Sherri Ter Molen

18 hours ago

From the KACA Listserv..

Assistant Professor
Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising seeks a colleague whose research and teaching will focus on social media analytics. This is a full-time, nine-month tenure-track position in our nationally recognized program at a world-class university.

Research
The successful candidate will have a research program that contributes knowledge to theory through research involving data analytics in advertising and strategic communication (broadly defined). We welcome all applicants doing innovative work, regardless of methodological focus. Areas of specialization could include, but are not limited to:
· social media analytics
· application of research and analysis of large data sets for developing persuasive messages or managerial strategy
· data visualization; audience analysis;
· modeling for the prediction of communication impact

Teaching
The position will require the candidate to teach classes centering on social media analytics in the Department of Advertising. Other teaching responsibilities will depend on expertise and interest, and may include undergraduate and graduate level courses. The candidate may also develop courses that focus on data-driven analysis.

Qualifications
Rank is at the assistant professor level. The position will begin on August 16, 2018. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Candidates must be in communication or a related social science field. Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. or be on schedule to earn the Ph.D. prior to August 2018. Candidate must have a demonstrated record of research productivity with an emphasis on social media analytics along with a desire for interdisciplinary collaboration. Applicants should also have evidence of effective teaching. Complementary research and teaching interests in other communication areas are highly attractive but not essential.

About Us
The Department of Advertising at the University of Illinois was the very first department of advertising, established in 1959 by Charles H. Sandage, considered by many to be the “father of advertising education.” His many “firsts,” including the first MS degree program in Advertising, continue to fuel a culture of innovation and leadership. In his own words, “A university should be concerned with training future leaders.” Our faculty members publish in flagship journals, assume leadership roles in major scholarly organizations, and win national teaching awards. They teach and mentor approximately 620 undergraduate majors, 25 MS students, and 15 doctoral students affiliated with the Institute for Communications Research (ICR). Together with the departments of Advertising, Journalism, Media and Cinema Studies, the ICR is housed in the world’s first College of Media. The College is also home to Illinois Public Media (WILL-AM-FM-TV-Online), the public broadcasting service of the University of Illinois.

Required Application Materials
Interested candidates should create a profile at http:// jobs.illinois.edu/ and upload a cover letter explaining how the candidate’s academic training and background, including research, teaching qualifications and/or professional experience, make the applicant highly suitable for the position, curriculum vitae, and the contact information of four academic references. All requested information must be submitted for an application to be considered complete. The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

Full consideration will be given to applications received by October 23, 2017. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decisions will be made until after that date. The review will continue until the position has been filled. For further information regarding application procedures, please contact Jane Dowler at dowler@illinois.edu or 217-333-2351.
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Sherri Ter Molen

2 days ago

CFP: Immediacy – Media Studies Journal
Topic: Regarding Borders
Deadline: October 20, 2017
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Sherri Ter Molen

4 days ago

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Sherri Ter Molen

4 days ago

From the ECREA Listserv...

Dear collegues,
We are pleased to send you the Call for Papers for Secuencias. Revista de Historia del Cine. Special Issue 'The Mainstream Vocation. Phenomena and Screens' (First semester 2018), coordinated by Minerva Campos.

*Contact*: revista.secuencias@uam.es / minerva.campos@uam.es
*Deadline*: 15th October 2017
*Accepted materials*: unpublished original papers
*Languages*: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
*Additional info*: revistas.uam.es/secuencias/pages/view/CFP-MONOGRAFICO
Some topics have special interest for this issue of Secuencias (although not exclusively) are:

- *Star System*: recognizable faces, bodies and voices are important elements that allow films to cross several borders. The Star System can be thought on different levels and/or as a transmedial element: Lady Gaga´s appearance in American Horror Story (Brad Falchuck and Ryan Murphy / FX, 2011-), Ricardo Darín in the arena of the Iberoamerican (co)production, and Sigourney Weaver and Willem Dafoe providing their bodies and voices to videogames like Alien: Isolation (The Creative Assembly/ Sega, 2014) and Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/Sony, 2013), respectively.
- *Genre films:* destined to wide audiences, they are a marker in the origin of the socalled blockbusters. The division of cinema into film genres is still encouraged by the industry and many times it also counts with the support of the audiences. For instance, remakes, spin-offs, parodies, as well as adaptations from other formats and sagas are appropriate objects to study the mainstream issue.

- *Ageing Studies*: another interesting option is focusing on more specific audiences (that are not necessarily narrower). Thinking about Hollywood, in addition to ‘family comedies’, we can find plenty of films starring -and destined to- urban women with a similar profile to that of the multifaceted Lena Dunham or comedies and dramas starred by mature actors like Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin or Diane Keaton in some of their last films.

-*Indiemainstream and alternative mainstream formulas*: at the same time that some products are successful and exhibited all over the world, other products have a similar effect in their respective market’s niches. Being able to define several domains, one of them can be the one integrated by the role of the cinephile international critic. (Some examples could be Michael Haneke, Lars Von Trier, Lav Díaz, Pedro Costa or Wong Kar Wai).

- *Animation films and documentaries*: phenomena as Frozen (Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, 2013), Pixar and Dreamworks; and, in opposition, Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012), Michael Moore and the rockumentary wave devoted to new music groups and players (or to music legends) encourage us to think “minor” cinemas as documentary and animation in the field of the mainstream.

Please, do not hesitate to send the information to those who could be interested and to contact us with any comments or questions.
Best regards,

Elena Cordero Hoyo
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