ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL COMM

The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa is looking for a humanities scholar of environment, health, and/or medicine. This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor that will begin in August 2026. Required qualifications are: a robust research program that demonstrates original contributions and theoretical insight; a strong record of teaching excellence; candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication studies or a related field in hand by August 19, 2026.

The University and Department value interdisciplinary work. We are particularly interested in candidates who can strengthen interdisciplinary connections with other units across the University of Iowa. The successful candidate will join a vibrant intellectual community with faculty from diverse research backgrounds, including three main departmental areas: (1) interpersonal communication and relationships, (2) media history and culture, and (3) rhetoric, culture, and engagement. Thus, the successful candidate should have an appreciation for working alongside colleagues from both humanistic and social scientific perspectives.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Candidates should submit a letter of interest, along with a CV, writing sample, and evidence of teaching excellence. Candidates should also submit the names of three references, who will receive an email with instructions for uploading a letter of reference/recommendation. The application materials must be submitted through UI's online application system (http://jobs.uiowa.edu). Refer to requisition #75692. Questions can be directed to the search committee chair Dr. Jenna Supp-Montgomerie (jenna-supp-montgomerie@uiowa.edu). Review of materials will begin on October 1, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

• PhD in Communication Studies or a related field in hand by August 19, 2026

• Robust research program that demonstrates original contributions and theoretical insight.
• Strong record of teaching excellence.

• History of student supervision and mentoring.
• Capacity to do work that is publicly engaged and/or community-centered, or has the potential to do so.
• Ability to articluate how one's research program and teaching address the intersection of environment, health, and communication, in particular drawing from any of the following (or related) contexts: Health justice movements that address environmental, racial, reproductive, and/or disability justice; gender and class in health contexts; labor, health, and food systems in rural or agricultural contexts; environmental exposure and chronic illness; peace, war, and conflict and intersections with environment; power and resilience; nature and wellbeing; environmental restoration and repair; global movements for climate justice, all regions considered with a particular interest in Global South/Global Majority.

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