[Air-L] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Queer Media & Civic Engagement

[Mathias Klang]

The Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, 
The Jesuit University of New York, invites applications for a 
tenure-track Assistant Professor , to commence September 1, 2019. The 
position will be based at Fordham’s Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, with 
opportunity to contribute to the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan as 
well. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute 
pedagogically to one or more of our undergraduate majors in 
Communication and Culture, Film and Television, Digital Technology and 
Emerging Media, and/or Journalism. The candidate would also have an 
opportunity to teach in our M.A. program in Public Media, which has 
concentrations in Strategic Communication and Multi-Platform Journalism.

About the Position:

Applicants are sought in the area of queer media and civic engagement. 
Candidates can employ any number of methodological and theoretical 
approaches to explore the relationships between communication, LGBTQ 
communities, and social change, past or present. Humanists or social 
scientists who use critical analysis and/or take an engaged 
scholar-activist approach to promote social justice are particularly 
encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

Ph.D. in Communication, Media Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, or 
a related area.
A strong research agenda and publication record.
Ability to teach a variety of courses at the intersection of cultural 
studies, gender and sexuality studies, and social movement studies, as 
well other courses in the candidate’s particular area of expertise.
Evidence of excellence in teaching.
Commitment to mentoring and advising students
About the Department

Communication and Media Studies is an interdisciplinary department at 
Fordham’s Bronx and Manhattan campuses serving the largest number of 
majors across its five undergraduate programs, and approximately twenty 
graduate students a year in its one-year Public Media Masters degree. 
 From high technology to everyday interactions, Fordham’s Department of 
Communication and Media Studies critically and independently turns its 
attention to the connective tissue between past and present, 
historically grounding old and new media through ethically-infused 
teaching and research.  We advocate the model of the publically-engaged 
scholar and critically-informed practitioner who is civically and 
socially reflective and critical through analytical and/or applied 
means. Our faculty includes scholars and practitioners from a range of 
theoretical and methodological perspectives.

We seek to attract and promote a diverse workforce to maintain the 
excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied 
disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.  We believe 
that cultural and intellectual diversity is central to the excellence of 
our academic program, and strive to create an academic community and 
campus culture that attracts and facilitates the development of 
promising and diverse teacher-scholars.  As our student body becomes 
increasingly diverse, we are especially interested in candidates with 
substantive experience and commitment to teaching and mentoring students 
from a range of social, cultural and economic backgrounds, and who have 
successfully incorporated the research of women and scholars of color 
into their courses.

Fordham is located in the heart of New York City, interacting on many 
levels with a diverse array of communities and institutions.  Through 
research, teaching and service, we are committed to developing and 
deepening our connections to the people and organizations around us.

Interested applicants should submit (1) a cover letter with 
qualifications, including approach to teaching and scholarship; (2) 
curriculum vitae; (3) one writing sample (30 pp maximum); (4) the names 
and contact information for three references; and (5) and a one-page 
statement that addresses how your teaching, mentoring, research, 
scholarship, and/or community service supports Fordham’s commitment to 
diversity.

Application materials should be uploaded to interfolio at 
apply.interfolio.com/55543.  To ensure full consideration, complete 
applications should be received by Friday, October 26, 2018.  Please 
apply to only one of our advertised tenure-track positions.  For 
questions or additional information, please contact Michelle O’Dwyer at 
modwyer at fordham.edu.

Fordham is an independent, Catholic University in the Jesuit tradition 
that welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Fordham is an Equal 
Opportunity Employer, and women, people of color and people with 
disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Same-sex spouses are 
eligible for benefits.

https://cms.blog.fordham.edu/open-position-tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-queer-media-civic-engagement/


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Mathias Klang
Associate Professor & Associate Chair
Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University
Faculty Memorial Hall #438, Phone: 718-817-4870
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