Assistant or Associate Professor of Journalism Faith Religion and Spirituality Reporting in the Department of Communication

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The Department of Communication at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenuretrack Assistant or Associate Professor of Journalism: Faith Religion and Spirituality reporting effective July 1 2024. We seek applicants whose research teaching service and praxis emphasizes issues relating to religion faith and spirituality within news production and consumption. The successful candidate will have a research and teaching agenda that explores issues that might include the following: 1 how religion faith and/or spirituality influence public perceptions of journalism; 2 how journalists and news organizations report on religious faith and spiritual topics and figures; 3 how religious institutions are faring at a moment when trust in other institutions (e.g. journalism politics) continues to fall; 4 how peoples spiritual and religious views intersect with other predictors of trust in journalism (e.g. political affiliation socioeconomic backgrounds); and 5 how the power dynamics surrounding religious institutions affect those with intersectional identities. There is no geographic boundary when it comes to the research agenda the successful candidates research might be focused on news organizations located within the United States or abroad as well as on domestic or global faiths and/or on the relationship between the two. Superior candidates will show: 1 evidence of an emerging research program using for example historical legal rhetorical critical qualitative and/or quantitative methodological approaches including articles in peerreviewed journals books conventions or researchbased creative works; 2 a record of or potential for teaching excellence that would contribute to the Departments teaching responsibilities including undergraduate and graduate courses specifically journalism skills courses with an emphasis on religion faith and/or spirituality reporting; 3 evidence of or interest in obtaining and managing grants; 4 experience in or ability to connect with the journalism community; 5 awareness and appreciation of how the intersection of journalism religion faith and/or spirituality can articulate with historical and emerging concerns of communication studies. The Department is committed to removing systemic barriers that have been traditionally encountered by individuals from underrepresented groups and strives to recruit faculty who will further enhance our diversity and aims to support the academic professional and personal successes of faculty staff and students while they are here. The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator. People of color Indigenous peoples women those identifying as LGBTQIAAP veterans and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Veterans preference is extended to qualified veterans. Reasonable accommodations for a disability will be provided with adequate notice. For additional information about the Universitys commitment to equal opportunity and access see: . The University of Utah recognizes that inclusion diversity equity and access foster educational and institutional excellence. It values candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and who possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. Scholars whose research teaching and/or service center on issues of inclusion equity diversity and access are encouraged to apply. Applicants must submit a letter of interest; a CV; a writing sample; evidence of teaching effectiveness (please upload under Teaching Statement in applicant documents); and a singlepage statement of their contributions to inclusion diversity equity and access. Questions about the position are welcome and can be directed to one of the search committee cochairs: Jacob L. Nelson or Marcie Young Cancio . Applications are now being accepted. Review of applications will begin October 15 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.