Assistant Professor, Journalism

Date Posted	August 30, 2024
Industry	Academia
Specialty	Not Specified
Required Education	Master's Degree
Job Status	Full-time

Description:

Expected to begin Spring or Fall 2025 this full-time, tenure-track position will be responsible for teaching core journalism courses including writing, history, and ethics. The successful candidate may be asked to teach courses in a distance learning format. We are looking for someone who has a broad range of journalism skills combined with other specialized skills that can help our students be prepared for careers in this rapidly changing field. Service to the department and university, as well as maintaining an active research agenda, are other responsibilities of this position.  The Journalism & Public Relations department works to prepare our students for careers in journalism and public relations by encouraging our students to gain practical experiences from day one.We pride ourselves on teaching our students at an expert level while augmenting their in classroom learning with student-run practicums and exciting internships. We are part of the School of Arts & Sciences which provides excellence in learning opportunities for all students at SUNY Plattsburgh through a core liberal arts education. We train students who can think critically, have mastered their discipline, can communicate effectively and are broadly educated. As SUNY Plattsburgh is an institution that delivers challenging and high-quality educational experiences to a diverse group of learners, the successful candidate must demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to diversity, inclusion, and equity-minded policies, programs, and practices.

About Our University: SUNY Plattsburgh, home of the Cardinals, is part of the largest comprehensive university system in the United States. The university offers a diverse selection of more than 60 academic programs across three schools – Arts & Sciences, Business & Economics, and Education, Health & Human Services. Many of these programs are highly ranked and carry strong national and regional reputations that allow students to work with highly skilled faculty who prepare them to excel in their chosen fields and industries upon graduation. Our campus prioritizes enrollment growth and stabilization, student success, equity and inclusion, and engagement with our North Country region as our four pillars of success. And we are committed to providing each and every Cardinal student a high quality liberal arts education grounded in academic excellence and a well-rounded college experience.

SUNY Plattsburgh is a destination campus located in northern New York between the iconic Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain. The campus is a short walk from historic downtown Plattsburgh, New York, where area residents have access to a wide array of arts, food, and events throughout the year, and just over a 1 hour car ride from the cities of Burlington, Vermont, Montreal, Quebec, and Lake Placid, New York, which is best known by locals as a former site of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.

SUNY Plattsburgh is an AA/EEO/ADA/VEVRAA employer committed to excellence through diversity and supporting an inclusive environment for all.

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