[Sfts-students] Fwd: [CULTSTUD-L] Position announcement: Assistant or Associate Professor with specialization in data justice (Deadline: November 15)

[Sherryl]

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From: Santo, Avi-Dan <asanto at unc.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 at 07:03
Subject: [CULTSTUD-L] Position announcement: Assistant or Associate
Professor with specialization in data justice (Deadline: November 15)
To: <CULTSTUD-L at lists.umn.edu>


The Department of Communication at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill seeks to hire an Assistant or Associate Professor with
specialization in data justice, beginning July 1, 2024. This is a joint
position with the School of Data Science and Society (SDSS). Although areas
of research are open, we would welcome applicants whose work focuses on
liberatory data projects or on the data justice dimensions of AI and
health, algorithms, data centers, democracy and governance, predictive
policing, environmental and climate science, finance and economic
inequality, or uncollected data, among other possibilities.

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses,
conducting research, supervising theses and dissertations, and performing
departmental, university, and public service. The hire’s primary home will
be in the Department of Communication, but their teaching, service, and
tenure line would be split evenly between Communication and SDSS. The
typical teaching load will be 2:1. Review of applications will begin
November 15th and continue until the position is filled.

A Ph.D. (or conferral during the 2023-24 academic year) in Communication,
Science and Technology Studies, Information Studies, Media Studies, or any
other data studies related field. Applicants should demonstrate a
commitment to and excellence in interdisciplinary teaching and research,
skills in program building to facilitate scholarly exchange and research
collaboration, and an active program of scholarship and publication.

For associate and advanced assistant professors, a track record of
externally funded research and for new assistant professors, clear
potential and strong prospects for attracting extramural funding are
strongly desired.

Interested candidates should send (1) a cover letter outlining your
interest in the position and research agenda in data justice; (2) your
curriculum vitae; (3) a writing sample; and, 4) the names and contact
information of three professional references. The search committee may ask
for more materials, including reference letters, from selected candidates
as needed. Review of applications will begin after November 15th, 2023. For
questions regarding the search, please email the chair of the search
committee, Dr. Torin Monahan at torin.monahan at unc.edu.

Applicants should submit materials at
https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/267257

The Department of Communication has 26 full-time faculty with areas of
emphasis in Media and Technology Studies, Media Production, Cultural
Studies, Performance Studies, Interpersonal and Organizational
Communication, and Rhetorical Studies. Approximately 700 undergraduate and
50 graduate students major in the department. The department is broadly
committed to critical, socio-cultural, and aesthetic approaches to
communication. We welcome applications from candidates whose work aligns
with our departmental mission as outlined on our website:
http://comm.unc.edu. The School of Data Science and Society, which launched
in 2022, is positioned to develop the world’s next data scientists and data
literate citizens through undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs.
The school’s focus on society employs innovative ways to use foundational
and translational data science for the public good. More information about
the school can be found here: https://datascience.unc.edu/. The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in one corner of the Research
Triangle and has an enrollment of approximately 31,000 undergraduate,
graduate, and professional students. The university enjoys a reputation as
one of the nation’s leading universities (ranked 4th among U.S. public
universities). The Triangle area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel
Hill, has a population of over two million and is ranked as one of the best
places to live in the United States.

To learn more about the Department of Communication at UNC Chapel Hill,
please visit our website: https://comm.unc.edu/

To learn more about SDSS at UNC, please visit https://datascience.unc.edu

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and
affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability,
gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national
origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected
veteran.

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*Avi Santo*, PhD (he/him/his)
Professor and Chair
Department of Communication
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Author of Configuring the Field of Character and Entertainment Licensing
<https://www.routledge.com/Configuring-the-Field-of-Character-and-Entertainment-Licensing-The-Licensing/Santo/p/book/9781032341941>
Author of Selling the Silver Bullet: The Lone Ranger and Transmedia Brand
Licensing <https://utpress.utexas.edu/9780292772540/>
Co-Editor of Making Media Work: Cultures of Management in the Entertainment
Industries <https://nyupress.org/9780814760994/making-media-work/>

Creator: Flow: A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
<https://www.flowjournal.org/>
Creator: MediaCommons: A Digital Scholarly Network
<http://mediacommons.org/>
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Editor, *Science Fiction Studies *
Editor, Palgrave *Science and Popular Culture *series

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