Assistant Professor-Broadcast Media

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The mission of the Department of Mass Communication is to prepare students for careers and study in mass communication. The department offers engaged learning, student media and research experiences and connections to professional practice opportunities. The department values the comprehensive preparation of graduates with an understanding of the ethical, practical, and theoretical foundations in the field and an understanding of and appreciation for a variety of cultural perspectives.

Created in 2012, the NCCU Department of Mass Communication offers a Bachelor of Arts in which students select from one of four concentrations: Broadcast Media, Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations. The department also includes the award-winning student media outlets the Campus Echo newspaper, the Central News student newscast, and the web-based student radio station AudioNet. The department also maintains student NABJ and PRSSA chapters, and a recently renovated television studio, and has access to NPR radio station WNCU-FM 90.7. The department is also responsible for providing courses that meet the General Education Curriculum speech requirement.

The person in this position serves as a faculty member in the Department of Mass Communication and teaches core and concentration courses in the department's Broadcast Media and Digital Filmmaking concentrations. The faculty member should also have an awareness of and be able to demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the history, culture, and traditions of a Historically Black College or University ( HBCU).

The faculty member is expected to have the ability to translate their professional experience into teaching and mentoring students in using the latest and creative storytelling tools and techniques to craft, write, shoot, and edit imaginative original content, using social media platforms to gather information and promote their content, as well as and promoting and guiding external student competition in the Broadcast Media and Digital Filmmaking concentrations.

The faculty member is expected to be actively involved in scholarly research and/or creative activity at a level that would lead to promotion and tenure at the University and is expected be active in academic and professional organizations that help the department enhance its curriculum and co-curricular media experiences. The person in the position will also be expected to contribute to curriculum development and assessment and to participate in service activities related to the department, the College, the University, and the profession.

A terminal degree (Ph.D., MFA) in mass communication or in a closely related field is required, with a minimum of eighteen (18) graduate hours in Mass Communication. Professional experience in producing news content viewed on multimedia platforms and/or film and media production is highly preferred, along with a creative agenda that advances the field and contributes to interdisciplinary grant opportunities.

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North Carolina Central University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Engage in teaching, evaluation, and other instruction-related duties and responsibilities that help the department achieve its mission and meet the goals of the University - including recruitment and retention, supporting, and guiding external student competition, participating in assessment activities related to areas of instruction, and helping students develop high-quality portfolio content related to their concentration of study.

Participate in scholarly research and/or creative activity at a level that would lead to promotion and tenure at the University.

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