The Department of Broadcast Media Studies and Journalism Digital Media Faculty of Business Communication Studies and Aviation at Mount Royal University invites applications for the following parttime sessional appointments in Winter 2026 which will commence 5 January and end on 29 April 2026.

Please complete ONE application that clearly articulates which courses you are applying for and includes all of the submission requirements ways how you demonstrate your qualifications to teach that course.

JOUR 2718 Communitycentred Journalism
Lecture Hour(s): 3

Course Description: Journalists sometimes struggle to establish trust and rapport in their own communities. The course introduces students to communitycentred journalism practice which includes actively and ethically engaging community organizations groups and/or individuals using collaborative and trustbuilding approaches. Students will also use Solutions Journalism an evidencebased practice to report on communitybased stories. The course immerses students in texts and discussions that require careful consideration of where trust advocacy objectivity and solutions fit into contemporary journalism practice.

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Qualifications

Masters degree min. in Journalism or adjacent fields.
Capacity to work cooperatively across multiple sections of a course.
Experience having taught at an undergraduate level within Journalism or adjacent fields for a min. of 1 semester.
Experience preferred:

Min. 3 years of journalismrelated experience.

Please provide the following as part of your application:

Cover Letter specific to this position.
Resume or Curriculum Vitae.

JOUR 2740 Visual Journalism I
Lecture Hour(s): 3

Course Description: Student journalists in this course will develop and produce video and photobased news stories involving extensive practice in all facets of the story generation and production process. Work done in lectures and tutorials will focus on the goals and principles of digital media storytelling in the context of current journalism practice and contemporary technology.

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Qualifications

Masters degree min. in Journalism or adjacent fields.
Capacity to work cooperatively across multiple sections of a course.
Experience having taught at an undergraduate level within Journalism or adjacent fields for a min. of 1 semester.
Coursespecific experience required:

Ability to teach intermediate equipment and production such as Adobe Premiere Pro video camera operations lighting audio recording and editing and digital camera operation for photography in the form of aperture priority shutter priority and manual photography modes.

Experience preferred:

Journalism audio and video editorial experience.

Please provide the following as part of your application:

Cover Letter specific to this position.
Resume or Curriculum Vitae.
Link to an online portfolio with work samples.

Responsibilities for all positions

Instruction: course delivery including preparation of course outlines other course materials course activities lesson preparation and assessments and course learning management systems.
Administration: administer final exams input final grades upon course completion and participate in courserelated meetings as required.

Closing Date: 5 MAY 2025

SCS is dedicated to developing a teaching cohort that better represents the inclusive and diverse community in which Mount Royal is located.

Interested applicants should submit 1 PDF with all of the required materials using the Apply to the Job link below Please title your .pdf document as follows: Last Name Requisition Number (ex. Smith 999999 .

If you have questions regarding the position contact Dr. Milena Radzikowska CoChair School of Communication Studies at

About the Faculty of Business Communication Studies and Aviation

The Faculty of Business Communication Studies & Aviation comprises the Bissett School of Business the School of Communication Studies and the Aviation Program. The Bissett School of Business offers a fouryear Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with majors in accounting human resources general management (with concentrations in innovation and entrepreneurship social innovation). Students in the Bissett School of Business can take a fouryear Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. The Aviation Program is housed in the Department of International Business Supply Chain and Aviation and offers a twoyear Aviation Diploma and the newly launched fouryear Bachelor of Aviation Management. Students in the School of Communications Studies take a fouryear Bachelor of Communication Studies (BComms) and can pursue majors in Broadcast Media Studies Information Design Journalism and Public addition to the two degrees and their majors students are offered a variety of minors concentrations and certificates to complement their major.