Assistant or Associate Professor of Communication
Job
The Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California seeks applications for a tenure track Assistant or tenured Associate Professor in the area of media industries and economics. We define media industries broadly, from television, film, music, telecommunication and radio, to streaming services, platforms and infrastructures, including social media, immersive and interactive media, gaming and game engine technology, and the convergences across them all. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the historical and shifting structural and material conditions transforming the media industries, whether technological, economic, political, legal and regulatory, or socio-cultural. Of notable interest are critical scholars interested in considerations of how power operates within these industries, while also tracking the latest developments in media innovation and entrepreneurship, how strategic media management and behavioral economics inform creative and corporate leadership, disruption of business models and supply chains, the nature and impact of datafication, algorithms, and artificial intelligence on media practices, and the challenges facing media labor, professionalization, and unionization. Other areas of specialization might include relationships to communities marginalized by race and ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and ableness; the relation of regulation and policy to media industries; the environmental impacts of media industries; and, the politics and policies of media convergence. The candidate will contribute to our Ph.D. program, industry-related master’s programs, and undergraduate program. Candidates should have a Ph.D. by the start of appointment in the fields of communication, media studies, economics, or related disciplines, and be able to demonstrate excellence in teaching, and a publication record indicative of promise for leading scholarship in this field. To be considered for this position, all candidates must apply at this link https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/assistant-or-associate-professor-of-communication/1209/74739616448. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication, media studies, or a related field. Submission materials should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, 1-2 samples of recent refereed publications and the names of three references. Final candidates will be requested to submit three (3) letters of recommendation. The cover letter should be addressed to School of Communication Faculty Search, attention Prof. David Craig, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California, 3502 Watt Way, Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281. Applicants may direct questions to Billie Shotlow at (shotlow@usc.edu) or (213-821-2718) regarding the search process. Materials submitted by regular mail will not be accepted.
Initiator(s):
University of Southern California Annenberg School of Journalism
Deadline: 01.02.2025
Location: Los Angeles, United States of America
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Post created by: Lymor Wolf Goldstein