[acc-cca-l] Open Rank Faculty Postings for Communication & Multimedia Journalism

[gretchen k]

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Open rank faculty position in Communication (Position AS-27-1)

Department: Communication, Mobility and Identity
Campus: Beirut/Byblos
Expected start date: Spring 2026/Fall 2026
Deadline for applying: Open until filled

Position Summary
The Department of Communication, Mobility, and Identity in the School of Arts and Sciences at the Lebanese American University (LAU) invites applicants to a tenure-track faculty position at all ranks. The department is interested in applicants able to balance theory, research, critical inquiry, communication practice, and civic engagement—with strong emphasis on advertising, public relations, social and political communication, or organizational communication. Candidates will teach various undergraduate and graduate courses across both campuses. The department is interested in applicants who can contribute to developing the Communication program, building industry relations across diverse sectors, and producing research in the field.

Responsibilities, Minimum Qualifications & Preferred Qualifications can be found here:
https://www.lau.edu.lb/employment/faculty/open-ranks-faculty-positions-in-communication-1.php

Open rank faculty position in Multimedia Journalism (Position AS-27-2)

Department: Communication, Mobility and Identity
Campus: Beirut/Byblos
Expected start date: Spring 2026/Fall 2026
Deadline for applying: Open until filled

Position Summary
The Department of Communication, Mobility, and Identity in the School of Arts and Sciences at the Lebanese American University (LAU) invites applicants to a tenure-track faculty position at all ranks. The department is interested in applicants able to balance theory, research, critical inquiry, journalistic practice, and civic engagement—with strong emphasis on new forms of multimedia, data journalism, or digital innovation in the Arab region and the Global South. Candidates will teach various undergraduate and graduate courses. The department is interested in applicants who can contribute to developing the Multimedia Journalism program, working with the Institute for Media Research and Training (IMRT), and producing research in the field.

Responsibilities, Minimum Qualifications & Preferred Qualifications can be found here:
https://www.lau.edu.lb/employment/faculty/open-ranks-faculty-positions-in-multimedia-journalism-1.php

The Department: The Department of Communication, Mobility, and Identity (CMI) embraces interdisciplinary education and research about culture, media, and politics drawing on a range of methods and theoretical approaches to teach competencies and skills in professional and academic practices. Our faculty provide superior undergraduate and graduate instruction across programs in Communication (BA), Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (MA), Migration Studies (MA), and Multimedia Journalism (BA & MA). We offer minors in Advertising and PR, Creative and Journalistic Writing, Gender Studies, Migration Studies, Multimedia Journalism, and Sociology. The CMI department is committed to fostering academic excellence, professional ethics, and social justice action in the region and the Global South. Students in CMI are prepared for career advancement within diverse sectors and/or postgraduate studies in a changing world.

The University: The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. LAU encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. We are committed to fostering an inclusive research environment; thus women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply. Information about the University can be found at http://www.lau.edu.lb.

Application requirements: Prospective candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of interest including a statement of teaching and research interests, an updated CV by email to: soas.careers at lau.edu.lb<mailto:soas.careers at lau.edu.lb>. The CV should include the names, emails and phone numbers of three references. The university reserves the right to contact additional references with notice given to the candidates at an appropriate time in the process.

Candidates for Open ranks faculty positions in Communication must refer to position no. AS-27-1 in the subject line of the email.

Candidates for Open ranks faculty positions in Multimedia Journalism must refer to position no. AS-27-2 in the subject line of the email.

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Gretchen King, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication and Multimedia Journalism
Chair - Communication, Mobility & Identity (CMI)<https://soas.lau.edu.lb/academics/departments/communication-mobility-identity/>
Director of Pedagogy and Curriculum Design at LAU’s Institute of Media Research and Training<http://imrt.lau.edu.lb/>
Course Coordinator for COM 203: The Art of Public Communication

Email: gretchen.king at lau.edu.lb<mailto:gretchen.king at lau.edu.lb>
Phone: +961 1 786456 Ext: 1374
WWW: https://www.gretchenk.net/
Office: Safadi Fine Arts (SFA) 511A, Beirut campus
Lebanese American University


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