Social and Public Communication - Tenure-Track Position (Communication and Environment)

*This position requires fluency in spoken and written French: teaching is conducted in French only.

UQAM seeks high-quality candidates willing to contribute to the strengthening of its education, research and service missions.

University of Québec in Montreal’s Department of Social and Public Communication (DCSP) is a reference in Quebec and the French-speaking world notably. Recognized in several fields of communication, the DCSP wishes to consolidate its expertise in communication and environment.

Whether at the local, national, or global level, social and public communication is a crucial dimension of environmental issues. With this position, the DCSP seeks to recruit someone capable of critical reflection on how communication unfolds around environmental problems, issues, and challenges such as environmental justice and inequalities, risk and crisis communication, socio-ecological transition, the emergence or seeding of doubt and misinformation, or the complex articulation of scientific and situated knowledge.

The selected candidate will hold a PhD in communication or a related discipline, teach undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students, and supervise graduate student research. The candidate will be expected to develop a research program related to the position's area of expertise and participate fully in university service.

Subject:

• Communication and Environment

DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION:

• Teaching at undergraduate, master’s and PhD levels
• Supervision of graduate students
• Research in the field
• University and departmental service

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Ph.D. in communication or a related discipline
• Knowledge of diverse communication theoretical models and approaches related to the environment.
• Ability to position environmental communication within social and public communication theories and paradigms
• Knowledge of research and interventions in communication with regard to various topics relevant to environmental communication (e.g., environmental justice, risk and crisis communication, exposure to contaminants, urban pollution, extractivism, climate change, socio-ecological transition)
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant methodological approaches to the field and attention to their epistemological stakes
• Evidence of research and scientific publications in communication and environment.
• University teaching experience
• Ability to form and collaborate with research teams
• Interest in participating in university governance and service
• Fluency in French, both spoken and written

ASSETS:

• Professional experience in the field.
• Proficiency in other languages, in addition to French.

START DATE OF THE CONTRACT: June 1, 2026
TREATMENT: According to UQAM-SPUQ collective agreement

The Department of Social and Public Communication recognizes that diversity enhances the quality, relevance, and impact of all its activities. In order to enrich its faculty and support the aspirations of a diverse student population, the Department warmly invites individuals from minority or underrepresented groups to apply, particularly women, Indigenous peoples, members of visible and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities in accordance with the Equal Access to Employment Program. Individuals from these groups are invited to self-identify when submitting their application by completing the identification questionnaire at this address and attaching it to their application file: https://rh.uqam.ca/qaccesegalite/ 

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to individuals who have the necessary authorizations to work in Canada. This criterion is not a priority as regards the collective agreement.

Interested candidates should submit a detailed, dated and signed curriculum vitae in French, a letter of motivation in French, and a sample of recent publications and work. Three letters of recommendation sent by email directly by recommenders must also reach the addressee BEFORE OCTOBER 27, 2025 BY 5 P.M. to the attention of:

Madame Chantal Aurousseau, directrice
Département de communication sociale et publique
Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal (Québec) H3C 3P8
Courriel : [email protected]
Internet : http://www.rhu.uqam.ca