California State University, Fullerton

Tenure‐ track Assistant Professor in Journalism and Digital Media

Department of Communications College of Communications Assistant Professors

Journalism and Digital Media Fall 2025

The Department of Communications at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure‐ track assistant professor position in journalism and digital media with an appointment to begin fall 2025. We are looking for excellent candidates who can teach core journalism courses, including writing, production, and/or principles and at least one additional area of specialization in existing journalism electives or areas of high need and demand: local government/investigative reporting, sports reporting, data journalism, magazine writing, editing and production, artificial intelligence, Spanish-language journalism and/or broadcast journalism.

The successful candidates must teach, engage in research and service, participate in assessment of student learning, and provide academic and professional mentoring to students in a nationally recognized ACEJMC and CEPR accredited program. Teaching assignments may include in-person and/or online undergraduate and graduate courses scheduled during the day and/or evening.

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution, affirmative action, and equal opportunity employer. CSUF is firmly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum and fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences. Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are particularly encouraged to apply.

CSUF is committed to retaining all faculty and has established affinity groups you can join to support your success.

CSUF faculty are committed teacher/scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, studios, and individually mentored projects. They teach broadly in the curricula of their departments, advise students, and serve on departmental and university-wide committees. The primary responsibilities of the person in this position will include the development and teaching of introductory and core courses in the discipline and the development of courses in their area(s) of specialization. Specific courses that this person may teach include COMM 201, COMM 370 and additional courses in the area of interest. This person will also be responsible for producing scholarship and/or creative work commensurate with the requirements for tenure. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to and participate in the life and development of the department, advise students, serve on committees, and participate in the broader university and disciplinary communities.

The Department of Communications is one of the largest and most diverse mass communications programs in the United States, situated in the second largest media market in the country. Nearly 1,500 students are enrolled in four concentrations (advertising, entertainment/tourism, journalism, and public relations) with nearly 50 full- and part-time faculty members. The Department operates international programs, a graduate program, numerous laboratory facilities, an internship center, award-winning student media, a student advertising and public relations agency, a week-long signature university event called COMM Week, and many other student organizations, clubs and competitions. For more information about the department, please visit: http://communications.fullerton.edu/comm

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in communications or a relevant discipline by start of appointment
• Minimum two years professional experience in journalism, digital media or related
• Ability to teach digital reporting and writing and principles and history of American mass
• Ability to successfully teach one additional area of specialization in existing journalism electives or areas of high need and demand: local government/investigative reporting, sports reporting, data journalism, magazine writing, editing and production, artificial intelligence, Spanish-language journalism and/or broadcast journalism.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current and relevant journalism or digital media hardware and
• Ability to interact effectively both orally and in writing with a wide and culturally diverse range of students and colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of successful teaching
• A well-articulated research and/or creative agenda in journalism or digital media or related
• Ability to contribute to the areas of curriculum development, accreditation self-study, and assessment of student learning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-impact programs emphasizing student mentoring
• Contact with industry leaders and ability to expand university-industry partnerships

Application

A complete online application must be received by electronic submission to be considered. To apply, please visit http://hr.fullerton.edu/careers/Faculty.php, choose full-time faculty, search for the position (543004), and provide the following required materials:

• cover letter in which you respond to the required qualifications
• curriculum vitae
• research statement
• teaching statement
• candidate statement on commitment to inclusive excellence
  • This statement provides the candidate’s unique perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting diversity, inclusion, and social justice in their professional careers. This statement aims to help the department identify candidates with professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to engage in activities that could help CSUF contribute to its mission in these areas. The statement shall address one or more of the following criteria:
    1. The candidate has acquired knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty in higher education.
    2. The candidate has experience in and is committed to engaging in service with underrepresented populations in higher education.
    3. The candidate has experience in and is committed to teaching and/or mentoring underrepresented students in a higher education environment.
    4. The candidate has experience integrating underrepresented populations and communities into scholarly and creative activities.
  • a list of three references with relevant contact information
    • Finalists must submit three letters of recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to submit. On the References page of the online application, enter information and email addresses for three referents who will provide a confidential letter of reference for your application. At the appropriate time in the search process, they will receive a request via email along with information on uploading the letter. You can verify that CSUF has received each letter by logging back into your applicant portal.

