Lecturer-(UGIS) Media Studies Major Program

The Undergraduate major degree program in Media Studies at UC Berkeley is an interdisciplinary program that introduces students to various media theories and practices in the broadest sense, including the history of media technologies, institutions, and the politics of media and its significance for democratic citizenship.

Media literacy, critique and competency, along with research skills in media studies, are core components of our major. Media Studies provides tools for critical analysis and interpretation of various media. The Media Studies major offers three areas of concentration: Digital Studies, Global Cultural Studies, and Media Law and Policy.

General Duties: In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and using Cal’s electronic resources for course management and may include supervising teaching assistants and course graders and advising students on interdisciplinary course selection.

Media Studies invites applications for a pool of qualified instructors with experience teaching interdisciplinary media studies and media theories. The initial review need is for an instructor of Media and Democracy and Media Studies Research Methods, with the possibility long term for other additional courses in areas of the candidates specialization.

Please indicate all potential area(s) of specializations in the application. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.