Lecturer in Television and Cross Media Culture

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The Department of Media Studies of the Faculty of Humanities has a vacancy for a Lecturer in Television and Cross Media Culture.

The Faculty offers the opportunity of a lectureship for recent graduates. We offer the opportunity to teach in a dynamic academic environment in which new didactic methods are developed and where you will receive support for further career development. The Media and Information and New Media programs are taught in English.

You will be supervised closely during the first year of your appointment. Additional didactical training can also be part of the appointment. Based on the candidate's educational portfolio, previously acquired competences will be taken into consideration.

We expect that our new colleague will be a strong team player in the field of Media and Culture, within themes and subjects such as audio-visual analysis of television, cross-media culture and flm, cultural theory, media history, global media studies, and/or genre theory. S/he is acquainted with current theoretical and critical approaches in media studies and the humanities and is able to define her/his position in present-day disciplinary developments. Candidates are expected to have obtained their PhD.

Tasks:

• preparing and carrying out of education at BA and MA level;
• supervising and coaching of students;
• supervision of student assignments and papers;
• contributing to the evaluation and design of education.

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