Testify to personal experience of salvation in Jesus Christ, affirm belief in the University’s Statement of Faith, abide by and practice our Life Together Covenant, and both personally agree with and support the Foundational Documents of Taylor University.
The appointee will teach journalism courses in the Communication Department, specificallyrequiredand elective courses in the Multimedia Journalism degree program.
Serve as executive director of the Pulliam Journalism Center.
OverseeThe Echostudent newspaper as faculty adviser.
Advise and mentor students, recruit/mentor adjunct journalism instructors,andrecruit students.
Conduct scholarly research and provideserviceto the department, university, and to certain external audiences.
Other duties as assigned.
An appropriatelyearned doctorate is preferred but consideration will be given to candidates with a master’s degree and significant professional journalism experience. For candidates with extensive professional media experience, multiple-year contracts will be made available in lieu of a tenure track position.
Taylor University is primarily a teaching institution and places strong emphasis on good pedagogy in the classroom. As part of this position, there will be an expectation of quality teaching. Some college teaching experience is desirable.
Professionalmediaexperiencerequiredin these areas: Experience as a working journalist and/or as an editor for magazines,newspapersand/or news wire services.Experience with nationalpolitical reporting and international reporting experiencewould be helpful, but notrequired
About the Department
The Communication Department consists of six full-time faculty and one full-time program assistant serving approximately 100 majors, including Professional Writing, Communication, Public Relations, and Multimedia Journalism. The Multimedia Journalism program consists of one full-time journalism faculty andseveraladjunct instructors of journalism.
Within the department,theoretical emphases include inquiry-based learning, group dynamics, media literacy, and strategic design. Scholarly interests among current faculty include interpersonal communication, communication theory, rhetoric, social media strategy and effects, emotional intelligence, service learning,and integration of faith and communication.