Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor
About the role
The Department of Communication and Journalism in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Journalism to join its Journalism & Media Practices Division. This full-time, nine-month faculty appointment has an anticipated start date of August 1, 2027. The position is part of a strategic faculty cluster examining the communicative foundations of democratic society, with coordinated hiring across the department's three academic divisions—Humanities & Critical/Cultural Studies, Communication & Media Science, and Journalism & Media Practices—to advance understanding of communication, public knowledge, citizenship, civic participation, and the institutions and practices that sustain democratic public life.
Responsibilities
- Develop and sustain a strong program of scholarship in journalism and media.
- Publish in leading scholarly outlets.
- Demonstrate evidence of capacity to secure external funding appropriate to career stage and area of scholarship.
- Teach foundational courses and courses in the candidate's area of scholarly expertise.
- Mentor graduate students.
- Contribute to departmental, university, and professional service.
- Help strengthen the Journalism & Media Practices Division and the department's signature area of strategic investment.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Journalism, Mass Communication, Communication, Media Studies, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated promise of developing a distinguished program of scholarship in journalism studies.
- Evidence of excellence or strong potential in undergraduate and graduate teaching.
- Demonstrated ability or strong potential to mentor graduate students.
Qualifications
- Evidence of an emerging record of pursuing or securing external funding appropriate to career stage and area of scholarship.
- Professional journalistic experience that complements a program of scholarly research.