[Linganth] assistant prof. job at Trent -- media studies

[Ilana Gershon]

For anyone at the intersection of linguistic anthropology and media studies:

The Cultural Studies Department at Trent University invites applications 
for a tenure
track position at the rank of Assistant Professor (current annual salary 
range $84,870 -
$90,322) starting July 1st, 2016. This position is subject to budgetary 
approval.
We are looking for a versatile and active scholar in the areas of media 
studies and screen
cultures who engages broadly with the discipline and its cognate fields. 
The successful
candidate will have a completed PhD, an excellent teaching record, and 
demonstrated
ability in academic/administrative organisation. Experience in working 
with teaching
assistants would be an asset. The new tenure track faculty member will 
also be invited to
participate in the life of the Department and in the graduate programs 
associated with the
Department (PhD in Cultural Studies and MA in Theory, Culture, and 
Politics).

Applicants should submit a covering letter that addresses their 
qualifications for the
position as described in this posting. They should also briefly describe 
how their research
and teaching interests may contribute to the profile and development of 
undergraduate
and graduate programs, including the Cultural Studies PhD. Also required 
are: a CV; a
writing sample; a teaching dossier, including course evaluations; and 
syllabi for a first
year course centered on experiential engagement with digital media and 
an upper year
course in media studies. In addition, three letters of reference should 
be sent on your
behalf. Applications and reference letters should be submitted 
electronically, with files in
PDF or Word format, to culturalstudiesjobs at trentu.ca, addressed to the 
attention of
Professor Hugh Hodges, Chair, Cultural Studies Department.