Teaching Fellow in Communication, Media and Culture at Oxford Brookes University

This is a fixed term contract for 1 years, part-time, 0.26 FTE. 

The School of Education, Humanities & Languages at Oxford Brookes University seeks to appoint a new Teaching Fellow in Communication, Media and Culture. The successful candidate will have experience of teaching subjects related to Communication, Media and Culture at undergraduate level. The successful candidate must hold – or be close to the completion of – a doctorate in a relevant field. The successful applicant will teach on the modules ‘Understanding Media’ and ‘Culture, Research Methods’, and organise the work-related learning project. They will also contribute to other team-taught modules.

Oxford Brookes University is one of the UK’s leading modern universities and is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound campus redevelopment programme. Its School of Education, Humanities & Languages offers a dynamic and supportive environment for teaching and research. Alongside Communication, Media and Culture, it teaches degree programmes in History, Philosophy and Liberal Arts, English, Theatre and Creative Writing, Languages and Education. This ambitious, friendly School offers a stimulating home for the right candidate.

You will be responsible for:

• delivering beginner to advanced undergraduate modules in Communication, Media and Culture
• administering undergraduate teaching
• contributing to the development of the CMC programme 

You should have:

• good honours degree in Communication, Media and Culture or a related discipline
• a PhD in Communication, Media and Culture, or closely related discipline, or close to completion
• experience of teaching Communication, Media and Culture or a related discipline at undergraduate level
• excellent team-working and communication skills 

As one of the largest employers in Oxford we pride ourselves in the great experience we offer our staff. You’ll be joining a friendly, professional environment where every member of staff is recognised as important to the success of Oxford Brookes University.

To find out more about the benefits of working for Oxford Brookes please visit: www.brookes.ac.uk/job-vacancies/working-at-brookes.

At Brookes, inclusivity is one of our five guiding principles: we take positive steps to create an environment in which we celebrate, value and provide equal opportunity to all. We are committed to recruiting from the widest possible pool and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who embrace our values, regardless of their background.

As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential selection criteria.

This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points based immigration system, however applications are welcome from candidates who don’t currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a visa via another route.

To apply:

Please complete the online application form via the above ‘Apply’ button. Please submit an up-to-date CV, publications list and a personal statement, which includes examples of how your skills and experience meet each of the selection criteria in the person specification. We suggest that you use each of the criteria in the personal statement document as subheadings and write a paragraph(s) explaining how you meet that criterion with an example(s) to demonstrate this.

Closing Date: 23-June-2024

Location: Headington Hill Site, Headington Campus

For more information: pdteam-operations@brookes.ac.uk