Applications from outstanding news professionals also will be considered. The School seeks applications from individuals with national reputations in the field. Applicants from a primarily academic background are expected to hold a doctorate and must demonstrate an exemplary record of mass communication scholarship and teaching. Applicants from a professional journalism background must have an exceptional record of accomplishment in the news media and teaching experience. In either case, the applicant must meet University requirements for tenure at the rank of full professor.
Salary is dependent on qualifications.
The School encourages applications from women and minorities. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at an exciting time in its development, with plans for a new building well under way. The School, part of the College of Liberal Arts, has approximately 300 majors and 300 pre-majors in the undergraduate program and about 100 graduate students. In addition to the bachelor's degree, the School offers a professional master's degree, a master's degree with thesis and a doctoral program emphasizing interdisciplinary inquiry into mass communication. The School has a lively and diverse faculty, and most faculty members teach in both professional and conceptual areas of the School's programs.