Assistant Professor

Overview

The Department of Communication Studies and Philosophy at Utah State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in culture-centered health communication with expertise in health disparities and quantitative, qualitative, computational, or mixed-methods.

This hire is part of a university-wide effort to address educational and health disparities in society, and particularly in rural Utah.

As such, this faculty member will work collaboratively with other faculty members, research groups, and centers across the university to address these disparities.

Potential areas of interest may include health literacy, healthcare-related language barriers, patient-provider communication, environmental risks, or the use of emerging technologies (.

artificial intelligence, virtual / augmented reality, ehealth) to improve health. This faculty member will be expected to establish an independent and extramurally funded program of research and teach classes in our global communication (.

Intercultural Communication) and communication studies graduate and undergraduate programs (., Health Communication) as assigned.

Candidates must be willing to mentor undergraduate and graduate students. Candidates should have a Doctorate in a Communication-related field completed by August 15, 2025, and will need to pass a background check per university policy.

Utah State is a Carnegie R1 university located in a mountain valley 80 miles north of Salt Lake CityWe invite applications for an Assistant Professor position in culture-centered health communication with expertise in health disparities and quantitative, qualitative, computational, or mixed methods.

Review of applications will begin November 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Please direct all questions related to this job posting to the search committee chair, Dr. Jennifer Peeples (

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