Lecturer, Digital Communication

Overview:

- Full-time, Continuing position
- Salary Academic Level B + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
- Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, but may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University

About You
The Lecturer, Digital Communication is expected to contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School of Media and Communication in the field of Digital Communication, which includes digital content creation, managing digital challenges, as well as digital audiences and analytics.

More broadly, the Lecturer, Digital Communication is responsible for carrying out teaching activities related to Digital Communication within undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs and for maintaining and advancing their scholarly, research and/or professional capabilities related to Digital Communication. The Lecturer, Digital Communication is also expected to actively promote the undergraduate and postgraduate programs by establishing and maintaining memberships, links and partnerships with academic, industry and professional communities.

The Lecturer, Digital Communication is expected to work collaboratively and collegially with all RMIT staff, and update colleagues and students on developments in their related research specialisation. The Lecturer, Digital Communication will be responsible for coordination of courses offered onshore and offshore; and will be required to teach courses in intensive mode at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM); where RMIT’s Bachelor of Professional Communication is also offered.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:

- Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver Digital Communication courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including semester-long and intensive delivery, and the ability to produce high quality curriculum or program materials.
- Ability to undertake course coordination role.
- Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with and to negotiate sensitively with students, especially on issues related to effective learning.
- Emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs in Communication will contribute to existing Discipline and School research strengths evidenced by publications and development of new research initiatives.
- Ability to build effective networks with colleagues and generate alternative funding projects through effective liaison with industry and government.

About the College

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.

In the most recent QS Rankings by Subject, RMIT was ranked 37th in the world for Communication Studies.

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.

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To Apply

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Position Description - Lecturer, Digital Communication

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