The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in the intersections of health, environment, and communication, with an expected start date in August 2026. The department seeks a scholar whose research advances theoretical and critical insights related to environmental communication, medical humanities, health justice, or related areas at the nexus of culture, communication practices, and public well-being.
Candidates should demonstrate a strong trajectory of original scholarship and a commitment to teaching excellence. The department values interdisciplinary collaboration, and the successful candidate is expected to engage with faculty and units across campus—potentially including public health, environmental humanities, gender studies, global studies, and medical programs—to support research and teaching that connects communication to pressing ecological and health challenges.
The successful candidate will join a department that encompasses a wide range of methodological and intellectual traditions, including interpersonal communication, media history and culture, and rhetoric, culture, and engagement. The position is well-suited to scholars whose work is informed by humanities-based inquiry and who are eager to contribute to a dynamic, collaborative intellectual community.
Applicants must hold a PhD in Communication Studies or a closely related field by 19 August 2026, maintain an active research agenda, and contribute to undergraduate and graduate-level teaching. Areas of research emphasis may include (but are not limited to): environmental and chronic illness narratives, communication and disability justice, reproductive and racial justice movements, environmental exposure and risk, food systems and labor, climate justice communication, or health and environmental communication in Global South/Global Majority contexts.
Closing Date
Review of applications began 1 October 2025 and continues until the position is filled