[Air-L] Tenure-track position in Communication Studies, York University

ganaele ganalanglois at gmail.com
Thu Aug 31 13:23:50 PDT 2017


Position Information
*Position Rank:* Full Time Tenure Stream - Assistant Professor
*Discipline/Field:* Sports, Media, and Promotional Culture and/or Critical
Race, New Media Technology, and Policy
*Home Faculty:* Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
*Home Department/Area/Division: *Communication Studies
*Affiliation/Union:* YUFA
*Position Start Date:* July 1, 2018


The Department of Communication Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts &
Professional Studies, York University, invites applications for a
tenure-stream position in the fields of Sports, Media, and Promotional
Culture and/or Critical Race, New Media Technology, and Policy. The
appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor and commence
July 1, 2018. The successful applicant will also have the ability to teach
at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The successful candidate will have a completed PhD in Communication Studies
or in a related discipline; will demonstrate a commitment to excellence or
the promise of excellence in undergraduate teaching at all levels; and will
have a record of excellence or the promise of excellence in scholarly
research including publications appropriate to their stage of career. In
addition, applicants should have the breadth and versatility to teach a
variety of undergraduate courses. The successful candidate will be prepared
to participate actively in the York & Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in
Communication & Culture and be suitable for prompt appointment to the
Faculty of Graduate Studies. Pedagogical innovation in high priority areas
such as experiential education and technology enhanced learning is an asset.

York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values
diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The
AA program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people
with disabilities, and women, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or by
calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents
will be given priority.

Applicants should submit a signed letter of application outlining their
professional experience and research interests, an up-to-date curriculum
vitae, a sample of their scholarly writing (maximum 50 pp.), and a teaching
dossier. They should also arrange for three confidential letters of
recommendation to be sent to: Professor David Skinner, Chair, Department of
Communication Studies, 3019 VPD Building, York University, 4700 Keele St.,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3. Email: comnsrch at yorku.ca – (Subject
line: "2017 Search")

Applicants wishing to self-identify can do so by downloading, completing
and submitting the forms found at: http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/. Please
select the "Affirmative Action" tab under which forms pertaining to
Citizenship and AA can be found.

The deadline for applications is November 15, 2017. Salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University
positions are subject to budgetary approval.

-- 
Ganaele Langlois
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Studies
York University

M.A. Coordinator
Joint Programme in Communication and Culture
York/Ryerson Universities

Associate Director
Infoscape Centre for the Study of Social Media
www.infoscapelab.ca



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