Hello Colleagues,

 

     Please circulate this job announcement to any interested colleagues or doctoral students.  Thank you, Emma Daugherty-Phillingane

 

 

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM     

Tenure Track Faculty Opening - Position Description

               

Position:                Assistant Professor in Public Relations

Effective Date:      August 24, 2009

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

●M.A. in public relations, mass communication, or related field

●Teaching experience or potential for successful teaching in public relations

●Familiarity and experience with new media

●Professional experience in public relations

●Promise of scholarly or professional research and publication in keeping with level of appointment

●Ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community

 

Desired/Preferred Qualifications:

●Ph. D., J.D. or other relevant terminal degree and major-market professional experience

●Familiarity with media convergence

●Ability to teach a variety of public relations classes

●Ability to teach in other conceptual (ethics, history, law, research methods) and skills (editing, news writing, information gathering)  

   areas a distinct plus

●Willingness to work with local professional organizations and to participate in interdisciplinary collaboration

●Demonstrated scholarship and research concomitant with rank

 

Duties:

●Teach public relations classes; teach other skills or conceptual classes as appropriate

●Research and publication; service to professional/community/campus organizations

●Establish and maintain contact with professional community

●Advise and guide students, including the fostering of internships and placement in the profession

●Provide service to department, college, university, and community committees as appropriate

 

Salary Range:

●Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Starting salary in the US$ 60,000- $62,000 range.

 

Required Documentation:

●Letter of application addressing all qualifications

●Curriculum Vita (including current email address)

●Original transcript from institution awarding highest degree

●Three recent letters of recommendation

 

Application Deadline:

●Position open until filled (or recruitment cancelled).  Review of applications to begin on Sept. 01, 2008.

●Applications, required documentation, and requests for information should be addressed to:

 

Raul Reis, Chair

 Department of Journalism

California State University Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Boulevard – SS/PA 024

Long Beach, CA 90840-4601

Phone:  562-985-4981

E-mail submissions/inquires to: Raul Reis;  [log in to unmask]

 

In addition to fully meeting its obligations of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, California State University, Long Beach 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 professional rank, employment status, economic status, ethnic background, political views, or other personal characteristics or beliefs.  CSULB is an Equal Opportunity (E/O) Employer committed to excellence through diversity, and takes pride in its multicultural environment.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Department Chair Signature     Date  Dean Signature                            Date Academic Personnel                Date

Department of Journalism                                   College of Liberal Arts                                        CSULB Academic Affairs