Assistant Professor - Communication; Technology, information Literacy & Wellbeing
- Employer
- Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Jul 21, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Communications, Digital Media, Other Communications
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
ΤECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION LITERACY AND WELLBEING
The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at
Chicago invites applications for an Assistant Professor
tenure-track position in Technology, Information
Literacy and Wellbeing. The position focuses on technology
and its relation to toxicity, cultures of information and
misinformation, literacy, and the promotion of wellbeing in
everyday uses of technology. Secondary/parallel areas of emphasis
include misinformation/disinformation, social computational
studies, digital cultures of inclusion, exclusion and
marginalization.
The candidate will have earned a doctorate in Communication or a
related field, will demonstrate strong promise of scholarly
achievement and teaching success (at the undergraduate and graduate
levels) appropriate for appointment as Assistant Professor, will
show good prospects for external research funding, and will
demonstrate commitment to multidisciplinary scholarship.
UIC is a Carnegie Research Extensive University (Research I), is
the largest institution of higher education in the Chicago area, is
in the top 50 U.S. universities in federal research funding, and is
among the top 200 universities in the world.
Recently ranked in the top 50 worldwide, the Department of
Communication at UIC focuses on New Media, and offers a BA, MA and
PhD with emphasis in:
social media + social networks
political communication
mass media + journalism studies
cultural studies
gaming + game studies
intercultural
communication
mobile media
health
communication
policy + platform politics
science + technology
studies
human augmentics
social computational sciences
Located in the heart of Chicago, we
collaborate with the UIC
Electronic Visualization Laboratory, the pre-eminent virtual
reality and high-speed networking research site. The Department is
the birthplace and current home of New Media and Society, the
leading journal in the field, and the only department to host three
leading journals: Mobile Media
and Communication and the open access and free journal,
Social Media &
Society in addition to NMS.
The desired appointment date for the position is August 16, 2022, subject to budgetary approval. Electronic applications accepted only. Interested parties should complete the on-line application and submit a letter of interest, a full curriculum vitae, samples of relevant scholarly publications, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and names of and contact information for three references at the link here: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=149805
Review of applications will commence September 15, 2021.
Applications received by then will receive full consideration. The
search will proceed until the position is filled.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, see the HR website.
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