The School of Music and Creative Media Production is recruiting a full-time Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Critical Studies . The successful candidate will have a post-graduate qualification and show evidence of excellence in research and teaching.
The successful candidate will have a post-graduate qualification and show evidence of vision and innovation in research and teaching. The successful candidate will have expertise in at least one area relating to the critical study of screen media, including digital games, animation, film, television, and other creative technologies.
The candidate will also ideally have knowledge of critical frameworks and reflexive methodologies transferable to other creative disciplines, including emerging digital media. In addition, the ideal candidate will have a demonstrated and sustained creative practice in one or more of these fields. The successful candidate will assist in developing and implementing courses that equip students with the skills and understanding required for an ethical and sustainable career in creative media production.
The School of Music and Creative Media Production was recently established to respond to New Zealand’s growth and internationally recognised reputation for innovation and creativity in both music and media production. It is staffed by internationally acclaimed and award-winning practitioners and is equipped with brand new state of the art facilities, including one of the largest and most high-tech recording studio complexes in the region.
The School of Music and Creative Media Production delivers two undergraduate degree programmes, the Bachelor of Commercial Music and Bachelor of Creative Media Production. The Bachelor of Commercial Music offers majors in Music Practice, Music Technology and Music Industry. The Bachelor of Creative Media Production offers students pathways in Film & TV, Animation & VFX, Game Development, Creative Technologies and Producing & Directing.
The School is now also offering new Honours programmes for both Commercial Music and Creative Media Production as well as a Master of Creative Enterprise (MCE). The MCE is designed for students who are looking to apply professional strategies intrinsic to creative disciplines to develop and commercialise their practice.
Together with the School of Design and the School of Art, the School of Music and Creative Media Production is part of the College of Creative Arts at Massey University, Wellington. The School of Design offers majors in Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Spatial Design, Visual Communication Design, Textiles and Concept Design. The School of Art offers majors in Fine Art, Photography and Māori Visual Arts.
Massey University has grown from a small agricultural college in Palmerston North to become New Zealand's largest residential university spread over three cities. Massey University now has three campuses in the North Island, and the highest number of extramural students.