[Commlist] Job opportunity: Journalism

Colleagues may be interested in this opportunity to join the 
BJTC-accredited Journalism team at Coventry University. Journalism sits 
within our vibrant School of Media and Performing Arts, based in 
Coventry's city centre. Details below and in the usual places.
Job title : Lecturer in Journalism
Job reference : REQ009009
Application closing date : 28/11/2021
Faculty / School or Service : Faculty of Arts & Humanities (FAH)
Salary : Grade 7 GBP34,304 to GBP44,434 per annum
Package : As one of Coventry's biggest employers, we offer some pretty 
impressive benefits including an excellent pension scheme and generous 
holiday allowances.
Job category/type : Academic

Job description :

Coventry University is a leading innovator in education committed to 
creating better futures by empowering students and communities to 
transform their lives and society through teaching, learning research 
and enterprise. We are gold rated in the government’s Teaching 
Excellence Framework (TEF) and the top Modern University in the Midlands 
in 2021.

We want passionate practitioners who can inspire the next generation of 
journalists to join us in the School of Media and Performing Arts at a 
particularly exciting time. We are a vibrant creative community 
providing award winning opportunities to UG and PG students of film and 
photography, music and acting, digital and immersive media as well as 
Journalism and Media Communications.

Coventry is hosting a year long series of international events as the 
City of Culture, and in 2022 a brand new, state of the art University 
building will host the Faculty of Arts and Humanities enabling us to 
push the boundaries of collaboration and innovation in our teaching, 
research and enterprise.

As we develop new courses and activities we are seeking to appoint an 
energetic and adaptable journalist with experience of teaching and 
learning in HE and a great track record in industry.  Your hands on 
experience in a broadcast newsroom would be particularly valuable.  As 
would experience in sports journalism. Other journalistic specialisms 
are also welcome. You need to be passionate about education and 
employability and able to develop industry focussed opportunities that 
enhance the student experience.

Applicants should either have a significant track record of high profile 
industry experience and degree level and professional qualifications OR 
they should have a PhD.

Alongside teaching and learning, successful applicants will also need to 
demonstrate an ability to contribute to research or scholarship, and /or 
enterprise through their academic or industry experience in the subject 
area. Those without a teaching qualification will need to undertake 
Coventry University’s PGCHE training and / or gain HEA fellowship.

Coventry University is committed to providing our employees with the 
best opportunities for both career and personal development. We offer a 
wide range of training and support to all staff as well as generous 
holiday allowances, pensions, rewards packages and flexible working options.

See our courses at: 
https://www.coventry.ac.uk/study-at-coventry/faculties-and-schools/arts-and-humanities/media-and-performing-arts/

For information or an informal discussion about this post please contact 
in the first instance:

(MPAHeadsOffice.FAH /at/ coventry.ac.uk)

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