- Lecturer, Media – RMIT University, Melbourne
- Manager of Digital Pedagogy – Mt. Holyoke
- Digital Project Coordinator (Limited Term) – Duke University
- Feminist Internet Research Network lead – APC
- Ending Online Gender-based Violence project coordinator – APC
Lecturer, Media – RMIT University, Melbourne
- Convenient CBD Location
- Full-Time Continuing Position
- $92,815 – $110,220 p.a + 17% Superannuation
Our Organisation
RMIT is a global university of technology, design and enterprise. Our mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation, teaching and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for our students, getting them ready for life and work.
The School of Media and Communication aims to produce graduates who will respond creatively to the challenges of a rapidly changing international, media-driven environment. Media and Communication has strong links with industry, and responds to ongoing change brought about by technology and convergence. The School is positioned as a major contributor and leader of the debate within media driven industries, and the recently-opened Media Precinct demonstrates the priorities of the University in maintaining a constant contemporary media presence that is open to the city of Melbourne and beyond; this new Precinct contains state of the art broadcast facilities, internationally-connected 4K streaming capacity, a digital black box, Media classrooms, the offices of RMIT ABC Fact Check and the refurbished Kaleide Theatre.
The School delivers the full spectrum of educational programs from certificate to PhD: industry training, short courses, vocational education, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Some programs have flexible delivery options for on-line learning and the School has a significant presence in international markets onshore and offshore.
The Role and Your Responsibilities
The Lecturer is expected to contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School in disciplines related to their field of expertise, which should incorporate recent experience in online media production. More specifically, the Lecturer is responsible for carrying out teaching activities within the Undergraduate Media program and should demonstrate an ability to integrate their professional and/or creative practice with teaching and research. Experience with media technologies will be preferred: these technologies include (but are not limited to) television and radio studios, digital black boxes, app development/programming, and augmented/virtual reality production. The Lecturer will be encouraged to bring this experience into their teaching practice and course offerings for students. The Lecturer may also be responsible for course coordination and may be asked to undertake more specialised administrative and program-based leadership tasks within the School.
Skills & Experience Required
We are seeking an individual with a proven record of academic and/or professional achievement in the field of media as it relates to RMIT University’s research efforts: this could include publications, creative works, or professional experience in the fields of radio, TV, film, online production, augmented/virtual reality, or programming. You will have proven ability to undertake high quality research resulting in high quality journal articles in recognised international journals together with your ability to prepare and win competitive research grants. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment, will be necessary for success in this role.
To Apply
For further information please contact Daniel Binns on +61 3 9925 5024.
Applications close on Monday 11 June 2018.
Applicants are requested to separately address the key selection criteria as outlined in the Position Description. This role will require satisfactory confirmation of a Working with Children Check.
RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community.
Application close: 11 Jun 2018 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Manager of Digital Pedagogy – Mount Holyoke
Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of RIS and part of the management team of RIS, the Manager of Digital Pedagogy provides leadership, direction, and planning for the broad range of offerings of the Digital Pedagogy group. This person manages a team of 3 librarian and instructional technology liaisons and 1 post-baccalaureate specialist; partners with faculty and students on the effective and critical integration of technology in teaching and learning; leads campus-wide support for these technologies, including the learning management and web publishing systems; oversees selected student-staffed LITS service locations; and participates in the day-to-day work of the team as a liaison to select academic departments and/or initiatives. The manager works across RIS to jointly ensure the integration and complementarity of support for RIS programs and services.
A key role for the manager from 2018-2021 will be to act as the technical and education coordinator for the College’s Sherman Fairchild Foundation grant, which is focused on the renovation and improvement of art-making facilities by incorporating new technologies into the spaces. In collaboration with faculty co-directors and other campus partners, the manager will: facilitate equipment purchases for the College’s makerspace; coordinate planning for the renovation and upgrade of the Media Lab and production studio; co-manage the grant budget; facilitate faculty hiring of student employees; help develop training for faculty who use the spaces targeted by the grant; and develop processes so that at the conclusion of the grant, LITS will be able to provide robust support for the arts and technology.
