[ecrea] New posts at Bangor University

>Applications are invited for five full-time 
>permanent posts in the School of Creative 
>Studies and Media at Bangor University. The 
>successful candidates will join a dynamic, 
>thriving and ambitious School with an enthusiasm 
>for interdisciplinary research and teaching, and 
>a strategy of building on its strengths in 
>digital culture/media and professional writing. 
>Applicants will have a sustained track record in 
>academic publishing and research activity 
>supported by a PhD in a relevant field, and will 
>be expected to contribute to the growth of a 
>strong research culture in the School. There 
>will also be opportunities to engage with 
>initiatives linked to the new Arts and 
>Innovation Centre at Bangor, which will be 
>opening in 2012. The building and development of 
>this Centre is the Universityâ¬"s flagship 
>project for the next decade, and will provide a 
>showcase for performing arts, and for digital 
>and media innovation, as well as acting as a 
>bridge between research in the arts, humanities and sciences
>
>At least one of these appointments will be at 
>professorial level, and candidates for 
>appointment to a Chair should demonstrate an 
>appropriate record of academic achievement and 
>potential for research leadership. The School 
>also hopes to appoint one candidate (senior 
>lecturer or above) to the post of Deputy Head of 
>School, and candidates should indicate in their 
>letter of application whether they would like to be considered for this role.
>
>The School of Creative Studies and Media is 
>committed to a bilingual teaching and learning 
>environment.  The School attracts a number of 
>students who undertake their course, or 
>proportion of their course, through the medium 
>of Welsh. Therefore, at least one of the 
>appointments will be made with a view to further 
>enhancing the School's Welsh language 
>provision.  For all posts, we are particularly 
>interested in candidates with interests in 
>digital creativity and digital/media culture, 
>who can combine theory and practice in their teaching and research.
>
>Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in Media Culture (Ref No: 10-9/169)
>The School seeks to appoint a candidate to this 
>post with strong research and publication 
>experience in media culture. The successful 
>candidate will build on the Schoolâ¬"s current 
>expertise in visual culture, games and media 
>theory, and will ideally have an interest in one 
>or more of the following areas: contemporary 
>media theory; audience research; television 
>studies; research methods and digital research 
>methods; creative technologies; the digital economy.
>
>Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in Journalism (Ref No: 10-9/170)
>The School would particularly like to hear from 
>applicants with strong research and publication 
>experience in digital journalism and/or 
>journalism and globalisation for this post, but 
>welcomes applications from candidates with other 
>specialist interests. The successful candidate 
>will contribute to the delivery of the BA Media 
>and Journalism and will also have the 
>opportunity to develop the Schoolâ¬"s journalism 
>provision at both undergraduate and postgraduate 
>level. Industry experience would be an advantage, but is not essential.
>
>Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in 
>Performance Studies (Ref No: 10-9/171)
>You will have strong research and publication 
>experience in one or more of the following 
>areas: interactive media and performance; 
>dramatic theory; contemporary performance 
>practices in the UK and beyond. An ability to 
>teach undergraduate classes in areas such as 
>theatre and performance, performance and 
>society, and performance and the self would be 
>an advantage. The successful candidate will be 
>encouraged to develop further provision in this 
>area at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
>
>Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in Writing 
>and Publishing (Ref No: 10-/172)
>The successful candidate will build on the 
>school's established professional writing 
>provision, bringing in strong research and 
>publication experience in the areas of 
>publishing and writing.  You will have a 
>substantial track record as a supervisor at 
>undergraduate, taught postgraduate and doctoral 
>levels, and you will be able to build on the 
>Schoolâ¬"s established reputation for 
>professional writing through a multidisciplinary 
>approach. Expertise in writing for various 
>platforms will be an advantage, as will a 
>research interest in the current publishing 
>industry and the impact of new, digital 
>technologies on publishing methods and 
>potentials. The School is interested in hearing 
>from applicants with one or more of the 
>following areas of interest: professional 
>writing; political communication; digital and 
>print publishing; writing for genre; multimedia writing and visual rhetoric.
>
>Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in Screenwriting (Ref No: 10-9/173)
>You will have an excellent understanding of the 
>role of the writer in the creative industries, 
>and will be able to demonstrate experience and 
>knowledge of contemporary screenwriting theory 
>and practice, together with scriptwriting in 
>film, television and/or theatre. An ability to 
>teach in the following areas would be an 
>advantage: screenwriting; writing for film and 
>media; writing for television. The School wishes 
>to develop postgraduate teaching in this area of 
>its provision, and would be particularly 
>interested in hearing from candidates who have 
>taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate 
>level. The ability to combine theory and 
>practice in your teaching and research would be an advantage.
>
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>Application forms and further particulars should 
>be obtained by contacting Human Resources, 
>Bangor University;  tel: (01248) 
>382926/388132;  e-mail: (personnel /at/ bangor.ac.uk); web: www.bangor.ac.uk
>
>Please quote the appropriate reference number 
>when applying.    Closing date for applications: Friday 28th May, 2010.
>
>Informal enquiries to Dr Stephanie Marriott, 
>Head of School, tel: (01248) 388591, e-mail: (stephanie.marriott /at/ bangor.ac.uk)
>

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