Tag: intercultural communication

CFP ECA: Contemporary Problems, Creative Solutions (USA)

ConferencesCall for Papers and Panels: Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association, March 26-30, 2025, Buffalo, NY, USA. Deadline: 16 October 2024.

The Intercultural Communication Interest Group is requesting paper and panel submissions for the 116th Annual ECA Convention. The 2025 convention theme is Contemporary Problems, Creative Solutions, encouraging “submissions that interrogate the following:

  • How can Communication Studies scholarship, teaching, and practice provide creative solutions to contemporary societal, environmental, geopolitical, technological, and economic problems?
  • How can we best prepare undergraduate and graduate students to address these contemporary problems with creative solutions?
  • How can we extend Communication Studies scholarship, teaching, and practice to settings and situations outside our traditional contexts?

The Intercultural Communication Interest Group is devoted to the study and practice of representing, performing, and negotiating cultural identities in face-to-face interaction and mediated communication in cross-cultural and international contexts. The interest group welcomes submissions from scholars at all stages in their academic careers, especially those interested in integrating theory and practice in intercultural communication research.

As much of our work intersects with diverse voices and methodologies, organizers especially encourage proposals that can be co-sponsored by our colleagues in Voices of Diversity and Interpretation & Performance Studies. Some ideas for consideration include critical/cultural considerations, autoethnographic engagement, narrative methodological work, and performance pieces.

Ohio State U: Small Group / Intercultural Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor in Small Group and/or Intergroup Communication, School of Communication, Ohio State University, OH, USA. Deadline: Open until filled; posted 17 August 2024.

The The School of Communication at The Ohio State University invites applications for a 9-month full time tenure-track assistant professor position to begin August 2025. The successful applicant will teach courses related to interpersonal communication, organizational communication, group dynamics, and/or intercultural communication. Specific instructional needs include Communication & Conflict, Intro to Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication, Information Technology & Organizations, Communication Dynamics in Groups, International Perspectives on Communication, and Media & Terrorism. The assistant professor will be expected to actively engage in scholarly work; the area of research is open. They welcome applicants whose research complements and builds on existing areas of strength, which include communication technology and society; health communication and social influence; mass communication uses and effects; and/or political communication and public opinion.

Friedrich Schiller U Jena: Intercultural Communication, Migration Studies (Germany)

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Professorship in Intercultural Communication with a Focus on Migration Studies, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. Deadline: 9 June 2024.

The applicant (m/f/d) should have an excellent, relevant doctorate in the field of intercultural communication, in particular from a social or cultural science perspective or in related disciplines (e.g. sociology, political science, social or cultural geography). He/she should be able to represent the field of migration research/migration studies with a focus on intercultural communication in an outstanding manner, both in terms of expertise and methodology. The fundamental willingness to develop a second focus in the area of diversity and social diversification processes in research and teaching compatible with intercultural research is expected and is a prerequisite for the tenure track procedure. He/she/they should show potential for successful international publication activities as well as for highquality teaching in our Bachelor’s degree programmes “Intercultural Business Communication” and “Intercultural Music and Event Management” as well as in the Master’s degree programme “Intercultural Human Resources Development and Communication Management”, including its international doubledegree variants. The language of instruction is primarily German.

Baruch College: Communication Studies (USA)

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Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Baruch College, New York, NY, USA. Deadline: 10 January 2024.

The Department of Communication Studies at Baruch College invites applications for an assistant professor position beginning in August of 2024. The ideal candidate will possess a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the discipline of communication studies and have an understanding of Intercultural and International Communication (broadly defined). The ideal candidate will also have the ability to direct theses and capstone projects in the department’s Master’s program in Corporate Communication, and to enhance the department’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion.

U Oklahoma: Intercultural Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant / Associate Professor of Intercultural Communication,  University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA. Deadline: 20 November 2023.

The Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor or associate professor (with tenure) position in intercultural, interethnic, or intergroup communication. They seek an outstanding scholar who will contribute to the department’s national reputation in intercultural communication and who has methodological expertise in quantitative, qualitative, or mixed research methods. Intercultural communication is a historic department strength.

The successful candidate should be an active scholar, with a clearly defined program of research that can make significant theoretical contributions to the intercultural communication discipline and a strong record of or potential for publication in refereed journals. Furthermore, the scholar’s research should help enhance the department’s program and contribute to the broader strategic vision of the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences and The University of Oklahoma. Interdisciplinary interests that could lead to collaborations across other departments and centers at the University are desirable, particularly if such initiatives lead to external funding that can enhance the university’s national profile. Departments in which potential for collaboration may exist include the following: College of International Studies, Native American Studies, African and African American Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, or a discipline where the scholar applies their work. Furthermore, opportunities for collaboration beyond the Norman campus include the Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and The University of Oklahoma at Tulsa.

