Journalism Teaching Professor, Open Rank


Job no: 505632

Position Type: Faculty Full-time (Non-Tenure Track)

Location: Boston Main Campus

Categories: College of Arts, Media and Design

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University invites applications for a Teaching Professor in the School of Journalism focused on traditional and new forms of storytelling and media innovation. The position is open rank; candidates with potential for a joint appointment in another area are particularly welcome.

Responsibilities:
We seek applicants with a strong interest in inclusive, dynamic, interdisciplinary programs that include print, digital, video and audio. The position will offer opportunities to teach undergraduate and graduate students, work with School of Journalism verticals and help manage our expanding graduate programs and partnerships in Journalism, Media Innovation and Media Advocacy.

The individual filling this position will teach already existing courses and also be expected to develop a new courses in consultation with the Director and faculty. The candidate will also, in consultation with the Director, help manage and support the expansion of our graduate programs along with opportunities for extended learning and partnerships with industry, media newsrooms and non-profits.

The School of Journalism is located in Northeastern’s College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) which has a unique combination of disciplines, including Architecture, Art + Design, Communication Studies, Media and Screen Studies, Music, and Theatre. See: http://www.northeastern.edu/camd.

Qualifications:
Successful candidates will have, at minimum, a Master’s Degree in journalism or related fields by the appointment start date of August 2021.

The ideal candidate will have a strong record in professional journalism, teaching excellence at the university level, and a commitment to working with diverse student populations in a culturally diverse work and educational environment.

Salary Grade:
FAC

Additional Information:
To apply, visit the College of Arts, Media and Design website: http://www.northeastern.edu/camd and click on “Faculty Positions.” Applicants should submit a letter of application describing teaching and any relevant professional experience, and a CV. Applications received on or before March 10 will be guaranteed full review and consideration.

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University, and an ADVANCE institution. Candidates should have experience in, or a commitment to, working with diverse student populations in a culturally diverse work and educational environment. Minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Northeastern University offers benefits coverage to the domestic partners of benefits-eligible faculty and staff. Northeastern University is an E-Verify employer.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

Advertised: 23 Feb 2021 Eastern Standard Time

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