The History of Art and Visual Culture Department at the University of California Santa Cruz is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the History of Digital Media. They are looking for applicants with experience in “Internet culture, video games, digital imaging and design, social media, and related applications.”

“Priority will be placed on hiring an interdisciplinary scholar who attends to the visual culture of digital media and analytically examines the social and historical contexts of its emergence. We welcome applications from scholars who specialize in any national or geographic area. Applicants must be capable of teaching a wide range of courses (large lecture to seminar) at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department faculty support the investigation of art and visual culture from a variety of theoretical perspectives in the cultures of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific Islands. The campus seeks candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service.”

Applicants should have a Ph.D., conferred by June 30, 2016, in art history, communications, media studies, visual studies, or a related discipline.

Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system, and must include (as PDF files):

1) a letter of application outlining scholarly background as well as current and future research plans

2) curriculum vitae

3) a current publication or writing sample (chapter of dissertation if no publication)

4) descriptions or syllabi for three courses (one large lecture, one lecture/discussion, one seminar)

5) three current confidential letters of recommendation*. The university welcomes applicants’ submission of an optional statement addressing their contributions to diversity through their research, service, and/or teaching.

Applications are due by November, 30, 2015. Submit your application here.

The Fembot Collective is seeking two UO Graduate Student Interns to collaborate on existing projects and new expansions for 2015-16. We are an open, online publishing group for feminist media studies. Our content comes across a variety of media: podcast, blog posts, academic articles, images, and multimodal art. Our objective for the upcoming year is to harness the energy and creativity of collective members to produce more avenues of feminist media activism through Fembot, as well as vivifying the website to draw in new members and establish Fembot’s presence as a hub for feminist digital experimentation and collaboration.

Please submit CV and maximum one-page proposal on which projects most interest you and/or you feel most qualified for and how you feel you can uniquely contribute to Fembot’s expansion initiatives this year.

Application Deadline: October 12, 2015

Send materials to: Carol Stabile, cstabile@uoregon.edu

Questions/queries: Sarah Hammid, shamid@uoregon.edu

Decisions will be made by October 19, 2015

Graduate Student Interns will be able to work on projects like the following:

Writing the History of Women (and Women’s Athletics) in Universities into Wikipedia
Fembot members Bryce Peake (University of Maryland) and Thomas Oates (University of Iowa) are piloting a Wikipedia project aimed at writing women’s history and women’s athletics programs into the Wikipedia pages for American universities. The project requires coordination of volunteer members, management of communication with participating institutions, as well as working with the Fembot design team from the Digital Scholarship Center to incorporate and update information on the website.

Books Aren’t Dead < http://fembotcollective.org/blog/category/bad/>
Fembot member Hye-Jin Lee has maintained this project up until this point and will need assistance this upcoming year to keep up with the correspondence and organization BAD demands. A graduate student who could assist Lee with the work of contacting presses and authors, setting up reviewers and interviewers, helping to troubleshoot some of the technological issues would go a long way toward ensuring that BAD can remain alive.

The Fembot Troll Corps (a feature of the Fembot Toolkit)
Fembot member Amanda Phillips (UC Davis) has proposed a Fembot Troll Corps as a strategy for combating online harassment. Having a graduate student volunteer provide some of the logistical support for the Fembot Troll Corps and for expanding the Fembot Toolkit would help get these projects off the ground.

The Fembot Toolkit < http://fembotcollective.org/blog/tag/fembot-toolkit/>
During 2015-16, Stabile and other Collective members will be generating additional ideas and material for the Fembot Toolkit, including a Fembot Toolkit Cucrriculum. Graduate volunteers can provide support in aggregating resources and incorporating and updating information on the Fembot website.

The FemBib Network
Jennifer Jodell (University of Minnesota), Wafa Ben Hassine, (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and Sarah T. Hamid (Fembot Webmistress) have launched an initiative to create a space on Fembot so that graduate students who are members of the Fembot Collective can share grant sample prospectuses, reading lists, core bibliographies, and other materials for professional development. The FemBib Network will also serve as a networking hub for researchers in niche areas of interest seeking to collaborate on research and conference presentations. An additional graduate student volunteer would provide technical support and assistance gathering materials. In addition to any of the above, Graduate Volunteers are welcome to suggest their own projects (see Fembot Labs: http://fembotcollective.org/blog/category/femlab/) or provide assistance in weekly maintenance tasks.

