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University of Memphis Department of Journalism
Opening for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Broadcast
News
The University of Memphis Department of Journalism seeks an
Assistant Professor for a tenure-
track position in broadcast news. Requirements include a
doctorate in mass communication or a
related field (ABD considered with Ph.D. completion within a
year of starting date), full-time
professional experience in television news, and college or
university teaching experience.
Multimedia/social media skills are a plus.
The successful candidate will advise students and teach
broadcast news courses and core
journalism classes in ACEJMC-accredited baccalaureate and
masters programs serving some 400
undergraduates and 60 graduate students, the latter enrolled in
on-campus and synchronous on-
line programs. Superior teaching and communication skills are
required for a program
emphasizing balance in teaching, research and service.
Screening will begin Sept. 15, 2012, and may continue until the
position is filled. The successful
applicant will join the faculty in August 2013. Applicants
should submit a letter of application, current
curriculum vitae and contact information for three references at
workforum.memphis.edu. If you
have questions, contact the search committee chair, Dr. Joe
Hayden, 901-678-2401 or
[email protected].
University of Memphis Department of Journalism:
We are a dynamic, ACEJMC-accredited department of journalism
that works hard to offer our
students cutting-edge knowledge and skills for the changing
media landscape, while retaining a
strong focus on the core values of quality journalism.
Undergraduate concentrations include News
(with newspaper/magazine, broadcasting and web emphases), Public
Relations, and Advertising.
Home to award-winning campus newspaper The Daily Helmsman, the
nationally acclaimed city-widehigh school newspaper The Teen
Appeal, the peer-reviewed Newspaper Research Journal, three
international exchange programs, and the nations first online
journalism masters degree, the
department celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. Journalism
is one of six departments in the
College of Communication and Fine Arts.
Memphis, Tennessee:
Memphis is at the center of Americas heartland, a commercial and
transportation hub made
famous by the Mississippi River, by railroads, and by FedEx. It
is also a crossroads at the cusp of the
Delta, a mixture of urban and rural, black and white, country
and soul, gospel and secular. Not
surprising, it is the birthplace ofrock n roll and the home of
the Blues. Memphis boasts a diverse
population of nearly 700,000, in a metro area of over one
million, thriving arts and music scenes,
nationally recognized parks and libraries, andoh,
yesworld-famous barbecue.
The University of Memphis is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer.
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