Professor of Journalism, PhD Program, Communications: Tenure Track; Open Rank (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor)

The Columbia Journalism School (www.journalism.columbia.edu) currently seeks a full-time professor (open rank) to join the faculty of our interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Communications. This unique program connects the strengths of the Columbia Journalism tradition with intellectual work in the humanities, the social sciences and the computing sciences to foster the study of the relationships between people and media in their cultural, social, political, historical, economic and technological contexts.

For their rank, the successful candidate should have an ambitious research agenda and a distinguished publishing record as well as experience in and passion for supervising Ph.D. students. The candidate should also be adept at working with faculty members in various disciplines throughout the university.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Communications, within Columbia's Journalism School, offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the relationships between people and media in their cultural, social, political, historical, economic and technological contexts. With the guidance of an interdisciplinary faculty advisory committee, students craft individual courses of study drawing on the university's graduate resources in the humanities, the social and practical sciences, the arts, and the professional schools.

We are particularly interested in candidates pursuing pioneering research agendas in: Science, Technology, and Society (STS); media law and policy; media history; global media; journalism studies; race and gender and media; and/or social media and public life.

The intellectual diversity and interdisciplinarity of our program are evidenced by this brief list of our students' recent dissertation projects: conservative social media influencers; native advertising; the ordinary person's experience of appearing in the news; the making of a left-wing Spanish political party in the digital age; surveilling religious expression in the U.S.; sabotage and speech in Progressive-era politics; and media, trust and political polarization in the U.S. and Germany. A successful addition to our faculty will be able and eager to work with students of such wide-ranging interests.

The successful candidate should have a Ph. D. in hand by the date of the appointment.

This position will begin no earlier than July 1, 2025, pending budgetary and administrative approval. Screening of applications will begin in or about January 2025, and the search will remain open no less than thirty days after posting and until the position is filled.

A Ph.D. degree is required.

For their rank, the successful candidate should have an ambitious research agenda and a distinguished publishing record as well as experience in and passion for supervising Ph.D. students. The candidate should also be adept at working with faculty members in various disciplines throughout the university.

We are particularly interested in candidates pursuing pioneering research agendas in: Science, Technology, and Society (STS); media law and policy; media history; global media; journalism studies; race and gender and media; and/or social media and public life.

We also seek candidates with the ability to work with and attract dynamic and diverse groups of faculty, staff and students. We are especially interested in those who, through their research, teaching, and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

We request that you submit a curriculum vitae and a personal statement describing your research goals and teaching philosophy.

We also welcome examples of your best work and/or other related documentation to support your candidacy.

Hiring Salary Range: $110,000 - $200,000

By Rank:

Assistant Professor: $110,000 - $135,000

Associate Professor: $125,000 - $155,000

Professor: $150,000 - $200,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.