Part time, permanent
Location: York.
Salary: £39,906 - £48,822 per annum (£19,953- £24,411 pro rata)
Introduction to YSJ university
York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.
As one of the fastest growing universities in the UK over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset.
The School
Production, clustered within the School of the Arts, is an ambitious and growing academic unit. With the expansion of our BJTC-accredited undergraduate programmes in journalism, sports journalism and across broadcast media, we're looking to recruit a journalist/news producer with relevant teaching experience.
The Role
As a Lecturer in the Production Department, the successful candidate will be joining a team of around 15 other academics and will be teaching and marking across Sports Journalism, Journalism and Media Production modules, including theory and practice, across all levels of study. Our Journalism courses are BJTC accredited so you will be working with the team to fulfil our commitments to this accreditation. The successful candidate will be developing their research and professional practice, taking active part in Department meetings and other University activities and helping organise activities such as student trips, industry events, and award ceremonies. You will be reporting to the Associate Head of School for Production, who leads the Production Department.
Required Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have industry experience working in sports journalism, preferably within broadcast sports journalism. Ideally, they will also have some ability to teach across other media production disciplines such as film, television and podcasting, and have a good understanding of production workflows and procedures. They will already have teaching experience, preferably within HE, and have a compassionate approach to student learning. The successful candidate is expected to have exemplary communication skills, written and verbal.
It is important that candidates have a strong understanding of media law and ethics, and an awareness of and willingness to engage in and deliver in a multiplatform context, including Radio, Magazine, Podcasting, Television and other emerging and established digital platforms.
They will have a flexible and professional approach to working as part of a small team and a commitment to the social justice values of the university.
Further Information
For informal enquiries please contact Dr Evi Karathanasopoulou at e.k@yorksj.ac.uk
It is anticipated that the assessment process will involve a presentation and panel interview. Further details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.
Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. However, we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route..
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities and welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.
This vacancy is scheduled to close on the date indicated at the bottom of this advert, but we may close earlier if we receive a high level of applications.
Application process support
We are keen to support you throughout the recruitment process. Before starting your application please refer to the attached candidate application form guidance below which provides advice about completing the application process.
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact vacancies@yorksj.ac.uk. Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point in the process please do not hesitate to contact us. The following resource may help you adapt the device you are using to apply to suit your needs My Computer My Way (abilitynet.org.uk)
Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that AI can be helpful in shaping your responses, but we encourage you to share your answers in your own words.
Our benefits package
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -
- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan after six months service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists
- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software
- Relocation expenses package for certain roles
- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and Visa loan scheme for additional costs (if applicable to the role)
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