Job Title

Assistant/Associate Professor of Broadcast Journalism

Department

Location

Category

Status

Film and Media Arts

Orange

Faculty

Full-time

General Information

Chapman University's nationally recognized Dodge College of Film and Media Arts seeks applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position in broadcast journalism beginning August 2023.  The broadcast journalism program is part of the B.F.A. in Broadcast Journalism and Documentary, in which students learn the art of reporting and shaping non-fiction stories for broadcast.

Chapman University is a nationally-ranked institution offering traditional undergraduate and graduate programs in the heart of Orange County, one of Southern California’s most diverse and vibrant regions. The University achieved R2 status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a distinction held by just 10 percent of all U.S. universities and is ranked as #124th among Best National Universities by US News and World Report (2021). Our faculty include academic leaders who excel in research, publishing and world-class teaching in our 11 schools and colleges, including Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Dedicated to forward-looking, personalized education, we create an environment for unlimited achievement by both our students and faculty. Dodge College is ranked #4 in the nation among film schools by The Hollywood Reporter. More information about the university and Dodge College is available at https://www.chapman.edu/dodge/index.aspx.

Chapman University is dedicated to forward-looking, personalized education, and ongoing engagement with diversity and inclusion in people. We create an environment for unlimited achievement by both our students and faculty and are committed to strengthening our culture represented by the multi-ethnic opportunities drawn from the marketplace. The University is dedicated to enhancing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruitment and employment. More information on diversity and inclusion at Chapman University is available at https://www.chapman.edu/diversity.

Qualifications

A master’s degree is required.  Previous teaching experience is preferred.  

Candidates should have significant experience working in national and/or local television newsrooms, as well as on digital and social media platforms. The successful candidate will have produced significant work that has achieved national and industry recognition.  

We seek candidates with multimedia journalism experience who can teach students the storytelling skills needed today:  videography, editing, social media, cross platform writing.  Candidates should have a strong background in journalism ethics and diversity/inclusion/representation issues.

Ideally, the successful candidate will also have a solid understanding of investigative journalism as well as the production demands of field reporting and live newscast production.  

The rank of Assistant Professor is an entry-level position for a non-tenure track faculty member who has completed his or her terminal degree in the field in which he or she proposes to teach from a regionally accredited institution (or its international equivalent). 

For appointment to a non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor, the successful candidate will have at least four years of full-time teaching experience at another college or university, or extensive professional experience judged to be equivalent to teaching. In addition, a person appointed to the rank of Associate Professor must have demonstrated record of accomplishment in scholarly, creative or professional activities.