Job Openings at Aga Khan University

 

Launched in 2015, the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) is the premier source of education and tailored training for journalists, communicators and media executives and entrepreneurs in East Africa and beyond.

Guided by the principles of global excellence and local relevance, GSMC helps individuals to transform their careers and organizations to seize on opportunities and reap the benefits of innovation.

Position Overview:
This full-time position will provide academic leadership for AKU-GSMC’s new Executive Masters in Media Leadership and Innovation. In addition, this role involves teaching, research and community outreach activities

• Design high quality learning experiences for executive masters students.
• Coordinate two courses as part of the Executive Masters in media Leadership & Innovation.
• Teach two courses per semester as part of the Executive Masters in Media Leadership & innovation.
• Work with an Instructional designer to ensure course content is easily accessible and useable on Moodle.
• Engage in relevant and active research activities to advance the school’s scholarly research agenda in the areas of media leadership and innovation.
• Maintain a sound and current knowledge and understanding of the field through research, scholarly activities and publications.
• Contribute to maintaining and extending links between the School and relevant organizations, researchers and practitioners

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Position Overview:

This is a teaching and research position to support the Master of Arts in Digital Journalism programme. The position holder must embrace cutting-edge technologies to enable them lead our digital media production in preparing students for the rapidly changing media landscape. Extensive professional experience in the production of video and other multimedia content for journalistic purposes is required.

• Plan, design, develop and teach courses in multimedia storytelling, visual journalism, advanced reporting practices and issues and/or other courses related to journalism in emerging media in both PDCE and MADJ
• Effectively integrate new technologies and multi-media innovations into curriculum and courses.
• Co-ordinate and administer courses/programmes, where required, as part of the GSMC’s academic and professional programs.
• Deliver lectures, design and conduct case studies, seminars, workshops, consultancies and other formal and informal learning activities as part of the GSMC suite of offerings.
• Monitor and evaluate programmes, courses and teaching performance.
• Contribute to collaborative teaching, research and curriculum development projects in the areas of broadcast & multimedia production.
• Engage in relevant and innovative research activities to advance the school’s scholarly research agenda in the areas of broadcast journalism, digital production and media innovation.
• Maintain a sound and current knowledge and understanding of the field through research, scholarly activities and publications.
• Contribute to maintaining and extending links between the School and relevant organisations, researchers and practitioners.
• Mentor early career staff and students.
• Identify and create opportunities for collaborative teaching and research projects with internal and external researchers and stakeholders.
• Actively contribute to governance, marketing, promotion, and administrative activities to facilitate the strategic goals of the School and the University including being actively involved in the School.
• Attend team meetings and other activities as well as contribute to appropriate commercial/consulting activities with other academic staff.

Reports to: The Director, Academics, Graduate School of Media and Communications

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