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School of Communication, Lecturer of Broadcast Journalism, Non-Tenure Track

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Loyola University Chicago
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Chicago-Water Tower Campus
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Job Title:

School of Communication, Lecturer of Broadcast Journalism, Non-Tenure Track

Position Title:

School of Communication, Lecturer of Broadcast Journalism, Non-Tenure Track

Job Category:

University Faculty

Job Type:

Full-Time

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Campus:

Chicago-Water Tower Campus

Location Code:

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION (03100A)

Department Name:

COMMUNICATION

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? :

No

Duties and Responsibilities:

Salary Range: $75,000 – $85,000
Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/

The School of Communication at Loyola University Chicago is seeking a broadcast journalism lecturer to teach newscasting and production courses in the school’s state-of-the-art media convergence studio.

The position calls for an instructor who can teach a variety of introductory and advanced multimedia journalism courses, including Reporting Basics I, Broadcast Newswriting, Mastering Video Reporting, and the Newscasting and Producing class. The instructor will also train and supervise students on the production of a weekly newscast.

Candidates should have professional broadcast experience in positions such as news reporter, field producer, show producer, or general manager. Experience teaching broadcast news courses at the college level is also preferred.

Located in Chicago, one of the world’s great communication centers, Loyola’s School of Communication provides an ideal setting for integrating study with practical application in the expanding field of communication.

Students in the School of Communication benefit from a distinguished scholarly faculty working with experienced communication professionals in journalism, media studies, advertising, public relations, film production, cultural communication and public advocacy.

The School of Communication, with close to 650 undergraduate and graduate students, offers on-site production facilities as well as proximity to Chicago’s vast production community. The school’s Media Convergence Studio features a news desk, high-end video equipment, a control room and a podcast studio. The school as has a 24-hour FM radio station, an award-winning student newspaper, a student-run communication agency, and an extensive internship program.

Qualifications:

The appointment is a non-tenure track position. Candidates should have significant professional experience in broadcast journalism and the potential to be an outstanding teacher and a leader in service to the profession. Salary and teaching load will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Minimum education: Master’s degree in journalism or related communication field

Minimum experience: Five years experience as a professional journalist

Physical Demands:

Lifting, Carrying, Standing

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

The appointment is a non-tenure track position. Candidates should have significant professional experience in broadcast journalism and the potential to be an outstanding teacher and a leader in service to the profession.

Open Date:

01/27/2025

Salary Range:

$75,000-$85,000

Additional Salary Information:

This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicants are asked to submit (1) a cover letter, (2) resume or CV, (3) two samples of professional work, (4) names and contact information of three individuals prepared to provide professional references. Submit applications to www.careers.luc.edu.

Starting date is July 1, 2025, with initial review of applications beginning January 2025.
Send inquiries to:
John Slania, Chair, Search Committee, School of Communication, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

About Loyola University Chicago:

About Loyola University Chicago

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities (https://ajcunet.edu/) and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago’s north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center – the John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) – in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020).

As one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.

The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity – including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment – is critical to achieving the University’s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual’s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

Quick Link for Posting:

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/30689

Job Number:

8500797

Organizational Location:

PROVOST

Number of Vacancies:

1

Desired Start Date:

07/01/2025

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Organization

Working at Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic University and the only one located in Chicago. Shaped by our city and our Jesuit traditions, Loyola University Chicago offers students an educational environment unmatched for its diversity of thought and experience.

Loyola University Chicago comprises four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to eleven schools and colleges: Arrupe College, Quinlan School of Business, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Stritch School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communication, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Education, School of Law, School of Social Work, and Graduate School. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois.

With three campuses spread throughout the greater Chicago area, students have access to hundreds of cultural institutions as well as thousands of internships and networking opportunities with the city's Fortune 500 companies. Study-abroad programs at our Rome and Beijing Centers provide engagement with the global community and economy.

While rigorous programs of research and study are one hallmark of a Jesuit education, we're not just preparing students for a career, we're preparing them for life. We challenge our students to learn broadly, to think critically, to serve generously, to lead with integrity, to respect diversity. We come from all faiths and ethnic and economic backgrounds, with a common purpose of building a better society.

Recognizing Loyola’s excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications, and named the University a "best value" in its 2008 rankings.

Our faculty take a person-centered approach to education. They’re not just here to teach students what they know, they’re here to teach them to think critically and creatively and to reach for their own discoveries.

More facts about Loyola University Chicago:

  • Total enrollment: 15,902
  • 80+ undergraduate majors and 80+ minors
  • 140+ graduate, professional, and graduate-level certificate programs
  • More than 4,000 faculty and staff members 
  • 14:1 Undergraduate student/faculty ratio 
  • 150,000 alumni; 85,000 in Chicago 
  • One of only eight percent of all American colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter

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