Assistant Professor - Communications Law - Syracuse University : Job Details

The Communications Department at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the area of communications law beginning in fall 2024. Candidates with experience in the practice of communications law are encouraged to apply.

Successful candidates will demonstrate an interest in working with a diverse group of students from the undergraduate to the doctoral level.

Successful candidates should expect a variety of service duties, including academic and career advising of undergraduate and graduate students; department, school and university committee service; and service to the field.

Qualifications

* A Ph.D. or J.D. is required. Strong ABDs will be considered.

Job Specific Qualifications

* The successful candidate will have a strong track record or demonstrate a promise for strong a trajectory of scholarship, in research or policy development regarding any area of communications law, either in the US and/or internationally. Prior university teaching experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

* The faculty member will teach five courses in an academic year. At the undergraduate level, we regularly offer specific courses on communications law for journalism students; for public relations and advertising students; and for students in the television, radio and film industries. At the graduate level we regularly offer courses on media law for our professionally oriented master's students. The ideal candidate should feel comfortable teaching any of these classes. In addition, opportunities may be available for the successful candidates to teach in areas consistent with their experiences.

* The faculty member will be expected to engage in scholarship and/or appropriate professional writing that brings national and/or global visibility to the school such that they become recognized as experts in the field.

* The faculty member will engage in a variety of service duties, including academic and career advising of undergraduate and graduate students; department, school and university committee service; and service to the field.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

Tools/Equipment

Not Applicable

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit the following documents for consideration:

1) Curriculum Vitae/Resume

2) Cover Letter, expressing interest and fit for the position

3) One philosophy statement that addresses each of these three areas:

a. Teaching - The Newhouse School prides itself on the high quality of education it provides and its ability to get students job-ready Day One. Please describe your teaching interests and philosophy of how students best learn.

b. Diversity and Inclusion - Please describe how your past experience has prepared you to contribute to the School's and the University's strategic commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in higher education.

c. Research/Creative Activity - The Newhouse School values both scholarly research and creative activity. Scholarship can include peer-reviewed journal articles, grant procurement, conference presentations and book development. Creative activity can include, as examples, industry trade or consumer media/news articles, and media production, development or multimedia storytelling (photo/video, film, sound, web design, apps, scriptwriting). Please describe how your experience will help you contribute to the University and School's commitment to research and creative initiatives.

4) List of at least three references with knowledge of your work

5) An optional field for your creative and research portfolio for consideration

For more information contact Brad Gorham, Search committee chair, Communications, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University. Phone: 315-###-####, Email: [email protected]

About the Communications Department

The Communications Department teaches core courses that all Newhouse students take, such as communications and society; media diversity and inclusion; communications law; and multimedia storytelling. In addition, we offer a variety of conceptual and practical undergraduate courses that fall outside the majors as well as the advanced theory and methods courses for the Media Studies master's and doctoral programs. The Communications department has an array of award-winning scholars in diverse areas such as media & DEI; communications law; and mediated politics, and our faculty train emerging scholars in the School's doctoral program.

About the Newhouse School

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University trains the next generation of communications leaders, preparing students to not only enter a rapidly changing media industry, but to shape its future. Called one of the very best schools in its field by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) in an April 2023 reaccreditation report, Newhouse has been lauded for providing an excellent educational experience due to its outstanding students, faculty, staff, leadership and facilities, as well as financial stability and a deep curriculum. The Newhouse School is committed to expanding academic excellence through research and creative activity, as well as community engagement and professional opportunities to help students develop their skill set outside the classroom.

Newhouse is home to approximately 2,100 undergraduates, 200 residential master's degree students, 200 online master's degree students and 15 doctoral degree students. They are among the best in the country, having secured a place in the class through a highly competitive admissions process. The typical admitted first-year student has a 3.9 GPA.

The school's 250,000-square-foot, three-building complex is a leading-edge learning environment where students are exposed to top-notch tools and technologies used by professionals in the field. Features include Dick Clark Studios, a high-tech entertainment production facility that rivals many Hollywood studios; the Diane and Bob Miron Digital News Center, complete with a contemporary news set, a virtual studio that accommodates green screen production and state-of-the-art lighting systems and cameras; the Alan Gerry Center for Media Innovation, a creative hub where Newhouse expertise in content development and production meets the latest media technology and programming trends; the Emerging Insights Lab, a state-of-the-art social media command center; and the Collaborative Media Room, home to the student-produced multimedia news site, The NewsHouse.

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