Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication

Faculty Editor, Philadelphia Neighborhoods

The Department of Journalism in the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track, faculty editor of Philadelphia Neighborhoods, a student media publication providing news and information for Philadelphia’s underserved communities. Expected start date is fall 2025.

This position requires an experienced digital editor to oversee student journalism. Applicants should have significant newsroom experience and an ability to develop student work in multiple media through coaching. The ideal candidate will pair this professional experience with experience teaching at a university level. We seek a colleague who can contribute to teaching, mentoring, and professional development across our journalism offerings. Specific qualifications include:

• Facility with WordPress and other digital content management systems to support backend production. This position will include posting stories online and teaching students and faculty to do so.
• Working knowledge of best practices in reporting and presentation on multiple platforms, including journalistic writing, visual storytelling, data, and audio journalism. Candidates may specialize in one of these areas but must be willing to work with students producing all forms of news content.
• Knowledge of community engagement and trauma-informed journalism practices and ability to include these in course curriculum and student reporting practices.

The position is primarily responsible for the class JRN 3696: Philadelphia Neighborhoods, a news reporting class taken in the junior year of study, which prepares students for capstone multimedia journalism in their senior year. In this class, students assume a role at Philadelphia Neighborhoods, the department’s hyperlocal student news publication, and carry out their duties as part of that newsroom. Students produce six multimedia reporting projects over the course of the semester, at a rate of about one every two weeks. Completed work is published to philadelphianeighborhoods.com. The instructor is responsible for teaching two sections of this course and overseeing the students’ story production in the Philadelphia Neighborhoods newsroom, from pitch to publication.

This position is expected to be offered at the rank of assistant professor of practice. Candidates with significant professional experience may be considered for appointment at the rank of associate professor of practice.

Faculty members in the Department of Journalism share a commitment to collegiality and caring – for each other, for our students, and for the communities we belong to. We embody diversity and practice inclusivity. Our creative work and research inform our practice and lead us to pursue solutions. We seek colleagues who are willing to collaborate within and outside of our department and who want to join us in building better journalism education.

Our department has about 300 journalism majors and offers an undergraduate major and two minors. We are also home to a Master of Journalism program. In addition, faculty may collaborate with Klein-based initiatives such as the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting, the Claire Smith Center for Sports Media, and the Center for Community-Engaged Media.

The Lew Klein College of Media and Communication is among the largest comprehensive colleges of communication in the nation. The college enrolls nearly 1,500 undergraduate students and about 150 graduate students. Temple University’s community includes over 30,000 students in the region and at several international campuses. For more information about the department, college, and university, please visit http://klein.temple.edu.

Temple University is an equal opportunity, equal access affirmative action employer, committed to achieving a diverse community.

Applicants should submit the following: (1) a cover letter describing the candidate’s experience and interest in community-based student journalism; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a statement of teaching interests and philosophy; (4) names and contact information for at least three references. Review of applications will begin on March 5, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit applications and inquiries to journ@temple.edu. You may also direct queries to the chair of the search committee, Linn Washington, linn.washington@temple.edu.

This position requires an experienced digital editor to oversee student journalism. Applicants should have significant newsroom experience and an ability to develop student work in multiple media through coaching. The ideal candidate will pair this professional experience with experience teaching at a university level. We seek a colleague who can contribute to teaching, mentoring, and professional development across our journalism offerings. Specific qualifications include:

• Facility with WordPress and other digital content management systems to support backend production. This position will include posting stories online and teaching students and faculty to do so.
• Working knowledge of best practices in reporting and presentation on multiple platforms, including journalistic writing, visual storytelling, data, and audio journalism. Candidates may specialize in one of these areas but must be willing to work with students producing all forms of news content.
• Knowledge of community engagement and trauma-informed journalism practices and ability to include these in course curriculum and student reporting practices.