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Welcome! This page is for tenure-track jobs in Communication and Media Studies that begin in Fall 2026.

VAP positions are OK, but please label them as such and do not post adjunct positions here.

These positions are collected in a spreadsheet here which can be populated by this form.

Last year's page: Communication and Media Studies 2024-2025

See also Film Studies 2025-2026, Rhetoric/Composition 2025-2026, New Media and Digital Humanities 2025-2026.

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• Click "Edit" (the pencil icon to the right of the page title)
• Scroll down until you find where the school fits alphabetically
• Post the title of the job and format it using Subheading 1 (select text and apply Subheading 1 using the text formatting dropdown in the editor bar)
  • Format: University Name (Location, State) - Job Title, Subfield (Deadline date)
  • Example: Hogwarts University (Hogsmeade, Scotland) - Assistant Professor, Defense Against the Dark Arts (Deadline 10/1/24)
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  • Job Description: ONE PARAGRAPH, please do not post paragraphs and paragraphs from the ad - it clutters up the page. People who are interested can read the entire announcement.
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  • Updates

• When in doubt, follow the formats of previously posted jobs.

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When you have news on a listing, please update the status (e.g., "INTERVIEWS SCHEDULED," "CAMPUS INTERVIEWS," "OFFER MADE AND ACCEPTED") at the end of the heading as well as your specific note at the bottom in "Updates" after a bullet point. Please date any information added to a post

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Jobs for 2026

Albany State University (Albany, GA) - Assistant Professor of Mass Communications

• Job Description: The Assistant Professor of Mass Communications is a key academic position that plays a key role in advancing the mission of Albany State University. This is a Tenure-Track position. The position is responsible for delivering high quality instruction in audio/visual production and digital content creation, advising students, and participating in departmental and university activities. Additional duties may include, but are not limited to, curriculum development, participating in professional development activities, and seeking additional funding for research.
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Augusta University (Augusta, Georgia) - Assistant Professor in Integrated Strategic Communication (No Deadline)

• Job Description: Augusta University's Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Integrated Strategic Communication. This is a tenure-track position anticipated to begin August 1, 2026. The preferred candidate will be expected to have a PhD in communication, mass communication, communication studies, or media studies, or a closely related discipline. The candidate may be expected to teach communication courses in the areas of Health Communication, Campaigns, Social Media, as well as COMM 1110 (public speaking). The candidate is expected to maintain a robust record of research, serve on department and college committees, and work well with both colleagues and students.
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Baylor University (Waco, Texas) - Assistant Professor, Organizational Communication (Deadline: 9/1/2025)

• Job Description: Baylor University seeks to fill a tenure track faculty position within the Department of Communication at the Assistant Professor level effective fall 2026. We are seeking a new faculty member in the area of Organizational Communication in which they will teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Further, this individual will have an active research agenda and be engaged in service. Preferred: 1) An area of research in applied communication. 2) History of successful external grant application. 3)Teaching experience (undergraduate or graduate). Also desired: 1) Research in the areas of: groups and teams in communication, non-profit organizing, identity, resilience, virtual or remote work, leadership, and/or organizational technology. 2)The ability to teach and work with diverse methodological backgrounds, including both quantitative methods (experimental design, network analysis, computational analysis, survey research), and qualitative methods (narrative, ethnography, focus groups, interviews, observation)
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Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, Connecticut) - Assistant Professor of Organizational Communications (Deadline: 09/15/2025)

• Job Description: Central Connecticut State University invites applications to join the Communications department as a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor of Organizational Communication beginning August 2026. We seek applicants who will actively engage in outreach and build partnerships to foster collaboration between the university and community organizations. The successful candidate will be able to teach and develop courses in the area of Organizational Communication, including introductory, upper-level and graduate courses in any of these related areas: Interpersonal Communication, Small Group and Team Communication, Intercultural/International Communication, Corporate Training and Career Development, Social Justice and/or Communication Ethics.
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  • I interviewed with this department in 2023. Huge red flags during the interview process, including snarky remarks toward each other and toward my CV.

Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) - Assistant Professor of Communication (Deadline for full consideration: 08/31/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Communication at Clemson University invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-line position in communication to begin January 1, 2026 or August 15, 2026 (negotiable). Applicants should have active research agendas and teaching expertise in Communication that is in some way related to strategic communication, health communication, sport communication, or media and technology. Methodological specialization is open; however, candidates must be able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods in addition to their areas of specialization. Candidates will be expected to pursue external funding and contribute to graduate-level teaching and advising. The department is also interested in candidates who could support doctoral instruction and advising.
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Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) - Assistant Professor of Communication (Review Begins: 09/15/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University is seeking a highly collaborative scholar to conduct research and teach in the areas of science and/or risk communication. Our new colleague will join a Cohort Faculty Hire in Creating a Climate-Resilient Future. This hiring cohort will advance the CALS Transdisciplinary Moonshot in Creating a Climate Resilient Future. Research in the cohort will unite existing transdisciplinary strengths at Cornell with critical new competencies to help navigate transitions to climate-resilient futures in three interdependent domains: renewable energy, sustainable cities, and agri-food systems. For this position, we are seeking applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level for a risk communication scholar. In addition to this advertised hire, the cohort will include a geospatial analyst, an environmental engineer, a socioecologist, and a landscape architect within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Denison University (Granville, Ohio) - Assistant Professor of Communication/Rhetorical Studies (Review Begins: 09/08/2025)

• Job Description: The Communication Department at Denison University is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in rhetorical studies. Successful candidates will contribute to expanding and deepening our rhetoric curriculum, offering courses concerned with the history of rhetoric, deliberative democracy, and/or ethical perspectives on rhetorical theory and performance. Candidates must also be able to teach at least one of the core courses in the department (COMM 280: Theorizing Communication and COMM 290: Research in Communication) and courses that support the University's commitment to Oral Communication across the Curriculum. Our program's commitment to the study of Communication in a liberal arts setting hinges on understanding the symbolic dynamics at play in the intersection of communication and power, culture, history, relationship(s), economics, politics, textual genres, and media.
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Denison University (Granville, Ohio) - Assistant Professor of Communication/Media Studies (Review Begins: 11/03/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Communication at Denison University is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor in Media Studies. Qualified candidates will have a PhD in Communication or Media Studies and demonstrated experience teaching media courses. A PhD must be in hand when the appointment begins in August, 2026. Successful candidates will contribute to expanding and deepening our media studies curriculum with an emphasis on rigorously informed, humanistic approaches to the study of digital transformations in screen cultures, broadcast media and the broader televisual ecosystem. We are interested in a candidate whose teaching and research examines the increasingly diverse and changing nature of screen cultures, media consumption and culture industries in an era when proliferating networked devices, audience analytics, and streaming platforms are transforming patterns of cultural engagement and changing the meaning, form, and power of digital media. Candidates must also be able to teach at least one of the core courses in the department (COMM 280: Theorizing Communication and COMM 290: Research in Communication).
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Francis Marion University (Florence, South Carolina) - Assistant Professor of Mass Communication (Spring 2026 Start) (Review Begins Immediately: 07/30/2025)

• Job Description: Francis Marion University and the Department of Mass Communication invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor who will teach courses in public relations, news writing and editing, oral communication and other topics. Candidates must have at least a master’s degree in mass communication or a related field and professional experience in public relations. A doctorate is preferred.
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Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, New York) - Communication Studies Generalist (Deadline: 10/01/2025)

• Job Description: The English and Communication Studies Department seeks a full-time communication studies generalist with secondary area(s) of interest in business communication, public speaking, civil-rights rhetoric, feminist rhetoric, game studies, pop culture, and/or visual rhetoric. The faculty member will be expected to contribute leadership and vision to the Department's communication studies program, to provide intellectual and pedagogical innovation for communication studies courses, to serve as a mentor to current and new communication studies faculty, and to develop interdisciplinary college-wide programming in their areas of expertise. The candidate will be expected to work closely with other Liberal Arts and Sciences departments and have a commitment to working with culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse students in an institution with strong emphasis on innovation, globalism and experiential learning.
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Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) - Assistant Professor, Communication Studies (Deadline: 10/10/2025)

• Job Description: The Communication Studies Department at Gonzaga University in Spokane WA, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor, beginning Fall 2026. We wish to welcome humanities-based teacher-scholars with a commitment to inclusive, equity-minded teaching to join a department with an innovative curriculum grounded in rhetoric, media, and cultural studies and animated by the concepts of social justice, civic engagement, and systems of power, privilege, and oppression. We look forward to collaborating with a colleague who possesses strong pedagogical abilities, with particular sensitivity to inclusive, equity-minded teaching practices; who can address questions of diversity, equity, and social justice broadly considered; who can effectively teach the impacts and consequences of communication on society, media, culture, and identity; and who approaches communication as a constitutive material, social, cultural, and political endeavor.
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Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA) - Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies (Priority Deadline: 10/10/2025)

• Job Description: Lycoming College invites candidates for its Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies, beginning Fall 2026. As the Department of Communication and Media Studies expands, we seek a student-centered educator with a passion for teaching and mentoring, with a master’s degree or higher, and an academic background and/or industry experience in at least one of the following areas: Media and Digital Culture (public opinion, trends forecasting, online behavior, digital popular culture, or emerging technologies); Public Discourse (journalism, sports media, political communication, intercultural communication, or communication in business, science, arts, or humanities settings); Research and Analysis (media and communication theory, research, writing, or analysis); Strategic Communication (advertising, public relations, social media). Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is one of the nation’s oldest liberal arts colleges, recognized as a Top 100 National Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report.
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Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) - Assistant Professor in Critical Digital Studies/Practice (Deadline: 10/08/2025)

• Job Description: The Media and Cultural Studies Department at Macalester College seeks candidates for a position in Critical Digital Studies/Practice at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track). We are open to a wide array of specializations within critical digital studies, including, but not limited to, the areas of gaming, interactive and immersive media such as VR and AR, 3D filmmaking and modeling, artificial intelligence, digital journalism and other forms of digital storytelling, and data visualization. An ideal candidate will be able to teach digital literacy in the context of broader questions of justice, representation, critical theory and history, and/or civic engagement. We are particularly interested in candidates who integrate elements of practice, broadly conceived, into their teaching and research, preparing students to use digital media as a creative tool and instrument for social analysis and cultural change.
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Minot State University (Minot, North Dakota) - Open Rank Profession in Professional Communication (Spring 2026 Start) (Review Begins Immediately: 07/30/2025)

• Job Description: Minot State University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in Professional Communication to begin Fall Semester 2025 or Spring Semester 2026. This is considered an open-rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) position. The successful candidate's rank will be determined at the time of appointment based on previous experience and professional achievement. Applicants must hold a PhD in communication or a related field and have teaching experience in higher education. Priority will be given to applicants with evidence of (1) an active program of research, (2) high quality teaching, (3) a strong foundation in Media Studies with relevant supporting areas.
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Oberlin College & Conservatory (Oberlin, Ohio) - Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication (Review Begins: 09/22/25)

• Job Description: The Department of Writing and Communication at Oberlin College invites applications for a full- time tenure track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences to support a new major in Communication Studies. The incumbent for this position will bring expertise in Communication and Rhetorical Theory and Practice. Initial appointment to this position will be for a term of four years, beginning fall semester of 2026, with an additional three years upon reappointment, and will carry the rank of Assistant Professor.
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OCAD University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - Open Rank Professor in Media Studies and Essay Writing (Application Review Begins: 09/01/25)

