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Assistant Professor of Practice in Advertising and Public Relations or Sports Media and Communication
| The Position | The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking an assistant professor of practice in advertising and public relations or sports media and communication to join our award-winning program starting in August 2023. The responsibilities of this position will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in advertising and public relations or sports media and communication, contributing to the development of our curriculum, providing service to the college, university and profession and other assigned duties. | |
| Qualifications | The successful candidate will have a master's degree in advertising and public relations, integrated media communications, mass communications or a closely related field. Preferred qualifications include expertise in esports, sports promotion or digital graphics. | |
| How to Apply |
This position is pending formal approval. Please let us know if you would like to be notified when our positions open for applications. |
Assistant Professor Advertising and Public Relations or Sports Media and Communication
| The Position | The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking an assistant professor in advertising and public relations or sports media and communication to join our award-winning program starting in August 2023. The responsibilities of this position will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in advertising and public relations and/or sports media and communication, contributing the development of our curriculum, conducting and publishing research regularly, providing service to the college, university and profession and other assigned duties. | |
| Qualifications | Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. and professional experience in advertising and public relations, integrated media communications, mass communications or a closely related field. Preferred qualifications include expertise in esports, sports promotion or digital graphics. | |
| How to Apply |
This position is pending formal approval. Please let us know if you would like to be notified when our positions open for applications. |
Assistant Professor of Practice in Media Production
| The Position | The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking an assistant professor of practice in media production to join our award-winning program starting in January 2023. The responsibilities of this position will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in media production, coordinating a student-run photo, video production and live streaming agency, contributing to the development of our curriculum, providing service to the college, university and profession and other assigned duties. | |
| Qualifications | The successful candidate will have a master's degree in broadcasting, advertising and public relations, journalism, mass communications or a closely related field. Preferred qualifications include expertise in video production. | |
| How to Apply |
This position is pending formal approval. Please let us know if you would like to be notified when our positions open for applications. |
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Depth Reporting (Investigative or Data Journalism)
| The Position | The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking an open-rank professor in depth reporting, with expertise in investigative journalism or data journalism, to join our award-winning program as a Deepe Family Endowed Chair starting in August 2023. Funded by a $4.65 million dollar gift to the college, the Deepe Chairs will oversee our award-winning depth reporting program, where we spend a semester or more working on a single story with high-quality sources, graphics, data and multimedia components. In addition to teaching depth reporting or data journalism courses, the chairs will also teach in our core curriculum, advise student chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and Investigative Reporters and Editors and travel with students to professional conferences and workshops, regularly publish scholarly or professional articles, contribute to the development of our curriculum, provide service to the college, university and profession and other assigned duties. | |
| Qualifications | Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in journalism, mass communications or a closely related field or a master's degree and 10 years of professional journalism experience. Preferred qualifications include professional expertise in data journalism or investigative reporting and experience covering stories in diverse communities. | |
| How to Apply |
This position is pending formal approval. Please let us know if you would like to be notified when our positions open for applications. |
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice in Depth Reporting (Investigative or Data Journalism)
| The Position | The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking an open-rank professor of practice in depth reporting, with expertise in investigative journalism or data journalism, to join our award-winning program as a Deepe Family Endowed Chair starting in August 2023. Funded by a $4.65 million dollar gift to the college, the Deepe Chairs will oversee our award-winning depth reporting program, where we spend a semester or more working on a single story with high-quality sources, graphics, data and multimedia components. In addition to teaching depth reporting or data journalism courses, the chairs will also teach in our core curriculum, advise student chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and Investigative Reporters and Editors and travel with students to professional conferences and workshops, contribute to the development of our curriculum, provide service to the college, university and profession and other assigned duties. | |
| Qualifications | Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in journalism, mass communications or a closely related field and professional expertise in data journalism or investigative reporting. Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in journalism, mass communications or a closely related field and experience covering stories in diverse communities. | |
| How to Apply |
This position is pending formal approval. Please let us know if you would like to be notified when our positions open for applications. |
Assistant Professor in Media Law
| The Position | The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking an assistant professor in media law to join our award-winning program starting in August 2023. Responsibilities of the position include teaching the college’s media law course, a core requirement for every student across our programs, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, contributing to the development of curriculum, conducting and publishing research regularly, providing service to the college, university and profession and other duties as assigned. | |
| Qualifications | Minimum qualifications include a a J.D. and/or Ph.D. Preferred qualifications include experience as a publisher, executive editor or general manager. | |
| How to Apply |
This position is pending formal approval. Please let us know if you would like to be notified when our positions open for applications. |
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