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[Commlist] Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Wits University
Tue Feb 07 10:44:30 GMT 2023
The department of Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand,
in Johannesburg, South Africa, is recruiting a lecturer and senior
lecturer to begin around the middle of 2023. Come join a busy, dynamic
and research-active department in one of the highest ranked universities
on the continent.
*Lecturer in Media Studies*
The Department of Media Studies is seeking to make an appointment at the
rank of Lecturer to start in June 2023.
**
*Requirements*: Candidates should hold a PhD in media and communication
studies or a related discipline, have an appropriate publication record
and have expert knowledge in one or more of the fields related to
consumer culture, African media and democracy, decolonial studies,
media/journalism culture and practice, digital technology ordatascience.
Teaching experience is essential, while experience of supervision and of
curriculum and teaching innovation is desirable.
*Responsibilities*: The successful candidate will be required to offer
wide-ranging teaching across all years of study; to implement
communicative, student-centred methodologies to facilitate
students’development and growth; to supervise postgraduate students at
Honours and MA level, with PhD students being added in time; to be
research active in areas related to the discipline; to carry
out administrative duties for the department; and to take part in the
intellectual and public life of the university.Applications are
especially welcome from candidates with a demonstrable capacity to
participate in curriculum transformation activities at departmental,
school and faculty level.
**
*Enquiries **only*: Prof. Iginio Gagliardone, e-mail:
(iginio.gagliardone /at/ wits.ac.za) <mailto:(Ufuoma.Akpojivi /at/ wits.ac.za)>
**
*To **apply*: Submit a letter of motivation, a detailed CV and the names
and contact details of three referees (incl. e-mail addresses).
*/Internal employees /*are invited to apply directly on Oracle by
following the path: iWits/Self Service application/“Apply for a job”
*/External applicants /*can access the job posting at this link
<https://irec.wits.ac.za/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelfService/webui/VisVacDispPG&IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APP=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&p_svid=92643&p_spid=4536754>and
are invited to apply by registering a profile on the Wits i-recruitment
platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za
<https://email.wits.ac.za/owa/redir.aspx?C=WtZIsfNvc4tfEPTTz4IVas21Viip1e0AfWbjqzVexWCEwsP54nvVCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2firec.wits.ac.za%2f>and
submitting the application.
The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be
given to appointable applicants from underrepresented designated groups
in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the
University.
**
*Closing Date: 28 February 2023 *
**
*Senior Lecturer in Media Studies*
The Department of Media Studies is seeking to make an appointment at the
rank of Senior Lecturer to start in June 2023.
**
*Requirements*: Candidates should hold a PhD in media and communication
studies or related disciplines andbe active researchers with established
publication records. We are particularly interested in interviewing
candidates with expertise in consumer culture, African media and
democracy, decolonial studies, media/journalism culture and practice,
digital technology and data science. Candidates should have an
appropriate level of experience in departmental academic management and
inteaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (including
postgraduate supervision), and a public profile commensurate with the rank.
*Responsibilities*: The successful candidate will be required to offer
wide-ranging teaching across all years of study; to implement
communicative, student-centred methodologies to facilitate students’
development and growth; to supervise postgraduate students at Honours,
MA and PhD level; to be research active in areas related to the
discipline; to carry out administrative duties for the department,
school and faculty; to contribute to the development of the discipline
in South Africa; and to take part in the intellectual and public life of
the university.Applications are especially welcome from candidates with
a demonstrable capacity to participate in curriculum transformation
activities at departmental, school and faculty level.
**
*Enquiries **only*: Prof. Iginio Gagliardone, e-mail:
(iginio.gagliardone /at/ wits.ac.za) <mailto:(Ufuoma.Akpojivi /at/ wits.ac.za)>
**
*To **apply*: Submit a letter of motivation, a detailed CV and the names
and contact details of three referees (incl. e-mail addresses).
*/Internal employees /*are invited to apply directly on Oracle by
following the path: iWits/Self Service application/“Apply for a job”
*/External applicants /*can access the job posting at this link
<https://irec.wits.ac.za/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelfService/webui/VisVacDispPG&IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APP=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&p_svid=92683&p_spid=4538754>and
are invited to apply, by registering a profile on the Wits i-recruitment
platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za
<https://email.wits.ac.za/owa/redir.aspx?C=WtZIsfNvc4tfEPTTz4IVas21Viip1e0AfWbjqzVexWCEwsP54nvVCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2firec.wits.ac.za%2f>and
submitting the application.
The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be
given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated
groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of
the University.
**
*Closing Date: 28 February 2023 *
Prof Nicky Falkof
Associate Professor, Media Studies
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Room 3080, Solomon Mahlangu House
+27 11 7174165
(nicky.falkof /at/ wits.ac.za) <mailto:(nicky.falkof /at/ wits.ac.za)>
@barbrastrident <https://twitter.com/BarbraStrident>// @witsMDST
<https://twitter.com/witsmdst>
nickyfalkof.com <https://nickyfalkof.com/>
Books:
/Worrier State <https://witspress.co.za/catalogue/worrier-state/>/
/Intimacy and Injury
<https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526157621/intimacy-and-injury/>/
/Anxious Joburg <http://witspress.co.za/catalogue/anxious-joburg/>/
/The End of Whiteness
<http://www.jacana.co.za/component/virtuemart/current-affairs-history/end-of-whiteness-detail?Itemid=198>/
Recent articles:
‘Lovers Not Fighters: Afropolitan masculinity in two South African
romcoms’ <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17533171.2022.2148189>
‘Consuming Africa: Safari aesthetics in the Johannesburg beauty industry
<‘https:/www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10253866.2021.1935901>’
‘Expat Anxieties: Risk and safety in Cape Town, South Africa, and
Santiago de Chile
<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13675494211013813>’
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