Eastern Illinois U: Interpersonal Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor in Communication Studies,  Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, USA. Deadline: 13 November 2023.

The School of Communication and Journalism at Eastern Illinois University seeks an individual to fill the role of tenure track assistant professor in the Division of Communication Studies. Candidates should have teaching and research expertise in the area of interpersonal communication, with secondary areas in gender, race, and/or intercultural communication. Primary duties include teaching courses in the division core and their area expertise. Opportunities for summer employment exist for candidates who have interest in teaching online. Academic advising, service assignments, research/creative, and professionally related projects are expected.

Bryant U: Intercultural / International Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of Intercultural and International Communication,  Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA. Deadline: 10 November 2023.

The Department of Communication and Language Studies at Bryant University invites applications for a full time, tenure track Assistant Professor position in Intercultural/International Communication, to help in two B.S. degrees of Communication and Digital Communication and Bryant’s newly revised General Education coursework. They seek a scholar-teacher whose background prepares them to serve as program director of a multi- section intercultural communication course that is a part of the General Education curriculum, along with teaching courses in their area of specialty.

Principal responsibilities of this position include:

  • Teaching courses that examine intercultural and international communication, both in its theoretical concepts, and its real-world application such as: intercultural communication competency, transcultural communication, cultural identity or cultural adaptation, impact of communication on diverse populations, use of communication to address social, cultural, and economic disparities, community outreach, audience analysis, intercultural communication and health science and behavior, and addressing at-risk communities.

  • Revision or creation of higher level courses in intercultural/international communication, as well as other courses that align with the candidate’s specific expertise.

  • Work collaboratively on research and programming with diverse educational departments.

  • Evidence of multidisciplinary research, community outreach initiatives, educational training initiatives, or student programming creation is preferred.

Auburn U: International Organizational Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of International Organizational Communication,  Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA. Deadline: 27 October 2023 or until filled.

The School of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Communication beginning fall semester, Aug. 16, 2024. Responsibilities include teaching organizational and intercultural communication as well as quantitative or qualitative research methods at the graduate and undergraduate levels and developing graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in international organizational and intercultural communication and area of specialty.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in international organizational communication and a demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate courses in group communication and related organizational communication processes. They will have taught or have an interest in developing communication courses related to organizational and intercultural contexts. The successful candidate will be willing to teach large lecture courses and have taught or have an interest in developing online courses and/or study abroad opportunities. Candidates that can teach a variety of research methodologies are desired.

Hong Kong Polytechnic U: Several Positions (Hong Kong)

“Job2 Positions at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Deadline: Varies by position.

  1. Assistant Professor in Area Studies and Intercultural Communication. Deadline: 2 January 2024.

The Department of English and Communication is now inviting applications for the position of Assistant Professor. Priority will be given to applicants whose research expertise and teaching experience are within the Department’s key research areas, especially on the intersection between culture, language, and professional workplaces. Other areas of specialisation such as Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, and Mixed-Methods Research will also be strongly considered. Experience in teaching languages such as Spanish, French, or German, and European Studies will be a plus.

2. Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Bilingualism and Communication. Deadline: 7 November 2023.

The Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies now seeks to strengthen its impact in Bilingualism and Communication as a broadly defined interdisciplinary area of academic studies, in keeping with the latest theoretical frameworks in Corporate Communication that are informed by exemplary business practices in associated industries worldwide. They aspire to develop academic leadership and groom young researchers to excel in Bilingual Corporate Communication (BCC), where “bilingual” is construed as not only distinct varieties of Chinese and English and the associated cultures specific to the local communities, but also other regional languages and cultures (e.g., Japanese and Korean, among others).

 

Arizona State U: Intercultural Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Deadline: 22 October 2023 or until filled.

The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication (HDSHC) in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as Assistant Professor who will be required to teach in-person on the Tempe campus with an anticipated start date of August 2024. Applicants who are or will be at the Assistant Professor level in August, 2024 are encouraged to apply.

Applicants’ scholarship and teaching should focus on intercultural communication. Salary will be competitive based on qualifications. We encourage applications from scholars who work at the intersection of intercultural communication and Indigenous/ Black/ Disability/ Latinx/ Queer studies, and/or are invested in one or more of the following: transnational, international/global, interracial, interethnic, and/or intergroup communication.