[Hiring] Media, Social Media and Crime @Wilfrid Laurier University

Role Description

This course examines all aspects of the public safety system from an organizational perspective and evaluates public safety organizations in the larger environmental context. Students will analyse external organizations, public interest, and provincial and national policy and explore the changing and expanding role of the public safety system. Current issues will be examined through case studies.

This course will examine the impacts of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube on law enforcement and investigation practices. Students will learn how to effectively communicate with the general public through social media platforms. Students will be exposed to the current policies and legislation dealing with delivering sensitive information. Conversely, students will be exposed to cultural criminal theories, critical Marxist theories, and Foucauldian theory. In addition, students will identify how real-time virtual public platforms allow law enforcement officials to discover, conduct, and analyze evidence in solving online crimes. In turn, law enforcement officials will be able to use social platforms as agents of social control to assist in reducing the amount of online/virtual deviance, i.e., cyberbullying.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Criminology, Media/Communication, Criminal Justice/Policing
• Doctorate preferred
• Significant work experience and/or research in a field related to course content, specifically in law enforcement, particularly areas of social media and the impact of technology upon public safety
• Success in teaching online courses and receptiveness to pedagogical approaches that embrace online learners
• Knowledge of learning management systems (particularly Brightspace from Desire2Learn) would be an asset

Requirements

• CV (Maximum of 10 pages, with 12-point font and 2.54 cm margins)
• Candidate Application Form (CAF) outlining relevant qualifications for each course applied for
• Evidence of Good Teaching
• Verification of highest degree
• Optional: Cover Letter, Teaching Dossier, and/or relevant supplementary documentation (Maximum of 25 pages in total, with 12-point font and 2.54 cm margins)
• Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

Benefits

• Salary: $10,212.40

Company Description

Wilfrid Laurier University endeavors to fill positions with qualified candidates who have a combination of education, experience, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position while demonstrating Laurier's Employee Success Factors.

• Diversity and creating a culture of inclusion is a key pillar of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Strategic Academic Plan and is one of Laurier’s core values.
• Laurier is committed to increasing the diversity of faculty and staff and welcomes applications from qualified members of equity-deserving groups.
• All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, as per Canadian immigration laws, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.