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NEW AND SOCIAL MEDIA LECTURE / ASSOCIATE LECTURER

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Department: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES - WITS JOURNALISM
Position: NEW AND SOCIAL MEDIA LECTURE / ASSOCIATE LECTURER
Remuneration: A competitive salary package will be offered.
Description:

Grant funded contract post (from 1 Feb 2012 to 31 December 2012)

The postgraduate Journalism Programme, in the Faculty of Humanities, at Wits University seeks to fill the post of New and Social Media Lecturer/ Associate Lecturer. The post will include the following main responsibilities:

  • Teaching courses and mentoring students in new media journalism, including multi-media techniques for the web and social media.
  • Conceptualising and developing innovative web-based reporting projects and working with students on those projects, including the building of the websites that house them;
  • Supervising student research work at honours and masters level;
  • Advising the department on social media and other developments, their implications for our programme, and be willing to develop innovative teaching and research responses to them;
  • Maintaining and developing the various websites of the journalism programme and its projects.

Requirements:

Applicants must have a strong record of work in online media, social media and journalism; significant teaching experience; the ability to work independently and in a team; and detailed knowledge of the rapidly developing world of new media. They must have experience of content management systems, website architecture and preferably (but not essentially) basic coding skills, as well as proficiency in using and experimenting with social media.

For appointment at Lecturer level, applicants must hold a PhD or have significant professional experience (3 – 5 years) at a senior level in the industry with at least an Honours or undergraduate degree.

For appointment at Associate Lecturer level, applicants must be in possession of a Master’s degree and be committed to completing a PhD.

Enquiries: Prof Anton Harber, email anton.harber@wits.ac.za

To apply:

Submit a letter of motivation, detailed CV (shortlisted candidates will be requested to submit examples of relevant work), together with the names and email addresses of two referees to: Mrs Pumla Ngcobo, Humanities Human Resources Office, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Gauteng, South Africa. Email: pumla.ngcobo@wits.ac.za.

Closing date: 30 November 2011
Closing Date: 30 November 2011
Contact Person: PHUMLA NGCOBO
Contact Person Email: PHUMLA.NGCOBO@WITS.AC.ZA
Fax Applications to: N/A
To Apply: Submit a covering letter, detailed CV with names and contact details of three referees and certified copies of degrees/diplomas to PHUMLA NGCOBO, Faculty of humanities - wits journalism, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050.

Alternatively - Fax: N/A or E-mail: PHUMLA.NGCOBO@WITS.AC.ZA

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