Teaching Fellow in Journalism

About LJMU

At Liverpool John Moores University, our students thrive because of the people who teach, guide, and inspire them, we truly make a difference. Every year, our commitment to exceptional education attracts talented students from across the UK and the world. This growth is fuelled by inspirational academics, professionals who bring vision, passion, and expertise to their disciplines.

Driven by our continued growth in student numbers and our commitment to delivering outstanding learning, teaching, and research opportunities for our students, we are expanding our academic community. As part of this growth, we are creating a number of key academic positions that will play an integral role in shaping our university’s next chapter.

About the School of Art and Creative Industries

The School of Art and Creative Industries is a pioneering educational partnership that has recently marked its bicentenary, celebrating 200 years. With origins tracing back to 1825, the school of art is the oldest in England outside of London.  

We are a vibrant, collaborative community where creativity thrives and transcend traditional boundaries between art, design and screen disciplines.

The Journalism 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, the excellent practical training and academic education that our students receive.

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

We are also investing in our staff and students by creating a busy and thriving campus, the hubs of which are our friendly and inclusive Student Life, Redmonds, Tithebarn and Byrom Street buildings.  Our staff are visible and present for our students and this all adds to the fantastic student experience of living and studying in such a vibrant city. We see our staff as very much part of this community and value their contribution to the success of LJMU, Liverpool and the wider northwest region.

If you’re inspired by the idea of joining a growing university and bringing your expertise to a community where you can truly make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you.

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.