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Open Rank Professor of Organizational Communication

Requisition Number:

59461

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City

Boulder

State

Colorado

Employment Type:

Faculty

Schedule:

Full-Time

Date Posted:

25-Sep-2024

Job Summary

The Department of Communication in the College of Media, Communication, and Information (CMCI) seeks applications for a tenure-track position (open-rank) to begin in Fall 2025. In an era of rapid social and organizational changes, we seek a colleague who communicatively examines organizing practices related to technology, datafication (AI, algorithms), or digital organizing with secondary interests including but not limited to the following areas:
  • power/control
  • culture
  • race, class, and gender
  • alternative organizing
  • organizing in the global South
  • decolonizing organizational communication

The successful candidate must be both well-grounded in organizational communication and in interpretive and/or critical perspectives. We are also looking for a colleague who is interested in contributing to the leadership of the department.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Organizational Communication group is housed in the Department of Communication, a vibrant intellectual community committed to the critical, humanistic, and social scientific study of communication and offering BA, MA, and PhD degrees. It is one of three inter-collaborating areas: Rhetoric & Culture, Community & Social Interaction, and Organizational Communication. As an area, Organizational Communication has long been recognized as one of the top units—if not the top—in this area in the interdisciplinary Communication field, due to the quality of its faculty and the training of its students. Faculty members are among the national and international leaders in their fields.

Established in 2015, the University of Colorado Boulder College of Media, Communication, and Information is at the forefront of the revolution in communication and digital technology. CMCI prides itself on offering students an interdisciplinary education with a focus on innovation and creativity. Our students and faculty from six departments and an independent PhD program think across boundaries, innovate around emerging problems, and create culture that transcends convention.

CMCI strives to be a community whose excellence is premised on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek candidates who share this dedication and demonstrate understanding of the experiences of those historically underrepresented in higher education. We welcome applications from minoritized racial and ethnic identities, ciswomen, non-normative genders and sexualities, persons with disabilities, and others who have encountered legacies of marginalization.

What You Should Know

As part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s deep commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, the campus has implemented a reference check pilot program with respect to final candidates for tenured faculty appointments. The reference check pilot program is intended to allow CU Boulder to collect and review information about a candidate's conduct at their previous institutions, specifically conduct related to sexual misconduct, harassment, and/or discrimination – before making hiring decisions. All final candidates for tenured faculty appointments are required to complete an Authorization to Release Information.

What We Can Offer

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $155,000 annually.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

Be Statements

Be encouraged. Be visionary. Be Boulder.

What We Require

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Communication. The degree must be conferred by the start date of the position.

What You Will Need

  • An established or emerging record of scholarly publication
  • An established or emerging record of high-quality college teaching
  • A commitment to departmental, university, and professional service

What We Would Like You to Have

  • Experience teaching at the graduate level and mentoring/advising graduate students
  • Success in obtaining external funding to support research and/or teaching
  • For candidates hired with tenure, interest in and experience with departmental or campus leadership

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials: 
  1. A current Resume/CV.
  2. A cover letter briefly describing your qualifications, professional goals, and specific interest in this position.
  3. During the application process you will need to enter contact information for three (3) references familiar with your scholarly record. We may request letters of recommendation later in the search process. This information will be kept confidential and viewable only by the search committee. 
  4. Professional Publications: Please submit one (1) PDF containing two (2) published articles or other representative research. 
  5. Evidence of Teaching Success, submitted in PDF format. (Examples of evidence of teaching success might include teaching awards, unique teaching initiatives, peer reviews of teaching or teaching evaluations.)
  6. Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Please submit a one (1) page statement (single-spaced, uploaded in PDF format) reflecting your experience with and/or commitment to inclusive pedagogy and the promotion of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic culture.
If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.

Appointment will begin August 2025, and the Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment.   

For full consideration apply by October 22, 2024. The position will remain open until filled.

Please direct any questions you may have about this position to Associate Professor Joelle Cruz, the search committee chair: joelle.cruz@colorado.edu.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu