CCIS - Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Organizational Leadership, Communication Studies - 530689 530689

The University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, AL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Communication Studies in the College of Communication & Information Sciences at The University of Alabama invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor in Organizational Communication, to begin August 2027. The Department of Communication Studies emphasizes a broad understanding of the power of communication by studying theory and practice in the areas of communication and culture, interpersonal communication, organizational leadership, and rhetoric and political discourse. We are committed to cultivating responsible, informed, and civically minded students who will be future leaders in their communities and workplaces. Organizational Communication research is strategically relevant with significant potential to enhance the national and international reputation of our university, college, and department via cutting-edge research and collaborations with our university’s new School of Leadership and Policy and our college’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. Applicants should pursue, or plan to pursue, external funding to support their research. This position is designed to elevate the department's research impact on the horizons of organizational communication and related interdisciplinary areas. This position also builds on the department's growing online MA program with an emphasis in organizational leadership and our current faculty strengths in organizational communication. The ideal candidate will advance a program of research in organizational communication and pursue extramural funding through foundation and corporate partnerships. We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in areas such as: Leadership communication, Organizational assessment/improvement, Organizational resilience, Executive communication, GenAI, emerging technologies, and future of work in organizations, Interdisciplinary areas that strengthen understandings of organizational communication. Candidates with other research interests related to organizational communication broadly are also encouraged to apply. Candidates with interdisciplinary interests should highlight their accomplishments for this position. Applicants must display an ability to be an active and involved member of a highly collaborative faculty team. The successful hire will teach two courses each fall and spring semester, which may include undergraduate and master's-level courses, including contributions to the department's online MA program in organizational leadership. Our college has an interdisciplinary doctoral program and faculty have the opportunity to teach seminars and collaborate with doctoral students.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Communication or a related field completed by appointment start date. ABD at the time of application will be considered.
• An emerging record of scholarship consistent with the rank of Assistant Professor.
• Record of teaching effectiveness, or potential for teaching effectiveness, in organizational communication, leadership communication, and/or other communication-related fields.

Nice To Haves

• Program of research in organizational communication.
• Experience or demonstrated interest in pursuing foundation grants and/or corporate partnership funding.
• Interdisciplinary interests and accomplishments.
• Experience teaching online courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach two courses each fall and spring semester, which may include undergraduate and master's-level courses, including contributions to the department's online MA program in organizational leadership.
• Pursue, or plan to pursue, external funding to support their research.
• Advance a program of research in organizational communication and pursue extramural funding through foundation and corporate partnerships.
• Be an active and involved member of a highly collaborative faculty team.
• Teach seminars and collaborate with doctoral students.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree