Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in PR & Journalism (Sports Journalism)

Grade 7, £42,978 - £48,350

Grade 8, £48,350 - £56,021 

The vision of Leeds Business School (LBS) is to be an excellent, inclusive, innovative and engaged Business School which contributes substantially to the regional economy and local culture. The successful launch of innovative courses has given us a significant opportunity to increase and enrich our team of lecturing staff in the Business School. Successful candidates would join a lively, diverse international team of practitioner-academics drawn from a variety of backgrounds.  

LBS has a long history of applied learning and engagement with business and industry, and we are seeking an academic with extensive practitioner experience of broadcast and/or multimedia journalism who can deliver and manage multiple modules across the newly accredited MSc in Sports Journalism, the established BA (Hons) in Sports Journalism and other courses within the subject area. 

You will have significant and recent experience in the industry and will be able to demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality teaching in sports journalism modules specifically and broadcast and multimedia journalism more widely. You will have excellent story-telling and editorial skills across a range of media, especially in UK TV and radio. Up-to-date knowledge of cross-platform journalism would be an advantage as would be specialist experience of delivering on BJTC accredited courses, a solid “traditional” background in journalism and continuing experience in industry. 

Candidates will also have recent Higher Education teaching and module leadership experience and evidence of active postgraduate research activity. Lecturing on the Undergraduate and Postgraduate journalism awards at Leeds Business School requires a high level of organisational skill, a willingness to centre students and the ability to teach with enthusiasm, knowledge and innovation. 

As a member of our School, you would be expected to undertake a number of activities including research, teaching across a range of levels and contexts from first year undergraduate to Masters students, supervision of projects and/or dissertations and, supporting our ambitions to build partnerships with local and national media, and sporting organisations. 

Closing date: Monday 11th November 2024 (23:59) Please note that you will not be able to edit or submit a part-completed application form after the closing date.  

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Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more. 

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.

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