Part-Time Faculty, Journalism

NWACC

1d

About The Position

NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas. As the largest community college in Arkansas, NWACC is recognized as a leader in education. NWACC offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers. NWACC employees are dedicated to fostering a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success. Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring, and summer. Postings close yearly and to maintain your application within the system, you will need to re-apply each year. This role helps support a small, but growing program that has an award-winning student newspaper and an increased online presence. Most of the journalism and media classes provide some content for student media channels. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to teach introductory journalism and media courses such as Media Writing, Media and Society, News Reporting, Sports Journalism and/or multimedia topics such as podcasting, social media content production, and digital journalism. Expertise in teaching the creation of audio and video journalism content is a plus. A demonstrated ability to collaborate with other faculty in the Communication and Arts School is highly preferred. NWACC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy. NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding areas. As the largest community college in Arkansas, it offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training that can lead to careers in business, computer science, art, communications, culinary, nursing, construction and more. NWACC faculty and staff are committed to the success of our students and helping them develop intellectually, personally and interpersonally. NWACC professors are exceptional scholars who mentor traditional and nontraditional students within a campus and online environment that values and encourages diverse perspectives and ideas. Northwest Arkansas is one of the most economically stable regions in the nation and serves as the base of operations for Walmart, Tyson Foods Inc., and J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Their close proximity to the college offers opportunities for internships, career training and post-graduation employment, as well as access to world-class art, culture and entertainment. Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains also offer wonderful outdoor experiences and hiking trails within a short drive of the college. With its strong economy, beautiful surroundings and high-end amenities, Northwest Arkansas is also often ranked by publications as one of the nation's best places to live. With its steady growth in population, it's on track to soon become one of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. Such growth has increased cultural diversity, as well as opportunities to support various cultural events, cuisine, businesses and services. NWACC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, and welcomes applications without regard to age, race, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Requirements

• A master’s degree in journalism or closely related field, or a master’s degree with at least 18 graduate hours in journalism.
• Demonstrated teaching ability is the top priority.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in, or the ability to use an on-line learning management system (LMS).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with leadership at a community college or educational institution is a plus.
• Instructional experience and leadership experience at a community college is a priority.
• On-line delivery of instruction, use of technology for instruction, and experience or interest in project based, service learning, or inquiry-based learning will be given special consideration.
• Three years of teaching experience is preferred.
• Ability to teach audio, video and multimedia journalism is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• This role helps support a small, but growing program that has an award-winning student newspaper and an increased online presence.
• Most of the journalism and media classes provide some content for student media channels.
• Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to teach introductory journalism and media courses such as Media Writing, Media and Society, News Reporting, Sports Journalism and/or multimedia topics such as podcasting, social media content production, and digital journalism.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time