Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Journalism and Sports Media

State of Virginia • Harrisonburg, VA

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About The Position

The School of Media Arts and Design (SMAD) at James Madison University (JMU) invites applications for a Tenure Track Appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2026. This faculty member will teach journalism courses, including classes in our expanding Sports Media curriculum. SMAD's distinctive undergraduate major prepares students to become well-rounded multimedia storytellers and offers four concentrations: Creative Advertising, Digital Video and Cinema, Interactive Design, and Journalism. SMAD also boasts one of the finest media production facilities in the country offering instructional workspaces for creating video, audio, graphics, animation, websites, and apps. The School has about 700 undergraduate majors and more than 20 faculty members, who represent a blend of professional and academic interests. For more information, go to http://www.jmu.edu/smad. The School of Media Arts and Design is part of JMU's College of Arts and Letters, which enrolls more than 3,100 undergraduate majors and about 150 graduate students across ten academic units. Home to several interdisciplinary centers and institutes, the College embraces the teacher-scholar model and encourage excellent applicants within our particular disciplines, as well as scholars and teachers eager to work across them.

Requirements

• An MFA or Ph.D. is required.
• ABD applicants will be considered; degree must be completed prior to start date.

Nice To Haves

• The preferred candidate will have teaching as well as professional industry experience across multiple platforms and media.

Responsibilities

• teach journalism with a focus on sports media
• teach a combination of beginning and advanced reporting courses, including sports coverage
• teach other media classes, such as teaching media ethics and contributing to SMAD's foundation courses
• The teaching load is 3 courses each semester.
• Tenure-track faculty must have an active creative or scholarly agenda that may include juried production activity or peer-reviewed academic research.
• Tenure-track faculty also have service responsibilities within the department, school, and institution, including committee service, and student advising.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees