Associate Professor of AI, Communication Technology, and Emerging Media/College of Liberal Arts

The Department of Communication at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley invites applications for an Associate Professor of AI, Communication Technology, and Emerging Media with tenure beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year. The successful candidate will maintain an active research agenda addressing the communicative, social, organizational, professional, or ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in areas such as AI and communication, communication technology, social media, emerging media, digital ethics, strategic communication, media campaigns, or contemporary issues in communication; develop courses in the candidate's area of expertise; advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students; supervise master's theses and professional projects; and provide service to the department, college, university, discipline, and community. The selected candidate will actively contribute to the programmatic and disciplinary leadership of the undergraduate BA program in Mass Communication.

About UTRGV:

UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valley and beyond via an innovative and unique multicultural education dedicated to student access and success. By championing leading research, healthcare, and application of university discoveries, we support sustainable development, community engagement, and well-being. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is committed to building and sustaining a highly qualified and talented faculty to pursue excellence in everything that we do, including teaching, research, and service.

Drawing on our unique identity as the leading Hispanic-Serving Institution in a bilingual and bicultural environment, UTRGV will promote student access and success by building from strength in education and creating a vibrant campus experience. By 2027, we will accelerate transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by driving meaningful advancements in research and creative works, expanding access to high-quality and affordable healthcare, and fostering authentic community engagement and integration.

UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit UTRGV website.

Department/College Background

The Department of Communication is housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the largest college at UTRGV. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with concentrations in Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism, and Media Production, and a Master of Arts in Communication. The department serves students across UTRGV's distributed campus and is committed to excellent teaching, meaningful research and creative activity, graduate education, experiential learning, and engagement with the communities of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.