[Commlist] Lecturer in Mass Communications (0.5fte) - 12 months fixed term

Contract Type: Fixed Term
Hours: Part Time
Job Type: Academic
Salary: £33,797 - £40,323 pro rata per annum
Vacancy Type: Academic / Research Vacancies
Closing Date :10/09/2019 Ref No: 2739
Lecturer in Mass Communications (Teaching only)
The School of Humanities and Social Science (HSS) offers programmes in 
the areas of History, English Literature, Media, Culture, Communication 
and, Sociology, Criminology and International Relations. You will be 
joining a vibrant school that provides an outstanding learning 
environment for students and prioritises both excellence in teaching and 
supporting staff to produce impactful and high quality research of 
international standing. HSS is well positioned for a very strong REF 
2021 performance and in the recent NSS 2018 survey the subject areas in 
the school scored an average of 89% overall satisfaction,  which is 6% 
above the sector average. Students are encouraged to be creative, 
enthusiastic and scholarly in their approach to learning. Their 
programmes of study allow them to engage in debate with a range of 
practitioners and cultural partners locally, nationally and 
internationally, demonstrating the university’s civic and global 
engagement agenda.

You will join our collegial and innovative School and teach and lead a 
number of modules related to Media, Culture, Communication and Mass 
Communications at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Most 
notably these will include Research Methods modules both at 
undergraduate and post-graduate levels, Digital Cultures at Masters 
level and Media Policy and Regulation at final-year undergraduate level. 
You should also be able to supervise Masters dissertations across a 
range of topics relevant to the study of Mass Communications. You are 
required to have experience of delivering lectures and seminars at HE 
level and of module leadership and associated academic administration. 
You should have a relevant teaching qualification and have teaching 
specialisms appropriate to the modules above.

We currently offer a successful MA in Mass Communications. Part of your 
role will be to develop learning materials for a proposed 
distance-learning version of the MA in Mass Communications. You should 
have appropriate experience of contributing to distance learning and/or 
developing distance learning materials.

This is an exciting time to join LJMU and a growing team of staff in a 
Media department that is developing exciting new initiatives in an 
important phase of renewal. The proposed distance-learning MA in Mass 
Communications is a key part of this renewal so this post represents an 
ideal opportunity for an individual who wants to be a key part of 
developing Masters provision for an international audience.

LJMU values diversity and provides a supportive and inclusive 
environment where everyone can fulfil their potential.
Informal enquires may be made to the Programme Leader, Dr Steve Spittle, 
email: (s.spittle /at/ ljmu.ac.uk) or telephone 0151 231 5045.

Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at 
midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.

To access further details about his post and to apply online follow this 
link: 
https://jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/lecturer-in-mass-communications-05fte-12-months-fixed-term-397561.html

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