Instructor or Assistant Professor, 3 year term appointment beginning fall, 2020 (potentially renewable)

Northern Michigan University anticipates hiring an Instructor or Assistant Professor to teach introductory courses in Communication (i.e., public speaking, interpersonal communication, and/or small group process) and Media Studies (e.g., introduction to mass media). Ability to teach courses such as new media literacy, environmental communication, or other courses in area of specialty is desirable.  Other responsibilities include departmental service and advising majors.

Appointment at the Instructor level requires an MA in Speech, Communication Studies, Mass Media, or a related field; appointment at the Assistant Professor level requires completion of the PhD. Teaching experience is desirable. This position features a competitive salary, excellent benefits package, generous grant support for research and creative activities, and the opportunity to live in a vibrant community surrounded by an outstanding natural environment.  NMU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.

The Department of Communication and Journalism and the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in communication, team science and coastal resilience. This position is affiliated with a $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award to the University of Maine, the Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences, and seven other partner institutions to create the Maine-eDNA project (https://umaine.edu/edna/). The Postdoctoral Research Associate in Communication, Team Science, and Coastal Resilience will work with Dr. Bridie McGreavy and Dr. Heather Leslie to co-lead and contribute to communication-focused studies of team science, citizen science, and transdisciplinary collaborations. Primary responsibilities will include conducting engaged and mixed methods social science research and supporting the development of effective, equitable, and transdisciplinary approaches to resilience-focused collaborations. 

Yale University: 3 Postdoctoral Research Fellows

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (http://climatecommunication.yale.edu) invites applications for 3 full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellows to contribute to our ongoing research on the public’s climate change knowledge, risk perceptions, policy preferences, and behavior. The program conducts scientific surveys and message experiments at the national, international, and global scales, as well as with specific communities and organizations. The program also includes several projects that engage the public in climate change science and solutions.

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