Back to Listings Tenured: Associate Professor Communication & Journalism Location College Station Open Date 8/18/2026 Position ID 188573 Description The Department of Communication and Journalism in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor in the Communication & Media Science Division. This full-time, nine-month faculty appointment has an
anticipated start date of August 1, 2027, and includes tenure review upon hire. This position is part of a strategic faculty cluster examining the communicative foundations of democratic society. Through coordinated hiring across the department's three academic three academic divisions—Humanities & Critical/Cultural Studies, Communication & Media Science, and Journalism & Media Practices—Texas A&M University is
investing in scholarship that advances understanding of communication, public knowledge, citizenship, civic participation, and the institutions and practices that sustain democratic public life. The initiative reflects the department's commitment to strengthening each of its scholarly traditions while fostering intellectual exchange across complementary perspectives on communication and public life. We seek a scholar
whose research advances communication science through rigorous empirical investigations of communication processes in democratic society. Competitive candidates will maintain an established and impactful program of research examining how contemporary media and communication environments shape the production and circulation of public information, as well as the ways individuals and communities evaluate competing
public claims, form political and civic judgments, build trust, negotiate disagreement, and participate in public life. Areas of scholarly interest include, but are not limited to, political communication, public opinion, media effects, civic engagement, misinformation, communication and public knowledge, democratic deliberation, and related areas that deepen understanding of communication's role in democratic
culture and institutions. We welcome scholars employing diverse empirical approaches whose work is united by a strong theoretical commitment to explaining communication processes. Successful candidates will be expected to sustain a strong and impactful program of research, publish in leading scholarly outlets, demonstrate a record of pursuing and securing external funding appropriate to their career stage and area of
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