[Jobs] wlu

[jeremy hunsinger]

Date Posted: April 13, 2010
Region: Ontario
Institution: Wilfrid Laurier University
Discipline: Communication Studies
Apply Until: May 15, 2010

The Department of Communication Studies invites applications for a tenure track position in Political Economy and Critical Media/Cultural Policy at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2010. This position is subject to budgetary approval. Within this subject area, we are particularly interested in candidates whose areas of scholarly expertise and teaching experience include at least one of the following: 

1)	Sound studies; 
2)	Global communication and global/transnational media cultures; 
3)	Media, spatialities and temporalities. 

The successful candidate will be expected to teach CS 350-Political Economy of Communication and either CS 235- Communication Research Methods or CS 310-Globalization and Communication. The successful candidate will also be able to develop new courses at the undergraduate level and contribute to our growing graduate programming terms of teaching and supervision. Experience in teaching at the MA and PhD programs is preferred. 

Applicants must have a completed PhD in Communication Studies or a cognate discipline by the time of the appointment. Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, sample syllabi, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three academic references by May 15, 2010 to: Dr. Andrew Herman, Chair, Department of Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5. 

All qualified candidates are urged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from qualified women and men, including persons of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. Members of the designated groups wishing to be considered for employment equity must self-identify, in confidence, to the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Virginia Tech
Information Ethics Fellow
Center for Information Policy Research

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