"Assistant Professor - Journalism (Tenure Track)"

Description of Position

The Communication Department at Los Medanos College seeks a full-time, tenure-track journalism professor starting in the fall 2026 semester. In addition to teaching, this professor will also serve as a faculty adviser for the student news organization. The Experience is an award-winning student-run publication that has been in continuous production since September 1974. The news organization and its student journalists have consistently won a variety of regional and state awards for reporting, photography, design and new media, as well as for General Excellence.

The Journalism Program at LMC offers both a local A.A. degree in journalism as well as an associate of arts in transfer in journalism and currently includes courses in media writing (an introduction to newswriting course), media production, photojournalism and mass communication. The program currently has one full-time professor; the goal of this position is to broaden course offerings on campus, help create new program certificates and increase articulation and dual enrollment course options with local high schools, in addition to advising the student newspaper team and teaching the department's current course offerings. The successful candidate will demonstrate a passionate commitment to First Amendment freedoms; a bedrock knowledge of journalistic practices, reporting skills and media law and ethics; an ability to recruit, motivate, and retain student journalists in a diverse student newsroom that produces print, online and other new media products; and a commitment to collegiality and collaboration within the student newsroom and across the campus.

Duties and Responsibilities

In addition to contractual duties, all full-time faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, department activities, and the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the teaching assignment may be in the evening and/or online. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• advancing equitable student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines;
• participating in the assessment of student learning outcomes for courses and programs; developing and implementing student learning outcomes assessment processes for courses and programs;
• collaborating in the development and revision of curriculum and in program review;
• engaging in department program improvement initiatives;
• participating in department, division, and college committees;
• participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide;
• maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/ learning strategies;
• maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;
• informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;
• preparing and grading class assignments and examinations and informing students of their academic progress;
• maintaining attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and submitting them according to published deadlines;
• posting and holding sufficient and regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy;
• participating in College's shared governance processes.

Minimum Qualification-Education/Experience

Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff and faculty.

Additional MQ

Journalism Master's in journalism or communication with a specialization in journalism OR Bachelor's in either of the above AND Master's in English, history, communication, literature, composition, comparative literature, any social science, business, business administration, marketing, graphics or photography OR the equivalent Mass Communication Master's in radio, television, film, mass communication or journalism OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master's in drama/theater arts, communication, communication studies, business, telecommunications or English OR the equivalent

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience working in the journalism industry, including but not limited to reporting, writing, photography, editing, and news production for print, digital and/or broadcast news platforms.
• Experience teaching a variety of journalism courses in print, digital and/or broadcast media; mass communication; public relations, advertising, social media; media law and ethics; with an emphasis on in-person instruction. Additional experience in a journalism-adjacent area such as English, Creative Writing or Communication is also helpful.
• Experience working in a diverse student newsroom as a faculty adviser or a student editor.
• Demonstrated willingness to work with a diverse group of students both inside and outside the classroom and newsroom including, but not limited to, travel to regional, state and national journalism conferences.
• Demonstrated willingness to collaborate with colleagues within a discipline/department, and across a college/work site; and to network with outside partners such as professional journalists/organizations and local high schools.