Temporary Faculty Pool, Communications - Journalism Program

California State University•Carson, CA

8d•$5,507 - $15,213•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Communications at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), invites highly qualified, motivated, and well-organized applicants for a pool of part-time teaching appointments. CSUDH celebrates and respects diversity in all forms and is seeking applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience in teaching and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and contribute to the University's mission, vision, and core values. The Journalism Program at CSUDH is accredited by the Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) and meets their high standards of journalistic practices, skills, and specializations with a strong focus on analytical reasoning, critical thinking and problem solving. The program provides a broad-based curriculum designed to promote news and information literacy; proficiency in the various journalistic forms and styles; an understanding of the new media landscape; and information dissemination practices through contemporary and emerging media tools. The program is committed to freedom of the press, freedom of expression, freedom of inquiry, and the questioning of dominant institutional practices and ideologies. It encourages dedication to ethical practices including truth, accuracy, fairness, diversity, inclusivity, and independence. The program further provides an understanding of media representations of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, and encourages professional practice that respects all forms of diversity. It trains students to be sensitive to and provide a voice for underserved populations and communities; works in the public interest; and encourages community engagement and social responsibility to audiences and the society at large. The mission of the Department of Communications is to cultivate students' distinct voices, ideals and professional standards in the practice of journalism and teach them how to serve their communities with knowledge, skill, integrity and a commitment to diversity, rooted in the understanding that surrounding multi-ethnic and multicultural communities provide a unique perspective on how news, information and ideas are exchanged and understood.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in the field relevant to the curriculum or related discipline.
Prior teaching experience at the college or university level and who can furnish evidence of strong teaching.
Experience in teaching and working with colleagues from diverse ages, socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

A Master’s degree in Journalism or related discipline and prior college-level teaching experience and relevant industry experience.
Extensive professional experience in the field relevant to the curriculum or related discipline is preferred.
A Ph.D. or M.A. in Journalism or related discipline and prior college-level teaching experience and relevant industry experience is required for teaching upper-division core courses (300- or 400-level).
Ability to teach face-to-face, hybrid, and online delivery modalities.

Responsibilities

Teach assigned courses in the department’s curriculum and serve weekly office hours based on assigned teaching unit load.
Teach assigned upper and/or lower division courses in the major degree programs and in the department’s shared curriculum.
Hold one office hour per week per class.
Be able to teach face-to-face, hybrid, and online delivery modalities.