Assistant Professor of Practice or Assistant Teaching Professor, Journalism Prog

Assistant Professor of Practice or Assistant Teaching Professor, Journalism Program

The Journalism Program at Wake Forest University invites applications for a permanent, non-tenure-track, teaching professional position to cover three different kinds of courses: introductory courses, critical courses analyzing the profession, and higher-level courses within the candidate's focus area.

Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Open Date: Sep 04, 2025
Close Date: Oct 31, 2025

Job Description: The faculty member will teach six courses per academic year, with renewable, two-year contracts and opportunities for promotion and longer contracts. Teaching professionals are eligible for benefits, including professional development funds and access to competitive grants administered by the university.

Job Qualifications: We welcome candidates from a wide range of professional and academic backgrounds who can contribute to a dynamic, forward-looking journalism program. The ideal candidate would either be a journalist with 7+ years of experience or someone with a master's degree or higher in journalism or a related field with a 3+ year history of high-quality professionalism and news judgment.

• Digital Journalism: Expertise in emerging digital platforms, graphic design and production, multimedia storytelling, audience engagement, or social media strategy.
• Specialized Reporting: Expertise in a specific domain of journalism, such as investigative reporting, data journalism, broadcast journalism, business and financial reporting, environmental journalism, editorial writing, and journalistic commentaries, or science communication.
• Media Leadership and Innovation: Experience in founding, leading, or managing contemporary media organizations, with an emphasis on editorial strategy, innovation, sustainability, and audience development.
• Media Ethics and Contemporary Issues: A strong foundation in journalism ethics, press freedom, misinformation/disinformation, algorithmic bias, or the role of journalism in democracy.

Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to high-impact teaching, professional and critical engagement, and preparing students for a rapidly evolving media landscape.

Application Instructions: Interested applicants are invited to submit the following materials:

• a cover letter that outlines interest in and qualifications for the position
• a CV
• a statement that describes the applicant's approach to teaching students
• a statement that describes the applicant's professional work
• Work samples
• Two references

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability, and military or veteran status.