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Our Organisation

RMIT is a global university of technology, design and enterprise. Our mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation, teaching and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for our students, getting them ready for life and work.

The School of Media and Communication pushes the boundaries of digital knowledge creation and future-focused practice. The School has a deep engagement with industry and the community that allows research and teaching to respond creatively and innovatively to global conditions.

The School is home to a vibrant community of practitioners, theorists and thinkers in communication, creative writing and publishing, screen, culture, digital ethnography, new media, journalism, public relations, advertising and music industry. The School has a strong international focus set to drive careers to succeed in the global context with programs and courses offered in Melbourne, Vietnam and Singapore.

The School embraces agility and flexibility to drive a field that is always evolving with emerging specialisations and new roles in an increasingly changing world. Extending the reach for excellence, teaching spaces have been adapted to meet world-class standards.

Partnership with industry and the community ensures we keep abreast of changing industry needs and new technologies of teaching and learning, supporting students in moving fluently between the classroom, the studio and the workplace. Work integrated learning is just one way of many in which the mutual benefits of industry and community partnerships are realised, connecting students directly to real-world projects that result in tangible outcomes.

A multidisciplinary network of research endeavour brings together experts across disciplines. Adopting a creative, critical and playful attitude to research, celebrating disciplinary diversity and leading in the development of practice-led approaches.

In the most recent Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) ranking, RMIT was judged to be well above world standard (5) for the field of Communication and Media studies and above world standard (4) for the field of Cultural Studies and Design Practice and Management, reinforcing the dedication and expertise in these areas. RMIT was also judged to be at world standard (3) for the fields of Film, Television, and Performing Arts and Creative Writing.

For more information, visit www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-schools/media-and-communication

The Role and Your Responsibilities

The Lecturer, Digital Journalism is expected to contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School.

More specifically, the Lecturer will teach and coordinate undergraduate and postgraduate WIL-focused journalism courses including Digital and Data Journalism, Journalism Technologies, and Journalism Capstone, while also supporting other members of the Journalism team in the production of The City Journal in Newsroom.

The Lecturer, Digital Journalism is expected to actively promote the programs by establishing and maintaining memberships, links and partnerships with academic, industry and professional communities.

The Lecturer, Digital Journalism will be responsible for course coordination.

Skills & Experience Required

The successful candidate with be a journalist with current industry experience.

We are seeking an individual who is experienced in the rapidly changing field of journalism communication. This includes a strong track record in the use of digital technologies (including the management of a modern newsroom), a proven ability to teach and research new ways of producing, promoting and distributing journalism and a demonstrated ability to produce quality journalism in a digital environment.

You will have experience in undertaking high quality research and an ability to prepare and win competitive research funding.

A demonstrated ability in building local and international networks with peers and industry will be highly desirable, coupled with excellent interpersonal and communications skills appropriate for interacting with students, staff, and industry, together with a strong commitment to teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a PhD or equivalent in a relevant field.

This role will also require satisfactory confirmation of a Working with Children Check.

To Apply

For further information please contact Dr Alexandra Wake +61 3 9925 9749 or email alex.wake@rmit.edu.au.

Applications close on 9th October 2019 at 11:00 pm.

Applicants are requested to separately address the key selection criteria as outlined in the Position Description. To view the position description please go to RMIT Careers web site and search for job no. 582351