Assistant Professor of Journalism + Design at The New School

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School invites applications for a four-year, full-time, renewable-term appointment as an Assistant Professor of Journalism + Design, to begin July 1, 2025. 

The Journalism + Design program integrates design methodologies and playful pedagogy with traditional journalism skills, values, and habits of mind. It inculcates the rigorous critical thinking, reporting, and storytelling needed to navigate a complex and unpredictable information ecosystem. The program emphasizes journalism’s role of serving the public in a democratic society. Students who major or minor in Journalism + Design enter a variety of roles at news organizations and adjacent professions. 

Journalism + Design is looking for a dedicated journalist with a vigorous reporting practice and a desire to think critically about storytelling, form, and content. The department is open to journalists working in a range of forms, subjects, and newsroom roles. 

Journalism + Design students bring a strong sense of social justice and moral clarity, and they are eager to build upon and challenge venerated journalistic principles in their pursuit of complicated facts and truths. Ideal candidates would be eager to help prepare this next generation of journalists for a new era of journalistic practice. 

The New School is committed to actively recruiting from a diverse pool of applicants. We encourage candidates from groups underrepresented in U.S. higher education and the journalism industry to apply. 

The New School does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, creed, sex or gender (including gender identity and expression), pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion, religious practices, mental or physical disability, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, veteran status, marital or partnership status, or any other legally protected status. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

The teaching load is five courses per year, with the expectation of an advising caseload and service to the college and university. Courses may include core undergraduate courses such as News, Narrative & Design I, News, Narrative & Design II, Ethics & History of Journalism, a First Year Seminar, and Senior Capstone, as well as courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise with respect to form and subject matter. 

Eugene Lang College promotes active learning through seminar discussion classes. Candidates should feel comfortable in a liberal arts setting committed to equity, inclusion, and social justice. They should be excited to work closely with undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of skills, knowledge, and interests. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Recognized professional work in their area of expertise and across a range of media. 

• Experience with some manifestation of design or design thinking. This might be anything from journalism about design to design research to product design to storytelling that thoughtfully integrates form and content.

• Evidence of successful undergraduate teaching experience.

• The ability to contribute to an innovative and experimental approach to journalism in a liberal arts environment.

• A capacity for collaboration in developing a creative curriculum for an evolving undergraduate program and an evolving discipline.

• A commitment to an inclusive approach to teaching and learning.

• Compatibility with The New School’s focus on civic engagement and social justice. 

WORK MODALITY

On-Campus Position: Faculty are expected to work on-campus due to the nature of the work in accordance with University policies as set forth in the Full-Time Faculty Handbook. #LI-ONSITE

SALARY

$80,000 - $95,000 annual

Application: Review of applications will begin immediately and the position will remain open until filled. 

Interested candidates should submit the following documents in ONE PDF, (where it asks to upload your CV):

• a cover letter describing experience and qualifications

• a curriculum vitae

• a 1-2 page statement of teaching philosophy and practice relevant to this position

• a list of three references and their contact information.

Please do not include additional materials at this time.