The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applications for the parttime position of Faculty Associate. The Cronkite School seeks to establish a qualified pool of applicants to teach a variety of courses (immersion and online) in our undergraduate journalism and sports journalism programs.
Faculty Associates are one semester nonbenefitseligible fixedterm appointments with no tenure implications not to exceed an average of .40 FTE (two courses) per semester. The number of courses is contingent upon unit needs funding and sufficient enrollment. Salary is based upon qualifications and assigned teaching load. Faculty Associates may not hold multiple nonbenefits eligible appointments at Arizona State University.
Faculty Associates may support a variety of courses in the various programs facetoface hybrid or fullyonline environments. Faculty associate applicants will be qualified to fill specialized teaching positions in topical areas of:
- News writing and reporting
- Sports reporting
- Multimedia reporting
- Television reporting
- Bilingual reporting
- Business reporting
- Investigative reporting
- Journalism ethics
- Videography
- Photojournalism
- Podcasting
- Graphic design
- Longform and magazine writing
- Newscast production
- Media literacy
- Digital strategy
- Social media (organic)
- Social media (paid campaigns)
- SEO
- Paid search (keyword research and search campaign strategy)
- Audience analytics (site app social search and email data)
- Digital campaigns
- Media analysis
- Communication law
- Content creation and editing with Adobe Creative Suite tools
- Media entrepreneurship and business models
- Media research methods
- Social network research and analysis
- Crisis communication
- Branding
- Strategic sports communication (e.g. team/league communications)
Essential Duties:
- Teach courses to undergraduate students in person or online
- Prepare syllabus lectures and class materials
- Prepare administer and grade assignments
- Administer written midterm and/or final exams
- Hold regular office hours
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS or BA in related fields or equivalent industry experience
- 6 years of industry experience OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge skills and abilities have been achieved
Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated relevant professional experience
- Demonstrated teaching experience and/or formal professional training experience
- Expertise in the following content areas: digital media broadcast news investigative reporting sports reporting or Spanishlanguage news
Required Experience:
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