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ComSHER: Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk is a Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). https://community.aejmc.org/communicatingsciencehealthenvironmentriskdivision/about
🎓 On the academic job market? Wondering what Year One as faculty really looks like?
Join COMSHER's online panel: "From the Job Market to Year One: Early-Career Faculty Perspectives."
📅 03/12/2026 from 4 to 5pm (ET)
🔗 ufl.zoom.us/j/9282719456...
Practical advice + live Q&A for grad students!
It's March! One month to the AEJMC submission deadline. Looking forward to seeing everyone in New Orleans! 🤗
The ComSHER Spring Newsletter is out! 🎉
Inside: messages from division leadership, conference panel previews, Graduate Student Committee updates, the paper call, and reviewer sign-up information.
Read it here: community.aejmc.org/communicatin...
#ComSHER #AEJMC
📌 Job Posting
Health Communication Assistant Professor
Tenure Track, California State University, Fresno.
⏳ Application deadline: March 12, 2026
👉 Full details & apply: careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/55...
📌 Job Posting
Assistant Professor in Astronomy & Society @ Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
⏳ Application deadline: March 27, 2026
👉 Full details & apply: careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...
Interested in science, tech & policy?
PhD opportunity (4-yr GRA) in Environmental Science & Policy at George Mason University (starts May 2026).
Apply 👉 Email kakerlof@gmu.edu
with CV, brief interest letter & 2 refs.
#PhD #SciComm
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AEJMC 2026 | New Orleans
August 5-8, 2026 (pre-conference: Aug 4)
Paper competition submissions are open, with a deadline of April 1.
Great scholarship + great food + great city 🌆
We'd love to see strong participation from our division!
#AEJMC #ComSHER
📣 AEJMC SCT Best Practices in Teaching – 2026
The 21st annual competition recognizes innovative, class-tested teaching practices in journalism & mass communication.
2026 theme: Nurturing Harmony and Health in Higher Education
Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 | 11:59 p.m. CT
Full call: tinyurl.com/ptx22szr
📌 TT Faculty Position in Communication @ Clemson University
Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor
📍 Clemson University (R1)
🗓 Start: Aug 15, 2026
⏳ Deadline: Feb 16, 2026
Research + teaching across strategic, health, sport, media/tech comm.
Apply: apply.interfolio.com/180356
📢 2026 New Perspectives Fellowship
The Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute @utah.edu invites nominations for an early-career scholar doing innovative communication research.
💰 $3,000 research award
📍 Campus visit + public talk (Fall 2026)
⏰ Deadline: March 31, 2026
Details in image ⬇️
Direct link to ComSHER submission guidelines: community.aejmc.org/communicatin...
📢 ComSHER @AEJMC 2026 is now accepting submissions!
We welcomes paper submissions on science, health, environment, and risk communication.
👉 Full papers only this year (no extended abstracts).
Details here: higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/680a77...
📢 Call for Papers
Communication Horizons Conference 2026
“Communication in the Age of AI & Algorithms”
📍 UC Davis | 📅 May 15–17, 2026
500-word extended abstracts due March 1, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth)
More info: communication.ucdavis.edu/horizonconf2...
#ComSHER
🎓 Another opportunity for #ComSHER grad students!
Join the Concept Speed Round on Zoom
🗓️ Thurs., Jan. 29 | ⏰ 5 PM ET
Share a research concept in a 3-minute talk or learn from others in this low-stakes, fast-paced session.
Presenter spots (15 max): tinyurl.com/tfzz3vxa
Attend: tinyurl.com/4vumsx86
📣 Calling all #ComSHER grad students!
The ComSHER GSC (Graduate Student Committee) Mentorship Program is back!
Connect with experienced grad students for support or share your skills as a mentor. Sign up as a mentee, mentor, or both!
Complete the survey by Jan. 30:
👉 forms.gle/JhF7m5gyjzRn...
AEJMC Award for Excellence in Teaching: Nominations due by October 30. This new award, sponsored by the AEJMC Standing Committee on Teaching, recognizes excellence in teaching in mass communication, journalism, communication, and related fields. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/680a77...
Seeking Reviewers for AEJMC's Emerging Scholar Grant Program: Evaluate nomination materials according to the award criteria, and provide written feedback or scores by Monday, Dec., 1. Please submit your interest by Fri., October 17, via this Google Form:
bit.ly/ESreviewerAEJ
Special Issue Call! 📣 Health Communication will dedicate a special issue, titled “Mental Health Mass Communication: Advancements in Optimizing and Safeguarding Mental Health Messaging,” to expand the conceptual and empirical foundation of message-based mental health promotion.
AEJMC’s Standing Committee on Research seeks nominations for its Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award. Nominations are due October 15, 2025.
higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/680a77...
As we transition to a new term, we wanted to thank our 2024-2025 ComSHER Executive Board for their service to the division. Thank you!
As we transition to a new term, we wanted to thank our 2024-2025 ComSHER Media Team for their service to the division. Thank you!
As we transition to a new term, we wanted to thank our 2024-2025 ComSHER Graduate Student Committee for their service to the division. Thank you!
It’s a great opportunity for graduate students to get involved in COMSHER and connect with peers and faculty in the SHER communication community.
Applications are open until September 15, 2025: forms.gle/Bzp57sjWmvRz...
The COMSHER Graduate Student Committee is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 term. Last year, the committee organized two virtual conference and publishing-focused events and a coffee hour social at AEJMC. This year, they’ll continue those efforts and relaunch their peer mentorship program.
Job Alert! 📣
@UTJEM is seeking the next Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing (Full Professor or Professor of Practice) to begin August 1, 2026. Check out the link below for more information: apply.interfolio.com/169989
Application review begins after Labor Day! More info here: www.aejmc.org/job-portal/a...
📣 Job Alert! Augusta University's Department of Communication is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Integrated Strategic Communication with opportunities to teach in the areas of Health Communication, Campaigns, and Social Media! May!
Dominique Brossard receives the 2025 Sharon Dunwoody Excellent Mentor Award
Excited and humbled to have received the Sharon Dunwoody Excellence in Mentoring Award at the 2025 @comsher.bsky.social Convention!Thanks so much to the former students and colleagues who have nominated me, working and learning from all of you is what makes academic life worthwhile!
Don't miss out on our last paper session for ComSHER! It's time to dive into environmental journalism, healthcare news coverage and more! #AEJMC25