The Department of Media Studies is looking for fixed-term Lecturers to teach in the Media Studies BA programme, specifically in the track New Media & Digital Culture. You can find the full curriculum
here. Lecturers who have a PhD may also be asked to teach courses in the related Master's programmes.
Candidates should have considerable knowledge of the study of New Media and Digital Culture in the humanities, especially in the areas of digital research methods and critical internet culture. They will also have demonstrable affinity with the media arts, media history, media theory and social media critique. Up-to-date web vernacular knowledge is desirable. Practical experience in working analytically with online platforms (e.g., Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, 4chan, Telegram, TikTok) and web-based applications and tools (e.g., social media analytics) is also desirable.
Successful candidates will be a member of the subject team for New Media.
What are you going to do?Lecturers will teach mainly in the bachelor's degree in courses concerned with such topics as data journalism, media theory, digital practices, digital methods and information analytics, media history as well as contemporary themes in digital culture, all in the program of Media and Information. With a PhD, Lecturers also may also teach in the Master's degree program and supervise theses.
Tasks and responsibilitiesUnder the supervision of a course coordinator, you will be teaching in the Media Studies BA programmes, specifically in the track New Media and Digital Culture. Your tasks will comprise: lteaching seminar groups;
- teaching seminar groups;
- marking assignments, papers and/or theses, providing input on tests and test questions, entering marks;
- attending meetings and lectures, preparing for teaching, updating and developing course materials or assignments according to relevant teaching methods, working in collaboration with colleagues and the course coordinator;
- coordinating practical matters relating to your own seminar group[s] (such as handling administrative matters and communicating with students);
- supervising theses (Bachelor's and [with a PhD] Master's) and providing other individual supervision to students (mentoring, coaching and/or supervising internships).