SFU’s School of Communication is seeking applicants for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Global Communication. The successful candidate will complement and innovate upon the School’s 40-year tradition of critical communication studies.
Applicants should provide evidence of a coherent research and teaching program related to global communication which may include but is not limited to: communication and the global south, with interest in North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and others; geopolitics of international communication rights, social justice, and global public movements; cross-border flows, refugees, migration and diasporic communication; global communication governance;
anti-colonial and anti-racist epistemologies and methodologies.
Candidates must have completed their PhD in communication or relevant fields. Facility with
languages and experience with organizing and/or teaching in field schools, and understanding inter-cultural pedagogy among an ethno-culturally diverse student population is desired.
Further information may be found at:
http://www.sfu.ca/communication.html
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
Simon Fraser University is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from
all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, gay men and lesbians.
The position is subject to availability of funding and final approval by the SFU Board of Governors. Under the authority of the University Act, personal information that is required by
the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details,
please see
http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/Collection_Notice.html
Applications should include a CV, a statement of research interests, samples of published work
or work prepared for publication, and a teaching dossier. Candidates should ask three referees
to submit letters directly. Applications and referees’ letters should be submitted electronically,
and must be received by Friday January 31, 2014. Applications should be addressed to:
Dr. Catherine Murray, Associate Director
School of Communication
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC Canada
V5A 1S6
Email address: bebaldwi@sfu.ca