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Assistant Professor in Performance & Visual Studies, Texas A&M University

Posted on November 14, 2025

Texas A&M University: College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts: College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts (Department) Location: College Station, TX Open Date: Oct 30, 2025 The College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts (PVFA) at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Performance & Visual Studies, beginning in Fall 2026. The Visual, Continue Reading »

Department Chair of Humanities, Michigan Technological University

Posted on November 14, 2025

Department Chair – Michigan Technological University The Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University seeks an experienced scholar and leader with a commitment to interdisciplinarity to serve as department chair at the rank of full professor or associate professor nearing promotion to full in line with Michigan Tech. The Chair will lead our collaborative, multidisciplinary department in implementing a Continue Reading »

Assistant Professor in Communication Studies, University of Rhode Island

Posted on November 14, 2025

The Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of RhodeIsland invites applicants with expertise in health communication, sciencecommunication, and/or environmental communication for a tenure-line facultyposition at the rank of assistant professor in communication studies to beginfall 2026. The Department of Communication Studies is interested in growing its emphasisin health communication, including helping students Continue Reading »

New Book: Teaching with Science Writing in the Humanities Classroom

Posted on November 12, 2025

Editors: Allison Dushane, Lisa Ottum, Rosalind Powell Pages: 294 Published: Spring 2026 Science writing is an expansive genre that invites collaborations between the humanities and science—not as separate endeavors but as mutually constitutive practices. Engaging with long-standing scholarly conversations in science and technology studies, literature and science, rhetoric, and science communication, the essays in this Continue Reading »

Comics and Machines

Posted on October 20, 2025

Call for Papers and Talks  Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm & Uppsala University, Sweden 22-23 April, 2026 Comics and Machines Steering committee: Jan Baetens, Jaqueline Berndt, Jan von Bonsdorff, Gareth Brookes, Benoît Crucifix, Björn-Olav Dozo, Anna Foka, Isabelle Gribomont, Andre Holzapfel, Per Israelson, Gaëtan Le Coarer, Ilan Manouach, Pedro Moura, Everardo Reyes, Keith Tillford, Continue Reading »

New Book: The Abyss Stares Back

Posted on October 17, 2025

The Abyss Stares BackEncounters with Deep-Sea Life Stacy Alaimo In an era of accelerating extinctions, what does it mean to discover thousands of new species in the deep sea? As we see the catastrophic effects of the Anthropocene proliferate, advanced technologies also grant us greater access to the furthest reaches of the world’s oceans, facilitating Continue Reading »

Decodings Fall 2025

Posted on October 12, 2025

DECODINGS Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter                      Fall 2025, Vol. 35, No.4 *SLSA 2026 RATIO ETHICA: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil *SLSA 2025: Risk (Oregon State University, Corvallis) *New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness *Call for Volunteer Ombudspersons*Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech*Social Media & Website Redesign *AnthropoScene Book Series*Configurations Book Reviews*SLSA Europe SLSA Continue Reading »

Assistant/Associate Professor of Sustainability & Environmental Studies, Ramapo College of New Jersey

Posted on October 6, 2025

See job description and details at: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ramapo/jobs/5097323/assistant-associate-professor-of-sustainability-environmental-studies-tenure-t?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Four assistant professor positions, School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech

Posted on September 16, 2025

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech is searching for four assistant professors. The positions are described at the links below: Assistant Professor of Technical Communication:Science Communication Assistant Professor of Digital Media: Digital Representation in Science and Technology Studies Assistant Professor of Digital Media:Media Studies/Digital Studies Assistant Professor of Literature: Post-1945 Anglophone Continue Reading »

Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Digital Cultures and Ethnography, The Ohio State University

Posted on September 16, 2025

I’m pleased to be able to share this announcement on behalf of the Department of Comparative Studies at Ohio State University. Please feel free to circulate as you see fit. The Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Digital Cultures and Ethnography. The field of specialization is Continue Reading »