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Medill faculty and staff are experts in their fields and bring years of experience and dedication to our school. We regularly have job openings at Medill and will post them on this page as they are available.
Follow the links below to apply for reach respective position on Northwestern's website.
Faculty Positions
- Assistant Professor of Journalism / Tenure-Track
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Journalism, beginning in Fall 2025. The position will have the rank of Assistant Professor.
QUALIFICATIONS
The Journalism department is looking for a scholar with an expertise in quantitative data analysis and whose research addresses critical issues facing the journalism industry (e.g., economic change, technology use, audience behavior, diversity). Areas of methodological specialization might include survey design, natural/field experiments, or the gathering and analysis of digital trace data. The ideal candidate will have research interests that align with one or more research initiatives at Medill: The Local News Initiative, The Knight Lab, and The Spiegel Research Center. Candidates should have a PhD in journalism, communications, media, or a related field (e.g., HCI, information science), and should have a strong ambition to conduct and publish high caliber, impactful, and innovative research with practical implications. Candidates with prior professional experience working in the journalism industry are encouraged to apply.
The position will involve teaching a variety of journalism courses to undergraduate and graduate Medill students and working with Medill faculty to develop the research-focused journalism curriculum.
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. The school features an interdisciplinary mix of over 70 faculty from industry and academia. In addition to the main Evanston campus, the Medill School has campuses in Chicago, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Qatar. Founded in 1921, Medill has a rich history of educating the next generation of leaders in journalism and marketing. Medill faculty are expected to teach undergraduate and graduate students and perform professional service commensurate with rank.
Medill is dedicated to creating a socially just community by strengthening policies, developing programs, and fostering acceptance for a broad range of communities and concepts. We aim to welcome students, staff and faculty from diverse backgrounds and support them so they may thrive in our community. We are interested in applicants who will advance DEI through their teaching, research, and/or service. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity and inclusion. In their statement on contributions to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, candidates should be specific about their contributions, including information about their understanding of these issues, record of activities to date, and specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired as a Medill faculty member.
Northwestern University is a federal contractor that actively participates in affirmative action planning in the areas of recruitment and retention. For each employment and promotional opportunity, Northwestern University actively seeks women, racial and ethnic minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities to maintain a university community that is based on equal opportunity and reflects the diversity of American society. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.
The expected base pay range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000. This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation. Research discretionary funding and summer salary, including from sponsored projects, may also be available.
Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
BENEFITS
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
The position will begin September 2025. Applications open on August 1, 2024, and to ensure full consideration, applications must be received no later than September 30, 2024, but it is expected the position will remain open until filled. Required documents include a letter of interest, CV, and statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Names of references are required, but they will not be contacted until later rounds of application review and only once the applicant is notified. Questions should be directed to Jenna Braunstein at jenna-braunstein@northwestern.edu.
Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:
- Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).
- Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted.
- Please also prepare a list of names and email addresses for your external academic references; your references will be contacted directly by the online system and invited to upload their letters on your behalf.
- All required fields in the application form are marked with an asterisk and must be filled before clicking the “Submit” button.
- Be aware that incomplete applications cannot be saved.
Applications accepted here: https://facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjE4NA==
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Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.
Adjunct Faculty Positions
- Product Management Adjunct Faculty
Northwestern Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is seeking an Adjunct Lecturer to teach a Product Management course in Evanston for its full-time master's in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program.
This position will include preparing a syllabus, designing a learning management site, curating relevant readings, designing assignments aligned with specified program learning objectives, delivering a 10-week in-person course, and grading assignments in a timely manner with feedback for students. Candidates should ideally have a master’s degree in marketing, business, communications or related fields, demonstrated passion and excellence in teaching, and importantly 10+ years of professional experience in product management.
About the course:
Product Management delivers on an IMC data-driven customer-centric approach by centering customer solutions in product design and delivery. The product management course will overview strategies and frameworks for uncovering customer needs, the connection between consumer insight and product solutions, human-centered design, product development, delivery of solutions to customers through a go-to-market strategy, and management through the product lifecycle focused on delivery of effective customer solutions.
This will be a hands-on course in which students will apply course readings, lectures, and discussions to a product management project. The project should be scaled, allowing students to submit work for feedback and iterating as the project progresses. Students will be in the final quarter of their graduate program, prepared to deliver a MVP and go-to-market strategy with instructor support and guidance.
Weekly course topics may include:
- Product management in IMC, a data-driven customer-centric approach
- Application of insights to human-centered product solutions
- Assessing product opportunities and iterating toward a minimum viable product
- Development of people, processes, and project management tools for successful product launches
- Go-to-market strategy
- Product lifecycle and development
- Assessing effectiveness in addressing consumer needs
- Technology, AI, and the future of customer solutions through product management
Instructions to apply:
- Applications should be emailed to Robin Young at robin-young@northwestern.edu. Please provide your latest CV and a letter stating the reason for your interest in this position and why you are a suitable candidate. Please also share your accomplishments and initiatives with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
- Applicants must be able to teach on the Evanston campus during spring 2025 (March-June), either during the day or in the evening at least one day per week.
- Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files. Applications will be accepted through December 15, 2024.
- The pay for this one-unit course is $6,500.
The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.
If you are interested in becoming an adjunct faculty member at Medill, please contact our associate deans:
- For journalism positions, contact Beth Bennett.
- For integrated marketing communications positions, contact Vijay Viswanathan.
Northwestern requires all staff and faculty to be vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to limited exceptions. For more information, please visit our COVID-19 and Campus Updates website.
The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.