Faculty of Media Communications. Position: Assistant Professor, or higher. Deadline: December 18, 2013.

The Faculty of Media Communications of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor, or higher, in all subfields.

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities (http://hse.ru/en, http://mediacom.hse.ru/en/)

Work Conditions:

-      Internationally competitive сompensation package, 13% flat income tax rate and other benefits

-      Generous travel support and research grants provided by the university’s Centre for Advanced Studies (https://iri.hse.ru/)

-      Low teaching load; minimal service required

-     Heavy emphasis on high quality research

Requirements:

- Ph.D. in Media, Communication science, Journalism or Cultural studies and related fields

- Fluent English (knowledge of Russian is not required)

- Ability and high motivation to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals and international university presses

Generally appointments will be made for an initial three-year period and upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts would normally be extended for a further three years until the tenure review.

Please provide a CV, at least 2 letters of reference forwarded directly, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper. All materials should be addressed to Martin Gilman, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies at cas@hse.ru no later than December 18, 2013.