Primary Position Responsibilities
- Promotes the critical use of digital technologies in support of curricular innovation.
- Provides leadership, management, and direction for the Digital Pedagogy team and the team’s services and programs; oversees projects that improve the delivery of those services to the community.
- Participates in RIS operational and strategic planning and decision-making.
- Works directly with faculty and students on the daily work of Digital Pedagogy team and RIS group, including oversight of select LITS service locations.
- Serves as the technical and education coordinator for the College’s Sherman Fairchild Foundation grant from 2018-2021.
- Works to create a welcoming, accessible, and user-centered environment in which a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff can thrive.
Required education and experience
- Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
- 5-10 years of progressively responsible experience providing instructional technology consulting, outreach, teaching, and support in an academic setting.
- Demonstrated experience with instructional technology project management.
- Demonstrated experience effectively leading projects with diverse groups of faculty, students, administrators, staff, and others.
Desirable (but not required) experience
- Experience teaching college students in any capacity.
- Experience managing staff.
- Experience with projects involving facilities, hardware, and software.
- Experience with one or more of the specific technologies currently in use at Mount Holyoke (Moodle, WordPress, Adobe Creative Cloud suite of tools).
We are actively building an organization that values the following skills and abilities. We want to talk with candidates who see themselves broadly reflected below:
- possesses excellent and creative interpersonal, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills;
- embraces meaningful change;
- seeks to build a collaborative and culturally diverse environment;
- works effectively in both independent and team environments and manages multiple tasks and priorities effectively;
- understands library services in an academic setting;
- maintains a professional and tactful approach in all interactions and show sensitivity to the diverse needs of users at all skill levels;
- prioritizes individuals’ rights to privacy and confidentiality; and
- possesses an enthusiastic service orientation.
This position may require travel in order to participate in consortial and professional meetings and events.
About Library, Information, & Technology Services, Research & Instructional Support, and Digital Pedagogy
Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS) is committed to providing integrated library, information, and technology services and resources that enable students, faculty, and staff to creatively and productively advance the College’s academic, administrative, and co-curricular goals.
Research and Instructional Support (RIS), a group of 15 librarians and instructional technology liaisons within LITS, provides research support, information literacy programming, language learning support, library collections, and instructional technology support which advance excellence in teaching and learning. RIS is going through an exciting period of work (re)definition after reorganizing into four new teams: Digital Pedagogy, Research Services, Collections & Scholarly Communications, and Language Resource Center.
The newly-created Digital Pedagogy team facilitates the critical use of technologies in teaching and learning in a primarily residential setting. The team will refine, define, and grow a set of foundational technology offerings, which currently includes Moodle, WordPress, Zoom, the Adobe suite, and more; and will expand innovative uses of technologies in the classroom, such as augmented/virtual reality and tools for digital scholarship. The team is building capacity in data services for faculty and students; plays a key role in the campus’s Arts and Technology Initiative; works closely with the campus Makerspace community; and partners with other LITS units on the effective deployment of technology in classrooms and labs.
One of the first responsibilities of the new Manager will be to hire a new team member to support studio art, architecture, and film studies.
About Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is an undergraduate liberal arts college for women with 2,200 students and 220 faculty. Mount Holyoke is located about 90 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.
Digital Project Coordinator (Limited Term) – Duke University
Review of applications begins immediately!
Duke University is seeking a full-time Digital Project Coordinator to join the Wired Lab for Digital Art History & Visual Culture for a limited term position July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019.
The primary function of this position will be assisting a geographically-distributed cohort of Humanities and Social Science scholars — all participants in the 2017-2018 Summer Institute on “Objects, Places and the Digital Humanities” at the National Humanities Center — in the development, design, and implementation of sustainable digital projects for research and presentation.
The Digital Project Coordinator will also form part of the Wired! Lab for Digital Art History and Visual Culture in the Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies at Duke University, and be expected to participate in meetings, group discussions, and Friday afternoon lab sessions with graduate and undergraduate students. Thus, the ideal candidate will bridge two communities: that of the NHC Summer Institute Fellows and that of the Wired! Lab at Duke and be able to engage with the broad range of topics and intellectual challenges that these scholarly groups represent.