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After decisions are made, we will match graduate students with projects for which they are best suited. Applicants should have some knowledge of promotional strategies for online platforms and content; be able to produce promotional materials using Adobe Creative Suite applications and FinalCut Pro; and have some knowledge of Search Engine Optimization. Additionally, students with an understanding of and commitment to increasing diversity within media production and representation are encouraged to apply.

In exchange for their work with Fembot, Graduate Volunteers will be provided travel, lodging, and per diem for three-night travel to LA for Ms. Fembot 2016 (March 2016).

Assistant Professor in Media and Sexuality Studies

Applications due November 1, 2015

Applicants must have a PhD in hand or be very near completion at the time of appointment, which begins 1 August, 2016.

“The Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies and the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada invite applications for a joint-appointed, tenure track assistant professor position in Media and Sexuality Studies. Candidates must demonstrate outstanding research potential and publication records, substantial and relevant teaching experience or potential, and a strong commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry and the support of diverse intellectual communities. We seek candidates who will value diversity and whose research, teaching and service bear this out.

The hiring committee welcomes applications from qualified candidates working in critical approaches to Media Studies and Sexuality Studies. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work addresses any of the following areas: transnationalism, globalization, international frameworks, postcoloniality, social justice, critical race theory, Indigeneity, disability, trans issues, feminisms, and queer theory. We also seek a candidate who complements other existing strengths in media studies including but not limited to visual culture, sound culture, print culture, cultural studies, media history, digital humanities, critical media and communication policy, technology studies, infrastructure studies, new media and social media studies.

In addition to developing courses in their areas of expertise, teaching responsibilities will include the undergraduate course “Introduction to Sexual Diversity Studies.” Graduate supervision is also an expectation.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, evidence of teaching experience and effectiveness, and a writing sample (20-30 pages). The committee will begin reviewing applications on 1 November 2015; applications received after that date may not receive full consideration. All materials, including referees’ letters of recommendation, must be submitted electronically to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6221

Knowledge of French would be an asset for this position.”

Deadline: 06/14/2015

Job description

The Department of Media and Culture Studies (MCW) seeks an assistant professor (UD) in the area of Film & Media Studies with challenging tasks in education and research within a dynamic professional field and department.

For the available position, we are searching for a candidate in particular who has demonstrably good qualifications in the field of education, research and education management and who would be able to provide a combination of the following areas of education:

• (New) screen theory;
• Digital cinema;
• Media production and creative industries.

In the field of education, the training courses that MCW provides (BA Media Studies, BA Communication and Information Sciences, BA Language and Cultural Studies; MA Media Studies) are aimed at an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to media and media culture. Attention to the (historic) transformation of media and media culture and the role of media in society form the main focus, with a concentration within the education on research skills and (qualitative) research methods.

Candidates who can be deployed broadly in several areas of education, preferably across media, will be given preference. Candidates with demonstrable affinity to communication studies issues are preferred. Good methodological knowledge and skills which also translate to education, are required for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching at both Bachelor and Master level;
• Capacity to train students in different (qualitative) research methods;
• Considerable research output, evidence of which include a finished PhD and publications at an internationally recognized level;
• Experience with successful applications for external funding is desirable;
• Experience in a coordinating position is advantageous;
• Good communication skills and team spirit;
• Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO) according to Dutch university standards (or to be obtained within two years);
• Fluency in English, preferably close to near-native standard;
• Fluency in Dutch, preferably close to near-native standard.

Offer

The initial appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of two years. Subject to performance, this will be followed by a permanent position. The gross monthly salary for an assistant professor’s position will range from € 3,324 to € 5,171, for a full time position, consistent with the CAO scale 11/12 (Collective Labour Agreement) for Dutch Universities.

The salary is supplemented with a holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year payment of 8.3% per year. In addition, we offer a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions the possibility to participate in a collective health care plan, and other benefits. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.

About the organisation

Utrecht University strives for excellence in teaching and study performance. This also holds for the clearly defined research profiles with respect to four core themes: Dynamics of Youth, Institutions, Life Sciences and Sustainability. Utrecht University has a strong commitment to community outreach and contributes to answering the social questions of today and tomorrow.

