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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