[Air-L] Visiting Assistant Professor Job at University of Maryland in Race & Media

[Sarah Ann Oates]

Happy New Year -- just want to highlight our position AND note that we've
extended the best consideration date to March 15th, amended flyer attached
and also https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/80543




Sarah Oates
Pronoun: she/her

Professor and Senior Scholar
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20457
Email: soates at umd.edu
Phone: 301 455 2332
www.media-politics.com
Twitter: @media_politics

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On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 5:57 PM Sarah Ann Oates <soates at umd.edu> wrote:

> Hi, I'm the search chair for this job -- would love to see applications
> from people studying social/digital media and race, etc. Just email me at
> soates at umd.edu if you have information questions, etc. Full ad is here:
>
> https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/80394
>
> but I'll also paste in our flyer text below as well. Please forward to
> those you think might be interested -- there is some great work in this
> area.
>
> The Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland
> seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor to start in August 2021. This is a
> one-year post with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Merrill
> College anticipates a search for a tenure-track faculty member once a state
> hiring freeze is lifted. This individual will be welcome to apply.
>
> We seek an active scholar with demonstrated cutting-edge research and
> innovative teaching interests in journalism/race/social media (both
> qualitative and quantitative approaches are welcome). Interests can
> include any of the following:
>
> • How media and race intersect with topics such as politics; health
> inequities; environmental injustice, and social justice. Research could
> include how race impacts sports; popular culture; protest movements;
> wealth; poverty, housing, social exclusion, and power structures
> • Modes and theories of investigation, e.g. Critical Race Theory, systemic
> racism and institutional racism, including anti-racism movements impacting
> U.S. culture and politics
> • Social media and race, including studies of online protests, implicit
> bias, disinformation and misinformation, racial exclusion, and the
> cultivation of social media groups divided by race
> • U.S. media, race, and democracy
>
> • Studies of race as a social construct; the language of race; race
> identity; race politics and the legacy of racial violence, including
> lynching, racial massacres and genocide, especially as viewed through such
> lenses as contemporary media theory, deep data sets, visual media, graphic
> data, or sociology
>
>
>
> Candidates should have a PhD in journalism, communications, political
> science, history or a relevant field in the social sciences by August 2021
> but ABD candidates will be considered.
>
> The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative
> action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and
> regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all
> qualified applicants will receive consideration. The UMD is committed to a
> policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on
> the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or
> mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or
> expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political
> affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the
> First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational activities, and
> admissions.
>
> The University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship
> institution and is minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the
> nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power, giving
> proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and
> agencies, and research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers,
> and non-profits. The University is committed to attracting and retaining
> outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance preeminence in
> our teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state
> of Maryland, and in the world.
>
> For best consideration, please apply by 02/05/2021. Search chair Sarah
> Oates is happy to answer questions at soates at umd.edu
>
> To apply, please go to https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/80394
>
>
> Sarah Oates
> Pronoun: she/her
>
> Professor and Senior Scholar
> Philip Merrill College of Journalism
> University of Maryland
> College Park, MD 20457
> Email: soates at umd.edu
> Phone: 301 455 2332
> www.media-politics.com
> Twitter: @media_politics
>
> *Support the UMD Student Crisis Fund
> <https://giving.umd.edu/giving/showPage.php?name=crisis-funding> today. *
>
>