[ecrea] Senior Lecturer in Journalism sought at NUI Galway (Ireland)

Applications are invited for a full-time permanent Senior Lectureship in 
Journalism, located in the discipline of English within the School of 
Humanities. The appointee will teach, research and lead the development 
of English-language journalism programmes. She or he will also be 
expected to contribute to one or more of the following strategic 
development areas in English: publishing studies, digital cultures, 
non-fiction writing. Applicants should be able to demonstrate 
journalistic experience and familiarity with the journalism profession, 
and the capacity to apply these in an academic setting.

Journalism at NUI Galway

Journalism studies is located within the discipline of English in the 
School of Humanities. We currently run an MA in Journalism and BA 
Connect with Journalism, as well as offering option modules in 
journalism and media studies within the English undergraduate 
curriculum. The University now seeks to develop its journalism 
programmes to meet the new demands and trends in the journalistic and 
media professions. The post-holder will be expected to take a leadership 
role in this development.

The post-holder will be a member of the discipline of English. English 
is the largest discipline in the School of Humanities, with around 1200 
undergraduates, 60 MA students and 30 PhD students. We teach a broad 
undergraduate curriculum, touching on all major historical periods and 
genres, and we run six taught MA programmes: MA in English; MA in 
Literature and Publishing, MA in Culture and Colonialism; MA in Writing; 
MA in Journalism, MA in Digital Cultures. Our staff also contribute to 
the Blended Learning BA programme and to programmes in Theatre Studies 
and Creative Writing. There is a highly active research culture in 
English, and staff have had major funding successes under the European 
Research Council, the Marie Sklodowska-Curie programme, the Irish 
Research Council, and the Programme for Research In Third Level 
Institutions (PRTLI). Staff in English are closely associated with NUI 
Galway’s Moore Institute for Research in Humanities and Social Studies. 
In the 2017 QS University Rankings, English at NUI Galway was ranked 
within the top 150 English departments in the world.

Additional information on English at NUI Galway is available at: 
http://www.nuigalway.ie/english://ww

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Felix Ó Murchadha
Email: (felix.omurchadha /at/ nuigalway.ie) <mailto:(felix.omurchadha /at/ nuigalway.ie)>

Salary: €66,035 to €91,242 p.a.

(This appointment will be made on the Senior Lecturer scale in line with 
current Government pay policy)

(For pre 1995 public sector entrants in Ireland, the D class Salary 
rates will apply)

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 
Thursday, 1st June 2017. It will not be possible to consider 
applications received after the closing date.

Garda vetting may apply

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.
Further details are available at www.djei.ie <http://www.djei.ie>

For more information and Application Form please see website: 
http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/jobs/ Applications should be submitted 
online.

Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon 
University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control 
Framework for the higher education sector.

National University of Ireland Galway is an equal opportunities employer.



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