Position Overview:

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at the
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities invites nominations and applications for a part-time Curricular
Development Fellow to assist current instructors in their strategic communications or journalism courses
and our assistant director of curriculum to support curriculum alignment with the professions and
assessment work related to reaccreditation. Specific responsibilities for the position will be negotiated
with the director.

Responsibilities:

The role of the fellow is to assist professional strategic communication and journalism course instructors
and/or the assistant director for curriculum on a specific assignment as appropriate to the candidateâ™s
background and curricular needs.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Advise students about professional concerns.
• Capacity to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a rapidly evolving curriculum
  in strategic communication.
• Review/recommend curriculum content in coordination with faculty and the HSJMC director.
• Provide collaborative teaching, as assigned, or substitute instructional support for strategic
  communication and/or journalism courses
• Participate in School colloquia and provide updates on developments and trends in the
  professional field through reading, participation in professional organizations, publications,
  public speaking and network development within the community.
• Support the unitâ™s efforts to infuse professional competencies and principles into its curriculum in
  line with accreditation expectations.
• Assist with the assessment of curriculum.

This is a part-time position during fall semester 2025 (8/25/2025 to 1/7/2026) or spring semester 2026
(1/8/2026-5/24/2026), or both. The appointment will be made at the rank of teaching specialist, consistent
with University policy. This position may be renewed, subject to satisfactory performance and available
funding

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelorâ™s degree and at least three years of documented professional achievement in a relevant
  journalism, advertising, public relations, or media industry field or equivalent. Excellent verbal
  and written communication skills. Demonstrated professional experience relevant working on
  issues related to strategic communication, journalism, and media and information curriculum.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masterâ™s degree, MBA or PhD in a related field with five years or more of senior leadership
  experience or Bachelorâ™s degree with ten years of professional journalism experience or senior
  leadership experience in strategic communication. Leadership experience may be in professional
  journalism outlets, corporate communications, advertising or public relations.
• Professional experience at the national and local level in nonprofit, journalism, agency or
  corporate settings. Work experience in journalism to include significant regional and/or national
  reporting assignments, visual editing and/or reporting skills. Work experience in strategic
  communication to include management of significant communication budgets, public relations
  and advertising campaigns.
• Significant professional experience working with quantitative and qualitative research
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills 

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