• Job Description: The Faculty of Arts and Science at OCAD University invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Media Studies and Essay Writing (open rank). The ideal candidate is a visionary scholar whose interdisciplinary teaching and research intersect areas such as media studies, game studies, essay writing, literature, digital culture, and cultural policy. The successful candidate will bring a critical and applied lens to contemporary and historical media practices, with a focus on how media and technologies shape (and are shaped by) cultural, political, and ethical frameworks. Candidates may specialize in any subject area or period, but their scholarship and teaching experience should support the unique global and decolonial vision of the VCS program and the Liberal Studies program. We are open to a broad array of specializations grounded in media studies and visual culture, with a special focus on games and animation theory, writing, and the humanities. This position offers an exciting opportunity to join an interdisciplinary research community at a leading art and design university, and to work alongside the Faculty of Arts & Science's other degree programs in Creative Writing, Criticism and Curatorial Practice, Digital Futures, as well as Indigenous Visual Culture. The appointment is expected to commence on August 1, 2026 and is subject to budgetary approval.
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Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pennsylvania) - Assistant Professor in Media Studies (Deadline: 09/15/2025)

• Job Description: The Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications seeks an outstanding faculty member for an Assistant Professor rank tenure track position in the Department of Film Production and Media Studies starting in August 2026. The successful candidate will have the ability to contribute to the broad intellectual life of college and department and contribute to the ongoing cutting-edge research initiatives with the Media Effects Research Lab (MERL), a collaborative media effects research facility with cutting edge technologies. Candidates would ideally have research agendas and projects related to Health and/or Science Communication that would fit this model of research production, one which integrates graduate and undergraduate students into studying the effects of media using social scientific approaches.
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Simmons University (Boston, MA) - Assistant/Associate Professor of AI and Communications (Deadline: 08/15/2025)

• Job Description: The Communications Department in the Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Simmons University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment in Communications to begin Fall 2026. Appointment at the Associate Professor position will be made based on evidence of a substantial record of advanced research and the level of leadership in the candidate’s field of specialization. We seek a dynamic educator and scholar with expertise in Communication, Journalism, Design and AI. Candidates whose scholarship intersects with algorithmic bias, digital media, environmental justice, sexuality, disability, class, or global inequalities are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas) - Assistant Professor of Communication Studies (Deadline: 09/10/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Communication Studies invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in Critical Media Studies beginning Fall of 2026. Faculty at Southwestern are expected to teach a standard course load of five courses per year (either 2-3 or 3-2), maintain an active research agenda, as well as participate in university governance, departmental collaboration, and academic advising. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Latina/o/e/x Communication Studies and/or be able to support the HSI mission of the university. We are additionally interested in courses and/or research agendas focused on anti-colonialism, settlerism and indigeneity, disability, environmental concerns, political discourse, race and whiteness, queer theory, and closely allied topics. The ideal candidate’s areas of expertise will complement but not substantially overlap with the existing expertise of our department, and will engage inclusive, critical pedagogical approaches.
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The University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) - Assistant Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication, Digital Storytelling and Production (Two Positions) (Review Begins: 08/15/2025)

• Job Description: The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma seeks outstanding candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Digital Video Storytelling and Production, to begin in Fall 2026. The faculty member will join an award-winning program in Creative Media Production. There are currently two positions open for Assistant Professors in Creative Media Production in this college. To be considered for both positions, please apply for each of the positions listed on Interfolio. Faculty in the Creative Media Production area teach emerging and digital technologies so students can create content for narrative, documentary, and corporate storytelling.  Gaylord College recognizes both research and creative activity as tenure-earning. The successful candidate would be required to teach in audio, single camera production, multi-camera production, post-production and/or media writing. They will also have opportunities to teach at the graduate level, including a new MFA in creative media expected to start in Fall 2026. In addition, the successful candidate may have the opportunity to work with the student-run production company Greenlight Creative Productions which last year produced the award-winning student feature film, Neon. The workload distribution for these positions would be either 40% research/creative activity, 40% teaching and 20% service, or 60% teaching, 20% research/creative activity and 20% service. The workload distribution will be finalized upon the candidate accepting an offer.
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga, Tennessee) - Assistant Professor in Communication (Deadline for full consideration: 08/15/2025)

