Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement
Department: Journalism
Faculty Hire Number: #27-20
Rank: Assistant Professor
Effective Date of Appointment: August 19, 2027 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)
Anticipated Hiring Range: $88,000 to $95,000 (Dependent upon qualifications)
CSUN's Commitment to You
CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.
As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN's commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
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About the College
For more information about the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication, see: https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/college
About the Department
For more information about the Department of Journalism, see: https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/journalism
Position
The Department of Journalism at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Broadcast and Video Journalism at the rank of Assistant Professor.
The successful candidate will bring extended professional experience in broadcast and/or digital news production. They will be comfortable with production and post-production workflows and using tools for nonlinear video editing. We seek a candidate with demonstrated expertise in live studio broadcasts or digital journalism production and experience in reporting or producing, who will stay current with emerging technologies and platforms and continue to develop professional expertise.
In this faculty role, the person will contribute to teaching, mentoring, and curriculum development in journalism and media production. All tenure-track faculty are expected to contribute to the field through an active scholarly, creative, and/or professional journalism agenda. The candidate should demonstrate experience supporting diverse students with attention to career development through teaching, mentoring, journalism/media production, research/creative activity, professional work, and/or service.
The successful candidate may teach courses in areas such as multimedia digital production, as-live broadcast production, writing for speaking, and special topics in video and audio journalism. Our program includes a Spanish-Language Journalism minor, and the ability to support students reporting in Spanish is a plus. These teaching areas may be discussed later in the search process.
In addition to teaching, responsibilities include weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, assessing student learning, service to the department, college, and university, and contributing to curriculum development and outreach in broadcast and digital journalism. The position may require teaching during weekdays, evenings, weekends, and/or online. Candidates will be evaluated based on the college and department standards for recommending tenure and promotion.
Given CSUN's commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement within a diverse environment, the successful candidate will play a key role in helping the department achieve equitable academic outcomes through teaching, mentorship, scholarship or creative activity, professional practice, and service.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must demonstrate the following:
- Master's degree in Journalism, Mass Communications, or similar field, from an accredited institution. Candidates in the process of completing a Master's degree will be considered, but degree must be conferred before August 19, 2027
- Professional journalism experience in a reporting or producer role, or similar, for a broadcast or digital news platform.
- Active engagement with new technologies and skill development.
- College or university-level teaching experience or experience teaching or mentoring in a professional setting. (In person and/or online)
- Current agenda or potential to create research, scholarship or continued journalism work.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with students, colleagues, production teams, community partners, and/or industry professionals.
- Evidence of effective engagement, or potential to engage, with a diverse student body.
- Teaching or professional experience that includes working with a diverse student body or leading groups of people from diverse backgrounds.
- Experience adopting inclusive approaches to mentoring.
- Professional-level proficiency in video editing, with the potential to work and teach in audio such as podcasting.
- Experience creating a student-centered learning environment and a culturally responsive teaching style.
- Classroom management and curriculum development experience.
- Spanish-language fluency that would allow the candidate to support students in culturally relevant reporting and content creation.
- PhD in Journalism or related field conferred before August 19, 2027.
Application Deadline
Preferred application deadline is November 2, 2026 and applications received after this date may be considered on an as-needed basis. However, the position will remain open until filled.
How to Apply
Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application. To apply and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit this link: www.csun.edu/careers
Applicants must submit only the following to www.csun.edu/careers:
- A cover letter (no more than two pages, double spaced) that clearly addresses the required and preferred qualifications.
- Curriculum vitae.
- One link to a reel of less than 10 minutes or portfolio website demonstrating relevant journalism, broadcast, digital production, video, audio, or related professional work.
- A teaching statement (maximum 1,000 words) that addresses teaching experience, instructional approach, student mentoring, and application to the university's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Please describe any relevant experiences you might have, including direct support of interns, guest teaching or workshops, or instructional roles you may have taken on. Be clear about any classes in which you were the teacher of record. Applicants are encouraged to provide specific examples that illustrate the efficacy and impact of their teaching and mentoring. Discuss how you promote equitable access to learning opportunities and engage effectively with students from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
- A research and/or creative activity statement (maximum 1,000 words) that describes your scholarly, creative, or professional journalism work you plan to begin or continue in this position. Explain the significance of your work, its contribution to journalism, media, communication, or related fields, and your goals for the next three to five years. Discuss the relationship to the Department of Journalism's mission and the university's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Describe your current and/or planned program of research, creative activity, and/or professional work. Explain the significance of your work, its contribution to journalism, media, communication, or related fields, and your goals for the next three to five years.
- Three references who can speak to your professional and academic work or potential.
Please do not submit additional materials. The search committee will review only the materials requested in this posting.
At time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the United States.
Please note: California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the "Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.
Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.
General Information
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The person holding this position may be 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 as a condition of employment.
A background check (including a criminal records check) 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.
In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California.
CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, and disability. Our nondiscrimination policy is set forth in the Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Adriana Elegado at [contact details available in the full listing].
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