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Job Number: 529993
Position: Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Emerging Platforms
Effective Date: August 19, 2024 (Fall Semester) 
Salary: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $5,405 to $11,994/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $6,667 to $7,084/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin September 6, 2023. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).
The Department of Journalism & Public Relations at California State University, Long Beach is accepting applications for an Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Emerging Platforms position.

Required Qualifications:           

• M.A. or M.F.A. in journalism, mass communication or relevant discipline
• Professional experience in digital media
• Demonstrated potential to teach undergraduate students in at least one of the following digital storytelling specialty areas: multimedia, video, audio, social media, augmented reality, virtual reality, data, artificial intelligence, 360 video, immersive reporting, and/or other emerging platforms
• Demonstrated potential or excellence in teaching at the college level
• Record of and/or demonstrated potential for successful research, scholarly and creative activities
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in journalism, mass communication or relevant discipline. Degree at the time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2024.
• Exceptional professional experience in media for at least five years
• Achievement in scholarly research and publication
• Prior college-level teaching experience, especially in journalism and/or digital media
• Commitment to the student success and equity missions of the department and university
• Experience successfully working with colleagues, students and/or communities from historically underrepresented populations such as, but not limited to, Latinx, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Black and/or Indigenous
• Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body (demographics)

Duties:                                          

• Teach a variety of undergraduate courses (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Develop curriculum related to digital media and emerging platforms
• Engage in original scholarly research that leads to peer-reviewed presentations and publications
• Contribute to shared governance by serving on committees
• Serve as a faculty advisor to a student club or media associated with the department
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community

About the Department
The Department of Journalism & Public Relations takes great pride in having one of the most diverse student bodies in higher education, with close 550 majors and minors studying in one of our four academic programs: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, Minor in Journalism and Minor in Public Relations. Our 35 full-time and part-time faculty members are passionate about teaching, and our digital-centric curriculum prepares students for media careers and serves and engages diverse communities. The department offers numerous media labs, an internship program, award-winning student media (Beach TV News, DIG Magazine, DÍG en Español, and The Daily 49er), and active campus chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and Public Relations Student Society of America.

Digital Humanities and Social Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts  
The successful candidate will join a growing community of digital humanities and social science scholars in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). The CLA is the largest college at CSULB, and it is home to more than 30 academic programs and degree options. Four CLA departments—Anthropology, Comparative World Literature, Journalism and Public Relations, and Sociology—will hire new faculty with digital expertise in Fall 2024. The dean has made it a strategic priority to ensure these new tenure-track colleagues can connect with each other as well as with faculty from other disciplines who are dedicated to digital scholarly and creative activities.
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits

How to Apply - Required Documentation:                  

• An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: http://www.csulb.edu/EquityDiversityStatement
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• CV
• Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should the applicant reach the finalist stage)
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)

How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application
Requests for information about the position and search process should be addressed to:

Jesús Ayala, Search Committee Chair
California State University, Long Beach
 Department of Journalism & Public Relations       
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA  90840
Telephone: 562-985-7639 or Email: jesus.ayala@csulb.edu
 
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
A background check (including a criminal records check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

CSU Vaccination Policy
CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to fahr@csulb.edu.

CSULB 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 race or ethnicity (including color or ancestry), nationality, religion or religious creed, gender (or sex), gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran or military status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.