Communication Innovation-Assistant Professor

Overview

• Implementation of health, environmental, and science information, digital and emerging technologies, and social media in organizational settings and public partnerships.
• Applied and critically reflexive approaches to communication theory and practice.
• Communication advancements around technology – including digital engagement, artificial intelligence, and remote organizing.
• Collaborative and community-engaged methods for addressing emerging needs.
• Evaluation of traditional and digital messaging, social networks, and organizational practices influencing adoption, engagement, and societal outcomes related to innovation.
• Digital and transmedia storytelling in health, science, sustainability, technology, and related contexts.

The successful candidate will hold or anticipate a Ph.D. in Communication or a related field at the time of appointment (August 1, 2026).

• Evidence of a strong research program, or the potential for a strong research program.
• A commitment to teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
• The ability to create new courses that contribute to our curriculum.

• Competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to transdisciplinary research, with a potential for securing funding and partnering across the department and the university.

• Applicants should provide 1 syllabus on an upper-level class/seminar in their area of specialization.