[Itself] The Chronicle Career Network: Cultural Producation and Media Studies - University of California at San Diego (fwd)

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Cultural Producation and Media Studies --  University of California at San
Diego -- California

Communication: The University of California, San Diego, Department of
Communication (http://communication.ucsd.edu/) is seeking to fill several
full-time, tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level,
beginning Fall 2004: Cultural production and media studies.  Specific areas
of research concentration are open but could include work on: popular
culture (television, film, radio, music, folklore, theater, and fashion);
audience reception; changing media markets and new forms of
representation;
communication media and social identity; cultural memory; or patterns of
access to and use of information technology.  Individuals with a strong
theoretical background and orientation to questions of race and ethnicity
are especially encouraged to apply.  MFA or Ph.D candidates with experience
and/or expertise in the practice and theory of media production will be
seriously considered. The political economy/institutional analysis of
communication.  Specific areas of research concentration are open, but
could include historical or contemporary work on: the cultural industries
(such as television, film, music, publishing, or advertising) and the way
cultural production is affected by the interplay of the old and new
economies; the nature of media markets; communication, globalization and
post-colonial studies; the intersection between the political economy of
communication and race, gender and/or nationalism; or the relationship
between communication and social movements. Salaries are in strict
accordance with UC pay scales. If non-citizen, state immigration status.
UCSD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to
excellence through diversity. Applicants are invited to preview campus
diversity resources and programs at the campus website for Diversity
(http://diversity.ucsd.edu/). To assist applicants who may have concerns
regarding employment opportunities for spouses/partners, please consider
the UCSD Web site for the Academic Job Opportunities Bulletin
(http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/aaa/recruitment/), the Staff
Employment Opportunity Bulletin (http://joblink.ucsd.edu/) or our links to
employment opportunities at other education and research institutions in
San Diego (http://www.ucsd.edu/sandiego.html). Send vita, statement of
research and teaching interests, and names, addresses, e-mail addresses,
and phone numbers of three references supporting the applicant's teaching
qualifications by November 14, 2003, however, we will review applications
until the position is filled. Please send materials to: Val Hartouni –
Culture Recruitment or Dan Hallin – Social Force Recruitment, Department of
Communication (0503), University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman
Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0503.
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