Full-Time Tenure-Track Faculty: Broadcast Journalism
- Employer
- Quinnipiac University
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Sep 9, 2020
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Communications, Broadcasting, Digital Media, Media Studies, Other Communications, Professional Fields, Journalism
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Overview:
Quinnipiac University's School of Communications' top-ranked journalism program seeks an inspiring educator who has mastered the ins and outs of TV news reporting to join our faculty as a tenure-seeking assistant professor beginning Fall 2021. While Quinnipiac’s Journalism major is not divided into tracks, students have flexibility within the curriculum to concentrate on broadcast news. The successful candidate to fill this vacancy will teach required courses, as well as have the freedom and resources to develop courses around their expertise and interests. They may also teach in our Master’s programs in Journalism and Sports Journalism. This is a 9.5 month appointment.
The successful candidate will join a culturally diverse department that thrives on being part of a passionate team, guiding our students to success and pursuing professional, creative and intellectual endeavors. Further, the members of the department are committed to achieving the moral objectives of racial, social and economic equality by amplifying muted voices, providing safe spaces for constructive conversation and ensuring diverse perspectives and voices are represented and valued in the courses offered.
About the School:
With our award-winning student media outlets, state-of-the-art facilities and outstanding alumni, the Department of Journalism has built a strong broadcast journalism presence both on campus and across the globe.
We balance hands-on skills training with instruction in the liberal arts to prepare students for exciting and rewarding careers in advertising and integrated communications; communications/media studies; film, television and media arts; graphic and interactive design; journalism; and public relations. Our faculty includes award-winning professionals and internationally recognized scholars with extensive experience in their fields. We maintain a portfolio of more than 5,000 local, regional, national and international employers to connect with, and our student media organizations provide multiple opportunities for real-world learning experiences.
About Quinnipiac:
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 7,000 full-time undergraduate and 3,000 graduate and part-time students in 100 degree programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s “Best Colleges” issue. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s “The Best 380 Colleges.” Quinnipiac has been named a “Great College to Work For” as determined by a comprehensive industry survey. For more information, please visit www.qu.edu. An education at Quinnipiac embodies the University’s commitment to preparing graduates for 21st century careers and citizenship, creating an inclusive, excellence-driven community, nurturing and positively impacting internal, local and global communities and fostering lifelong connections and success. The University believes in educating a diverse student body to become valued and contributing members of their communities through vital and purposeful educational programs. Students engage with real-world issues through practice and considering different perspectives. The University’s innovative curriculum further prepares undergraduate and graduate students to understand their roles and responsibilities as members of the Quinnipiac community as well as the larger national and global communities.
Responsibilities:
- Teach six classes per academic year with opportunities to teach in the summer
- Maintain an academic research or creative portfolio
- Perform service for the school and university
- Advise undergraduate majors
Qualifications:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Quinnipiac University is considering only those applicants who have valid authorization to work in the United States. Quinnipiac University does not sponsor employment based visas for this position.
TO APPLY:
Applications must be submitted electronically and include a CV, letter of interest, description of teaching philosophy, and contact information for three references on the application form. Inquiries may be made to Department of Journalism chair Molly Yanity at molly.yanity@qu.edu and will remain confidential. Review of materials will begin on September 1, 2020 and continue until the position is filled.
Quinnipiac University has a strong commitment to the principles and practices of diversity and inclusion throughout the University community and welcomes candidates who enhance that diversity.
Quinnipiac University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Company
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational university in Hamden, CT where students engage in an educational experience that’s both personal and challenging from faculty who care deeply about student outcomes. We offer a diverse range of programs and courses, including our industry-leading dual-degree programs, to approximately 6,000 undergraduate and 2,700 graduate, law and medical students.
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