[Commlist] Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Communication at Cornell University

*Assistant Professor of Communication*

*Department of Communication, Cornell University*

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*/Position/:              Assistant Professor, Tenure-track*

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*/Location/:             Ithaca, NY 14853. The academic home for this 
position is the Department of Communication in the College of 
Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), housed on the Ithaca campus of 
Cornell University.*

/Position Description and Responsibilities:/

The Department of Communication at Cornell University invites 
applications for a 9-month, full time tenure-track faculty position in 
communication at the Assistant Professor level. The successful applicant 
will conduct research and teach courses in areas that complement the 
department’s leadership in the social scientific study of communication. 
We welcome applicants whose researchsupports and extendsour existing 
strengths, which include: culture and identity; groups, organizations, 
and networks; media studies; policy and public engagement; science, 
health, risk, environment; social inequality; and/or technology and 
social media.The department is taking active steps to build diversity, 
equity, and inclusion into all facets of our work, and the colleague we 
hire will help us advance these efforts in our research, teaching, and 
engagement. Our department values multiple methods of qualitative and 
quantitative inquiry and embraces interdisciplinary collaboration. The 
position involves 50% research and 50% teaching responsibilities. 
Communication faculty teach five undergraduate and/or graduate courses 
over two academic years and advise students in the Department’s B.S. and 
Ph.D. programs.

Cornell’s Department of Communication is a global leader in the study of 
communication as a social science. Our faculty and students are 
dedicated to understanding the role and enhancing the effectiveness of 
communication processes, systems, and infrastructure in society. We 
explore communication in its many forms and contexts as a fundamentally 
social phenomenon. Our faculty members are recognized for developing and 
applying novel theoretical perspectives to the most pressing social and 
policy issues of the day and have won numerous research and teaching 
awards within Cornell University, New York State, and nationally. The 
department is highly rankedby numerous sources as among the best in the 
field of communication. This ranking reflects the superior productivity 
and quality of the faculty and the diversity and success of our 
students. The department’s state-of-the-art office space encourages 
collaborative work and congenial interaction among faculty, staff, and 
students.

Excellence in research and scholarship is expected, including publishing 
in peer-reviewedjournalsin relevant fields and seeking and securing 
external research funding. Funding includes that from foundations and 
private sources as well as state and federal funding agencies. 
Excellence in teaching is equally encouraged and expected. We seek a 
colleague with an outstanding record or promise in all these areas, and 
in supporting and contributing to a vibrant culture of inclusive 
excellence at Cornell. There is also an expectation for the candidate to 
be engaged in service and leadership activities for his/her/their 
department, college, university, and professional society.

Current Department of Communication faculty participate actively in 
Cornell's vibrant interdisciplinary community, and creating 
interdisciplinary collaboration is an opportunity for the successful 
candidate.Current collaborations include those with Cornell centers, for 
example, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Bronfenbrenner 
Center for Translational Research, Cornell Center for Health Equity, 
Center for the Study of Inequality, and Cornell Center for Social 
Sciences. Collaborations with other academic units within Cornell 
include Cornell Tech; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; 
Information Science; Policy Analysis and Management; Science & 
Technology Studies; S.C. Johnson College of Business; and Weill Cornell 
Medical College.

For more information about the Department of Communication, please visit 
ourwebsite 
<http://communication.cals.cornell.edu/>.<http://communication.cals.cornell.edu/>

/Qualifications:/

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely 
aligned field and show promise of developing a national and 
international reputation doing theory-based and empirical research. We 
seek innovative scholars of social science who will develop a research 
program connected to College and University priorities in addressing how 
people communicate, interact, learn, lead, and shape enterprises of all 
scales to improve the well-being of individuals, communities, and 
economies around the world.

/Starting Date and Applications:/

Anticipated starting date for this position is July 2022 or as 
negotiated. Applications are welcome and encouraged from candidates of 
all backgrounds, particularly from under-represented groups and 
identities. We have a vibrant culture that values inclusion, diversity, 
honor, and integrity. Qualified applicants should submit1) a cover 
letter briefly summarizing background, qualifications, and interest in 
position, 2) a research statement outlining experience, interests, and 
goals, 3) a teaching statement outlining experience, interests, and 
goals, 4) astatement of contribution to diversity, equity, and inclusion 
<https://cals.cornell.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/policies-resources/statement-contribution-diversity-equity-and-inclusion>outlining 
how, through research, teaching, mentoring, and/or service, the 
candidate has and will contribute to support of Cornell’s mission of 
“any person … any study,” 5) at least one writing sample (but not more 
than three), 6) the names and contact information of three references, 
7) curriculum vitae,and 8) unofficial transcripts or a list of courses 
from the applicant’s graduate program. Official academic transcripts and 
letters from three references may be requested later.

Materials should be submitted online 
to:https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18662 
<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18662>. Applications received 
by August 15, 2021will be given full consideration. The position will 
remain open until filled. For questions regarding the position, please 
contact Search Committee Chair Dr. Dawn Schrader 
(atdawn.schrader /at/ cornell.edu) <mailto:(dawn.schrader /at/ cornell.edu)>.

/The Department of Communication is in the College of Agriculture and 
Life Sciences at Cornell University.The College of Agriculture and Life 
Sciences is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and home to Cornell 
University’s second largest population of students, faculty, and staff. 
We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through 
world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe 
and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: natural and 
human systems; food, energy, and environmental resources; and social, 
physical, and economic well-being. CALS is fundamentally invested in 
improving the lives of people, their environments, and their communities 
both in New York state and around the world./

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/Cornell University seeks to meet the needs of dual career couples, has 
a Dual Career program, and is a member of the//Upstate New York Higher 
Education Recruitment Consortium/ <http://www.unyherc.org/>/to assist 
with dual career searches including positions available in higher 
education in the upstate New York area./

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/The new faculty member will join a collaborative, interdisciplinary 
community on the main campus in Ithaca, New York. Cornell University is 
an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our 
inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff impart an uncommon 
sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the 
university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement./

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/Cornell's global presence includes the medical college's campuses on 
the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell 
Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City./

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/The Cornell community embraces diversity and inclusion.//We strongly 
encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized 
identities to apply. We value AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and 
Individuals with Disabilities and seek candidates who will create a 
climate that attracts persons of all races, ethnicities, and genders.We 
also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native 
Americans living on or near Indian reservations./


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