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COFAC-3510, Assistant Professor, Journalism and Media Studies

Employer
Towson University
Location
Towson, Maryland

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Position Type
Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Assistant Professor, Journalism and Media Studies

Department of Mass Communication

College of Fine Arts and Communication

COFAC-3510

Position:
The College of Fine Arts and Communication invites applications for a tenure-track, 10-month Assistant Professor position in Journalism and Media Studies, and a master’s program in Communication Management in the Department of Mass Communication beginning January 2022.

Qualifications:

Earned PhD in journalism or mass communication. Demonstrated success as a classroom teacher with full responsibility for teaching two or more classes in the area of media analysis and literacy, audio production, multimedia storytelling techniques, or qualitative research method. A demonstrated success in research productivity with published articles in peer-reviewed journals in the field. Professional journalism experience in audio production is preferred. Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in higher education are particularly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

Faculty assigned an instructional workload of six (6) course units per academic year for the first year. Beginning the second year, the workload reverts back to the standard instructional workload of seven to eight (7-8) course units per academic year. Undergraduate teaching responsibilities will include such courses as Introduction to Mass Communication, Mass Media & Society, Broadcast Journalism, Magazine Publishing, and Multimedia Reporting Capstone. The primary graduate teaching responsibility is Qualitative Research Methods. Other teaching opportunities might exist in the areas of the candidate’s scholarship and expertise. Undergraduate advising is part of teaching responsibilities. Supervising graduate theses and graduate projects is expected. Scholarly research productivity, programmatic assessment activity, and service to the department, college and university are expected.

The Department:

The department (https://www.towson.edu/cofac/departments/mass-communication/) offers undergraduate majors in Mass Communication with tracks in journalism; strategic public relations and integrated communication; and advertising. At the graduate level, the department offers a Master of Science in Communication Management. The department annually enrolls over 700 majors served by 20 full-time and over 20 part-time faculties.

Towson University:

Towson University (www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U.S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls almost 19,000 undergraduates and over 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts and communication, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.

Application Process:

All application materials must be submitted by November 15, 2021. Submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, course syllabi, at least two years of student course evaluations, a sample of published articles in peer-reviewed journals, three letters of recommendation, and official graduate transcripts to:

Chair, Assistant Professor Search - Journalism

Department of Mass Communication

Towson University

8000 York Road

Towson, MD 21252

All or part of the application may be submitted via email to journalismsearch21@towson.edu.  Please indicate the “search number” (i.e., COFAC-3510) in the subject line.  

A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate and the results may impact employment.

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The University System of Maryland (USM) has recently determined that mandating a COVID vaccine for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM is both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety. As s prospective hire at TU, proof of your full COVID-19 vaccination must be demonstrated before you begin employment with the University.

Please be sure to visit the Applicant Data Form to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form. The information you provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for statistical-related purposes only. The information will not be used for any other purpose.

Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in A More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 – 25). TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority enrollment over the past 5 years.  We encourage application from a variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, veteran status, color, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientation and belief backgrounds. 

Organization

Towson CampusTowson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.

Towson Students Our centrally located campus sits on 330  rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of  Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington  D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.  The town of Towson, MD. has a population  of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined  streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.

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