Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution
Posting Number: PG194954EP
Internal Recruitment: No
Working Title: Open Rank T/TT Faculty (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Anticipated Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience and credentials
Work Schedule: Core Business Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; hours will vary based on teaching and research schedule
Job Location: Raleigh, NC
Department: Communication
About the Department
The Department of Communication at NC State is an accomplished community of students, staff members, teachers and researchers with varied intellectual interests in the communication arts and sciences. Through our teaching, research and service, we cultivate responsible, caring and collaborative communication practices for our students, our community partners and the global citizenry. We do this because communication is central to addressing the significant challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century and we are committed to enabling people, organizations and communities to thrive.
Our Department’s curricular domains include interpersonal communication; organizational communication; rhetoric; media studies; public relations; media production; and science, health, environment, and risk communication (SHER). We serve approximately 800 undergraduate Majors, 50 minors in Science Communication, and 40 graduate students. Faculty also teach in the Department’s Master of Science in Communication program and in its interdisciplinary doctoral program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (in partnership with the Department of English).
NC State promotes an integrated approach to problem solving that transforms lives and provides leadership for social, economic and technological development across North Carolina and around the world. NC State’s land grant mission of teaching, research and service is dedicated to the service of North Carolina and its people. Applicants are encouraged to review the institution’s mission, vision and strategic plan, and consider how their background, interest and experience would enable them to support the university.
Wolfpack Perks and Benefits
As a Pack member, you belong here, and can enjoy exclusive perks designed to enhance your personal and professional well-being. As you consider this opportunity, we encourage you to review our Employee Value Proposition and learn more about what makes NC State the best place to learn and work for everyone.
What we offer:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Retirement Programs
- Disability Plans
- Life Insurance
- Accident Plan
- Paid Time Off and Other Leave Programs
- 12 Holidays Each Year
- Tuition and Academic Assistance
- And so much more!
Attain Work-life balance with our Childcare benefits, Wellness & Recreation Membership, and Wellness Programs that aim to build a thriving wolfpack community.
Disclaimer: Perks and Benefit eligibility is based on Part-Time or Full-Time Employment status. Eligibility and Employer Sponsored Plans can be found within each of the links offered.
Essential Job Duties
The Department of Communication at North Carolina State University invites applications for an open rank tenure/tenure-track Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Communication specializing in science communication, beginning August 16, 2027.
We seek a community-engaged scholar whose research demonstrates a passionate commitment to the study and practice of science communication, including topics such as (but not limited to) public trust in science, dis- and misinformation, public engagement in science, audience engagement, message design, research translation, and science literacy. The position is intended to complement and extend existing strengths in the Department, including interpersonal communication, organizational communication, public relations and strategic communication, rhetoric and civic engagement, and science, health, environmental, and risk communication. We welcome candidates whose research on science communication intersects with one or more of these areas or develops new connections among them.
This position is part of the Leadership in Public Science Faculty Cluster, created in 2016. Cluster members—both individually and collaboratively—advance scholarship, teaching, and service to deepen our understanding and practice of the public’s engagement with science on campus and beyond. The cluster’s current focus spans citizen and community science, public engagement with science, civic and collective scientific literacy, and the democratization and decolonization of scientific knowledge. The new science communication faculty member will have the opportunity to collaborate with existing cluster faculty in the College of Natural Resources and College of Education as well as discipline-based educational research faculty in the College of Sciences. To expand and extend scholarship in public science, faculty will be expected to integrate science communication into interdisciplinary research endeavors, contribute to cross-disciplinary teaching and graduate mentoring, and engage in high-impact outreach.
This new faculty member will contribute to Department of Communication undergraduate programs (B.A. in Communication and undergraduate minor in science communication) and graduate teaching and mentoring our graduate programs (M.S. in Communication and Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media). Tenured and tenure-track faculty members have a teaching load of 2/2, develop courses in their areas of expertise and contribute, through service, to the intellectual life of the Department, the College, the University and the field. The faculty member will be expected to seek internal and external research funding and develop collaborative initiatives, in particular as part of the Leadership in Public Science Cluster.
