Adjunct Instructor – Introduction to Contemporary Digital Culture - VCUarts Qatar

Position overview

Course focus

Key responsibilities

• Teach the course according to its approved description, learning outcomes and Academic Affairs expectations.
• Develop and deliver materials, readings, assignments, discussions, critiques and assessments.
• Facilitate critical reflection, ethnographic observation and design-based inquiry.
• Provide timely feedback and academic support to students.
• Communicate regularly with students and Academic Affairs about academic matters.
• Foster a respectful and intellectually engaging classroom environment.
• Comply with university policies and academic procedures.

Required qualifications

• A master's degree in a relevant discipline or closely related field is required.
• Demonstrated university-level teaching or relevant professional experience in digital culture, media, technology, design or critical studies is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
• The instructor must support a respectful, professional and civil environment.

Preferred qualifications

• A terminal degree such as a PhD, MFA or equivalent is preferred.
• Interdisciplinary, general education, media studies, digital culture or related teaching experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with ethnographic methods, design-based inquiry, critical theory, platform studies, algorithmic culture, digital ethics or digital safety is preferred.
• International or multicultural higher education teaching experience is preferred.
• Innovative, student-centered and discussion-based teaching experience is preferred.

Application materials

• Applicants must submit a current CV, a letter of interest and a list of three current references through the VCU Jobs website.