OPEN-RANK TENURE-TRACK SPORT MEDIA & CULTURE

OPEN-RANK TENURE-TRACK POSITION IN SPORT MEDIA AND CULTURE

Position Description: The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at the University of Iowa seeks to hire a tenure-track (open rank) faculty member specializing in sport media and culture (SMC). Sport Media and Culture at Iowa offers a curriculum that blends humanities-based and professional coursework. Students take courses in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Department of American Studies. The SMC program is housed in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the faculty member will be in SJMC.

Preferred applicants will have a demonstrated record of research productivity and a desire to collaborate with faculty and graduate students within SJMC and across the university. The successful candidate will teach within the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The candidate will also mentor MA and PhD students and teach required and elective courses in our graduate program. We seek candidates with a demonstrated commitment to work with students from a variety of backgrounds and who hold a range of worldviews.

The typical expectations of tenure-track faculty are 40% teaching (2 courses per semester), 40% research, and 20% university and professional service. The appointment will begin August 18, 2027.

Applications should be submitted online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/ (requisition #75956). Attachments to the Application should include a 2- to 4-page cover letter that addresses the candidate’s research, teaching, and service; a curriculum vitae; and contact information for three references. Questions should be directed to Professor Travis Vogan, Search Chair ([email protected]).

Review of applications will begin October 1, 2026, and will be ongoing until the position is filled.

Located in Iowa City (population 70,000), the University of Iowa is the state’s flagship educational institution with more than 31,000 students and 1,700 faculty. The University of Iowa’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, with roughly 525 undergraduate majors in Journalism and Mass Communication and Sport Media and Culture and 60 master’s and doctoral students, is housed in the Philip D. Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building. The School is a unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the largest of the university’s 11 colleges. Visit the School’s website at https://journalism.uiowa.edu/ for more information.

WORK AUTHORIZATION INFORMATION

If your H-1B petition is subject to the September 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation, please note that the department will not cover the $100,000 payment associated with H-1B sponsorship, either at the time of hire or for international travel purposes. We encourage you to explore alternative pathways for work authorization. Our team is available to help identify options that may be suitable for your situation.

MISCONDUCT DISCLOSURE

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

• Doctoral degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Sport Studies, American Studies, or a related discipline

• Teaching experience at the university level
• Evidence of research productivity in sport media/culture commensurate with rank

• Demonstrated expertise in humanistic approaches to sport media and culture

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