POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Lecturers/Assistant Instructors (Variable-time)
School of Journalism

Position/Rank:  Lecturers/Assistant Instructors (variable-time) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Appointment Date:  To be determined.

Qualifications:  Bachelor's degree required (Asst. Instructor) with Master's or Ph.D. degree (Lecturer) preferred. Education and experience must be appropriate for the teaching assignment. Evidence of teaching experience preferred and professional experience required. Ability to teach digital media applications, such as publication design, online journalism at the undergraduate and graduate levels is preferred.

Responsibilities:  Teach one or more introductory or advanced courses in advertising, visual communication, digital communication, electronic publishing or news-editorial journalism during Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters. These positions are term and do not lead to tenure.

The School:  The School of Journalism seeks to add a diversity of experiences and viewpoints to an outstanding full-time faculty of thirteen committed teachers and scholars. The School features modern computer-equipped classrooms, and participates in master's and doctoral degree programs in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. Faculty have the opportunity to participate in the College's new Global Media Research Center. The School is fully accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.* The Carbondale campus has an enrollment of about 22,000 and annually ranks among the top institutions in the nation for producing minority graduates. It is located in picturesque and highly livable southern Illinois.  http://www.siu.edu/departments/journal/.

Application Deadline:  August 15, 2008, or until filled.

Contact:  Send application letter, curriculum vitae, copies of published work, and at least three current reference letters to:

Director
School of Journalism, Mail Code 6601
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1100 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901

*Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Susanne Shaw, Executive Director, University of Kansas, School of Journalism, Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045. Phone: (785) 864-3986

SIUC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to enhance its
ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a
diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and
will receive consideration.