Visiting Assistant Professor (Media Production)

Visiting Assistant Professor (Media Production)

Location

JSU Main Campus, MS

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

202400322

College/Division

Journalism & Media Studies

Opening Date

04/01/2026

• Description
• Benefits
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Description

The Department of Journalism and Media Studies in the College of Liberal Arts is accepting applications for its Visiting Assistant Professor (Media Production) position.

Examples of Duties

• Successful candidates work must be grounded in communication theories about emerging media, industry transformation and society.

• Candidate will have an existing or emerging body of work recognized for its excellence in the academic and professional communities as well as an active agenda for continuing original and innovative contributors to the field and specific targets for external research support.

• The position requires a clear commitment to excellence in teaching, an active and productive research agenda and academic service to the university that will enable him or her to meet the criteria for promotion and tenure.

• Preforms other duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

• Ph.D. required

• Candidate will be able to demonstrate effective teaching, capacity for significant creative research, technological expertise as well as applied professional experience in strategic communication.

• This specialization could include strategic engagement, mobile platforms, digital consumer culture, social media marketing, media analytics, online advertising and Media Production

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees, including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for the complete benefits package.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

01

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Specialist degree
• Ph.D
• G.E.D.
• Juris Doctorate

02

Can you, if hired, provide proof of education?

• Yes
• No

03

Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to work in the United States?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Jackson State University (MS)

Address 1400 John R. Lynch Street

P.O. Box 17028

Jackson, Mississippi, 39217

Phone (601) 979-2015

Website https://www.jsums.edu/humanresources/