Posting Summary
- Classification Code: UG72
- Pay Grade: 0
- Subject to Drug/Alcohol Testing Guidelines: No
- Subject to Credit Check: No
- Internal Title: Lecturer in Journalism
- Department: Communication, Media, and Culture
- Position Type: PFAC - Slotted Faculty
- Full or Part Time: Full-Time
- Basis: 9 mo.
Job Details
Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track lecturer position in Journalism to begin August 2027. Candidates must hold a master’s or terminal degree in Journalism, Communication, Mass Communication, Media Arts or a related field by the date of appointment.
The Department of Communication, Media and Culture offers majors in Communication, Journalism & Sports Media, and Public Relations & Strategic Communication. The teaching load is five courses per academic semester and may include face-to-face, hybrid or distance learning deliveries. Teaching assignments may include evening or weekend courses. We are seeking an excellent teacher-practitioner to teach the department’s foundation courses in journalism, such as news writing and reporting, media writing and multimedia storytelling. The successful candidate will also teach courses in their area of expertise, which should align with current departmental majors, minors and course offerings.
Preferred qualifications include professional experience in news or sports reporting for broadcast, digital or print media outlets; the ability to teach multimedia and multiplatform journalism; and college-level teaching experience. Expertise in areas such as broadcast newswriting and producing, digital content producing, multimedia newswriting, data or investigative reporting, or artificial intelligence in the newsroom is welcome.
Interested candidates should submit: (1) a letter of application addressing the qualifications above and describing teaching experience or ability, (2) curriculum vitae with links to a portfolio of professional work, (3) unofficial graduate transcripts, (4) evidence of teaching effectiveness, such as sample syllabi or student evaluations, if available, and (5) the names and contact information for three references electronically at https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/123031. Official transcripts and letters of reference may be requested for interviewed candidates. Review of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information or questions, contact associate professor Adam Pitluk, PhD, at apitluk@coastal.edu.
Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.
The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.
Required Qualifications
Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching.
Posting Sponsorship Designation
- Will Employer-based sponsorship be considered for this position? No
- Posting Designation: Employer-based sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Work Authorization & Sponsorship for Job Posting: Employment at Coastal Carolina University is contingent upon authorization to work in the United States. CCU may consider employer-based visa sponsorship for certain positions; however, sponsorship is discretionary, not guaranteed, and subject to legal, financial, and institutional requirements. CCU rarely sponsors part-time, temporary, staff or non-tenure-track roles and will not sponsor H-1B petitions when the federally required $100,000 fee applies.
Posting Detail Information
- Posting Number: F00525P
- Number of Vacancies: 1
- Desired Start Date: 08/16/2027
- Job Open Date: 10/27/2026
- Open Until Filled: Yes
Job Duties
- Teaches students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or studio.
- Prepares content, syllabi, and University Moodle/curricular site for each course and/or lab assigned each semester. Communicates to students after reviewing assignments. Calculates and assigns grades (e.g., mid-term and final) through established procedures listed in the Faculty Manual and University catalog. Tracks and reports absences as directed by the Office of the Registrar.
- Posts and holds regular office hours each week per College and University guidelines. Engages in University-related activities including committee assignments, meetings, ceremonies, events and scholarly pursuits as prescribed in the Faculty Manual.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter / Letter of Application
- Transcripts
- Curriculum Vitae
- Reference List
Optional Documents
- Other Document 1
- Other Document 2
- Other Document 3