• Job Description: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Communication seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in public relations, strategic communication, digital media and emerging communication technology, with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026. Job responsibilities include teaching nine credit hours per semester (three courses) in Fall and Spring, engaging in scholarly research leading to publications in  refereed journals, and contributing service at the department, college, and/or university level.
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The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas) - Assistant Professor in Rhetoric & Writing (Deadline: 08/15/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Rhetoric & Writing (DRW) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in Fall of academic year 2026-27. We seek candidates with scholarly expertise in the theory and history of rhetoric, preferably with a pre-contemporary focus, and a secondary scholarly investment in any sub-discipline in rhetoric and writing studies that would contribute to our graduate and undergraduate programs. Position expectations include maintaining an active research agenda, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, directing dissertations, area exams, and honors theses, and engaging in the service missions of the Department, the College, and the University. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to design and teach an array of courses that contribute to the undergraduate major in Rhetoric & Writing and the Ph.D. in Rhetoric & Writing Studies, and they will enjoy the full support of our nationally acclaimed sub-units: the University Writing Center (UWC) and the Digital Writing and Research Lab (DWRL).
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The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas) - Assistant Professor in Organization Communication & Technology (Review begins: 09/15/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor faculty member in Organizational Communication and Technology to begin Fall 2026. We welcome applications for this job from researchers and teachers of organizational communication including, but not limited to, those who study technology. We are interested in applicants with various methodological and theoretical orientations that complement and extend the work being done in the Organizational Communication and Technology area. Research in that area currently examines topics such as networks, hybrid technological arrangements, AI and automation, crises and disasters, hidden organizations, temporality, decision making, democratic organizing, team dynamics, information processing, digitization and digital media, (in)visibility management, identity management, emergent and informal organizing, work-life balance, resilience and wellbeing.
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The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas) - Assistant Professor in Strategic Communication Media & Data Analytics (Review begins: 10/01/2025)

• Job Description: The Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty member in Advertising at the rank of assistant professor to begin in Fall 2026. The candidate should be focused on the areas of media, data analytics, and/or the utilization of AI (artificial intelligence) in strategic communication. The ideal candidate will be able to teach across various media and advertising courses including Media Planning, Digital Metrics, Advertising Intelligence, Media Management, and Advanced Research Methods. Experience in the advertising or media industries is preferred but not required. The candidate should have a research program that displays excellence in applying advertising, strategic communication, and communication theories in the study of media and analytics. Research topics of interest for this position include interdisciplinary research areas such as human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, B2B brand and demand analytics, social media listening, and related developments.
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University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) - Teaching Assistant/Associate/Full Professor and the Director of Speaking Instruction (Deadline: 09/15/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks applicants to be a Teaching Assistant/Associate/Full Professor and the Director of Speaking Instruction. The Director will be charged with serving as the Course Director for Communication 101, a multi-section public speaking course that is the highest enrollment course in the department (more than 2000 students per year).  The Director will oversee all aspects of Communication 101. This position will include a teaching component with up to three courses per academic year. The teaching assignment will include a mixture of Communication 101 and other Department of Communication courses as needed.
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University of Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky) - Assistant Professor, Media Arts and Studies (Review begins: 09/01/2025)

