Howard G. Buffett Foundation Visiting Professor of Photojournalism (international storytelling)

Howard G. Buffett Foundation Visiting Professor of Photojournalism (international storytelling)

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University is seeking an experienced visual journalist to serve as a Howard G. Buffett Foundation Visiting Professor of Photojournalism in the Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 semesters.

This visiting professor will plan and lead students on a study-abroad photojournalism trip to Patagonia in Summer 2027. They will spend Spring 2027 planning the trip, developing course content, preparing students and advancing photojournalism more broadly at the Cronkite School.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, visiting faculty appointment on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix Campus for the Spring and Summer 2027 semesters. This appointment holds the faculty rank of Visiting Professor, and it is not eligible for tenure.

Essential Functions:

• Planning a three-week summer study-abroad photojournalism experience to be delivered in Summer 2027. This includes planning the itinerary, instruction and logistics for the three-week trip, in coordination with Cronkite leadership and ASU’s Global Education Office.
• Developing a 6-week asynchronous course students will take in advance of the trip to learn about cultural context and global awareness.
• Leading the three-week trip to Patagonia in Summer 2027 for approximately 12 students and one additional faculty member. This includes photojournalism instruction, support for students in the field, cultural immersion experiences and navigating local communities.
• Producing a public exhibit of student work to be displayed by the start of the Fall 2027 semester.

Required Qualifications

• At least 10 years of high-level professional journalism experience in photojournalism
• Ability to travel internationally to supervise and support student field reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree

Desired Qualifications

• A portfolio of professional photojournalism work distributed by national or international news organizations
• Experience mentoring, editing or teaching students or beginning photojournalists
• Experience leading teams of reporters and/or producers
• Experience designing and leading international reporting trips or study-abroad programs
• Experience leading programs in Latin America
• Ability to report and produce content in Spanish
• A graduate degree

About the Cronkite School

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is widely recognized as one of the nation’s premier journalism programs. Rooted in the time-honored values that characterize its namesake—accuracy, responsibility and integrity—the school fosters journalistic excellence and ethics among students as they master the professional skills they need to succeed in the digital media world of today and tomorrow.

Located on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus in the heart of the nation’s fifth-largest city, the School has 70 full-time faculty members, more than 100 full-time professional staff and annual resources of more than $40 million.

More than 2,000 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students are enrolled at Cronkite, preparing for careers in journalism, strategic media and related communications fields. The school champions a “teaching hospital” model of journalism education, for which it has received international acclaim. Cronkite offers more than a dozen full-immersion capstone courses in which students work in intensive, real-world settings under the guidance of top-flight professionals and in collaboration with research faculty. The programs enable students to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom, producing news, information and community engagement on critical issues for the state, region and nation.

The Cronkite faculty is made up of award-winning professional journalists, strategic communications specialists and world-class media scholars. Cronkite professors include Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, digital media thought leaders, top TV producers and correspondents, major metropolitan newspaper editors and strategic communications experts.

About Arizona State University

Arizona State University, ranked No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 11 years in succession, has forged the model for a New American University. Repeatedly ranked No. 1, ASU has topped more than 30 lists in the last three years: No. 1 in the U.S. for global impact (Times Higher Education) and No. 1 in the U.S. for sustainable practices (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education).

ASU is a comprehensive public research institution, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. ASU operates on the principles that learning is a personal and original journey for each student; that they thrive on experience and that the process of discovery cannot be bound by traditional academic disciplines. Through innovation and a commitment to accessibility, ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its faculty even as it expands opportunities for qualified students, attracting some of the highest-quality students from all 50 states and more than 130 nations.

Application Instructions

Applicants will be asked to create or use an existing Interfolio Dossier to submit the following:

• A cover letter stating qualifications
• Curriculum vitae or resume
• Contact information (name, address, email, telephone number) for three professional references

The applicant’s name should appear in each uploaded file name. Cover letters may be addressed to the Search Committee Chair, Senior Associate Dean Rebecca Blatt. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair at: rebecca.blatt@asu.edu.

The application deadline is November 19, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. Applicants must apply online at: apply.interfolio.com/196005

Successful candidates will demonstrate throughout their materials how their teaching, research, and service will contribute to the fulfillment of the ASU Charter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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