University of Illinois

University of Illinois

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Sports Media- Department of Media and Cinema Studies

Urbana, IL, US · Full-time

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About the role

  • The Department of Media and Cinema Studies in the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applicants for a full-time (100% FTE) tenure-track assistant professor position.
  • We seek a scholar whose research examines sports, media, technology and culture in a rapidly evolving media landscape.

Skills

  • The expected start date is August 16, 2027.
  • Media industries, governance, and political economy of sports and media.
  • Sports and digital platforms, social media, streaming, and interactive media.
  • Video games, esports, fantasy sports, and gambling.
  • Fans, audiences, activism, and participatory cultures of sports and media.
  • Sports, media infrastructures, and spatial formations, including stadiums, venues, and urban development.
  • Sports media and race/class/gender/sexuality/citizenship.
  • Documentary, nonfiction, and storytelling practices of sports.
  • Histories and genealogies of sports media.
  • Production cultures and labor in sports media.
  • Datafication, AI, VR/AR, and emerging technologies of sports and its media.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Sports media and race/class/gender/sexuality/citizenship

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