Assistant Professor, Applied Journalism/Journalism Practice

About the role

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position to begin fall semester 2025 (08/25/2025).

Responsibilities

• Show outstanding promise of sustaining a vigorous program of original research and publication with potential for external funding.
• Show promise of excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising (both M.A. and Ph.D.).
• Demonstrate the capacity and commitment to teach undergraduate courses in the areas of interactive and data journalism/data visualization, news reporting and writing, and other professionally-oriented journalism skills courses.
• Contribute to the graduate curriculum in areas related to journalism and advanced research methods.
• Contribute to potentially new curriculum involving AI and data science and reporting.
• Show the ability to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a rapidly evolving emerging-media focused professional journalism curriculum, including use of artificial intelligence.

Requirements

• Outstanding scholars with research and teaching interests that address contemporary issues in journalism practice and the profession.
• A preference will be given to individuals with quantitative social science expertise using emerging methods of data science to advance applied studies of journalism.
• Professional journalism experience and the capacity to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a rapidly evolving emerging-media focused professional journalism curriculum, including use of artificial intelligence, are preferred qualifications.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Journalism, Mass Communications, or a related field.
• Strong record of research and publication.
• Experience in teaching journalism and related fields.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Skills

• Quantitative social science expertise using emerging methods of data science.
• Experience with interactive and data journalism/data visualization.
• Experience with news reporting and writing.
• Ability to teach professionally-oriented journalism skills courses.
• Ability to contribute to the graduate curriculum in areas related to journalism and advanced research methods.
• Experience with artificial intelligence and data science in journalism.

Benefits

The salary and start-up package is competitive.

Pay

Salary and start up package is competitive.

Schedule

The appointment will be 100% time over the nine-month academic year (late-August to late-May).

Benefits

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication is committed to building a culturally and socially diverse community. We believe it is a vital component of the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs.