Associate Professor of Health, Risk, and Environmental Communication/College of Liberal Arts

FLSA: Exempt

Posting Number: FRGV2054

Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Division/Organization: Provost - Academic Affairs Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position:

Tenure Status: Tenure Track

FTE: 1.0Scope of Job The Department of Communication at The University of Texas RioGrande Valley invites applications for an Associate Professor ofHealth, Risk, and Environmental Communication with tenure beginningin the 2027-2028 academic year. The successful candidate willmaintain an active research agenda in one or more of these areasand teach undergraduate and graduate courses in healthcommunication, risk communication, environmental communication, orrelated areas. Additional teaching may include healthcare providercommunication, crisis and disaster communication, interpersonal orfamily communication, communication campaigns, contemporary issuesin communication, or communication research methods. The candidatewill contribute to curriculum development; advise and mentorundergraduate and graduate students; supervise master's theses andprofessional projects; pursue opportunities for interdisciplinaryand community-engaged research; and provide service to thedepartment, college, university, discipline, and community. Theselected candidate will actively contribute to the programmatic anddisciplinary leadership of the graduate MA program inCommunication. About UTRGV UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valleyand beyond via an innovative and unique multicultural educationdedicated to student access and success. By championing leadingresearch, healthcare, and application of university discoveries, wesupport sustainable development, community engagement, andwell-being. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) iscommitted to building and sustaining a highly qualified andtalented faculty to pursue excellence in everything that we do, including teaching, research, and service. Drawing on our unique identity as the leading Hispanic-Serving Institution in a bilingual and bicultural environment, UTRGV willpromote student access and success by building from strength ineducation and creating a vibrant campus experience. By 2027, wewill accelerate transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyondby driving meaningful advancements in research and creative works, expanding access to high-quality and affordable healthcare, andfostering authentic community engagement and integration. UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning fourcounties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a universityfor the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of thestudents enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV oneof the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanicstudents. For additional information, please visit UTRGVwebsite. Department/College Background The Department ofCommunication is housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the largestcollege at UTRGV. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts inCommunication Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communicationwith concentrations in Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism, and Media Production, and a Master of Arts inCommunication. The department serves students across UTRGV'sdistributed campus and is committed to excellent teaching, meaningful research and creative activity, graduate education, experiential learning, and engagement with the communities of theRio Grande Valley and beyond.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Communication, Communication Studies, or a closely relatedfield from an accredited university. Applicants must demonstrate anestablished program of research, a record of successfulcollege-level teaching and service. To be appointed at the rank ofassociate professor in the program, candidates must meet thedepartment and institutional requirements for tenure. Discipline Specific Required Qualifications A specialization in health communication, risk communication, environmental communication, or a closely related communicationarea. The successful candidate must have a demonstrated record of teaching and mentoring students at both the undergraduate andgraduate levels and to contribute to the department's Communication Studies and graduate curricula.

Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and

Please Note: Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by asatisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).Incompleteapplications will not be considered. All positions are subject tobudget approval.