Assistant Professor - Communications & Mass Media - JDSOLA Campus

Position: Assistant Professor - Communications & Mass Media - JDSOLA Campus)
Build Your Academic Trajectory with JDSOLA

Jyoti Dalal School of liberal Arts (JDSOLA) at NMIMS (deemed-to-be) University is actively seeking a candidate with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching in Multimedia Journalism, Cinema and Television Studies, Media Literacy, Event & Media Management, Film Production, Screenwriting, Creative Writing, and emerging areas of the discipline. The school offers  a four-year BA Liberal Arts program  with specializations in  Communication and Media,  alongside disciplines such as Social Sciences, Political Science, Marketing, Economics, Philosophy, and Sociology.”

designed to integrate academic depth with applied and industry-relevant learning.

JDSOLA offers a professionally serious academic and research environment for faculty who want more than routine teaching and regulatory survival. The School provides  academic autonomy ,  curriculum flexibility , and  institutional support for research ,  conferences, and publications.  Faculty work in an interdisciplinary ecosystem with access to  modern classrooms, academic databases , and  industry-linked learning opportunities . The institution actively encourages  curriculum innovation, digital pedagogy , and applied teaching.

Faculty Experience at JDSOLA

JDSOLA operates in a low-bureaucracy, high-accountability academic environment. Faculty are encouraged to design electives, contribute to institutional strategy, and build intellectual capital through research, program development, and industry engagement.

Role Expectations

The selected candidate is expected to deliver high-quality undergraduate teaching (teaching hours in a week as per UGC guidelines), contribute to research publications, and participate in curriculum development. The role requires sustained student mentorship, academic discipline, and measurable contributions to institutional growth.

Qualifying Criteria – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR:

a. A Master ‘s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.

b. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET.
OR,
A candidate has been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET.

c.  Minimum 2 SCI Publications in peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals

d. Without prejudice to the above, the following conditions may be considered desirable:
i) Ph.D. preferred with entry-level of 2 years’ experience is desirable but not mandatory.
ii) The candidate has presented at least two papers based on her/his Ph.D. work in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC/ICSSR/CSIR or any similar agency.
iii) The candidate has 3 to 5 years of industry experience in filmmaking/ media production.
Other published work may include books, Research Periodical, Ph.D. guidance, Consultancy projects, and a patent filed.

Compensation  follows UGC norms; for candidates with strong research potential, teaching excellence, or industry exposure, remuneration will be aligned competitively.