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Description:
Job no: 536177
Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer
Location: Chico
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Temporary, Part Time, Faculty - Communications/Journalism
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Journalism and Public Relations Department in the College of CME is collecting application materials for a pool of part-time lecturers with positions available as determined by need during the 2024-25 academic year. Appointments from the part-time pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The minimum qualifications for a lecturer appointment are a bachelor’s degree and contemporary media or Public Relations experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Other preferred qualifications may be used to distinguish between candidates, specifically:
- At least three years of college-level teaching experience.
- For applied skills and theory classes, three years of professional journalism/media/PR experience within the past five years, and/or demonstrated currency in the field.
- For writing-intensive courses, recent professional or teaching experience that emphasizes coaching writers.
- Professional activity to demonstrate professional currency. This may include writing, editing, communication consulting or research.
- Alumni engagement / outreach.
- Expertise in and ability to teach social media and multi-platform media skills.
- Commitment to continued currency in journalism or Public Relations.
- Experience working with diverse audiences.
- Bilingual candidates will be given preference.
Responsibilities:
Lecturer positions in the department carry teaching responsibilities. Teaching assignments are based upon qualifications of the individual and the needs of the department. They vary from year to year. Responsibilities include in-person or online teaching, prompt student feedback and grade submission, as well as one to four student office hours per week, depending on assignment.
