Job Summary
Adelphi University's Communication Department invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Emerging Media beginning Fall 2025.
Responsibilities
- Teach a 3-3 course load, conduct research and participate in university and departmental service.
- Seek candidates with demonstrated success in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population.
- Candidates should be creative professionals (e.g., filmmakers, journalists, new media and social media experts, etc.) with a theoretical understanding of emerging media in modern society.
- Develop and teach undergraduate courses that harness contemporary innovations in digital media and cross-platform storytelling.
- Demonstrate competence in new media and social media.
- Ability to teach VR and/or podcasting is a plus.
Qualifications
- Earned terminal degree (M.F.A. or Ph.D.) in a discipline represented within the Department.
- Relevant professional experience.
- University-level teaching experience, including evidence of successful engagement with diverse student populations.
- Evidence of an established creative portfolio.
- Applicants from underrepresented groups, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
Application
- Include:
- Cover letter
- CV
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness
- Evidence of scholarly or creative activities
- Evidence of professional experience
- Names and contact info of three references
- Submit application materials to the Office of Human Resources at www.adelphi.edu/positions/faculty
- Applications received by November 15, 2024 will receive priority consideration
Salary Information
Annual base salary range: $78,000 - $80,000
About Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked doctoral research and teaching university located in Garden City, New York. The university serves over 8,100 students, offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate programs, and has a global student population from 41 states and 58 countries.
About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, global citizenship, and sustainability. The college aims to meaningfully engage and center members of communities that have been historically, institutionally, and systemically silenced and oppressed.