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[Commlist] Morris Endowed Professorship in Journalism
Mon Dec 06 21:59:19 GMT 2021
Morris Endowed Professor of Journalism (Associate or Full)
Requisition Number: 26241BR
The College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University invites
applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor of journalism
supported by the Morris Endowment, which funds excellence in journalism
education. This is a nine-month, full-time position. The successful
candidate will be a nationally or internationally recognized scholar of
journalism whose active research record and professional experience has
explicitly foregrounded one of the following areas: 1. diversity,
equity, and inclusion issues—including but not limited to Black or
Hispanic journalism history; perspectives on diversity in the news
industry; media representations of minoritized groups, the working
class, or LGBTQ issues; or feminist media studies; 2) journalism and
artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the investigation of big
data sets; 3) international or comparative journalism history, practice,
or systems; or 4) journalism and health, science, or environmental
communication. The selected candidate will be reviewed for tenure and
for the rank of Associate or Full Professor at Texas Tech, a Carnegie
Tier 1 Research University.
The Morris Professor will join the Department of Journalism & Creative
Media Industries (JCMI) in the fall of 2022 and will be expected to work
on Texas Tech's Lubbock campus. The successful candidate will be
responsible for teaching a standard load of four face-to-face, online,
and/or hybrid courses per academic year as assigned by the department
chair, advising MA and Ph.D. students, and engaging in research,
service, and outreach activities that benefit the department, college,
and/or university.
Review of applications will begin December 5, 2021. Candidates should
have their applications complete by this date in order to receive
priority consideration.
Required Qualifications
Candidates should have a completed Ph.D. and an active record of
internationally recognized scholarship befitting a tenured faculty
member at an R1 university. A strong record of teaching in journalism
theory and practice is required, as is demonstrated experience in
seeking substantial external support for research, teaching, and/or
outreach activities. Applicants should have ample experience working
with, covering, researching, and/or serving diverse communities and/or
first-generation students, a desire to actively mentor students at Texas
Tech, and the capacity to lead our department's efforts to better serve
an increasingly diverse student body.
Preferred Qualifications
We seek a dynamic and knowledgeable integrated scholar who will leverage
relationships with the TTU Black Cultural Center, the Thomas Jay Harris
Institute for Hispanic & International Communication, the Women's and
Gender Studies program, or other relevant institutional partners to
pursue transformative publication, grant seeking, service, outreach, and
engagement outcomes. Candidates who can demonstrate previous success in
obtaining external support for research are particularly desirable.
Applicants with experience in data journalism, investigative
reporting, and/or independent/bilingual news production are especially
encouraged to apply.
Salary and Endowment Details
Base salary will be commensurate with rank, experience, and scholarly
profile.
In addition, the successful candidate will oversee an annual Morris
Endowment budget of about $25,000. The endowment funds travel,
programming, and other expenditures related to the professorship's
mission of creating excellence in undergraduate journalism training and
pedagogy.
Summer teaching, if requested and available, would warrant an additional
$5,000 per course, pending budget availability.
College of Media & Communication
The College of Media & Communication (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/
<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/>) at Texas Tech University serves
approximately 2,300 undergraduate majors in five departments, 300 M.A.
students in three programs, and 35 Ph.D. students. The college's
enrollment and credit hours have grown consistently for the last seven
years; the number of full-time faculty has almost tripled; the area for
college facilities has increased more than 40%. CoMC is the #1 rated
research unit in the TTU system per the 2020 Academic Ranking of World
Universities (Shanghai Ranking). Its private and state grants
initiatives have skyrocketed in recent years, achieving its 2025 grants
goals in fall 2020. It maintains high standards for teaching, even as
its reputation as a media research center expands. CoMC metrics for
student retention and graduation rates are near the top at Texas Tech in
many categories. The college is proud that Diverse Issues in Higher
Education magazine recently ranked it 19th nationally for graduating
Hispanic/Latinx students, and individuals and teams in the college have
won awards for their dedication to diversity and inclusion
(https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/diversity/
<https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/diversity/>). Junior faculty hires from
top doctoral programs in recent years reflect this ascendance.
In addition to Hispanic and international communication, research
strengths among college faculty include strategic, science/health,
gaming/AI, leadership, interpersonal/organizational, and political
communication as well as social scientific research methods. The
college's Center for Communication Research offers state-of-the-art
facilities for studying audience responses to media messages
(www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/research/ccr/
<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/research/ccr/>). The Thomas Jay Harris
Institute for Hispanic and International Communication studies and
offers programs in Hispanic and international/intercultural
communication (comc.ttu.edu/research/hihic
<http://comc.ttu.edu/research/hihic>).
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a public research university with an enrollment
of over 40,000. It offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than
100 master's and 50 doctoral degree programs. Texas Tech is the largest
comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of
Texas and is the state's only campus with an adjoining research
university, law school, and medical school. Texas Tech students come
from almost every county in Texas, all 50 states, and more than 100
countries. TTU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), and the
university's current Quality Enhancement Plan is “Bear Our Banners Far
and Wide: Communication in a Global Society”
(www.depts.ttu.edu/globalcommunications)
<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/globalcommunications>. Texas Tech University
is recognized as a Carnegie Tier 1 Research University and is a member
of the Big 12 Athletic Conference. The university is located in Lubbock,
Texas, a vibrant, diverse city of over 250,000.
Application Procedure
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
the position is filled. Candidates must apply online at
www.texastech.edu/careers <http://www.texastech.edu/careers>,
referencing the Requisition Number *26241BR*.
For the Morris Professorship, candidates must submit a vision statement
that clearly and concisely outlines (a) a plan of action for utilizing
the Morris Endowment toward initiatives which investigate, develop,
and/or improve emerging journalism practice in the context of Texas
Tech's journalism curriculum, its commitment to the principles of
diversity, equity, and inclusion, and its status as a Hispanic-Serving
Institution; (b) how their professional experience, scholarly activity,
and/or education prepare them to execute this plan; and (c) how their
proposed action complements the research, teaching, and service
offerings of JCMI, particularly with regard to serving students and
stakeholders from historically minoritized populations.
Candidates should also submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names of
and contact information for at least three professional references,
official transcripts, and a teaching statement that includes the
candidate's philosophy toward journalism pedagogy and any available
evidence of teaching effectiveness. Any questions can be directed to the
search chair, Dr. Miglena Sternadori ((miglena.sternadori /at/ ttu.edu)
<mailto:(miglena.sternadori /at/ ttu.edu)?subject=>).
EEO Statement
As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas
Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally
diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural
environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can
contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the
diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech
University. The university welcomes applications from minoritized
candidates, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career
couples.
Please visit the college's website for more information:
www.depts.ttu.edu/comc <http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc>
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