"Senior Lecturer in Journalism"

The Journalism Department at Liverpool John Moores University is seeking an enthusiastic and talented senior lecturer to replace a longstanding team member upon their retirement in August 2026.

Our department has a well-established, international reputation for delivering high quality journalism and sports journalism programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are proud of our strong recruitment, extensive industry links and positive graduate outcomes, but above all of the excellent practical training and academic education that our students receive.

We are looking for a senior lecturer who will be able to teach across our journalism and sports journalism courses. We would be particularly keen to hear from applicants who can lead both practical sessions and academic modules that consider journalism theory and explore contemporary debates in journalism around representation, ethics and the impact of technology.

You will have a strong background in journalism. You will demonstrate either substantial experience of teaching journalism and/ or sports journalism or substantial relevant professional experience as a practicing journalist combined with a proven commitment to education and training in an industry context. Knowledge of the NCTJ would also be an advantage.

Informal enquiries may be made to Fran Yeoman, Head of Journalism, by email: f.h.yeoman@ljmu.ac.uk

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.