Assistant Professor in Sports Media
9-month Tenure-Track Position
Start date: Fall 2023

The School of Media & Strategic Communications invites applications for a a nine-month tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in its Sports Media program. The position nine-month appointment will begin in August 2023.

The successful candidate will have a record of or potential for scholarly research in the field of sports media and should be able to teach in at least one, and preferably both of the following areas within the Sports Media major: (1) Multimedia Sports Journalism, and (2) Sports Production., (3) Sports Information/Public Relations. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to teach courses as part of the School’s new e E-Sports Communication Certificate program.

The successful candidate also will also have the opportunity to teach at the graduate level. Online teaching experience will be an asset. The candidate will be expected to supervise master’s thesis and serve on some departmental, college or university committees.

Application requirements
Candidates should have a Ph.D. or other appropriate terminal a doctoral degree in an appropriate field. Candidates who are ABD will be considered on condition of terminal degree completion within one year. Candidates should have substantive professional experience in an appropriate area, e.g. sports journalism, sports media production, sports PR, sports information/communication[JM1] , sports marketing, or sports social media. . Candidates who have an interest in diversity issues and have a strong multicultural background or international experience are encouraged to apply.

[JM1]Industry is changing how it refers to itself—CoSIDA for example is changing its name to College Sports Communicators Knowledge of and experience with the new media environment also is required.

The School values diversity and strongly encourages applicants from underrepresented or marginalized groups who will enrich the research, teaching, and service missions of the university and the School of Media and Strategic Communications.

About the School of Media & Strategic Communications
The School of Media & Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University is nationally recognized for producing outstanding practitioners in all mass communication areas and has been continuously accredited by the ACEJMC since 1948. It is one of the largest programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, the largest college at OSU. This appointment is part of a process to strengthen the sports media program and the research and scholarly abilities of the school, which will ultimately lead to a new a doctoral program. Faculty members represent a wide variety of research interests and provide a nurturing environment for new faculty.

About the Sports Media program
The largest of its kind in the United States, the Oklahoma State University undergraduate Sports Media program is nationally recognized and is growing rapidly. Each of the program’s faculty members possess extensive practitioner experience in sports media and a research focus in the field. Our Sports Media student organizations include The Oklahoma State University chapters of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) and Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE). The successful candidates will have the opportunity to fill an advising role for these clubs. Each of the program’s current faculty members possess extensive practitioner experience in sports media and a research focus in the field. Students have the opportunity to garner professional and student media experience covering or working for major sports organizations, such as Oklahoma State athletics, the Oklahoma City Thunder, ESPN, Fox Sports, and the state’s major television stations, and newspapers and online news media. Most of the state’s major sports media outlets have hired Oklahoma State students full-time or as interns in recent years.

About Oklahoma State University
OSU is a research oriented, land grant institution dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge central to a liberal education for all students. It has more than 35,000 students across a five- campus system and more than 1,500 faculty members.

About Stillwater
OSU is located in Stillwater, OK, an environmentally clean, safe, pleasant city of 45,000 located in north central Oklahoma, approximately 70 miles from both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Stillwater public schools are frequently rated among the best in Oklahoma, and the city has excellent affordable housing.

Application procedure
Applicants are asked to submit the following items via Interfolio @ https://apply.interfolio.com/113751 no later than March 3, 2023: letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Position is contingent upon available funding.

Oklahoma State University, as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Oklahoma State University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all individuals and does not discriminate based on race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, or veteran status with regard to employment, educational programs and activities, and/or admissions. For more information, visit https:///eeo.okstate.edu.