Associate Lecturers (Media and Communication)

We are seeking dedicated academic with a proven track record of excellence in teaching and experience in the fields of Media Communication and Business. This position will be teaching-intensive. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Teaching: Demonstrate the ability to teach across a range of modules and subjects in Media and Communication, including but not limited to:

• Media and Communication Concepts - This foundational course introduces students to major perspectives used in communication studies and introduces the basic communication theories, models, key terms and concepts used in the discipline. It introduces students to a broad range of theories to evaluate communication and media in its many forms and investigate its relationship to society and culture. Particular attention will be paid to communication functions, structures, audiences, news, media effects, advertising and propaganda, intersecting narratives such as gender, race and class that occur in communication contexts, as well as international and global communication, ideology and popular culture.

• Digital Media Engagement -This course provides students with an opportunity to investigate a range of digital and social media forms and practices. It provides students with an opportunity to investigate social, political, economic, and cultural implications of digital media engagement from both Western and non-Western perspectives. Students will also create a professional profile that enables and equips students to connect with industry professionals and become work ready.

• Create Your Own Business -This course explores activities, structures, and opportunities of creating anew (small) business in the media and communication industry. Students will gain an understanding of the increasingly fragmented and digitized job market on a local, national, and international level, and the common practice of freelancing Ethical and legal frameworks for creating a new business will be considered and practical aspects such as incorporation & governance, finances, budgeting time and money, intellectual property and copyright, as well as marketing will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to work towards creating their own business.
  
• Podcasting and Radio -In this course, students will develop the skills to work in radio broadcasting and produce audio stories for streamed or online delivery. The course will follow the production cycle of a podcast from conceiving an original podcast idea through production to post-production and distribution. Students will analyse audio storytelling genres, techniques, and formats, and create their own audio project suitable for dissemination via broadcast or online podcasting platforms. They will develop and apply live.
  
• Public Relations Campaigns -This course focuses on researching and planning a real-world public relations campaign. Students will critically examine and evaluate a range of past campaigns considering strategic, theoretical, ethical and legal aspects of campaigning. The course simulates an agency scenario that offers students insights into professional agency processes and practices. Students will work independently to develop a comprehensive public relations campaign with a coherent storyline that addresses a client brief.
  
• Multiplatform Journalism -The course blends practical experience with critical insights into news genres and careers. It will cover emerging trends in news, including strategies for dissemination of news via social media platforms. Students will develop advanced writing, researching, interviewing, and production skills suitable for multiplatform journalism. They will create fast turnaround, mobile news stories for television, online and social media audiences.

Research:

• Promote and develop research capacity and performance achieving sustained effort in publishing every year in conference proceedings and/or book chapters.
• Actively participate in collaborative research in priority areas mentioned above, funded by competitive grants.
• Effective co-supervision of Honours and PhD students (if applicable).

Administration:

• Contribute to the development and quality assurance of the discipline programs, participate in decision-making processes, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support academic and strategic objectives.

Selection Criteria

• Completion of a doctoral qualification in Media and Communication (or related disciplines)or close to completion of the doctoral qualification.
• Evidence of lecturing and/or tutoring skills and a commitment to the delivery of high-quality teaching and innovation in undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching and course development, including course co-ordination and curriculum design.
• Demonstrated ability in the use of technology to support and enhance student learning and an understanding of contemporary higher education pedagogy.
• Demonstrated experience intaking ownership and driving innovation, process improvement and contributing to overall corporate operations.
• Evidence of high-level interpersonal skills, including advocacy, multidisciplinary teamwork, leadership, negotiation, mediation and the ability to participate in a team environment, demonstrating clear communication and mutual respect.
• Ability to make sound decisions within your sphere of responsibility and take responsibility for delivering to plan and on time.
• Ability to build and develop relationships and networks in a consultative and collaborative manner, forming mutually beneficial partnerships resulting in positive outcomes.
• Ability to embrace change in response to new initiatives, strategic direction or external requirements.
• Knowledge of, and experience in adhering to workplace policies and procedures in the areas of work health safety, equity, diversity and promoting a respectful workplace culture.