Location: | Sunderland |
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Salary: | £36,333 to £54,422 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 21st March 2023 |
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Closes: | 21st April 2023 |
Job Ref: | 0147-23 |
Location: Sunderland Campus
Fixed term (12 months)
Hours per week: 37
Interview date: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Job Description
Job Description
We are seeking to recruit a lecturer/senior lecturer in social media on a one-year fixed term contract to join the University of Sunderland's vibrant journalism and communications team.
This is a fixed term appointment to cover a valued colleague who is being supported to take up an exciting opportunity in industry for one year.
Experience of teaching in higher education is essential. We are able to make an appointment at senior lecturer level for an exceptional candidate with significant higher education experience and who can demonstrate their experience of academic leadership.
The focus on the role will be the delivery of teaching of modules core to our BA (Hons) Social Media Management programme as well as media and journalism courses.
You will have excellent practical knowledge of all major social media platforms and the skills to teach across a range of theoretical and practice-based modules including audience and community engagement, and data analysis and visualisation.
We are looking for individuals with excellent industry contacts for guest speakers, client briefs, and experience with supporting students in accessing placement opportunities in collaboration with professional services colleagues.
Please email carole.watson@sunderland.ac.uk for an informal chat.
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The University of Sunderland is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, treating all applicants equally and ensuring recruitment is based on merit. However we particularly welcome applications from the following groups as they are underrepresented within the University of Sunderland at this level/in this area: Women, LGBT+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. In addition, we are ‘happy to talk flexible working’.
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