[Air-L] Job: Asst Prof UCSD Communication, Journalism Studies / Production and Circulation

[Lilly Irani]

https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01545

Please note that news is construed quite broadly under this call, so
applicants need not focus on journalism as traditionally understood.

Assistant Professor - Journalism Studies/Networks of Production and
Circulation of News
Job #JPF01545

   - Social Sciences - COMMUNICATION

RECRUITMENT PERIOD
*Open date: *September 13th, 2017
*Next review date:* December 8th, 2017
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
*Final date: *June 30th, 2018

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those
received after the review date will only be considered if the position has
not yet been filled.
DESCRIPTION

The Department of Communication (http://communication.ucsd.edu/) within the
Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego is
seeking to make an appointment at the Assistant Professor level, to begin
Fall, 2018 in the following area: Journalism Studies/Networks of Production
and Circulation of News.

Candidates must have a PhD and an active and creative research and teaching
program that focuses on the evolving nature of journalism and, more
broadly, on the networks of news-organization, -production, -circulation,
and -consumption.
Areas of particular interest include: the shifting norms, genres, and
practices of news production; the changing boundaries between journalism
and other narrative forms and cultural platforms for information
dissemination; the political economy of news organizations; and the
interactions of journalists and other actors in the production and
circulation of news.

For this position, successful candidates will situate their work
historically and have strong methodological skills that include or combine
ethnography, cultural and historical analysis, institutional analysis
(including political economy), and/or textual and discourse analysis. A
comparative perspective is also welcome.

The Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego
is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty,
staff, and student body. We seek candidates who will maintain the highest
standards of scholarship and professional activity and make a strong and
meaningful contribution to the development of a campus climate that
supports equality and diversity. Salary is commensurate with qualifications
and based on University of California pay scales. To ensure full
consideration, all application materials must be submitted electronically
by November 10, 2017, at the following link: https://apol-recruit.
ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01545

Application must include: a two to three page cover letter; CV; statement
detailing your research interests; statement summarizing past and potential
contributions to equity and diversity (for further information on
statements of contributions to diversity, please see
http://facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/c2d/index.html); and contact information
for three reference letters.

UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a
strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or
protected veteran status.