Assistant Professor of Broadcast and Video Journalism-Department of Journalism

Job no: 562849
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Northridge
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty
- Communications/Journalism, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Department: Journalism

Faculty Hire Number: #27-20

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.

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…