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The University of Florida’s STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC), housed at the UF College of Journalism and Communications, invites applications for three new tenure track or tenured faculty positions: one assistant/associate professor in health communication, one assistant professor in cancer communication, and one assistant professor in science communication. The Center is particularly interested in candidates who will be actively involved in the STCC. The faculty members will conduct original research, teach graduate and/or undergraduate level courses and advise graduate students, engage in governance and other Department and College service activities, and contribute to the efforts of the College.
Candidates for the positions will be evaluated based on their demonstrated record in scholarly research and in securing extramural grant funding. Academic appointments will be in the appropriate department (Advertising; Journalism; Media Production, Management, and Technology; or Public Relations) in the College of Journalism and Communications at UF. The appointments are to begin Fall 2024.
The successful candidates will benefit from the College’s considerable strengths, including nationally recognized science and health communication faculty and graduate programs, state-of-the-art facilities and media properties, and established relationships across campus with diverse collaborators including the UF Health Cancer Center, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the University’s communications divisions.
We understand the benefit of having a team that consists of diverse talents, skills, strengths, points of view and experiences. We’re committed to creating a working environment where everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication or related field and a record of original research and must demonstrate the ability to work with interdisciplinary teams. Preference will be given to those who have a record of extramural funding.
Applicants must demonstrate a record of scholarship in health or science communication and have a proven ability to teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses. Preference will be given to candidates who present evidence of excellence in teaching, potential to secure internal and external funding, supervising student work toward the completion of theses and dissertations, and willingness to collaborate on research and extramural funding with peers within the College, the Cancer Center, and other units across UF. The cover letter should clearly indicate the academic rank for which a candidate wishes to be considered.
About the STEM Translational Communication Center
The STEM Center at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications strives to make scientific research more accessible, understandable and usable. The Center creates strategic partnerships among university researchers, community members and the STEM sector around evidence-based communication, improving messages, techniques and strategies, and enhancing knowledge engagement and behavioral change.
About the College of Journalism and Communications
We are recognized as a national leader in communication scholarship and professional skills development. Be part of an ambitious, progressive, and collaborative program at one of the top public research universities in the United States.
Accredited by ACEJMC, the college has earned its reputation for excellence over the last half century on the strength of its programs, faculty, students, and alumni; the stories they tell; and the difference they make around the world. Over 70 full-time faculty members and 175 part-time instructors serve in four academic departments: Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations, and Media Production, Management, and Technology. We enroll about 2,500 undergraduates both in-person and on-line. More than 700 graduate students are earning master’s and doctoral degrees.
The College of Journalism and Communications offers multiple research and teaching environments, including the Atlas Lab for social media listening; the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology; the STEM Translational Communication Center; the Center for Public Interest Communications; the Media, Effects, and Technology Lab; the Institute for Public Relations; The Agency, a full-service student-run advertising and public relations agency; the Innovation News Center; Division of Media Properties; and more. The College is highly involved in UF’s AI Initiative.
About the University of Florida
Our university ranked in the top 5 among public universities, in the top 28 overall, and in the number 1 in online undergraduate programs by U.S. News and World Report. UF continues to expand its faculty ranks and the impact of its research and curriculum. In 2022, UF faculty generated more than $1 billion in research expenditures.
The University of Florida is a member of the Association of American Universities and is categorized in the Carnegie Commission’s top tier of research universities. UF has a student body of more than 60,000 who come from all 50 states in the United States and more than 100 countries. The university and greater Gainesville communities enjoy a diversity of cultural events, restaurants, year-round outdoor recreational activities, and social opportunities.
The University of Florida is located in north central Florida, a region known for its abundant natural beauty. Gainesville is within a two-hour drive of Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.
UF Benefits
At the University of Florida, you’ll not only find competitive salaries, but you’ll enjoy elevated benefits and leave options, tuition assistance programs, and stability and support with opportunities for advancement and career growth that only UF can offer. To view the university’s Total Reward benefit package, please click here, https://benefits.hr.ufl.edu.
About Gainesville
As home to Florida's largest and oldest university, Gainesville (http://cityofgainesville.org) is one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events and athletics. Gainesville and the surrounding area is home to about 250,000 people, a robust arts community, several museums, a world-class health care system anchored at UF, a downtown core known for its restaurants and brew pubs, excellent public and private schools, and abundant nature exemplified by clear, natural springs. Additionally, within 2 hours are attractions such as Disney World, University Studios, Busch Gardens, and historic St. Augustine. Explore Gainesville in 60 Seconds.
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