Lecturer in Journalism

**Job Title**: Lecturer in Journalism

**Location**:Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ

**Salary**: £35,326 - £50,296 per year

**Job type**:Permanent, Full Time

RGU is an innovative, inclusive, and thoroughly professional university, focused on the impact of its demand-led teaching and research. Not only are we the Scottish University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Awards for 2021 andranked Top modern university in the Complete University Guide, but we also have an impressive array of other awards, including (amongst many others) a Gold Rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework, placing us in the top 20% of the best universities in theUK for the quality of our undergraduate teaching and learning.

The School of Creative and Cultural Business seeks to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Journalism to join its dynamic team. This important role is required to contribute to the high-quality delivery within the rapidly evolving field of journalism at bothundergraduate and postgraduate levels.

**About the Role**:
Salary on appointment will be dependent upon experience
- Grade 7 Salary Scale: £35,326 - 40,927
- Grade 8 Salary Scale: £42,149 - 50,296

**Duties Include**:

- Carries out designated teaching (e.g., via lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, laboratory work, field trips, studio work, practical's etc) and assessment duties in areas of expertise, or as otherwise required by the Head of School
- Participates in the development and preparation of teaching materials
- Provides tutorial and personal guidance for students
- Supervises undergraduate and postgraduate projects
- Undertakes appropriate administrative responsibilities (e.g., year tutor, student selection, assessment co-ordination, placement organisation, timetabling, maintaining attendance records etc
- Assists in the supervision and visiting of students during their periods of work experience
- Promotes and markets the School and its courses to local, national, and international clientele (including student recruitment
- Maintains working relationships with other Schools/Departments/Units within the University, as necessary, for the smooth operation and continued development of the School and its courses
- Actively pursues and/or encourages research activities (e.g., writing for publication, developing own research, supervising research students, establishing externally funded research projects, presenting at conferences etc
- Actively participates in and suggests relevant staff development activities. Engages with other staff, and wherever possible, in consultancy activities relevant to the School
- Establishes and maintains relevant professional and industrial links, as necessary, for the effective operation of the School's courses (e.g., engagement in work of external bodies, educational and professional
- Represents the School on relevant University committees and the School and University on external committees
- Carries out such other related duties as may be required

**About you**:
Essential Requirements
- Significant knowledge and understanding of Journalism.
- Significant experience of Journalism either practise-based or academic teaching/research.

Desirable Requirements
- Specific experience and knowledge of online journalism, print journalism, broadcast journalism and production, freelance journalism, data journalism, diversity and inclusion, international affairs, or other related fields and roles.