Lecturer - New Media - Summer Session

Position overview

Position title : Lecturer in New Media Salary range : The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / 2024-25 / july-2024-scales / t15.pdf. The current full time salary range for this position is $68,247-$192,040. Percent time : 11% Anticipated start : July 7, 2025 Position duration : Summer Session D 2025. The lecturer will be the lead instructor on a new media course during Summer Session D, a 6-week term from July 7, 2025 to August 15, 2025.

Application Window

Open date : February 3, 2025

Next review date : Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Sunday, Jun 1, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Berkeley Center for New Media is an interdisciplinary research center that studies and shapes media transition and emergence from diverse perspectives. Through critical thinking and making, we cultivate technological equity and fairness in our classrooms, in our communities, and on the internet.

Led by several prominent and energetic UC faculty, with support from an associate staff director, this dynamic campus unit conducts research, produces lectures and symposia, awards faculty and student fellowships, hosts visiting scholars, and offers a Designated Emphasis for PhD students, a Certificate for Masters students, and a certificate for the undergraduate population. The BCNM also offers select courses each semester. Over 100 faculty and students from numerous departments are represented by the BCNM, including Anthropology, Architecture, Art Practice, Boalt Law School, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Education, Electrical Engineering, Ethnic Studies, Film & Media, French, Geography, History, History of Art, Performance Studies, Rhetoric, Spanish & Portuguese, Sociology, among others.

This lecturer will teach one high enrollment summer online course for the Berkeley Center for New Media, either NWMEDIA 132, "How to Build a Global Internet," or NWMEDIA 133, "Tech Wars." NWMEDIA 132 will focus on how to build the backbone of the internet, covering the ethics of financial considerations, project management, and the legal hurdles and protections on the ground. NWMEDIA 133 will focus on the historical and contemporary developments in security and protection for the digital infrastructures that support all internet traffic.

The applicant selected will have important teaching responsibilities, including preparation of course materials (such as the syllabus) and maintenance of a course website, and will also be expected to hold office hours, assess and offer feedback on student work, assign grades, advise students. The lead instructor will also be responsible for daily course management and supervising several graduate student instructors, employed to support the course.

Unit : https : / / bcnm.berkeley.edu

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Bachelors degree or equivalent international degree required at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

The following qualifications are required by the start of the job. Advanced degree or five years of industry experience.

Preferred qualifications

Five years of experience in industry or a research institute by the start of the appointment.

Teaching experience.

Ph.D. or equivalent international degree.

Background in new media.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Teaching Statement

Reference requirements

• 2-3 required (contact information only)

References of finalists will be contacted.

Apply link : https : / / aprecruit.berkeley.edu / JPF04745

Help contact : lara@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

Job location

Berkeley, CA

Salary : $68,247 - $192,040