• Job Description: The award-winning School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky seeks to hire an outstanding faculty member in the Media Arts and Studies (MAS) sequence. An active research program in a media studies-related area is required. The successful candidate will teach the introductory course in communication technologies and society, and theoretical and practical courses in the candidate's areas of expertise. The faculty member is also expected to contribute to the teaching of graduate courses at the master's and doctoral levels. The successful candidate must have a record of teaching excellence and scholarly work; professional media experience is a plus but not required. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree or terminal degree in communication, media, or a related field by the date of hire. This position is designed as an Assistant Professor Rank, Regular-Title Series, Tenure-track, 9-month assignment. Faculty in the Regular-Title Series have an active scholarly program and teach two courses per semester.
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  • is this the same search that has been going for two years?
    • Lmaooo yes!! I saw this ad today and I was like wtf. When I applied in 2024 (for Fall 2025), many people who applied in 2023 warned me not to for several reasons. Seeing this ad here for the 3rd year in a row seriously raises some red flags.
    • what seems to be the issue?
    • ^ it suggests that the department is either too toxic/too many huge egos to come to an agreement on who to make an offer to and would rather torpedo a search altogether or the admin is playing weird games with funding. Or both.
    • They have run it for 2 years, but this is the 4th search (they ran it as an associate position in 2023, then they ran it as an assistant level in Fall 2024, then they failed that so they reopened it for a 3rd search in Spring 2025...which it seems they also failed). I was part of a search last year and the person who commented above me is not wrong...

University of Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky) - Assistant Professor, Integrated Strategic Communication (Deadline: 10/01/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Integrated Strategic Communication in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track, special-title faculty position whose primary responsibility is to teach theoretical and practical courses in creative strategy, visual communication, and multimedia. The anticipated start date is Aug. 16, 2026. Special title faculty typically teach three courses per semester (six per academic year). The person chosen for this position will be expected to be a dedicated and successful teacher, perform service functions at all levels of the University, develop and maintain ties to the professional community, and carry out a program of research and/or creative activity commensurate with the percentage of time assigned to scholarship. This position will have typical distribution of effort of 70% teaching, 20% scholarship, and 10% service, although faculty workload is evaluated annually. Opportunities exist to work with doctoral students in the College’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.
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University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Indiana) - Assistant Professor in Sport, Media, and Culture (Deadline: 10/15/2025)

• Job Description: The University of Notre Dame invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in American Studies with a research area in sport, media, and culture, to begin fall 2026. The Department of American Studies has a strong undergraduate program devoted to “exploring  the American experience in all its diversity,” and is home to the interdisciplinary minor in Sport, Media, and Culture (SMAC), which examines the representation and cultural politics of sport with an eye towards social justice. We seek candidates whose research shows scholarly promise and engages these themes from the perspective of American Studies or a related discipline. Candidates should be able to teach a few different SMAC-related courses and have a Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 2026.
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University of San Diego (San Diego, California) - Assistant Professor, Organizational Communication (Deadline: 10/22/2025)

• Job Description: The Department of Communication at the University of San Diego is seeking a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of assistant professor with expertise and interest in organizational communication. Applicants should have a strong background in communication theory and the foundations of the discipline. The Department of Communication welcomes application materials from teacher-scholars who take engaged teaching and research seriously, and the investigation of communication as essential to understanding the human experience. Our faculty members represent the breadth of the discipline. Qualified candidates should take a student-centered approach to undergraduate teaching, and have a strong commitment to the liberal arts. Our teacher-scholar model includes a 3-3 teaching load. Candidates will teach lower-division introductory communication courses, upper-division courses in organizational communication, and courses developed within their own area of research expertise. The ability to teach courses in our department’s new public relations minor is added value, but not required.
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University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Non-Tenure Track Faculty in Advertising (Deadline for full consideration: 08/11/2025)

• Job Description: The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations seeks to hire a non-tenure track (NTT), Assistant Professor of Practice position to begin on or before August 1, 2026, on a 3-year, renewable appointment. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate level courses (4/4 load) and performing School-related service at the discretion of the Director. Candidates with experience in teaching or working in Creative Strategy and/or Graphic Design are especially desirable. Other courses assigned my include Principles of Advertising, Advertising Research, Media Research, Advertising Management, Advertising Issues, and Campaigns. Applicants should have the requisite classroom or applied experience to teach these courses. Recent relevant industry experience is highly desired.
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University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Assistant Professor in Advertising (Deadline for full consideration: 09/08/2025)