Work Performed:
- Plan, implement, and coordinate systems designed to facilitate project work and build community across geographically-distributed project participants.
- Maintain consistent liaison with project participants, including researchers, project personnel, and students to establish a communication system to coordinate the various aspects of the project.
- Provide ongoing consultation to project participants on digital project development, including: project design and implementation; local resource identification and team-building strategies; long-term planning and strategies for funding.
- Prepare reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations and/or conclusions as requested.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Experience:
One or more years working in a collaborative digital humanities field OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
Successful candidates will have:
- Digital project management experience, ideally within higher education institutions;
- Experience consulting with faculty on digital projects–identifying needs, making suggestions, providing feedback, developing workflows;
- Experience engaging best practices for ensuring digital projects are accessible, interoperable, extensible, and archivable;
- An ability to strike an effective balance between working independently and collaborating with team and leadership;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Expertise in a variety of visualization, mapping, and content management platforms;
- An imaginative, flexible, and creative approach to the intersection of scholarship with digital technologies;
- Enthusiasm for learning, testing, assessing, and presenting new digital tools and methods;
- Experience working within project management platforms (Basecamp or similar); and
- Attentiveness to on-going and summative assessment of accomplishments and impact.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Feminist Internet Research Network lead – APC
The Women’s Rights Programme of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is looking for an experienced feminist researcher to join APC’s virtual office and help support our exciting work. The research lead will be responsible for coordinating a Feminist Internet Research Network of partners who will undertake data-driven research to support change in policy and in discourse on internet rights in four main thematic areas: access, big data and artificial intelligence, online gender-based violence, and gendered labour in the digital economy.
APC is a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.
Purpose of the job: The successful candidate will join APC’s Women’s Rights Programme (APC WRP) to support research initiatives that are part of the Feminist Internet Research Network for their duration, including developing research methodology, facilitating peer-review processes and coordinating the production of the main research outputs. The research lead will be also responsible for animating peer exchange among the network members and ensuring cross-communication among the research teams engaging with different themes.
Deadline for applications: 10 June 2018
Start date: 20 July 2018
Remuneration and duration of contract: This is a 0.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) position on contract for an initial 12-month period, which includes a three-month probation period. The contract is renewable for three years depending on performance. Remuneration is based on APC’s salary scale. Short-listed candidates will receive specific information on the salary range on request.
Location: The successful applicant may work from anywhere in the world provided they have reliable and consistent internet access. APC provides an equipment allowance and requires staff to use their own computers and office equipment. International and regional travel will be required occasionally. Please note that APC is a networked organisation based primarily in the global South, and privileges this political lens and location in our work.
The research lead will be responsible for the following tasks
- Development of overall research methodology.
- Supporting the work of a peer-advisory committee that will be set up as part of the project. The committee will consist of a mix of resource people from different disciplines and be tasked with ensuring that research ethics, methodology and outputs are discussed and critiqued at various project stages.
- Working closely with selected research initiatives throughout the research duration, including checking on progress, providing input, facilitating peer-review processes, and ensuring cross-communication among the research teams and network members.
- Supporting the project coordinator administrative tasks, including managing the support funds for the network or planning the network convening.
- Facilitating learning exchanges among the network members and other researchers across disciplines through identifying opportunities and facilitating participation of the network members in online conversations and events and supporting their submissions of papers to academic journals.
- Coordinating production of main research outputs, including a digital book and curriculum for formal/informal academic institutions.
- Ensuring that research outputs are available in multiple languages and formats for use by broader research communities.
Qualifications and capacity
- Postgraduate degree in one of the following areas: social and political sciences; economic and social development; gender and feminist studies; development studies; human rights, science and technology studies, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated strong research skills in mixed methods research methodologies and interdisciplinary approaches applied to gender and social impact analysis of development projects. Capacity to engage with data-driven research is an advantage.
- Sound knowledge of research theories and methodologies that are feminist and that consider intersecting forms of discrimination experienced by people from heterogeneous locations (based on class, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, ability, gender expression, sexuality).
- Experience in development and implementation of research ethics when data is sensitive and/or digital in nature, and on the ethics of knowledge creation, use and dissemination.
- Knowledge of and experience in conducting data-driven research studies and coordination of multilingual research projects and output design is an advantage.
Experience and skills
- Experience and background in working with civil society.
- Enthusiasm for networking and a track record as an inclusive network builder.
- Excellent English writing and oral communication skills.
- Apart from English, proficiency in Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese or French would be an advantage.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-culturally.
- Ability to work in a team and across time zones.
- Ability to work independently and to coordinate people and processes via online communications.
- Experience working in an online virtual/remote environment would be an advantage.
- Adept digital skills including use of spreadsheets.
- Ability to meet tight, multiple and concurrent deadlines.
How to apply
Send your CV and a cover letter in English that illustrates your interest in the position to jobs@apc.orgwith “RESEARCH LEAD” in the subject line.
The following information should be included in your CV or cover letter
- Your interest in the position.
- Your experience in coordinating or playing a lead role in a multi-country team of researchers, and other tasks described for this position.
- Link or attachment of one research paper that you think best demonstrates your capacity and knowledge needed for this role.
- Your specific area of research or interest that overlaps with that of the project (described in more detail below).
- Why you would like to work with APC and any other information you think might be of importance to our assessment of your application.
- Your digital skills.
- Where you live.
- Languages you speak and write.
- Three references including name, relationship and contact details. At least one of these should be related to your work experience in the areas referred to in this call.
The deadline for applications is 10 JUNE 2018 at 23:00 UTC.
Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For more information about APC, refer to https://www.apc.org/
Ending Online Gender-based Violence project coordinator – APC
The Women’s Rights Programme of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is looking for a feminist movement builder, dynamic communicator and experienced project coordinator with a background in ending gender-based violence, to join APC’s virtual team. The Ending Online Gender-based Violence project coordinator will be responsible for strengthening and growing APC’s network of activists and organisations working in this area, coordinating work with partners in different countries, and designing strategies for intervention, including working on the collaborative global Take Back the Tech!campaign.
APC is a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.
Purpose of the job: The successful candidate will join APC’s Women’s Rights Programme (APC WRP) to coordinate and manage a multi-country project on ending online gender-based violence. This includes building and supporting the network of partners and campaigners, development of collective analysis and strategic interventions based on data and research, leading in monitoring and evaluation, managing campaign-related communications spaces, managing project budget and expenses, and liaising with consortium partners. The coordinator will also contribute to APC WRP’s work on feminism and technology, especially around movement building.
Deadline for applications: 10 June 2018
Start date: 20 July 2018
Remuneration and duration of contract: This is a 0.6 full-time equivalent (FTE) position on contract for an initial 12-month period, which includes a three-month probation period. The contract is renewable for three years depending on performance. Remuneration is based on APC’s salary scale. Short-listed candidates will receive specific information on the salary range on request.
Location: The successful applicant may work from anywhere in the world provided they have reliable and consistent internet access. APC provides an equipment allowance and requires staff to use their own computers and office equipment. International and regional travel will be required as part of the work. Please note that APC is a networked organisation based primarily in the global South, and privileges this political lens and location in our work.
The coordinator will be responsible for the following tasks
- Manage implementation of project deliverables, including subcontracts, monitoring and evaluation, and project finances, expenses and reporting within agreed time frame.
- Build, strengthen and support the APC WRP network of activists, advocates and organisations working on ending online gender-based violence in different partnership capacities, through a movement building approach.
- Develop, design and implement intervention strategies with a focus on collaborative action, transforming narratives, norms and discourse, and creative engagement with digital spaces and content for activism, based on data and research.
- Develop resources, knowledge and communication products on responding to online gender-based violence.
- Assess, improve and manage APC WRP collaboration and networking platforms for collective action and campaigning.
- Facilitate exchange of learning, analysis and strategies on addressing online gender-based violence.
Qualifications and capacity
- Sound knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of gender-based violence, in particular, online gender-based violence.
- Demonstrated commitment to intersectional feminist politics and experience in community building and activism, in particular, movement building in a digital age.
- Understanding of discursive theories of change, working knowledge in data analytics, in particular, social media data analysis, or knowledge in quantitative research and analysis is an advantage.
