Hello all, Northeastern is hiring for multiple open rank positions in Information Justice, with homes in Communication Studies, Journalism, and Design. Please see the description below, forward on as appropriate, and let me know if you have any questions -- I'm on the search committee and am happy to help. —Joseph ================================= https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu/en-us/job/508568/open-rank-professor-in... DESCRIPTION Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media and Design invites applications for an open-rank cluster search in the nascent field of Information Justice. Building on recent developments in algorithmic accountability, new newsroom technologies and journalism tools, critical information studies, critical data studies, and universal design, this multidisciplinary area of inquiry addresses issues of bias, diversity, equity, and exclusion in information and global media systems. We welcome a diverse range of applicants whose scholarship, newsroom experiences, design and visual communication practice, journalistic work, and/or public impact work in Information Justice would contribute to our programs in Information Justice in Journalism, Art + Design, or Communication Studies. RESPONSIBILITIES We are particularly interested in candidates who bring an interdisciplinary perspective and whose research/creative practice and teaching align with one of the following high-priority areas related to Information Justice: * In Communication Studies, public and community health communication, health information access and equity, and/or health (dis)information campaigns; * In Design: visual communication in the public sphere focused on influence, advocacy, and social engagement in civic, health, and environmental issues; * In Journalism: justice-oriented data investigations, data-driven media ecosystems analyses, impactful data-driven & digital storytelling, community-grounded partnerships. Successful candidates will be primarily appointed in the School of Journalism, Department of Art + Design, or Department of Communication Studies. Split appointments between these units, with other units in the College of Arts, Media and Design (Architecture, Music, Theatre), or elsewhere at Northeastern University are possible, including the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, the Institute for Experiential AI, the Ethics Institute, and the Institute for Race, Technology, and Social Justice. QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must have a PhD, MFA, or other relevant terminal degree by the appointment start date.