Are you passionate about teaching and interested in (new) entertainment media and communication technologies as well as in their implications for (young) users? Due to the world-wide popularity of our teaching program, the Department of Communication Science is looking for a lecturer (teaching-only) in Entertainment Communication for all aspects of our program, including methods courses.

The Youth & Media Entertainment group is one of the four program groups in the Department of Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam. This program group investigates the uses and effects of media and technologies among different age groups, ranging from early childhood to late adulthood. Courses we teach in the Master's are the specialization seminars "Developing media entertainment" and "Clashing views on media effects", and electives like "Digital media lifestyles" and "Emerging technology in communication science". In the Bachelor, we teach the domain module "Entertainment communication", elective courses such as "Always connected: key insights in youth, media & technology", and graduation projects in which students write their Bachelor thesis. Youth and Media Entertainment colleagues may also contribute to general communication science courses, for example via our "Introduction to Communication Science" course or by contribution to our methods education, which includes experiments, surveys, manual or automated content analysis, general statistics courses like statistical modelling, and qualitative methods. More information on these courses can be found here. Most of our courses are organized in tutorials or seminars of approximately 25 students, and are taught by a team of lecturers.

With more than 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students, Communication Science is among the largest departments at the University of Amsterdam with an outstanding international reputation. The College of Communication and the Graduate School of Communication offer a Bachelor and Master program, a European joint degree program in Journalism and a Research Master, the only of its kind in the Netherlands. The teaching in our Communication Science program is interdisciplinary and internationally oriented, offering tracks taught in both English and Dutch. If you find this appealing, this may be the position for you.

What are you going to do

You:

• teach modules in the standing program of the Bachelor and Master of Communication Science in Dutch and/or English with a focus on Entertainment Communication. The Master program is taught in English only. The Bachelor program has both a Dutch and an English track;
• supervise and evaluate Bachelor theses, Master theses and internships;
• teach statistical/ methodological courses, in College and/or Graduate School
• provide/organize teaching in (introductory) communication science courses

This is a teaching-only position, in which lecturers spend all their time on teaching and teaching-related tasks. A PhD is required, but PhD candidates in their final phase are explicitly encouraged to apply.

As an ideal candidate, you:

• have a PhD in Communication Science or a related discipline such as (Social) Psychology or Pedagogical Science;
• preferably have a broad knowledge of communication science;
• have a broad interest in teaching;
• have prior teaching experience;
• have or are willing to obtain a teaching certificate (BKO);
• have an excellent command of spoken and written English, and preferably Dutch;
• have experience with and knowledge of (a variety of) research methods and statistics commonly employed in communication science;
• can create a stimulating teaching environment and are a good team worker.

The position concerns an appointment of 24-38 hours per week (dependent on your preference). The lecturer position is scale 11 as per the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Salary depends on past education and relevant work experience, with a minimum salary of €3974 and a maximum salary of €5439 gross per month based on a full-time appointment for a 38-hour working week. The position is temporary for one year; pending a positive evaluation and finances, a permanent contract is possible after the first year. The starting date is preferably 15 January 2023 (or earlier). We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary employee benefits, including a generous holiday scheme, 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. The UvA offers excellent opportunities for professional development and education.

What else do we offer

• a position in which initiative and input are highly valued
• an enthusiastic and warm program group and department that is open to new colleagues
• an inspiring academic and international working environment in the heart of Amsterdam.

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