Rank will be awarded based on experience and qualifications.
Minimum Education and Experience
PhD in Communication or a related field by August 2027.
Other Required Qualifications
- Documented record of science communication scholarship and engagement,
- Demonstrated ability to carry out independent and innovative research published in academic journals and other outlets.
- Experience working with a variety of students.
Preferred Qualifications
Established record of community engaged teaching and/or research and will be expected to seek internal and external research funding and develop collaborative initiatives, in particular as part of the Leadership in Public Science Cluster.
Required License(s) or Certification(s)
N/A
Valid NC Driver's License required: No
Commercial Driver's License required: No
Job Open Date: 10/12/2026
Anticipated Close Date: Open Until Filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please include as a part of your application the following:
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Contact Information for three references
- Research Statement
- Teaching Statement
Position Number: 00105094
Position Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week): 1.0
Appointment: 9 Month Recurring
Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather: Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather
Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events: Non Mandatory - Emergency Event
Department ID: 160701 - Communication
Organization
NC State: Think and Do
NC State was founded with a purpose: to create economic, societal and intellectual prosperity for the people of North Carolina and the country. We began as a land-grant institution teaching the agricultural and mechanical arts. Today, we're a pre-eminent research enterprise with 12 colleges excelling in all major academic fields.
Our 34,000 high-performing students take what they learn in the classroom and apply it in the real world by conducting research, working in internships and co-ops, and performing acts of world-changing service. That experiential education ensures that they leave here ready to lead the workforce. NC State's 13:1 student-faculty ratio is one of the reasons why we're the best college for your money in North Carolina (Money) and the No. 5 best value among public universities nationally (U.S. News & World Report).
Overcoming Challenges, Improving Lives
NC State is one of only two universities in the nation leading two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers — one developing wearable, self-powered health monitors, and the other researching smart-grid technology. We’re also leading interdisciplinary efforts to curb nuclear proliferation, help farmers confront climate change and build a new American manufacturing sector.
Our research doesn't just get published in a journal or sit on a shelf; it makes an impact. NC State is No. 6 nationwide in commercialization agreements based on university research, and we're No. 2 among universities without a medical school. Our Cooperative Extension Service provides research-based information to citizens in all 100 North Carolina counties. In addition, our industrial extension unit — Industry Expansion Solutions — has created an economic benefit for the state's manufacturers averaging $149 million per year since 2005.
Bright Minds Creating a Bold Future
NC State’s 9,000 faculty and staff are world leaders in their fields, bridging the divides between academic disciplines and training high-caliber students to meet tomorrow’s challenges. NC State students won two Goldwater scholarships, five Fulbright scholarships, one Churchill scholarship and a record-breaking 25 National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships in the [contact details available in the full listing] academic year. In addition, 25 faculty are members of the National Academies.
Our Centennial Campus, an award-winning public-private research campus, is home to more than 70 partner organizations working alongside more than 70 NC State research and academic units. Centennial is also the location of the innovative Hunt Library, which Time magazine has dubbed “the library of the future.”
In Raleigh and Around the World
It all happens in one of the best cities in America. A top spot for job-seekers and tech professionals, Raleigh is nationally recognized as a leading urban center:
- No. 2 hot spot for tech jobs (Forbes, 2016)
- No. 3 best city for young professionals (Forbes, 2016)
- No. 4 best city for jobs (Glassdoor.com, 2017)
- No. 4 best place to live (U.S. News & World Report, 2016)
- Best big city in the Southeast (Time, 2016)
- Selected as a Google Fiber expansion city
With Durham and Chapel Hill, Raleigh anchors the Research Triangle, a national hotspot for high-tech enterprise. The top companies in the region — including IBM, Cisco Systems, SAS Institute, Biogen Idec and GlaxoSmithKline — are among the country’s best employers. They also lead the way in hiring new NC State graduates.
More than 130 years after its creation, NC State continues to make its founding purpose a reality. Every day, our career-ready graduates and world-leading faculty make the fruits of learning and discovery available to people across the state, throughout the nation and around the world.
