: Denver

Department: U0001 -- DENVER & ANSCHUTZ MED CAMPUS - 30095 - CLAS-Communication

Schedule: Full-time

Posting Date: Sep 20, 2019

Unposting Date: Ongoing

Posting Contact Name: Larry Erbert

Posting Contact Email: larry.erbert@ucdenver.edu.

Position Number: 00648531