• Job Description: The Tombras School seeks a colleague with expertise in advertising and a contemporary understanding of the changing aspects of the field, particularly with how to best connect with audiences across diverse channels. The ability to teach in one or more of the following areas is strongly desired: creative strategy, graphic design, research, media strategy, campaigns, issues, and analytics. The salary for the position is competitive and commensurate with experience
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University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Assistant/Associate Professor in Communication & Technology (Deadline: 09/22/2025)

• Job Description: The School of Communication Studies invites applications for a tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor position to begin August 1, 2026. We seek a social scientist with expertise in interpersonal or organizational communication. Applicants should have an active research agenda focused on communication and technology. Secondary interests could include but are not limited to social influence, mis/disinformation, persuasion, or related areas. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to lead development of new curriculum and academic programming on technology and human communication.
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University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Open Rank (Asst/Assoc/Full) Professor and Director of Introductory Courses (Deadline: 09/29/2025)

• Job Description: The School of Communication Studies seeks to fill an open rank tenure track position as Director of the School's public speaking program, to begin August 1, 2026. This position will direct the School's public speaking program. The program consists of two course options: Public Speaking, and Business and Professional Communication. Combined, these courses enroll approximately 6,000 students per year taught by approximately 25 instructors. Responsibilities of this position include public speaking curriculum and instructional materials development, training and development of instructors, public speaking program administration (e.g., scheduling, coordinating with other units on campus as part of the University's general education program), supervision (e.g., hiring and review of public speaking instructors), and coordinating public speaking events (e.g., McClung Public Speaking Contest, Smokey Talks). The position also involves supervision of the School's Public Speaking Center, which has an on campus and online presence. The successful candidate will also maintain an active social scientific research agenda and teaching portfolio in communication at the intersection of instructional, interpersonal, and/or organizational communication.
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University of Toronto Mississauga (Mississauga, ON, CA) - Associate Professor/Professor - Organizational Studies (Deadline: 09/30/2025)

• Job Description: The Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (ICCIT) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Organizational Studies. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. We are interested in scholars who engage in research on organizational design in platform-oriented organizations, leadership and strategic change, ethical and values-centered management, or decision-making in digitally driven environments. We are particularly interested in scholars who embrace a technology-in-society approach to organization studies. We also welcome applicants with a focus on the relationships among digital media, culture, technology, and organizational processes, who examine how emerging technologies (AI for example) are created, interpreted, and deployed within organizational structures. We encourage applicants from a wide range of humanistic, social scientific and critical perspectives and methodologies including Indigenous ontologies, queer, feminist and Black technoscience.
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Villanova University (Villanova, Pennsylvania) - Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Digital and New Media (Review Begins: 09/15/2025)

• Job Description: We seek candidates who will contribute to the Communication Department's existing undergraduate and graduate programs while helping us imagine the future of Communication. While we are open in terms of methodological and theoretical orientation, we are particularly interested in applicants whose academic training, experiences, and skills have prepared them to become future leaders in the study of digital and new media from a Communication perspective. Potential research and teaching foci may include but should not be viewed as limited by the following: 1) AI and Algorithmic Culture, 2) Digital Cultures and Futurisms. 3) New Media and Media Archeology, 4) Mobility Studies, 5) Social Media, Platform Studies, and Creator Culture, 5) Surveillance, Identity, and Privacy, 6) Visual Design and Digital Storytelling, 7) (AR/VR) Immersive Media, 8) Interactive/Gaming Media, 9) Media Activism. We particularly welcome applicants whose research and teaching in these and other related areas of Digital and New Media Studies intersect with and have potential to expand on the Department's existing degree programs and concentrations.
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Word on the Street

-Utah Tech will likely have two TT lines - one interpersonal and one for a rhetorician

- Rumor has it that UW-Madison failed their search last year…has anyone heard if they’ll be hiring this year? Yes--I have heard from a reliable source that they are planning to hire this year.

-Confirmed Northwestern is not hiring this year.

- Confirmed that Rutgers is also not hiring this year.