The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 900 staff members. It comprises four knowledge domains:

1. Philosophy and Religious Studies;
2. History and Art History;
3. Media and Culture Studies and;
4. Languages, Literature and Communication.

With its research and education in these fields, the faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context.

The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the excellent amenities in the historical city centre of Utrecht, where the Faculty is housed, contribute to an inspiring working environment.

The Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University is an internationally renowned teaching and research consortium composed of scholars in Theatre, Dance, Film, Television, Music, Arts Policy, New Media, Game and Gender Studies. It is dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to media, performance, and culture in general. Attention to the (historic) transformation of media, performance and culture and their role in society form the main focus.

Culture is a dynamic mix of artistic, creative and everyday activities, with which people shape their identity and actions and within which societal structures and institutions gain shape. Media (old and new) have a crucial role in how this is happening. The Department offers a variety of courses at the bachelor, the master and the doctorate level.

The research of the Media and Culture Department is being coordinated by the Institute for Cultural Enquiry (ICON). Researchers at MCW participate in three ICON programmes: Gender Studies, Media & Performance Studies, and Musicology. All three have received excellent assessments in the most recent research visitation. Furthermore, researchers in our department play an important role in the university-wide focus area ‘Cultures, Citizenship and Human Rights’ and ‘Game Research’. The Media and Culture department also hosts the Netherlands Research School of Gender Studies (NOG).

Additional information

For additional information please contact prof. dr. Maaike Bleeker by email: M.A.Bleeker@uu.nl.
For more information about our courses, please consult:

• BA Media en Cultuur;
• MA Film- en Televisiewetenschap;
• BA Communicatie- en informatiewetenschappen;
• MA Media and Performance studies;
• MA New Media Digital Culture.

For more information about Utrecht University’s research, see:

• Institute for cultural inquiry;
• New Media Studies;
• Game Research;
• Cultures, Citizenship and Human Rights.

To Apply:

Applications should include a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, a list of publications and evaluations of teaching. Please use the application button below. The application deadline is 14 June 2015.

Interviews will be scheduled for 25 and 26 June 2015.

The application deadline is 06/14/2015

They are: Northeastern University Library, an evolving research library with an ambitious vision to expand our digital initiatives and redefine library service in the 21st century through strong partnerships across campus, expanded collaboration in the classroom, continued growth of special collections tied to our Greater Boston communities, new services for creation across media formats, and the development of next-generation digital infrastructure to support these activities and more.

They seek out new tools and methods, test them on real-world projects, and make them available to the Northeastern community and beyond. They work every day to expand our understanding of digital scholarship, and help build it through the tools we provide to support Northeastern’s researchers.

You are: A Data Analytics and Visualization Specialist who will help mobilize and design Library services supporting statistics and information visualization activities across the University. You are excited to work with diverse groups within the Library and across campus, and proactive in outreach and communication. You are comfortable with providing many forms of education, from developing curricula and teaching classes to providing high-level research support in one-on-one consultations.

You are a collegial team member who will work closely with other departments within the Library, serving as a resource for statistics and visualization tools, services, and systems. You’re enthusiastic about the role of statistics and visualization in scholarship across the disciplines, and will develop both this position and the Library into focal points for statistics- and visualization-related activities across the University.

This position is in: the Digital Scholarship Group, an applied research group within the Library where we work with researchers at all levels on new techniques of representation, analysis, and dissemination that are transforming scholarly research.

Qualifications include:

•  Masters Degree in statistics, information design, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years experience working in a data intensive environment, preferably in an academic setting.
• Working knowledge of major statistical software (SAS, STATA, SPSS, R).
• Experience with at least one programming language (such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, R).
• Experience with data visualization tools and with tool programming libraries.
• Ability to construct and automatically extract information from databases.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects from beginning to end.
• Skills and aptitude for developing and providing workshops to users.
• Excellent interpersonal, marketing, and communication skills.

Please note: This is a two-year pilot position with opportunity for extension.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received; first consideration will go to those received by July 1, 2015.

To view the full job description, job grade and salary information, and apply, please visit: http://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/35533