Assistant Professor, Organizational Communication

The University of Tennessee ? Knoxville: School of Communication Studies

Location: Knoxville, TN

Description: The School of Communication Studies seeks to fill an Assistant Professor of Organizational Communication tenure-track position to begin August 1, 2025.

We approach organizational communication as communication processes aimed at creating, developing, and sustaining organizations. We consider a wide variety of goal-directed collectives, not limited to workplace organizations, as organizational communication phenomena.

The School of Communication Studies focuses on organizational and interpersonal communication from a social scientific perspective. We participate in the college-wide M.S. and Ph.D. programs, with approximately 25 graduate students enrolled in the communication studies concentration. The School has over 400 undergraduate majors and enrolls more than 2,700 students per term in its courses. It houses the university?s debate team and runs its own study abroad program.

The College of Communication and Information consists of four schools: Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations, Communication Studies, Journalism and Media, and Information Sciences. The College has a collaborative, active research faculty. College faculty regularly engage in partnerships with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, governmental agencies, the University of Tennessee Extension, the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and academic departments internal and external to the university. These research activities are supported by the college?s Research and Innovation Center. The College has approximately 1,200 majors and pre-majors and enrolls more than 5,800 students per semester.

Located near the beautiful Smoky Mountains, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) was founded in 1794 and is one of the oldest public universities in the country. UTK enrolls over 30,000 students at its Knoxville campus and is Tennessee?s only public Carnegie Doctoral: Highest Research Activity University. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is also seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University. For more information about working at UTK and Knoxville, please visit: https://provost.utk.edu/welcome-future-utk-faculty/

Review of applications begins September 23, 2024 and continues until the position is filled. Any questions about the search can be directed to Dr. Joan Rentsch (jrentsch@utk.edu).

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Ph.D. in communication at the time of appointment. Doctoral candidates will be considered, but an earned doctorate is required at the time of appointment.

2. Strong traditional theoretical and methodological background in organizational communication.

3. Align with the School of Communication Studies? focus on social scientific research via quantitative and/or qualitative methods.

4. Evidence of excellence in research and teaching commensurate with appointment at a Carnegie classified Research University.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Compliment our existing strengths in organizational communication and ideally demonstrate intersections and potential for collaborations with other faculty across the School of Communication Studies.

2. Have potential for externally funded research.

3. Demonstrate success working with diverse populations.

4. Demonstrate professional excellence, including the ability to interact appropriately with colleagues and students.

Application Instructions: To apply, please submit: (1) a letter of application, (2) current vita, (3) a research statement and a teaching philosophy (each about 1 page), (4) teaching evaluations from the past two years, and (5) the names and contact information of at least three references in Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/148934

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3560 or eoa@utk.edu or (865)974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or (865)974-0717 or investigations@utk.edu.

About University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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