Convocatoria: Assistant professor. Varias plazas – University of the Fraser Valley (Plazo: 10 de febrero de 2020)

Requisitos:
Media and Communication Studies and Sociology: The department of Social, Cultural and Media Studies at UFV invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Media and Communications Studies (MACS) and Sociology. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in digital media (including such issues as surveillance, privacy, corporate capitalism, the digital divide, entrepreneurialism, digital communities and information networks, isolation, addiction and pleasure) as related to issues around race, gender, age, class, etc. The successful candidate will be able to teach a variety of courses, including course(s) that apply a critical lens to digital media in and outside of Canada. The ideal candidate will be committed to teaching and complement our current faculty strengths. Latin American Studies, and Sociology or Media and Communication Studies: The department of Social, Cultural and Media Studies at UFV invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Latin American Studies, and Sociology or Media and Communications Studies (MACS). The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following areas, and be able to teach to these areas in both LAS and either Sociology or MACS: gender and sexualities; class, race/racialization, ethnicity and nationality; Indigenous issues; sociology of communities; public sociology; globalization and development; comparative societies; media in social protests and political uprisings; the politics of art and media representation; social and alternative media; popular culture. Candidates with current or past experience in community organizing and/or engagement are particularly welcomed. The ideal candidate will be committed to teaching. Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is a definite asset, as is the ability to communicate in languages that are indigenous to Latin America. Indigenous Studies: The College of Arts at UFV invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Indigenous Studies and one of the following disciplines: Sociology, Anthropology, Media and Communications Studies (MACS), or Communications. The successful candidate will be able to teach a selection of Indigenous Peoples Knowledge (IPK) courses and will demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following areas of the Indigenous Studies program: (i) Indigenous history; (ii) social relations and governance; (iii) land and culture; and (iv) worldview and spirituality. The successful candidate will also have expertise in the discipline(s) of Sociology, Anthropology, Media and Communications Studies, and/or Communications. Teachable areas within sociology, anthropology, and MACS that are of particular interest are race, racialization and ethnicity, Indigenous methodologies, sociology of communities, the anthropology of Indigenous peoples in B.C. and in Canada, history of Indigenous media, media and representation, and Indigenous film and music. Teachable areas within Communications include one or more of the following areas: science communication, intercultural communication, public relations, Indigenous entrepreneurship and innovation practices, public speaking and storytelling, professional report writing, advocacy writing, grant and proposal writing, and project management. Scholars with expertise in Indigenous business, entrepreneurship and innovation practices are particularly encouraged to apply.

Solicitudes:
Candidates should submit, as a single electronic file, a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, student evaluations, writing sample, and original sample course plan for one of the teaching areas identified. In addition, please provide a list of

three referees and their contact information. Email: applications to: hrinfo@ufv.ca

Plazo de presentación: 10/02/2020

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• Media and Communication Studies and Sociology – Assistant Professor – University of the Fraser Valley:

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•  Latin American Studies, and Sociology or Media and Communication Studies – Assistant Professor – University of the Fraser Valley

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•  Indigenous Studies – Assistant Professor – University of the Fraser Valley

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