"Teaching Fellow (Journalism and Sports Journalism)"

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking an enthusiastic and talented Teaching Fellow to join our growing team and teach across our journalism and sports journalism programmes. If you have a strong foundation in journalism and a flair for storytelling, this is your opportunity to inspire the next generation of media professionals.

You will bring either substantial teaching experience in journalism or sports journalism, or significant professional experience as a practicing journalist with a proven track record of delivering professional training, combined with a proven commitment to education and industry training. Knowledge of NCTJ standards and/or expertise in social media storytelling is highly desirable.

This is more than a teaching role; it’s a chance to share your expertise, shape innovative learning experiences, and help students thrive in a fast-evolving media landscape.

What we offer

This is a key moment to join a welcoming, ambitious, and research-informed university community that places students at the heart of everything we do. We value and invest in our staff, offering meaningful opportunities for professional development, scholarship support, and clear internal promotion routes.

As well as outstanding development support, we also offer:

• A low contractual 35-hour week
• Generous annual leave entitlement and Christmas period closure with the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Excellent pension scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Family friendly policies
• Car and travel loan schemes

For informal enquiries, you may contact academiccampaign@ljmu.ac.uk.

We would encourage applications from all individuals who meet the advert criteria, but would particularly encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse groups, LGBTQ+ groups, and disabled people. The University is proud of its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and endeavours to cultivate a staff base that is representative of society. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.