The Department of Media Studies is looking for fixed-term lecturers to teach in the Media Studies BA programme, specifically in the team New Media & Digital Culture. Lecturers with a PhD may also may teach in the Master's degree program and supervise theses.

Are you our new lecturer in the BA Mediastudies, programma New Media & Digital Culture?
The Department of Media Studies is looking for fixed-term Lecturers to teach in the Media Studies BA programme, specifically in the team New Media & Digital Culture. Lecturers with a PhD also may also teach in the Master's degree program and supervise theses.

Candidates should have considerable knowledge of the study of New Media and Digital Culture in the humanities, especially in the areas of digital research methods and critical internet culture. They may also have demonstrable affinity with the media arts, media history, media theory and social media critique. Up-to-date web vernacular knowledge is desirable. Practical experience in working analytically with online platforms and web-based applications and tools (e.g., social media analytics) is also desirable.

What are you going to do

• teaching seminar groups, under the supervision of the course coordinator, in the bachelor programme Media and Information and, if you have obtained a PhD, in the Master programme
• coordinating and administration related to your own seminar group (such as handling administrative tasks and communicating with students);
• marking (final) assignments, papers and theses and providing input on exams and exam questions as well as registering marks;
• attending meetings and lectures, preparing for teaching, updating course materials or assignments and selecting teaching methods, in consultation with colleagues and the course coordinator;
• supervising bachelor theses (and, with a PhD, Master's theses)
• providing individual supervision to students such as mentoring and coaching.

What do you have to offer

• at a minimum, a research-oriented Master's degree in Media Studies or a related discipline, with preference given to a PhD in a relevant field;
• you are pedagogically oriented and enthusiastic about teaching (e.g., able to work from students' own knowledge base, to teach a curriculum that has already been developed, to supervise students and to make an active contribution in meetings with fellow lecturers);
• you have attained the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ). If you have not attained the UTQ, you are required to start with the UTQ track upon commencement of your employment contract and obtain the certificate within three years of employment;
• good command of the Dutch language is preferred. If you do not speak Dutch, we offer the opportunity to take and pass the state examination for Dutch as a Second Language programme II;
• teaching or teaching-support experience at university level, preferably with a focus on New Media;
• affinity with ICT in academic education and experience with digital and audio-visual equipment;
• team spirit and a willingness to participate in activities of the New Media team and to collaborate in teaching teams;
• administrative experience and skills;
• your command of English is sufficient to teach academic courses in English.

What do we offer

• excellent training and development opportunities, including participation in our Lecturer Development Programme and time reserved for professional development;
• attaining the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ);
• the opportunity to participate in the Dutch as a Second Language programme II;
• a position in which taking initiative and providing input are greatly appreciated;
• an enthusiastic, inspiring and professional academic team;
• a 'buddy' system;
• an inspiring academic and international work environment in the heart of Amsterdam;
• good coffee and a variety of teas and monthly get-togethers with colleagues on 'cake-days' and 'departmental drinks'.

Where you will be working
The New Media and Digital Culture team specialises in the study of digital media in the humanities and focuses on issues in digital humanities, digital aesthetics, data visualisation, internet studies, data cultures and the politics of code. There is a strong practical component where implicit knowledge and up-to-date experience in web culture are considered essential skills.
Lecturers teach mainly in courses concerned with topics such as data journalism, media theory, digital practices, digital methods and information analytics, media history as well as contemporary themes in digital culture, all in the programme Media and Information.
The team you will work in consists of 30 staff members. With over 500 first-year Bachelor students, the UvA has the largest programme in media studies.

Your application should include the following information:

• a letter of motivation and detailed CV;
• the names and email addresses of two references who can provide letters of recommendation.

Please submit the required information in 1 pdf by uploading in the required field 'CV'. A trial lecture of 15 minutes is part of the interview. The interviews will be held in the period 18-20 December 2024. Starting date: 1 February 2025 for the duration of 4 years (fixed term).

Questions can be directed to Prof. dr. Richard Rogers via r.a.rogers@uva.nl.