"Assistant Professor Communication"

Job Description Summary

The School of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Communication beginning fall semester, Aug. 16, 2026.

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in health communication, health campaigns, media and health, qualitative research methods. Preference will also be given to candidates who can teach more general communication courses, including but not limited to courses such as organizational communication, communication theory, and persuasion. Attention will also be given to those candidates that teach and/or research community-based health and/or healthcare.

Tenure-track faculty members are expected to engage in scholarly research or appropriate creative work. In addition to teaching five courses per year, responsibilities include service to the school, college, university, and communication associations, such as National Communication Association or International Communication Association, as well as teaching graduate-level courses and directing theses and projects in the graduate program.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in health communication and qualitative methods and a demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in health communication and related health communication processes. They will have taught or have an interest in developing health communication courses, especially courses dealing with community-based health. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in person, on campus, be willing to teach large lecture courses, and have taught or have an interest in developing online courses, and/or study abroad opportunities.

Salary is competitive, dependent on qualifications and contingent on funding.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements/Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Communication or related field at the time the appointment begins. Applicants should have a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching college-level communication courses and a solid record of scholarly or creative productivity or substantive evidence of research/creative potential. Outstanding candidates who are in the final stages of dissertation writing (ABD) will be considered.

If the candidate fails to complete the doctoral degree by Aug. 16, 2026, the position will revert to an instructor position and instructor pay. The offer will be withdrawn if the Ph.D. is not earned by May 15, 2027.

The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment; excellent communication skills required.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Review of applications will begin October 10th, 2025 and continue until a candidate is selected.

Inquiries should be directed to Mike Milford, Search Committee Chair.

Please go to this website to apply for the position: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/55890

Applicants should submit a CV along with a cover letter, transcripts, statement of research, evidence of teaching effectiveness/evaluations and names and contact information for three references.