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[ecrea] Job vacancy: Lecturer in Cross Media Production and Digital Cultures at the University of Sydney

Wed Jun 22 07:19:56 GMT 2016




The University of Sydney is currently seeking a Lecturer in Cross Media Production and Digital Cultures. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number for more information and to apply.

*Lecturer in Cross Media Production and Digital Cultures*

*Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences *

*School of Literature, Art and Media *

*Reference No. 984/0616*

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·*Exciting opportunity for a research-active scholar with expertise in teaching cross-media production and digital cultures *

·*Join a dynamic, engaged group of academics in a leading centre for communication and media teaching and research*

·*Full-time continuing, remuneration package: $117K-$139K p.a. which includes a base salary, leave loading and up to 17% superannuation *

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The University of Sydney is Australia's first university and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. It employs over 7600 permanent staff, supporting over 60,000 students.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers one of the most comprehensive and diverse range of humanities and social science studies in the Asia-Pacific region and is regularly ranked in the top 20 faculties of its kind.

Founded in 2000, and based in The School of Literature, Art and Media, The Department of Media and Communications (MECO)is a leading centre for teaching, research, and public engagement in many areas, including transformations in communication and media, journalism studies, digital cultures and technologies, culture and media, communication and media policy, public, corporate and political communication, health communication, media history, screen studies, and media and politics.

MECO has established itself as an outstanding, collegial environment for innovative research with interdisciplinary links with a broad range of researchers. We make internationally significant contributions to understandings of media, communication, and digital cultures, which are now central to our social, economic, political, and cultural arrangements. We also have a strong track record of research collaborations and external grant success, in addition to excellent media production facilities, including television and radio studios, and support from a Digital Media Unit.

*In this exciting lectureship opportunity you will:*

·teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in radio, video and cross-media production, and in digital cultures

·provide leadership in curriculum development, including online and blended coursework delivery

·contribute to the research strengths of the school, including publishing regularly in journals of high ranking and other quality outlets, and apply for research grants

·supervise higher degree research students as well as honours and masters dissertation students

·develop effective interdisciplinary collaborations within the University, across the academic field and with external stakeholders

·engage with the media production industry, professions and interested publics

·contribute to academic administration.

*To be the successful candidate you will need:*

·a PhD with a focus on digital media production or digital media and cultural theory

·proven professional expertise in broadcast and/or cross-media production

·tertiary-level teaching experience in cross-media production skills and digital cultures across a range of media platforms including radio, video and online

·a demonstrated research track record, relative to opportunity, in an area of cross-media production and digital cultures, as shown by high quality publications and/or research activities

·a demonstrated capacity for engagement in industry debates on digital media and digital cultures

·the ability to undertake academic administrative responsibilities

·the ability to work in a collegial and effective manner with a broad range of colleagues, students and external stakeholders from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.

You will join a vibrant and collegial department accommodated in recently refurbished office space with excellent teaching and research resources. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with world leaders in the field in various centres such as the Sydney Democracy Network, Charles Perkins Centre, the Centre for International Security Studies, the South-East Asia Centre and the China Studies Centre, along with faculty based researchers across a range of disciplines including the Department of Government and International Relations.


*CLOSING DATE:* 11:30pm 11 July 2016 (Sydney time) **

The University is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups, including women and people with disabilities are encouraged. As the University of Sydney has established a scheme to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff employed across the institution, applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are also encouraged.

*© *The University of Sydney

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.


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