Description:
The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor faculty member in Organizational Communication and Technology to begin Fall 2027. The Department of Communication Studies is housed within the Moody College of Communication, which is ranked #1 in the QS World University rankings for Communication and Media Studies among public universities in the United States (and #4 among all universities globally) in 2026. Moody College includes programs in Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism and Media, Radio-Television-Film, and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. The Department of Communication Studies has strong graduate and undergraduate programs and provides faculty research, teaching, and leadership support/opportunities. At the graduate level, the department is organized into three focal areas: Interpersonal Communication; Rhetoric, Language, and Political Communication; and Organizational Communication and Technology. The faculty are a cohesive group that often collaborates on research with one another, teaches a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses, and advises approximately 75 Ph.D. and M.A. students. We welcome applications from scholars who study the intersection of communication, organizing, organizations, and digital technologies, including but not limited to AI. We invite applicants from a broad range of theoretical orientations and methodological approaches, including people with expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research advances our understanding of communication in technology-rich organizational environments and complements the work being done in the Organizational Communication and Technology area. Research in that area currently examines topics such as networks, remote and hybrid work, workplace cyberbullying, AI and automation, human-AI collaboration, trust in AI and algorithmic systems, digitization and digital media, crises and disasters, hidden organizations, temporality, democratic organizing, team dynamics, (in)visibility management, identity management, emergent and informal organizing, work-life balance, resilience, and wellbeing. Faculty have access to pre-and post-award external funding support and have opportunities to join the vibrant research center and institute culture in Moody College. We are especially interested in candidates whose scholarship touches on social impact for the public good, which could align with research units in Moody College such as the Technology and Information Policy Institute, the Center for Media Engagement, and the Center for Health Communication. Additionally, UT Austin offers faculty opportunities to be involved in interdisciplinary Grand Challenges such as Planet Texas 2050, Good Systems (AI for Good), and Whole Communities-Whole Health.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. at the time of the appointment. Applicants should have a promising or established program of research and publication, and have published scholarship in organizational communication. Applicants should have a commitment to teaching excellence, an interest in advising and mentoring graduate students, and the capacity to undertake collaborative research. The potential to actively pursue and secure external funding is also valued.
Application Instructions:
Applicants should submit a letter of interest of no more than two pages, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and advising, a statement of research (each statement no more than 500 words), and the names and contact information for three references. Letters of recommendation will be requested of finalists. Screening of applicants will begin September 15, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be made via Interfolio. If you do not have a Dossier account with Interfolio, you will be prompted to create one prior to applying for the position. If you have questions about using Interfolio, please email help@interfolio.com or call (877) 997-8807.Questions about the position can be directed to the chairs of the search committee: Craig Scott at craig.scott@austin.utexas.edu.
