Senior Lecturer (Faculty of Humanities: Department of Communication and Media Studies) at University of Johannesburg

Job purpose:

• The candidate is expected to engage in teaching and learning, research, supervision and community engagement in the Department.

Responsibilities: 

Teaching & Learning:

• Prepare and deliver lectures and/or practical sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Design and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Film and Television, Screen Studies, African Cinema, Streaming platforms, Documentary, Screenwriting and Multimedia Production.
• Prepare/design and mark assignments, tests, and exams.
• To prepare materials suitable for teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Research:

• To enhance the Department’s research and scholarship profile through a high-quality research portfolio (publications and/or examples of research-based practice) publications of high standards in line with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) criteria.
• Working effectively and collaboratively to develop shared research and scholarship culture.
• Enhance our links with industry to enable collaborations and knowledge exchange.
• Generating grant or funding income, where appropriate, to support your research.
• Attracting and supervising postgraduate research students.

Supervision:

• Recruiting and supervising postgraduate students.
• Mentoring early career Researchers.
• Serving on the Departmental Higher Degrees Committee.
• Acting as a non-assessing Chair during viva voce examinations.

Community engagement:

• Participating in committee meetings within the Department, Faculty and the university.
• Review research proposals and giving feedback to postgraduate students.
• Giving talks, presenting at conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Media appearances and writing op-ed articles.

Administration:

• Act as a creative outputs champion for the Department, both internally and externally.
• Engaging with appropriate academic leadership and administrative tasks, and playing an active role within the Department, as required by the Head of Department. 
• Organising work integrated opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD (NQF 10) in Film and Television or Screen Studies, Broadcast Journalism or any other related field.
• Minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years’ teaching and production experience in a higher education environment.
• Practical film, television, and screen production skills.
• Knowledge of Moodle learning management system.
• Proficiency in Zoom, Moodle, and Microsoft Teams.
• General editing and production-related software.

Recommendations:

• Proven industry experience at a professional level (e.g. broadcast, film productions, or multi-media organisations).

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Ability to work in teams.
• High level skills in production, editing and screenwriting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to deliver creative outputs.
• Excellent inter-personal communication skills.
• Positive attitude and reliable work ethic.

Deadline:9th August,2026