Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications invites applications for one full-time tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor rank to begin Fall 2024. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2023 and continue until the position is filled.

The School seeks a multidisciplinary scholar who has a significant, established track record of published research, extramural grant acquisition, and thought leadership in the area of journalism and democracy to be a part of Syracuse University’s new Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship. (http://idjc.syracuse.edu/) The Institute, located in Washington, D.C. is a joint effort of the Newhouse School and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and promotes nonpartisan, evidence-based research and dialogue in the public interest. The position will be based at the Institute in Washington, D.C.

We seek a colleague who can lead multidisciplinary research efforts to analyze the forces that damage trust in journalism and democracy and to strengthen the ability of journalists and others to rebuild credibility. The candidate should be familiar with the historical and contemporary issues in American journalism that make it prone to distrust, including from members of marginalized groups; be able to critically evaluate these issues; consider solutions; and engage in productive self-reflection. A wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches will be considered, from a range of disciplines including political science, psychology, sociology, computer science, and history in addition to mediated communication. The ability to secure grant funding is essential.

This recruitment is part of an ambitious Invest Syracuse Cluster Hire Initiative in the broad area of Citizenship and Democratic Institutions. As an integral part of this investment, Syracuse University will recruit multiple candidates for faculty positions across departments for this cluster. Faculty hired into these positions will build on our existing strengths in the focus area and will participate in an organized research cluster that spans multiple departments in the Newhouse School, the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, the Law School, and across Syracuse University.