Lecturer Jobs – Spring 2024

 

Classes run from Jan 16 to May 3.

(FILLED) J296 Graphics, Animation and News Explainers (In-person or Remote)

(Full semester course, approx 15 weeks. 2-units/2-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism has an opening for a part-time lecturer to teach a course on motion graphics, animation and news explainers. This course will teach students how to use Adobe After Effects, and secondarily Adobe Premiere or Adobe Illustrator as ways to integrate graphics into video. But more-so, this class should include the basic principles of kinetic typography, news explainers, or overlaying graphics on top of video. Additional class sessions should include critiquing examples, analyze the pacing, rhythm and intention of the piece, hearing from guest speakers, and practicing exercises to emulate popular pieces. This class will also have students report and produce one or two news explainers on important topics for either publication or their portfolio.

J234 Reporting on India Travel Class

(Full semester course, approx 15 weeks. 4-units/3-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism has an opening for a part-time lecturer to teach a class on India. This class comes with funding for the whole class to travel to India over spring recess March 25–29. The sessions preceding the reporting trip will have students learn about the country, its history and current issues, then pitch stories about India that are relevant to a global audience. Students will cultivate sources remotely and meet with them during the trip. Other sessions include hearing from guest speakers, both key individuals important toward understanding India or from journalists who have covered India. Class sessions following the trip will work with students on producing multimedia stories (video, audio, or text).

(FILLED) J283 Advanced Video Reporting and Storytelling

(Full semester course, approx 15 weeks. 5-units/7-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism has an opening for a part-time lecturer to teach a second section of J283 Video Reporting and Storytelling. This is an advanced video class that serves as a second course in a sequence of video courses to teach students how to report, shoot, and edit 3–6 minute news video pieces. This course will be supported by staff at the journalism school with some technical instruction. Students learn how to shoot on Canon C100s, as well as gaining additional support in lighting, field sound recording, sound mixing, and editing with Adobe Premiere. Students will pitch stories and produce two to three videos over the course of the semester. A syllabus will be provided to use as a template. This course will run parallel to another section and coordination with the other instructor will be key. This course meets twice a week; the first meeting is 3 hours and the second meeting is 4 hours. The instructor will set deadlines for projects, and attend a showcase at the end of the semester to present the student projects.

(FILLED) J201 Community Sites Reporting

(Full semester course, approx 15 weeks. 3-units/3-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism has an opening for a part-time lecturer to teach a class on local news reporting on the intermediate level. J201 is an elective course that follows J200 Intro to Reporting. Students sign up for this course to bolster their skills in local news, gain additional published clips for their portfolio, and get opportunities to do more in-depth work. Students will also sharpen their research, reporting, and writing skills at a more advanced level. Lessons may include: interview techniques; navigating ethical issues; learning how to cover a community thoroughly and respectfully; learning the AP style guide and other related style guidelines; and getting opportunities to explore additional story forms like breaking news, features, and longer stories. Students will produce multiple stories throughout the semester.

(FILLED) J298 Arts and Culture Reporting

(Full semester course, approx 15 weeks. 3-units/3-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism is seeking a lecturer to teach a class on a topic related to arts or culture. The exact definition of this course is intentionally left open-ended to allow potential candidates to pitch ideas of how they would approach a course related to arts, entertainment, travel, food, fashion or any related areas. Candidates should pitch an idea in their cover letter, and optionally provide a sample syllabus. This is a three-hour class, taught once a week for 15 sessions. It will be taught in-person in Berkeley, Calif. Instruction should incorporate lectures, readings, discussions, practical activities, guest speakers, reporting assignments, and provide editing feedback.

(FILLED) J219 MINI: Freelancing (Remote possible)

(One-third semester course, approx 5 weeks. 1-units/3-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism is seeking a lecturer to teach a short 5-week class on how to freelance effectively. Such a course may include teaching skills and techniques for effective story pitching, networking and promoting ideas, or managing finances as an independent journalist. Freelancing includes multiple areas of independent journalism we specialize at the Journalism School, including magazine writing, documentary filmmaking and photojournalism. We envision this class focusing primarily on writers, but any tips that might extend into other media forms of journalism would be welcome.

(FILLED) J219 MINI: Politics (Remote possible)

(Mini course 5 or 7 weeks. 1-units/3-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism is seeking a lecturer to teach a mini class on covering politics. This course would ideally align with the 2024 Presidential Primaries. Lessons could include techniques for reporting and writing political stories in a fair and honest way that would educate the public on important issues, how to conduct interviews with politicians that may turn adversarial, how to cultivate sources that provide exclusive information on stories, and strategies for gaining knowledge quickly on emerging issues. This class will have students report at least one political story by the end of the term.

(CANCELED) J219 MINI: Tech Reporting (Remote possible)

(Mini course 5 or 7 weeks. 1-units/3-hours per week)

The UC Berkeley School of Journalism is seeking a lecturer to teach a mini class on covering technology. This class will teach students the basics of tech reporting that may include business stories on Silicon Valley companies, covering emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, report on products like virtual reality headsets, or business stories like IPOs or start-ups that have the potential to change the way consumers interact with services like rideshare, food delivery, or home improvement contract work. This class will have students report at least one tech story by the end of its term.

Teaching Assistants

(5–20 hours a week for one semester)

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is seeking teaching assistants — the formal title is Teacher of Special Programs (TSP). Work may include coordinating the publishing of stories in school-run local news websites, providing editing feedback, holding office hours, and/or advising students.

We are hiring teaching assistants for the following class(es):

• Audio Program

ALL JOBS APPLY HERE:

https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03818

Please specify in your cover letter the position(s) you wish to be considered for.

Please contact Jon Phillips at jjphillips@berkeley.edu with questions. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. The University of California, Berkeley is an AA/EEO employer.