[Commlist] Assistant/Associate Professor of AI and Communications (TT) Position

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The Communications Department in the Gwen Ifill School of Media, 
Humanities, and Social Sciences at Simmons University invites 
applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment in Communications 
to begin Fall 2026. Appointment at the Associate Professor position will 
be made based on evidence of a substantial record of advanced research 
and the level of leadership in the candidate’s field of specialization. 
We seek a dynamic educator and scholar with expertise in Communication, 
Journalism, Design and AI. Candidates whose scholarship intersects with 
algorithmic bias, digital media, environmental justice, sexuality, 
disability, class, or global inequalities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The candidate will teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate 
levels in digital culture and communication, media analytics, machine 
learning tools and their media implications, and communications research 
methods. Courses should integrate critical analysis of AI’s impact on 
media and society while exploring the development of ethical 
communication strategies within those contexts. There are opportunities 
to develop curricula in both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Beyond teaching, duties include scholarship or creative work, remaining 
current and engaged in the field, advising students in the 
Communications program, and service on department, college, and 
university committees that advance the mission of the institution.

*PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES*

  * Teach three on-the-ground undergraduate and three synchronous online
    graduate courses each year.
  * Participate in course design and the ongoing creation and revision
    of curricula in consultation with faculty and program leadership.
  * Participate in ongoing Department curricular planning and periodic
    program review.
  * Serve the department, school, and university through committee work
    and student engagement efforts.
  * Serve as a major advisor for students, tracking their course plans
    and progress towards their degree.
  * Maintain active research agenda, which may include written
    scholarship and/or practice as research as appropriate to the
    candidate’s discipline


*QUALIFICATIONS*

  * Ph.D. in Communications or related discipline required
  * Demonstrated record of teaching at the university level
  * Commitment to collaboration across the department, school, and
    university
  * Active scholarly agenda


*ABOUT THE SCHOOL*
The Communications Department is housed in The Gwen Ifill School of 
Media, Humanities and Social Sciences which was launched in 2018. As a 
pioneering Black woman journalist, Gwen Ifill broke through barriers of 
prejudice and stands as a model of professional excellence and a 
purposeful life. The Ifill School aims to carry on that legacy for the 
next generations. To that end, we are a community of educators and 
learners guided by intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and 
generosity of spirit. We derive strength from our differences and pursue 
civic engagement through humanistic inquiry that values language, lived 
experience, artistic expression, and imagination. We give voice to our 
stories, past and present, individual and global, told and untold, to 
influence a future whose questions have yet to be asked. Our students 
view society through the multi-faceted lenses of language, narrative, 
art, music, film and contemporary media.

*ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY*
Located in Boston’s historic Fenway area, Simmons University has a 
strong tradition of empowering women and of challenging traditional 
gender roles. Simmons University was one of the first higher education 
institutions to focus on preparing women to become leaders and has 
evolved to become a university offering a women-centered undergraduate 
program, with graduate programs open to all. Simmons University strives 
for inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual’s community 
experience: One of our strategic goals is to become the most inclusive 
campus in New England. As a university committed to diversity, equity, 
and inclusion, we seek candidates with a demonstrated ability to work 
with students across a broad range of social and personal identities and 
perspectives. We particularly encourage applications from members of 
underrepresented groups.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
We will begin reviewing applications on Aug 15.

_Required Application Materials_
To apply, submit the following materials online at jobs.simmons.edu 
<http://jobs.simmons.edu>:

  * letter(s) describing your interest in the position and your teaching
    experience and philosophy,
  * research/writing sample
  * CV
  * Name of references will be requested for short-listed candidates.


Please reach out to (kothari /at/ simmons.edu) <mailto:(kothari /at/ simmons.edu)> for 
more information.

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