Director, Richard & Leslie Frank Center for Leadership & Innovation in Media and Clinical Assis...
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- Champaign, IL
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The Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a journalist and educator to serve as its inaugural director and as a faculty member in Journalism.
The Frank Center at Illinois will enhance opportunities for students to develop as leaders in their professions by offering access to a diverse group of experts and practitioners through residencies, a speaker series and other programming, and by supporting outside learning opportunities such as professional immersion experiences, conference participation, and internships.
The Frank Center Director is a full-time, renewable non-tenure-track faculty position appointed on a 9-month service basis with the academic title of Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor (appointment level commensurate with experience). Opportunities for summer salary also may be available. The Center Director reports to the Department Head of Journalism.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.
The Frank Center Director will have the following administrative and faculty responsibilities:
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Create, promote, and coordinate a variety of activities related to media leadership and innovation, such as:
- Public programs on current topics in media and a speaker series featuring noted journalism professionals and newsmakers
- Residencies for professional journalists to come to campus to teach and work with students and faculty
- Professional immersion experiences for students.
- Campus collaborations and public engagement activities aimed at enhancing understanding of media
- Develop and teach training workshops, short courses or other professional education programs related to media leadership and innovation for participants outside the university setting.
- Work with College and Department staff to manage financial accounts.
- Supervise the Center’s undergraduate and graduate interns.
- Collaborate with faculty members across the College of Media.
Faculty Responsibilities:
- Teach Journalism courses to meet departmental demands.
- Fulfill other academic duties typically performed by faculty, such as participating on committees, attending academic events, and contributing to other department initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree in journalism, media or a related field.
- Three years of professional experience. Lesser degrees will be considered if accompanied by significantly greater professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least five years of professional experience in journalism or media.
- Demonstrated experience teaching and developing courses and/or public engagement programs.
- Administrative experience in a higher education, non-profit, community or other relevant organizational setting.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively.
Proposed Starting Date: January 1, 2022. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu by October 4, 2021, and upload the following:
- A cover letter addressing your interest in directing the Frank Center and teaching
- A current CV or resume
- Contact information for three professional references who can speak to your teaching and professional experience and expertise.
Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date.
About the Campus and Community:
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs about 3,000 faculty members who serve nearly 34,000 undergraduates and 16,000 graduate and professional students. More information about the campus is available at www.illinois.edu. The university is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana (situated in Champaign County which has a total population 207,000 (est.) in east-central Illinois, and is situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 125 miles west of Indianapolis, and 180 northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research institution. For more information about the community, visit: https://with.illinois.edu/advancement/living-in-c-u/ or https://www.champaigncounty.org/.
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Convictions are not a bar to employment. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.
College Name or Administrative Unit:College of Media Category:1-Faculty Title:Director, Richard & Leslie Frank Center for Leadership & Innovation in Media and Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor in Journalism (151353) Open Date:08/24/2021 Organization Name:Journalism
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Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement.
Faculty
A talented and highly respected faculty is the University's most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.
Our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and the Fields Medal in Mathematics.The success of our faculty is matched by that of our alumni: 11 are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pulitzer Prizes.
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Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In the 2001 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes.
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Also integral to the University's mission is a commitment to public engagement. Each year about 65,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, courses, and workshops presented statewide. Research and class projects take students and professors off campus to share expertise and technical support with Illinois farmers, manufacturing firms, and businesses. In a typical year, student volunteers log more than 60,000 volunteer hours.
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A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The University also supports two major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion; and the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture.
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Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Through education, engagement, and excellence, each voice creates the Inclusive Illinois Experience.
How can we appreciate difference to make a difference?
Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. We value it because we know that we have so much to learn from each other in our living, learning, and working environment.
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It is a process. It is transformative. And we celebrate the remarkable changes we set in motion here … taking an important step … crossing boundaries … starting with our own.
It all starts with each of us: with our willingness to embark on the journey in the search for answers, and with our openness and acceptance of the answers we find. Illinois is the place where it all comes together.
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