"Adjunct Instructor - Media & Communications"

Adjunct Instructor - Media & Communications

Company: SUNY Old Westbury

Job Location: Old Westbury

Category: Media and Communication Studies

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

The American Studies/Media & Communications Department at SUNY Old Westbury regularly seeks to hire adjunct instructors to teach courses as needed. The American Studies/Media & Communications Department offers a B.A. in Media & Communications, and many of our courses serve Old Westbury's general education curriculum.

Candidates for adjunct positions should have a record of high-quality teaching.

We are seeking applicants who can teach foundational courses such as Writing for Media and Multimedia Journalism, among other media offerings. If you are qualified to other media courses in your own area of specialization, please indicate this in your letter of application. If you have experience with non-traditional formats (online or hybrid), please also indicate this in your letter.

Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

• A Master's degree in journalism, media or equivalent degree in a related field.

Preferred Requirements:

• Professional experience in journalism and multimedia storytelling.
• Experience teaching professional writing or writing-based media for print and multimedia production.
• Experience teaching or mentoring an ethnically diverse, working student body.

Additional Information:

The successful candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Application Instructions:

Please submit the following online:

1. letter of application,
2. CV,
3. contact information (name, email address and telephone number) for three (3) references,
4. a fully completed Old Westbury employment application (available during the online application process).

Only applications submitted online will be considered.

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Open until filled.

You will be contacted if and when a position becomes available that meets your qualifications. Academic departments will not be accepting phone inquiries regarding your resume.

VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.

We encourage protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, women and minorities to apply.

Employment in this position will be contingent on the College's verification of credentials and any other information required by federal or state law, and SUNY Old Westbury polices, including the completion of pre-employment screening.