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[ecrea] Research Associate/Fellow in Television Studies - University of Nottingham

Mon Sep 05 19:14:05 GMT 2011




Please see the below advertisement for a Research Associate/Fellow in Television Studies in the Horizon Digital Economy Hub at the University of Nottingham:

Reference : SCI1051
Closing Date : 28 September 2011
Salary : £24,370 to £35,788 per annum depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this range is subject to performance. (£27,428 minimum with relevant PhD) This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of fifteen months

Candidates must have a PhD or be close to submission and have a background in television studies and/or audience research

Horizon Digital Economy Research, a £40M initiative funded by RCUK, the University of Nottingham and over 40 academic and industrial partners, brings together an interdisciplinary team with expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds including computer science, geospatial science, engineering, psychology, sociology, business, and the arts. Further information about Horizon is available at: http://www.horizon.ac.uk.

The post is shared between two activities with Horizon: the Vicarious (70%) and SocialTV (30%) projects.

*Vicarious: Biosensing in New Broadcast and Online TV Formats*
>From drama to journalism to sport and game shows, TV needs to engage the viewer with the emotions of those that they are watching, be they actors, presenters, sportspeople or increasingly members of the public. Although undoubtedly powerful, the close-up shot can only take us so far. What the viewer increasingly wants is to get inside the protagonist and understand what they are really feeling – are they thrilled, scared, anguished or even lying to us? Capturing and displaying biomedical data provides one potential route to doing this, revealing information about someone that they may not even be aware of.

The project aims to undertake an initial exploration of the potential of using biosensing technologies to enable new television formats. Specifically, we intend to explore the innovative new TV programme formats that might become possible through the creative use of biosensing; demonstrate how such formats might be technically produced; and consider models for generating entertainment value for an audience and revenue for the producers, broadcasters or service providers.

*SocialTV*
The “display ecology” within the home is becoming more complex – the traditional TV in the corner or now on the wall simply being one interface; the addition of laptops, tablets and smartphones into the living space can augment and change the viewing experience and are increasing used as alternative channels for social interaction and information access around the normal TV experience. We are interested in performing some sensitizing studies to understand the emerging opportunities around domestic TV centered display ecologies.


The post will involve conducting desk research on the television commissioning process, the potential for television genres and formats to integrate biosensing data and the ethics of using personal data onscreen, meeting with potential industry partners including the BBC and Channel 4, and conducting audience research to explore both a biosensing-based programme taster and the use of screen technologies within the home.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Elizabeth Evans, tel: 0115 951 4241 or email: (elizabeth.evans /at/ nottingham.ac.uk) or Professor D McAuley, tel: 0115 846 8381 or email: (derek.mcauley /at/ nottingham.ac.uk). Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.

For more details, please see: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=160#j10220

Kind Regards,
Dr Elizabeth Evans
Department of Culture, Film and Media
School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2RD

Tel (0)115 951 4241

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