Description
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications seeks a dynamic, forward-looking leader for the Joseph L. Brechner Center for Freedom of Information. Under new leadership, the Brechner Center, established in 1986, will reinvigorate its mission around freedom of information and broaden it to address other media-related legal issues, including, but not limited to, those affecting the First Amendment, investigative and digital journalism, new technologies, policy, and regulation.
Furthermore, the new leader will oversee several endowments and have the ability to shape the Center’s mission by developing innovative and original ideas for programs, research, and education. The Center serves advocacy and advisory functions, conducts research, and works as a hub for education about media-related legal issues. The director will supervise and mentor students participating in each of these activities and work with them to establish their professional identities. The director will also have the opportunity to hire assistants to work in various roles.
Additionally, the director will work closely with partners on and off campus, including the University of Florida Levin College of Law and the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, on programs, research, and common issues relevant to the media industry, and the national, state, and local communities. The director will be expected to attend national-level conferences, seminars, and symposia related to these issues and raise the profile and visibility of the Brechner Center and its students.
The ideal candidate will hold a J.D./L.L.B. with professional experience as an attorney practicing in the areas of communications and/or media law, and will have administrative experience. A Ph.D. is a plus. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability to oversee projects expected to include teams of students, scholars, and lawyers. Demonstrated ability to successfully teach an undergraduate-level communications or media law course is preferred. The 12-month position is tenure-track or non-tenure-track, depending on the qualifications of the candidate.
About the College of Journalism and Communications
The College of Journalism and Communications has 53 full-time faculty members and 80 full-time staff, approximately 2,359 undergraduate majors and 163 graduate students, including 63 doctoral students. The College offers the doctoral degree and ACEJMC-accredited baccalaureate and master's degrees through four academic departments: Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations, and Telecommunication. Additionally the College offers interdisciplinary graduate programs. The College provides students immersion experiences through the INC, The Agency, frank and frank scholar gatherings, the Division of Multimedia Properties, undergraduate research, and other course and extracurricular groups and activities.
About the University of Florida
The University of Florida is a member of the Association of American Universities and is included in the Carnegie Commission's list of leading research universities. UF's students come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The University seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of its commitment to serve a diverse global community, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. The "Government in the Sunshine" laws of Florida require that all documents related to the search process be available for public inspection.
Application Procedure: To complete an online application, visit http://jobs.ufl.edu/. The requisition number for this vacancy is 498997. Applications must include an electronic copy of the following: (1) a letter of interest; (2) complete curriculum vitae; (3) names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three references. The Search Committee may request additional materials at a later time. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-4621 or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Questions can be directed to the Search Committee Chair: Dr. Ted Spiker, PO Box 118400, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-8400 (Telephone 352-392-0500) or tspiker@jou.ufl.edu. Review of applications begins October 17, 2016, and continues until the position is filled
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