Faculty Opening in Political Communication
- Employer
- University of Michigan
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jun 17, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Communications, Digital Media, Media Studies, Other Communications, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Other Social & Behavioral Sciences, Political Science & International Relations
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The University of
Michigan
Department of Communication and Media
Faculty Opening Beginning Fall 2022
Political Communication, Open Rank
The Department of Communication and Media in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan invites applicants for one tenure-track or tenured position to complement and expand our strengths in political communication.
The department seeks a scholar who studies political communication
in the context of digital and/or traditional media and whose
methods include experiments, surveys, longitudinal studies, content
analysis, meta-analyses, data analytics, network analysis, or other
quantitative social science techniques. We are particularly
interested in political communication scholars who are able to
contribute meaningfully to the teaching and mentoring mission of
the department.
Sub-areas of particular interest in political communication include but are not restricted to: the effects of digital and/or traditional media on political attitudes, beliefs, and behavior; the role of communication technologies in the political process; platforms and politics; the contemporary news media environment and politics; journalism and politics; political misinformation and disinformation; the effects of political communication on attitudes towards social identity groups (e.g. race, gender, religion, class, or immigration status); media and political movements; political communication, authoritarianism, and autocracy; public opinion and civic engagement; the interplay between politicians and the media; and political communication in a comparative context.
The department is particularly interested in applicants who contribute to the diversity of the unit through research, teaching, and service.
Job duties include research activity, teaching of graduate and undergraduate courses, and service to the department, school, university, and profession. The anticipated starting date for this university-year appointment is August 29, 2022. All applicants should send a cover letter, a vita, two representative publications, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching excellence, a statement of current and future research plans, and a statement of contributions to diversity, and the names/emails of three references. Completed Ph.D. by August 29, 2022, is required. Information on our research initiatives and scholarly interest of current faculty can be found on the Department’s website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/comm.
All applications must be submitted electronically to: https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/Apply/1425
For full consideration, complete applications should be submitted
by August 23, 2021.
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job
candidates and may use a third party administrator to conduct
background checks. Background checks will be performed in
compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Michigan is committed to fostering and
maintaining a diverse work culture that respects the rights of each
individual, without regard to race, color, national original,
ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, gender expression, height, weight, marital status,
disability, medical condition, age, or veteran status. The
University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career
couples and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
For questions about your application please email poli.comm@umich.edu.
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