[Air-L] Job opening, University of Illinois at Chicago - Assistant Professor, Politics of Platforms and AI

[Jones, Steve]

Assistant Professor, Politics of Platforms and AI , University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Communication

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track position, on the Politics of Platforms and AI. The position is focused on the politics and policy aspects of social media platforms and AI, with emphasis on how these platforms discriminate, privilege and/or enable alternative points of view. Further research areas may include media economics, the attention economy, policy, algorithm accountability, and human-machine communication.

The candidate will have an earned doctorate in Communication or a related field, strong promise of scholarly achievement and teaching success (at the undergraduate and graduate levels) appropriate for appointment as Assistant Professor, good prospects for external research funding, and demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary scholarship.

UIC is a Carnegie Research Extensive University (Research I), is the largest institution of higher education in the Chicago area, is in the top 50 U.S. universities in federal research funding, and is among the top 200 universities in the world. 

Recently ranked in the top 50 worldwide, the Department of Communication at UIC focuses on New Media and offers a BA, MA, and PhD with an emphasis in:

social media + social networks political communication 
mass media + journalism studies cultural studies
gaming + game studies intercultural communication
mobile media health communication
policy + platform politics science + technology studies
human augmentics social computational sciences

Located in the heart of Chicago, we collaborate with the UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory, the pre-eminent virtual reality and high-speed networking research site in the world. The Department is the birthplace and current home of New Media and Society, the leading journal in the field, and the only department to host three leading journals: Mobile Media and Communication and the open access and free journal, Social Media & Society.

The desired appointment date for the position is August 16, 2020, subject to budgetary approval. Electronic applications accepted only – Interested parties should complete the on-line application and submit a letter of interest, a full curriculum vitae, samples of relevant scholarly publications, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and names of and contact information for three references at https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=118826. Click on the Job Board, then our position.

Review of applications will commence September 15, 2019. Applications received by then will receive full consideration. The search will proceed until the position is filled.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching in a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.