[Air-L] tenure-track journalism position in San Diego

Amy Schmitz Weiss aschmitz at mail.sdsu.edu
Sun Aug 31 11:42:15 PDT 2014


Dear Colleagues,
The School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University is
hiring. We are seeking a candidate for an assistant professor of journalism
tenure-track position. If you know of anyone interested, please feel free
to spread the word. Information follows below.

SDSU Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Journalism

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be able to teach across the
undergraduate journalism curriculum, including both skills-based and theory
courses, as well as graduate seminars in mass communication theory,
advanced research methods, and journalism topics. Tenure-track faculty
members are expected to have a scholarly research agenda in journalism and
also provide service to the school, college and professional journalism
communities.

The ideal candidate should have a track record of teaching college-level
journalism courses, such as news writing and reporting, mobile reporting,
digital and social media, investigative reporting, data journalism, web
design and programming, data visualization, digital news production,
photojournalism, multimedia reporting and storytelling. Applicants should
be familiar with (a) the latest digital journalism applications, such as
but not limited to, FinalCut Pro, Dreamweaver, and the Adobe Creative
Suite; (b) social
media platforms and tools such as Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Twitter, and
Facebook, among others; and (c) the latest mobile and digital tools for
news gathering and reporting. Fluency in both English and another language
(e.g., Spanish) would be a plus.

Required Qualifications: Candidates should have a demonstrated commitment
to excellence in both teaching and research, in line with SDSU’s
teacher-scholar model. An earned doctorate in journalism, mass
communication or a related field is required by the position start date.
Relevant professional work experience in journalism is required. Evidence
or promise of a strong research agenda in journalism is required.

Applications: Review of application materials will begin September 15,
2014, and continue until the position is filled.

For more information about the position and how to apply, visit:
http://affiliated.sdsu.edu/ColPSFA/journalism.htm

Thanks so much!

Cheers,
Amy

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Cheers,
Amy Schmitz Weiss
Associate Professor
JMS Graduate Adviser
Journalism Area Coordinator
School of Journalism and Media Studies
San Diego State University



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