Koç University, Media and Visual Arts
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Position Title:
Full-time faculty position(s) of any rank in Media and Communications
Position Location:
Istanbul, Istanbul 34450, Turkiye
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Appl Deadline:
2025/01/31 11:59PM
** (accepting applications posted 2024/12/16, listed until 2025/01/31)
** (accepting applications posted 2024/12/16, listed until 2025/01/31)Position Description:
Position Description
Koç University's Department of Media and Visual Arts (MAVA) invites applications for full-time open-rank faculty positions to start in September 2025. Qualifications and Position Responsibilities: We invite applications from scholars with a Ph.D. in media studies or a related field at the time of employment. The successful candidate will demonstrate an active research agenda and potential to contribute to the vitality of our academic community. Areas of specialization are open, but candidates specializing in emerging media, media and culture industries, media and politics, platform studies, television and film studies, visual and sound studies, and strategic communication are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants with interdisciplinary research interests or methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, historical, or computational methods, or those integrating methodologies across disciplines, are strongly encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will teach two courses per semester (such as media research methods, introduction to media and communication, and media and culture industries). Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. About Media and Visual Arts Department, Koç University Koç University is a foundation-funded, non-profit institution located in Istanbul, Türkiye. The university is committed to the pursuit of excellence in both research and teaching. With 8820 active students, the university offers 22 undergraduate, 42 Master’s and 29 Phd programs. The medium of instruction is English. MAVA at Koç University offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes visual communication, visual design, interaction design, media studies, communications theory, media/arts management, photography, film, and production. With this diversity, the department offers four certification programs focusing on Design, User Experience, Film and Video, and Media and Management. Applicants must submit applications electronically via ACADEMIC JOBS ONLINE including reference letters. Deadline for submission of applications is 31 January 2025. Submissions should include: ● Application Summary Form ● Cover letter ● Curriculum Vitae ● Teaching statement ● Research statement ● Contact information for three referees Should you have further questions, please contact: nazliozkan@ku.edu.tr, ialaca@ku.edu.trApplication Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Application Summary Form (link in description)
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
And anything else requested in the position description.
Further Info:
Koç University
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Department of Media and Visual Arts
Rumelifeneri Yolu Sariyer
Istanbul Turkey 34450
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Department of Media and Visual Arts
Rumelifeneri Yolu Sariyer
Istanbul Turkey 34450