[Air-L] Job Call: TT Assistant Professor of Media Policy and Platform Governance (Fordham University)

[Gregory Donovan]

Dear colleagues - 

The Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Media Policy and Platform Governance. Applications are due Monday November 3, 2025 through Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/174378
 <https://apply.interfolio.com/174378>

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Gregory T. Donovan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Media Studies
Affiliated Faculty, Urban Studies / New Media & Digital Design
Co-PI, Initiative on Migrants, Migration, and Human Dignity <https://migrationjustice.org/>
Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus

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ABOUT THE POSITION 
We seek a candidate with expertise in media and communication policy, law, or regulation, broadly understood. We are especially interested in someone whose research and teaching speaks to policy or legal implications of internet-based platforms and AI systems, and can connect to subject areas across our four majors: Communication and Culture, Digital Technology and Emerging Media, Film & TV, and Journalism. Areas of interest to our dept include but are not limited to: platform governance, regulation and control of new technologies, conglomeration/monopoly power, moderation practices, misinformation, free speech issues, privacy policy and rights, responsible tech, cybersecurity, media industries, and commerce and regulation of media. We are also interested in scholars whose work has implications for policy development in the context of federal agencies, international treaty organizations, standard-setting organizations, NGOs, or other major sites of governance and policy.

Qualifications
Applicants with either a JD or a PhD are welcome to apply, so long as they have an active research agenda in the area. 

Requirements
Ph.D. in Communication and/or Media Studies or a related discipline or a JD with relevant specialization, to be conferred by May 2026
A strong research agenda and publication record appropriate to their stage in the profession
Ability to teach courses in areas such as Freedom of Expression, Media Law, Platform Governance, Digital Property: Rights, Policies, and Practice, Privacy and Surveillance, Media Regulation, and original courses in their own specialty.
Evidence of excellence in teaching
Commitment to mentoring and advising students 

Application Instructions
Interested applicants should submit (1) a cover letter with qualifications, including approach to teaching and scholarship; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) 1-2 writing samples (approximately 30 pp maximum in total, solo-authored or first-authored); and (3) the names and contact information for three references. Here in the link to apply using Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/174378

Deadline
The deadline for applications is 11:59 pm on November 3rd, 2025. For specific questions, please contact the departmental administrator, Michelle O’Dwyer, at modwyer2 at fordham.edu.