Position Overview

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities invites applications for Industry Inclusion Fellow positions. This position is dedicated to support new curriculum development and community outreach by distinguished fellows working on issues related to strategic communication and journalism, and enhance the inclusion of industry experts to support classroom and school-wide professional development efforts related to diversity and inclusion.

This position is intended to enhance our teaching and outreach capacities and our ability to mentor and recruit diverse undergraduate and graduate students. The overarching goal is to bring instructional excellence in the field of strategic communication and journalism and to align with the unitâ™s and U of M system's MPact 2025 strategic plan that states it will: recruit and retain diverse talent; cultivate a welcoming and inclusive campus climate; and advance understanding and nurture enduring partnerships.

Responsibilities

Industry Inclusion Fellows will receive up to $3000 per semester to:

• Work with an HSJMC instructor to develop a plan throughout the semester with a goal to develop your expertise and experience.
• Commit to three days of student engagement per semester to execute that plan tied to a course or courses.
  • Engagement may include working with students on assignments, conducting master
    classes on topics related to the main course or developing parallel material that
    complements the core professional course assignments. In all cases, you and the
    instructor will map this out ahead of the semester in keeping with the course goals.
• Participate in an organized mentoring activity with students per semester.
• Participate in a Professional Development workshop program or event, as requested (usually these include a panel meeting with a group of students, and may be over lunch the same day as instructional engagement work).

This is a part-time instructional position during fall semester 2025 (8/25/2025 to 1/7/2026) or spring semester 2026 (1/8/2026-5/24/2026) or both. The appointment will be made at the rank of teaching specialist, consistent with University policy. This position may be renewed, subject to satisfactory performance and available funding.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelorâ™s degree and documented professional achievement in a relevant field. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated experience working on issues related to strategic communication, journalism, equity and diversity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated excellence and leadership in the strategic communication and/or journalism
  professions and documented success in engaging diverse and inclusive communities in
  professional work. Teaching experience at the college level in a relevant area of discipline or
  evidence of interest and success in professional training and development.

Equivalency Statement: Substantial demonstrated and successful professional experience in journalism, strategic communication/advertising, or public relations may be substituted for the B.A. degree. Substantial demonstrated and successful professional experience may be demonstrated by both of the following: (A) twelve (12) or more years of successful professional experience in journalism, strategic communication/advertising, or public relations; (B) evaluation by a faculty committee that the professional achievement of the candidate constitutes equivalency with the required qualifications.

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.

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