Finalists will be asked to have a transcript or unofficial transcript of a terminal degree. Please have these ready should you proceed to this search phase.

Please direct all questions about the position to: Penchan Phoborisut at or call 657-278-4729.

Application Deadline

To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by October 20, 2024. The anticipated appointment is August 2025.

Compensation

The Assistant Professor (2025) classification salary range is $6,221 to $13,224 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $6,851 to $7,130 per month.

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/california_equal_pay_act.htm).

Summer research grants, moving expenses, start‐up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available.

CSUF Benefits

An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner, and dependent fee‐waiver; access to campus child‐care; and a defined‐benefit retirement through the state system and optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, please visit https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/.

Additional Information

Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the strength of the applicant pool.

CSU Policies

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self‐disclose.

Notice of Non-Discrimination based on Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator (http://www.fullerton.edu/titleix/about/notice.php).

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. It requires hiring employees to perform CSU-related work within the State of California.

California State University Long Beach

Assistant Professor of Public Relations 

Position: Assistant Professor of Public Relations (Job No. 541020)

Effective Date: August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester)

Salary: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $71,100 – $151,128/per year. The anticipated hiring range is $86,000 to $90,000/per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin September 16, 2024. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).

College of Liberal Arts

Department of Journalism & Public Relations

Required Qualifications:

• M.A. in public relations, mass communication or relevant discipline
• Professional experience in public relations or strategic communication
• Demonstrated potential or excellence in teaching at the college level
• Record of or demonstrated potential for successful scholarly research and publication
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in public relations, mass communication or relevant discipline. Degree at the time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.
• Significant professional experience in public relations or strategic communication
• Achievement in scholarly research and publication
• Active or leadership role in affinity and advocacy organizations
• Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomicallysimilar to the CSULB student body
• Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom

Duties:

• Teach a variety of undergraduate public relations courses [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof]
• Develop curriculum and advance the public relations program
• Engage in original scholarly research that leads to peer-reviewed presentations and publications
• Contribute to shared governance by serving on committees and participating in other activities
• Advise the CSULB chapter of PRSSA and/or the CSULB Bateman Team
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community

About the Department
The Department of Journalism & Public Relations has close to 600 students studying in one of our four academic programs: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, Minor in Journalism and Minor in Public Relations. We take great pride in having one of the most diverse student bodies in higher education as well as accreditation from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications for both of our majors. Our 35 full- and part-time faculty members are passionate about teaching, and our up-to-date curriculum prepares students for a variety of careers in communications. We have numerous labs and an internship program, and we are home to several Bateman national public relations case study competition titles, award-winning student media (Beach TV News, DIG Magazine, ENYE Magazine, and The Daily 49er) and active campus chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and Public Relations Student Society of America.

About CSULB

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). It also earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts towards Latine/x student, faculty, and staff success across campus. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogate, disrupt, and transform systemic inequities throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.

In addition, the CSULB campus is located in the second largest media market in the United States, and it is in the heart of Southern California, 25 miles south of Hollywood, 15 miles west of Disneyland, and minutes from the Pacific Ocean. With more than 35,000 students, CSULB is one of the largest and most desirable campuses in the 23-campus California State University system.

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits

How to Apply – Required Documentation:                          

• An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Equity and Diversity Statement
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• CV
• Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should a candidate reach the finalist stage)
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)

How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application

Requests for information about the position should be addressed to:

Dr. Madeleine Liseblad, Associate Professor
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Journalism and Public Relations
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
Email:

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

A background check (including a criminal record check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

Pursuant to the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1, 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California, the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.

CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race or ethnicity (including color or ancestry), nationality, religion or religious creed, gender (or sex), gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran or military status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Santa Clara University

Tenure-track Assistant Professor

The Department of Communication at Santa Clara University (SCU) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Media Studies to begin in Fall 2025.  We seek a teacher-scholar who engages in innovative, theory-driven research and teaching in areas such as: media effects and uses, media representations, media equity and social justice, persuasion, media psychology, media stereotypes, or identity construction, among other media-related topics. We are particularly interested in a colleague who addresses these topics with a focus on US-based Latino/a/x/e or Black experiences and whose research primarily uses quantitative social science methodologies.

Candidates should be able to teach our department’s undergraduate quantitative methods, mixed methods, media studies, and/or global media courses, as well as courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise, at the lower- and upper-division levels. Applicants should be able to provide evidence of successful teaching that involves active, engaged teaching methods with clear learning outcomes taught in small classes. Candidates should also demonstrate promise in scholarly research, including the ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals. The completion of a PhD in Communication or a closely related discipline in the social sciences is required by the time of appointment.

The department will give additional preferences to candidates whose research and teaching intersect with one or more of the following departmental foci: interpersonal, organizational, health, strategic, or global communication. Preference will also be given to applicants whose work aligns with one of Santa Clara University’s Centers of Distinction: Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, or the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education. Candidates may also wish to describe how their work could be inter- or cross-disciplinary with departments such as Political Science, Public Health, Ethnic Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology, or others.

Located in the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University is a private, Jesuit, Catholic university committed to promoting social justice in a comprehensive educational setting. Faculty members are teacher-scholars who balance a commitment to excellent teaching with active programs of research or creative scholarship. Full-time teaching consists of two courses per academic quarter across three quarters per academic year. All faculty members engage in undergraduate advising and service responsibilities. Applicants are invited to visit the university’s website at www.scu.edu for descriptions of the university’s mission and the department’s website at www.scu.edu/communication to learn about our courses, faculty, and students.

Over the last decade, the department and the University have recruited an increasingly diverse faculty, and enrolled more diverse and low-income students. The University recently committed to becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution and has been a recipient of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award for the past three years. The College of Arts & Sciences is conducting its third cluster hire in the area of Inequality & Social Justice, which provides participants with mentorship, peer support and an interdisciplinary intellectual community to support their scholarly and creative work.

Candidates who can contribute to SCU’s growing diversity are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths or experiences related to achieving this goal in their letter of application.

SCU is an EO/AA employer committed to excellence through diversity, which welcomes applications from women, persons of color, any sexual orientation, all religions, people with disabilities, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability. Also, in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the University annually collects and makes publicly available information about campus crimes and other reportable incidents at www.scu.edu/cs/.

Submission Information

Applications will be accepted until Friday, September 6, 2024 at 11:59pm Pacific time, at which time the evaluation of applications will begin. Applicants should submit their letter of application; curriculum vitae; example(s) of scholarly work; official graduate transcripts; a teaching philosophy statement; a statement of the candidate’s research plan; a statement about experiences and skills in working with people of diverse cultures and identities; a statement indicating understanding of SCU’s mission as a Jesuit, Catholic, University; and evidence of teaching excellence (i.e., course syllabi, student and/or peer evaluations, and/or teaching portfolios) to Workday, the online job application portal for the Department of Communication, Santa Clara University.

Submit application material here:

https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/scu/scu/details/Assistant-Professor–Tenure-Track–in-Media-Studies–Department-of-Communication_R4615?jobFamilyGroup=e834aa15daf9010b7a0b3994871b132d

Three confidential letters of reference will be requested of finalists for the position and should be submitted to the online system by references who can speak to the candidate’s preparedness and/or fit for the position.

Questions can be directed to the search chair, Dr. Chad Raphael (he/him), at .