Now hiring: Clinical assistant professor in sports media, University of Georgia
Joe Ripley, a 2014 UGA graduate and journalist for 11 Alive in Atlanta, interviews Damian Swann in the football locker room during their college days. (Submitted photo)
About the role
The Carmical Sports Media Institute at the University of Georgia is seeking a seasoned sports media professional to join its faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Sports Media. This role involves teaching classes in the institute’s popular undergraduate Sports Media Certificate program and an impending graduate program. The professor will also contribute to the institute’s real-world learning initiatives, including a partnership with The Associated Press.
Through this partnership, students have traveled internationally with faculty mentors to cover two Paralympic Summer Games and a Women’s World Cup as credentialed writers and photojournalists.
Responsibilities
- Teach classes in the undergraduate Sports Media Certificate program and an impending graduate program.
- Support real-world learning initiatives, including international student coverage of major sporting events.
Requirements
- Significant industry experience in sports media.
- A demonstrated desire to teach.
- At least a master’s degree.
Application window closes on January 31. For questions, email Vicki Michaelis, director of the institute, at vickim@uga.edu.