Assistant Professor of Communication Print Assistant Professor of Communication Salary $58,000.00 Annually Location Main Campus - 225 S University Ave, St. George 84770, UT Job Type Full-Time Faculty Job Number 27FAC904-1 Division College of Humanities & Social Sciences Department Communication Opening Date 09/30/2026 Closing Date Continuous Description Benefits Questions Position Announcement The Department of
Communication at Utah Tech University (UT) in St. George, Utah, is seeking one creative and passionate teacher/scholar for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Communication, with an emphasis in Leadership and Organizational Communication, to begin Fall 2027 semester. The position requires a 4/4 teaching load per academic year, and the successful candidates will be expected to teach courses related to
student leadership, organizational communication, and/or professional communication. We invite applicants who teach and develop research on leadership and organizational communication across theoretical and paradigmatic approaches (qualitative, critical, quantitative), with interest areas in including, but not limited to, compassionate leadership, student-led organizing, community leadership and organizing,
organizational support, ethics in leadership, public relations, strategic communication (across local/global contexts), and organizational justice and activism. Special consideration will be given to the applicant with a strong commitment to student mentorship and success. Special consideration will also be given to the applicant with a with a desire to reinvigorate the department’s current curriculum and design new
courses related to the candidate’s specialty area(s). The primary consideration for tenure at UT is teaching, with expectations of university- and college-level service beginning at the second year of employment. Maintaining an active research trajectory is highly desired.Utah Tech University is establishing itself as a regional, comprehensive university with an “open, inclusive, comprehensive, polytechnic” mission
and the Communication Department plays an important role in fulfilling the university’s mission. More information about the department and its programs can be found online at https://communication.utahtech.edu/. Responsibilities Teach 24 credits per academic year (with potential for overload) in Communication. Course assignments include Leadership and Performance Teams, Organizational Communication and System
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