Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Journalism and Sports Media
Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Journalism and Sports Media
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Working Title: Tenure Track Assistant Professor Journalism and Sports Media
State Role Title:N/A
Position Type:Instructional / Teaching Faculty
Position Status: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime
College/Division: College of Arts and Letters
Department: 100018 - School of Media Arts
Pay Rate:Commensurate with Experience
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Is this a JMU only positionNo
Is this a grant-funded positionNo
Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo
Beginning Review Date:10/01/2025
About JMU:
Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.
Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.
Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginias beautiful Shenandoah Valley the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington D.C. and Richmond VA. With a population of just over 53000 Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20000 undergraduate and 1900 graduate students with over 1000 full-time instructional faculty.
JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts science and technology and professional disciplines at the undergraduate masters and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction and innovative faculty research.
General Information:
The School of Media Arts and Design (SMAD) at James Madison University (JMU) invites applications for a Tenure Track Appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in August 2026. This faculty member will teach journalism courses including classes in our expanding Sports Media curriculum.
SMADs distinctive undergraduate major prepares students to become well-rounded multimedia storytellers and offers four concentrations: Creative Advertising Digital Video and Cinema Interactive Design and Journalism. SMAD also boasts one of the finest media production facilities in the country offering instructional workspaces for creating video audio graphics animation websites and apps. The School has about 700 undergraduate majors and more than 20 faculty members who represent a blend of professional and academic interests. For more information go to School of Media Arts and Design is part of JMUs College of Arts and Letters which enrolls more than 3100 undergraduate majors and about 150 graduate students across ten academic units. Home to several interdisciplinary centers and institutes the College embraces the teacher-scholar model and encourage excellent applicants within our particular disciplines as well as scholars and teachers eager to work across them.
Duties and Responsibilities:
SMAD seeks a student-oriented colleague to teach journalism with a focus on sports media. The successful candidate should be able to teach a combination of beginning and advanced reporting courses including sports coverage as well as other media classes such as teaching media ethics and contributing to SMADs foundation courses. The teaching load is 3 courses each semester. Tenure-track faculty must have an active creative or scholarly agenda that may include juried production activity or peer-reviewed academic research. Tenure-track faculty also have service responsibilities within the department school and institution including committee service and student advising.
Qualifications:
An MFA or Ph.D. is required. ABD applicants will be considered; degree must be completed prior to start date. The preferred candidate will have teaching as well as professional industry experience across multiple platforms and media.
Additional Posting Information:
JMUs Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information please visit of Employment:
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.
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Employment Type
Full Time
