25-26 Teaching Specialist/Lecturer, HSJMC

Position Overview

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication (HSJMC) in the College of
Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota occasionally needs part-time instructors to teach
courses that cannot be staffed by regular faculty or graduate students in strategic
communication, journalism, and/or mass communication. These courses may be professional
skills courses and/or professional seminars. These positions are temporary (one semester) and
part-time (one course per semester).

The school is particularly interested in recruiting a diverse and inclusive pool of working
professionals whose daily professional activities lend themselves to expertise relevant to
curricula in the following areas: digital strategy and strategic communication; integrated
campaign communication; management for strategic communication; podcasting; arts,
community, local politics, and news reporting; editing for print and digital audiences; media
design; and potentially other areas of the curricula. The Hubbard School has a growing
undergraduate and professional MA in strategic communication. The School has known
interests in reviewing applications from individuals with teaching experience in media brand
planning and management, with a preference for an industry thought leader with expertise
planning and executing diverse media plans to facilitate engagement and connection.

Appointments are made at the ranks of teaching specialist or lecturer, consistent with University
policy and depending on qualifications and experience. Appointments may be renewed subject
to satisfactory performance, curricular need, and availability of funding. This posting does not
constitute a posting for specific vacancies but establishes a pool of applicants should openings
occur for the 2024/25 academic year.

Openings for part-time teaching specialists and lecturers typically occur for day or evening
semester courses during the academic year. Appointment dates for academic year 2025/26 are:
fall semester 2025 (08/25/2025 to 01/7//2026); spring semester 2026 (01/8/2026 to 05/24/2026).
Openings occasionally occur for courses offered during May Session and Summer Session as
well.

Required Qualifications:

• B.A. degree in journalism, mass communication, strategic communication/advertising,
  public relations, or a closely related field with an emphasis in journalism, mass
  communication, or strategic communication/advertising, or public relations.
• At least three (3) years of demonstrated successful professional experience in journalism,
  strategic communication/advertising, or public relations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced graduate or professional degree (M.A.) in journalism, mass communication,
  strategic communication/advertising, public relations, or a closely related field with an
  emphasis in journalism, mass communication, strategic communication/advertising, or
  public relations.
• At least five (5) years of demonstrated successful professional experience in journalism,
  strategic communication/advertising, or public relations.
• Consistent with University policy, candidates with the B.A. degree (or equivalency) or
  the M.A. degree will be appointed at the teaching specialist level; candidates with a
  terminal professional degree, M.B.A, Ph.D., J.D., or equivalent will be appointed at the
  lecturer level.

Equivalency Statement:

Substantial demonstrated and successful professional experience in
journalism, strategic communication/advertising, or public relations may be substituted for the
B.A. degree. Substantial demonstrated and successful professional experience may be
demonstrated by both of the following: (A) Ten (10) or more years of demonstrated and
successful professional experience in journalism, strategic communication/advertising, or public
relations; (B) evaluation by a faculty committee that the professional achievement of the
candidates constitutes equivalency with the required qualifications.

Consistent with University policy, candidates with the B.A. degree (or equivalency) or the M.A.
degree will be appointed at the rank of teaching specialist; candidates with a terminal
professional degree, M.B.A, Ph.D., J.D., or equivalent will be appointed at the rank of lecturer.

Candidates will be evaluated according to (A) extent of professional experience relevant to the
course instructional need; (B) overall quality of professional experience in journalism, mass
communication strategic communication/advertising, or public relations; (C) evidence of
potential or ability to teach the course to meet Hubbard School and perform the assigned
professional advising duties relevant to the position. References may be requested as additional
evaluative information.

About Hubbard School

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota is
part of the College of Liberal Arts and is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Journalism
and Mass Communication. The Hubbard School offers majors in Strategic Communication -
Advertising and Public Relations, Professional Journalism, and Media and Information; and
minors in Media and Information and Digital Media Studies. The Hubbard School offers an
academic M.A. and Ph.D. and a Professional M.A. in Strategic Communication.

Housed in Murphy Hall, a state-of-the-art facility for teaching and research of journalism,
strategic communication, and emerging media studies, the Hubbard School is home to the Silha
Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, the Minnesota Journalism Center, the Hubbard
Digital Studios, and the Digital Information Research Center/Sevareid Library. Hubbard facilities
also include the Murphy Hall conference center, multimedia classrooms, and
psychophysiological communication research labs, and a focus group room, which is used to
support graduate-level experimental research. For further information, please visit the Hubbard
School of Journalism and Mass Communication's website, at: https://cla.umn.edu/hsjmc

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Home to the arts, social sciences and humanities disciplines and programs, the College
of Liberal Arts is the largest college in the University of Minnesota and comprises 31
academic departments, and over 20 interdisciplinary research centers and
administrative/support units. CLA has over 1,300 faculty and staff spanning research,
teaching, advising, outreach, and administrative functions. CLA units reside in over
twenty buildings on the East Bank and West Bank of the Twin Cities campus. CLA
enrolls nearly 13,000 undergraduate students, over 40% of the undergraduate
enrollment on the Twin Cities campus, 1,400 graduate students, and has an annual
all-funds budget of $290 million.

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Pay Range: $3000.00 - $15,000.00 per semester; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

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