What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Organizational Communicati position at University of Texas at Austin?
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 2026. The Department of Communication Studies is housed within the Moody College of Communication, which was ranked #1 among public universities in Communication and Media Studies in the United States and #3 in the QS World University Rankings in 2024. Moody College includes programs in Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism and Media, Radio-Television-Film, and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. We are in the heart of Austin, Texas, frequently ranked as one of the top cities in the U.S.
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 for this job from researchers and teachers of organizational communication including, but not limited to, those who study technology. We are interested in applicants with various methodological and theoretical orientations that complement and extend the work being done in the Organizational Communication and Technology area. Research in that area currently examines topics such as networks, hybrid technological arrangements, AI and automation, crises and disasters, hidden organizations, temporality, decision making, democratic organizing, team dynamics, information processing, digitization and digital media, (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 Center for Media Engagement, the Technology and Information Policy Institute, 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.
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.
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, 2025 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 co-chairs of the search committee: Craig Scott (craig.scott@austin.utexas.edu) and/or Keri Stephens (keristephens@austin.utexas.edu).
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
