[Air-L] Three positions in Comm School at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

[Mathieu.O'Neil]

Hi all

Catching up on mail so belatedly reposting the following response to a similar ad from CITASA.

cheers
Mathieu

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Alas I don't believe these jobs will be good for many people on this list.

Unfortunately NTU, and Singapore, has a bad reputation for academic freedoms.  Very recently the president of the country overturned a tenure decision involving one of our colleagues, Dr. Cherian George (phd Stanford), and neither his department nor his university were able to stand by him.  I was one of his external reviewers and got drawn into the campaign to have the university and government respect the usual system of peer assessment.

http://techpresident.com/news/23575/op-ed-singapore-doesnt-always-need-internet-censorship-silence-critics
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-sandvig/internet-freedom-prof-den_b_2770033.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2013/03/01/singapore-professor-denied-tenure-sparks-academic-freedom-debate/

If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you.  Singapore as a country may open up in time, but you probably don't want to be the next test case for academic freedom!  It is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore.  
p.

Dr. Philip N. Howard
Professor, University of Washington
Professor, Central European University
     GPG Key: 9CAAEABC
     www.philhoward.org
     @pnhoward

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-----Original Message-----
From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Rich Ling
Sent: Monday, 27 July 2015 3:07 AM
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Subject: [Air-L] Three positions in Comm School at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dear all,

There are three positions open at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. There is a Full and an Asst. Prof. position in the area of ICT and an Asst. position in Integrated Marketing Communication.

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/WKWSCI/Pages/index.aspx

The University is very dynamic. It is rising in the rankings and it is a great place to work.

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Rich L.
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