Assistant Professor Of Journalism (Tenure-Track)

The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media at Seton Hall University invites applications for a 9-month full time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, to begin August 2024. We are seeking creative and innovative scholars with research and/or professional expertise in multimedia journalism. A secondary interest in sports journalism or journalism that serves underrepresented/marginalized groups would be welcome. We encourage applications from scholars who employ a range of research methods to explore issues in journalism. The successful candidate will teach and develop curriculum across our undergraduate and, potentially, graduate programs. The position entails an 18-credit teaching requirement during the academic year.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Conduct and develop ongoing scholarship commensurate with an R2 institution.

• Engage in visionary program building, including a keen focus on diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility.

• Teach regularly across the department's curriculum in existing classes based on interest and expertise, such as News Reporting, Broadcast News Production, Social Media in Journalism and Public Relations, Contemporary Issues in Sports Media, and Gender and the Media.

• Develop curriculum and design new courses across the undergraduate and graduate programs.

• Participate actively in academic advisement, high-impact student learning activities, student mentoring, and other co- and extracurricular student engagement activities.

• Commit to collaboration in growing a new, interdisciplinary College.

• Be an active member in the Department, College, and University community.

About the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media:

Launched in Summer 2023, Seton Hall's College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) embodies the University's commitment to pedagogical innovation, intellectual ferment, and community engagement. Uniting scholars and students from four dynamic departments-Communication, Media, and the Arts; Education Leadership, Management, and Policy; Educational Studies; and Professional Psychology and Family Therapy-the College is the new home of cutting-edge, transdisciplinary inquiry into the stickiest problems of our time.

The faculty, staff, and students of the College seek to improve the human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely complement one another, thereby preparing the next generation of dynamic leaders poised to tackle contemporary social challenges and opportunities. Expression underpins all facets of the integrated College's portfolio - media as a form of education and artistic expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; expression and expressibility as critical to counseling and therapeutic treatment; and self-expression as a vehicle of social agency. With enrollment at approximately 1,550 total students, both graduate and undergraduate, CHDCM is the second largest college at Seton Hall University, with approximately 70 full time faculty and 125 adjunct faculty.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey, just 14 miles from New York City. The University is the oldest Catholic diocesan institution of higher education in the United States, and the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a doctoral university. It is home to approximately 6,300 undergraduate and 4,700 graduate students from every state in the United States and from more than 70 countries around the world. Nearly 40 percent of our undergraduates identify themselves as students of color, and this figure is increasing with each new graduating class. The University also prides itself on supporting first generation students, and 98% of our students receive scholarships and grants to fund their education. Given this exciting and rich, diverse community, Seton Hall pursues academic excellence and ethical development in a collaborative environment, and prepares its students to be servant leaders in their professional and community lives, capable of engaging effectively with diverse populations.

In keeping with Seton Hall's emphasis upon those historically excluded from higher education, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media embraces the value and power of diversity-and the critical importance of creating inclusive, welcoming forms of community. Reflecting the University's mission, the College is committed to advancing social justice, championing equity and inclusivity, and working toward an anti-racist future, free of violence and oppression of all kinds. We are especially called by our mission to serve underserved communities in and around the Archdiocese of Newark, though we also recognize the need to attend to the intersection of the local, national, and global in questions of power and access. We therefore commit to addressing systemic inequality and injustice of all kinds, and we look forward to welcoming new colleagues similarly aligned to this mission.

For more information about the new College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, and Seton Hall University, please visit our website, https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Journalism, Communication, or a related field (degree completion is required by August 2024).

• Ability to teach journalism skills courses (reporting, writing, production, etc.)

• Evidence that the candidate will be able to develop a successful publication record appropriate for an R2 institution.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience teaching at the college/university level

• Work experience in the journalism field

Salary Grade:

FA01 - Faculty

Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To apply for this position, please visit http://jobs.shu.edu, and reference position F99168.

Applications should include a cover letter; curriculum vitae; names and contact information of three references; writing sample; and transcript(s) indicating receipt of all degrees. Optional documents include, but are not limited to, teaching philosophy; prior student evaluations; and/or letters of recommendation.

Semi-finalists will be invited to a virtual interview. Finalists will be invited to a full-day campus interview at our South Orange, N.J., campus.

The committee's review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration, applications should be received by Jan. 31, 2024.

Direct queries about the position to the search committee chair, Dr. Amy Kiste Nyberg, via email at amy.nyberg@shu.edu, or at (973) 275-5876.

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.

Advertised: 19 Dec 2023 Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: