Assistant Lecturer in School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7255671 (Ref.No. BSU43374)
Posted: June 17, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

The School of Journalism and Strategic Communication has a full-time non-tenure-track Assistant Lecturer position for one year only available August 2024. The teaching emphases will be in news writing and reporting, strategic communication, user-centered experience design, interaction design, graphic design and web design and development.

The School of Journalism and Strategic Communication is a supportive community of faculty, staff, and students driven to pursue knowledge and share truth, which spurs progress and adds value to our world. Our faculty are expert researchers and practitioners in journalism and strategic communication dedicated to outfitting students with the expertise, confidence, and connections to lead our fields.

Job Function:

Minimum Experience:

Master's degree in journalism, mass communication, user experience design, human-computer interaction, media informatics, information systems, computer science, visual communication, or related field from an accredited institution by date of appointment.

Preferred Experience:

Ph.D. or MFA in journalism, strategic communication, user experience design, human-computer interaction, media informatics, information systems, computer science, visual communication, or other related field from an accredited institution by date of appointment; one year of professional experience in human-computer interaction, project design and client management, human-centered experience design, strategic communication or a related field; undergraduate-level teaching experience;

At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.

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