The Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant professor in International Communication and Digital Media.
Start date : July 1st, 2015.
Qualifications:
• Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Communication (preferred) or in a related field.
• Candidates must have an excellent record of research and peer-reviewed publications in International Communication and Digital Media.
• Candidates must have an excellent knowledge of contemporary approaches in International Communication as well as Digital Media.
• Preference will be given to candidates developing a research program studying globalization in the digital ecosystem.
• Preference will be given to candidates doing quantitative research.
• Active knowledge of French and English is required.
• Experience in teaching preferred.
• Experience supervising graduate students is an asset.
Responsibilities:
• The successful candidate will be expected to teach, in English and French, both at the undergraduate level (specifically Globalization and Communication, Intercultural Communication, Political Economy of the Media, Quantitative Methods) and at the graduate level (International Communication and Political Uses of Media).
• The candidate will be expected to implement a research program in International Communication and Digital Media that will lead to scholarly publications and which has the potential of attracting graduate students and external funding, to supervise graduate students writing theses or research papers, and to participate in the administrative duties of the department.
Salary is based on the Collective Agreement.
Applications should be submitted by mail or electronically and be comprised of a one- page cover letter, curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier including student evaluations of teaching, and two samples of written work. In addition, three confidential letters of reference should be sent directly by the referees to:
Sylvie Grosjean, Acting Chair
Department of Communication
University of Ottawa,
55 Laurier East Av., 11th floor (room 11101B)
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1N 6N5
Email: sylvie.grosjean@uottawa.ca
Deadline for applications: December, 15 2014