"Assistant Professor"

Job Details

Assistant Professor
Clemson University: College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences: Communication

Location: HENDRIX STUDENT CENTER
Open Date: Sep 25, 2025

The Department of Communication at Clemson University invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-line position in communication, also serving as Director of Tiger Student Media, to begin August 15, 2026.

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 have expertise and interest in overseeing Tiger Student Media (including The Tiger newspaper, WSBF radio, TigerVision television, The Chronicle art and literary magazine, and The Pendulum magazine on international affairs) and a new media storytelling certificate program.

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.

Housed in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS), the Department of Communication currently offers three academic degree programs: a BA in Communication (with foci in health communication, strategic communication, organizational communication, and media/technology), a BA in Sports Communication, and an MA in Communication. Additionally, the department has proposed a Ph.D. in Communication and Media. The department also offers minors in Communication and Sports Communication and serves the university through two introductory general education communication courses that serve over 3,500 students each year. The department also houses the Charles Campbell Professorship in Sports Communication and is home to the innovative Social Media Listening Center and the Multimodal Communication Innovation Center and Research Hub, several honor societies and co-curricular clubs (e.g., Lambda Pi Eta, Public Relations Student Society of America, Tiger Student Media), a nationally and internationally recognized debate team, and several student study abroad programs. Approximately 40 full-time faculty, 325 undergraduate majors, 300 undergraduate minors, 25 graduate students (nearly all on fully funded assistantships), and five staff members study and work across the department's programs and engage through its facilities and co-curricular initiatives. Interdisciplinary partnerships are encouraged across the CBSHS, which includes the Departments of Nursing; Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM); Political Science; Psychology; Public Health Sciences; and Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice; as well as Clemson Rural Health, a program focused on transforming health outcomes in rural and underserved communities across the state. Opportunities for partnerships are also encouraged across Clemson University's other eight colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Art and Construction; Arts and Humanities; the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business; Education; Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; Science; and Veterinary Medicine. For example, Clemson University is home to the Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute (a multi-disciplinary platform for the academic study of sport sciences across the University); the Media Forensics Hub (a multi-disciplinary unit focused on building society's capacity to understand the context, origins, and impact of modern media); an interdisciplinary doctoral program in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design (a cross-cultural, transdisciplinary program housed in the College of Arts and Humanities); as well as a variety of innovative opportunities to work with high achieving students in the acclaimed Clemson University Honors College.

The Department of Communication is committed to educating and producing leaders who can navigate the challenges of an ever-changing global community. The department espouses an environment of collegiality and collaboration and aims to achieve goals for excellence set forth by the Clemson Elevate strategic plan. We are dedicated to promoting, advocating, and progressing excellence through teaching, scholarship, and service on campus and in the community. Communication faculty and students participate in such activities as study abroad experiences, prosocial service-learning projects, examinations of public discourse through the department's Social Media Listening Center (SMLC), and interdisciplinary grant-funded research. Clemson University is one of two land-grant institutions in the state of South Carolina. The university has significantly increased its investments in graduate education and research and is classified as a Carnegie Research 1 University.

Our main campus is located in the Upstate region, an area characterized by a relatively low cost of living, great natural beauty, and access to nearby cities such as Greenville, Atlanta, Asheville, Charlotte, and Columbia.

Qualifications

Requirements for the position include: a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related field; evidence of excellence in research and teaching commensurate with appointment at a Carnegie classified Research 1 University; ability to teach and oversee media journalism and storytelling/student activities; a record of conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications that suggests continued success in scholarly research; a record of excellent teaching and service; and the ability to teach courses that contribute to the undergraduate and graduate programs. The candidate will be expected to collaborate with colleagues to advance the research mission of Clemson University through pursuit of external funding, strategic development initiatives, and collaborative partnerships. Previous success securing external funding, experience teaching and advising graduate students are preferred.

Application Instructions

Applicants should electronically submit all application materials via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/174638.

Required materials include: (1) a cover letter detailing the applicant's qualifications for the position, (2) a current vita, (3) research statement, (4) evidence of teaching effectiveness, and (5) contact information for three references.

Send email inquiries to: Dr. Deanna Sellnow, Professor & Chair, Department of Communication, Clemson University, dsellno@clemson.edu.

Applications received by October 31, 2025, will be given full consideration. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Salary is competitive and negotiable, based on experience.

For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/174638.