- Experience in collaborative campaigning, particularly through digital networks.
- Strong capacity in producing engaging, accessible content for different audiences (e.g. calls to action, website content, social media posts, articles).
- Experience in grant-funded project coordination and management of project deliverables, team members and budget.
- Experience in working with content creators, web developers, designers and creative practitioners is an advantage.
- Curiosity and playful approach towards digital technologies, their impact and potential for exacerbating, transforming or ending discrimination and violence.
- Experience in resource mobilisation, including grant writing, is an advantage.
Experience and skills
- Enthusiasm for networking and a track record as an inclusive network builder.
- Excellent English writing and oral communication skills.
- Apart from English, proficiency in Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese or French would be an advantage.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-culturally.
- Ability to work in a team and across time zones.
- Ability to work independently and to coordinate people and processes via online communications.
- Experience working in an online virtual/remote environment would be an advantage.
- Adept digital skills and understanding of the internet.
- Ability to meet tight, multiple and concurrent deadlines.
How to apply
Send your CV and a cover letter in English that illustrates your interest in the position to jobs@apc.orgwith “Coordinator: Ending online gender-based violence” in the subject line.
The following information should be included in your CV or cover letter
- Your interest in the position.
- Why you are a great candidate.
- Relevant personal, activist and/or professional experience, especially any experience in community/network building from a movement building approach.
- Why you would like to work with APC and any other information you think might be of importance to our assessment of your application.
- Your experience in coordinating multi-country projects, and other tasks described for this position.
- Link to a campaign or initiative that you have been part of.
- Your specific area of research or interest that overlaps with that of the project (described in more detail below).
- Your digital skills.
- Where you live.
- Languages you speak and write.
- Three references including name, relationship and contact details. At least one of these should be related to your work experience in the areas referred to in this call.
- Written response to the following question (not more than 350 words):
- What is your favourite feminist initiative that engages with technology, and why? How does it help advance the transformative work of feminism?
The deadline for applications is 10 June 2018 at 2300 UTC.
Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For more information about APC, refer to https://www.apc.org/
Background on APC WRP’s work on ending gender-based violence
APC has been a global leader in advancing the work on recognising and ending online gender-based violence. Our work hinges on collaboration and partnership with activists and organisations in different parts of the world, in particular, from the global South. Through multiple, interrelating strategies, we work to deepen the understanding of the different dynamics of online gender-based violence and its impact on the enjoyment of rights, and to develop responses that reflect the experiences of diverse communities of people. Take Back the Tech! is an award-winning campaign that encourages women and girls to use technology to counter gender-based violence. Established in 2006, TBTT is an initiative of the Association for Progressive Communications, but it is shaped by local campaigners.
The All Women Count: Take Back the Tech! project is a four-year project from that builds on this work. The project is implemented by the APC WRP as part of the the All Women Count consortium. The consortium’s focus is on violence against women (VAW), in particular violence experienced by women, girls and trans* people at risk (LBT, sex workers and women and girls with disabilities). As such, our work, and that of consortium partners, will strengthen the ability of global South-based human rights organisations and activists to advance legal and policy responses to VAW, change harmful social norms, and build the capacity of women, girls and trans* people at risk to combat violence and advocate for their rights.
Consortium activities take place primarily in three regions: South Asia, East Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and online around the world. The in-country activities of the AWC consortium members take place in India, Kenya, Burundi, Egypt, Lebanon, Tanzania and Uganda. In-country activities specifically for APC’s project take place in India, Kenya, Egypt and additionally in Malaysia.
APC WRP’s primary aim in this project is to challenge harmful social norms that contribute to the perpetuation of gender-based violence; in particular, to identify, understand and analyse internet culture(s) that contribute to the circulation of harmful social norms in the target countries. During the first year of the project, we undertook research to bring a feminist analysis to the ways online discourses that enable violence against women present, translate and mutate. In year two and going forward, the project will focus on Take Back the Tech! campaign convenings and actions, including a global TBTT Camp and creation of sustained content that draws on research findings through local country partners and surfaces diversity in voice and in experiences that challenge discriminatory norms, values and power structures.