[Commlist] Postdoc at University of Tennessee Information Integrity Institute

Postdoc at University of Tennessee Information Integrity Institute

We are hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Information 
Integrity Institute at the University of Tennessee’s College of 
Communication and Information.

Review of applications will continue until the position has been filled, 
and we strongly encourage individuals to apply.

https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/ut_syste/jobdetail.ftl?job=24000000J5
(the full job ad is posted below)

Please forward the job ad to PhD graduates who might be interested to apply.

Martin Riedl is the search chair, and happy to answer any questions (at 
(mriedl1 /at/ utk.edu) <mailto:(mriedl1 /at/ utk.edu)>).

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*Postdoctoral Associate*

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for 
Postdoctoral Associate in the Information Integrity Institute at the 
College of Communication and Information.

*Application Process: *Review of applications will begin March 25, 2024 
and continue until the position has been filled.

The following are the required application documents:
-  Cover letter explaining the applicant’s interest in the Postdoctoral 
Fellow position.
-  An updated Curriculum Vitae.
-  An official transcript from the PhD-granting institution (If the 
degree will be earned in spring or summer of 2024, a letter from the 
applicant’s dissertation adviser stipulating when the degree will be 
earned).
-  Names and contact information of at least three references.

/Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a 
full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for 
employment visa status. /

*The Position: *The postdoc will assist the institute in fulfilling its 
mission to build understandings of and create insights about information 
integrity*, and how it interacts with people, across all information 
sources.

The postdoc will be appointed for a one-year term beginning in September 
of 2024, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year based on 
work performance. The postdoctoral associate is an exempt professional 
staff position with full benefits. The position salary is $50,000 and 
includes additional conference travel funds.

*The Postdoctoral Associate is expected to: *help to organize I3 events, 
actively taking part in standing I3 meetings, present research stemming 
from work with the I3, represent the I3 at academic conferences, assist 
with I3 grant applications. The Institute Postdoctoral Fellow will have 
the opportunity to collaborate with the Institute’s Faculty Fellows. 
Institute Director Dr. Catherine Luther will serve as the lead mentor 
and supervisor.

*Requirements: *Applicants may come from any field in the social 
sciences, humanities, business, or engineering. Preference will be given 
to those who have developed an expertise in an area associated with 
information and communication. Candidates must have completed their 
doctoral degree by August of 2024. We cannot consider applications from 
those who have earned their degree prior to August of 2021.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform 
each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be 
made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform 
essential job functions.

*The College:* CCI is part of a Land Grant Institution embedded in 
communities to make those communities a better place. Our alumni, 
students, faculty, and staff strive to positively impact the lives of 
people in our state through our teaching, scholarship, creative work, 
and through our engagement and service. CCI as a college is well poised 
to deliver upon all of those areas to become the most nationally 
distinctive but locally relevant College of Communication and 
Information in the country.

*The Unit:* The Information Integrity Institute harnesses the expertise 
of faculty in order to generate interdisciplinary research designed to 
enhance our understandings of the underlying mechanisms that shape how 
the public consume, share, and are influenced by the large amounts of 
information that they continuously encounter, especially via social 
media, on a daily basis.

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