Job Overview

The Department of Journalism at the University of Cincinnati (UC) invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor with administrative experience to become its unit head. The successful candidate will provide professional, academic and administrative leadership for a department that has a full-time faculty with extensive professional experience encompassing news reporting, magazine writing, photojournalism and online/multimedia publishing. This individual will serve as an advocate for the department and discipline within the college, university, city/region and nation. Headship terms are five years, renewable.

Essential Functions

Teach one course per semester to a diverse student body. The course load will be 1-1 while in service as unit head and revert to the departmental norm of 2-2 at the end of the headship term.

Represent the Department of Journalism within the college, across the university and in the Greater Cincinnati community. UC faculty are represented by the AAUP and have a collective bargaining agreement that describes general unit head responsibilities. 

Support faculty growth and development, ensure quality undergraduate education and student success, improve diversity and inclusion and promote interdisciplinary activity. 

An important part of the position will be to maintain and nurture existing and new relationships with media outlets in Cincinnati and surrounding areas.

The ideal candidate would be an established journalist/scholar with tenure, whose university teaching experience includes introductory to advanced courses, and who has university administrative experience.  

Minimum Requirements

Prior to effective date of appointment, all the following: Ph.D. in journalism or a related field

Five years of full-time professional journalism experience

Seven academic years of full-time university teaching experience

Significant university administrative experience, with experience as unit head preferred

The successful candidate will have a record of scholarly and professional achievement worthy of tenure at a Research 1 institution.

The expected appointment will begin Aug. 15, 2025. The successful candidate must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States to qualify for mandatory tenure associated with this position. Tenure will be granted at the time of hire. 

Application Process

Interested and qualified applicants must complete our online application. In addition to completing the online application, please submit a cover letter that explains how your experience and qualifications align with the requirements and responsibilities outlined in the job description, a full and current CV, and a list of three references. (Letters of reference will be requested for short-list finalists.) UC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, who works to bring out the best in our students, faculty and staff to collaborate, create, innovate and compete in a global society. We are seeking individuals who want to be a part of a dynamic team. As part of a complete application, you will be asked to include a statement on how you define team and what makes a team function successfully. Please use the “additional documents” feature to include all these required items. Review of applications will begin January 27, 2025 with applications accepted until the position is filled.

Questions should be directed to Dr. David Stradling, Search Committee Chair at: david.stradling@uc.edu