Lecturer in Digital Media Culture

Location: Winchester School of Art

Salary:  £32,004 to £36,001 per annum

Full Time - Permanent

Closing Date:  Sunday 20 November 2016

Interview Date:  To be confirmed

Reference: 796916FH

One of the country’s leading art and design schools, Winchester School of Art continues to build on its reputation for excellence and innovation. Our modern studios and workshops are furnished with industry-standard equipment; we work with ambitious students whose abilities are matched by their creativity and enthusiasm; and we attract academics that flourish in a dynamic learning environment where they can share their contemporary knowledge and expertise in design and media.

For this role we are seeking a Lecturer with very good academic and/or industry experience to teach Global Media Management at post-graduate level.

You will have up-to-date knowledge of academic and industry issues and debates in digital media culture, network society, global issues and globalization, creative media and design in digital culture, issues of (big) data and/or mobile culture and platforms.

You will be required to deliver and support in developing an innovative teaching programme, utilising a variety of different teaching methods. Working with the existing staff you will also be actively involved in administration, assessment and recruitment processes. Ideally, you will have some existing industry connections and ideas about how they can be creatively used to enhance the student experience and build the profile of the course.

You are expected to be an active researcher with at least an emerging national/international profile and proven potential to deliver research outputs at a level commensurate to a Russell Group university. You should also have a PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in a relevant subject area.

Course background:

WSA GMM is focused on global media in a critical and digital context, taking into account the network cultural landscape as a background to understand communication. The course is aimed to develop a critical generation of media managers. The course engages with NGOs, public communications and the wider issues in technologies, social practices and critical case studies of globalization. WSA GMM focuses on networks and mobile cultures and aims to develop academically minded participants that have a good understanding of the changes in media industries including the non-profits.

The School’s Research Centre Global Futures in Art, Design and Media offers a vibrant research environment and mentoring of junior staff to help their career development.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact either Dr Seth Giddings (MA coordinator) s.giddings@southampton.ac.uk or Dr Dan Ashton (Global Media Management pathway leader) d.k.ashton@southampton.ac.uk

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Geraldine Lewis (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2507. Please quote reference 796916FH on all correspondence.