Assistant Professor, Journalism Job at AAJA25 in Durham

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Employment Type : Full time

Posted : 09.15.2025

Job Description

The University of New Hampshire’s English Department invites applications for a tenure-track position as assistant professor of journalism. This position will be integral to the launch of an interdisciplinary major in Journalism and Media Studies in Fall, 2026, and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to teach core courses as well as create and teach additional courses that address trends in the field.

UNH has a rich tradition teaching the craft of nonfiction storytelling, and the successful candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree and have a minimum of five years of professional experience producing deeply reported narrative journalism for the digital age.

Experience in a multi-platform newsroom, including work with visual or audio storytelling, is essential. UNH is an R1 research university, and the successful candidate is expected to produce robust journalism as a faculty member. Demonstrated teaching ability is required, as responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate courses in news reporting and multimedia storytelling. The position is housed entirely within the English Department, which will oversee evaluation, service, and promotion.

The hiring committee is excited to consider excellent candidates whose work in the field and dedication to the teaching of journalism may range in a variety of directions. The successful candidate will have the freedom to establish their own place within the curriculum of the English Department, the interdisciplinary major, and the College of Liberal Arts.

Duties / Responsibilities

50% Teaching :

• 4 courses per year in news reporting and multimedia storytelling
• contributions to interdisciplinary courses in journalism and media studies
• creating and teaching new courses that address trends in the field
• active publication of journalism and narrative storytelling
• participation in professional journalism community
• engagement with new developments in the field

15% Service to the Department and the University :

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience :

The successful candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree and have a minimum of five years of professional experience producing deeply reported narrative journalism for the digital age. Expertise in visual or audio storytelling is essential, as is experience in a multi-platform newsroom.

Required Applicant Materials :

Application Deadline : October 31, 2025

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

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