The Missouri School of Journalism is seeking applications for a tenured faculty position at the rank of associate professor in science communication beginning Fall 2020. The School has a long-standing reputation for providing cutting-edge research, teaching, and outreach work that influence and lead the industry. With an increasing need to deepen public understanding of science and improve public discourse about science, this position has been created to further the School's mission of facilitating high-impact research activities that can help bridge the divide between scientists, science communicators and the broader public. The School also values research that focuses on underrepresented communities and/or vulnerable populations. Candidates may come from academic disciplines such as journalism, strategic communication or related fields, with research expertise in science communication as broadly defined.

Job Description

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Rhetorical Studies, Associate/ Full Professor, UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs [R0119063]

ROLE of the POSITION

The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, seeks candidates for a senior hire at the level of Associate or Full Professor in Rhetorical Studies, with a primary focus on public advocacy, to begin August 2020. We seek a scholar whose research enhances existing department strengths in political, environmental, and risk communication. Our future colleague will join a growing and self-sustaining program in the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, which offers vibrant interdisciplinary networks and rich opportunities to effect positive change in a major urban community. Collaborative opportunities are available in allied disciplines such as digital media, public policy, crime and technology, public health, and workforce development, especially as they relate to transdisciplinary work broadly engaged with issues of community trauma, sustainability, and resilience.

QUALIFICATIONS

A two-year post-doctoral position specialising in Environmental Communication and Media is available in the School of Media, Film & Journalism at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Details available here: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/599192/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-environmental-communication-and-media

The research team attached to the project includes Brett Hutchins (Monash), Libby Lester (University of Tasmania) and Toby Miller (https://www.tobymiller.org/).