Professor of Media – Teaching, Research & Leadership

About the role

The university is seeking a senior academic to join its Media faculty. The position combines high‑level teaching, internationally‑recognised research and academic leadership across Media Studies, Journalism and Film Making.

Key responsibilities

• Teach 40% of the workload, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate courses, designing new programmes and supervising dissertations, projects and doctoral research.
• Conduct and disseminate high‑impact research (40% of time), publish in leading journals, secure external grant funding and engage in public outreach.
• Provide academic leadership and management (20% of time), such as convening exam boards, mentoring post‑doctoral fellows, teaching assistants and coordinating multi‑staff projects.

Required profile

• Ph.D. in Media, Journalism, Film Studies or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of academic experience, including a strong research record and experience supervising Ph.D. candidates.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and quality‑assure undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
• Experience teaching both on‑site and online in national and international university settings.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape a growing media faculty.
• Access to research funding and collaborative networks.
• Support for professional development and academic leadership.