[ecrea] Career Development Fellow Oxford University

*Career Development Fellow in Media and Democracy *

*(3-year fixed term position)*

*Grade 8: £36,862 - £44,016*

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The Department of Politics and International Relations and the Reuters 
Institute for the Study of Journalism and  seek a candidate for a 3-year 
postdoctoral position in media and democracy with an appointment date of 
1^st January 2012 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The appointment 
is expected to be made on the University’s grade 8 salary scale (£36,862 
- £44,016 pa). However, if the selected candidate does not fully meet 
all the selection criteria, the appointment may be made on the grade 7 
scale (£29,099 - £35,788 pa), with the possibility of moving up to grade 
8 during year 2 or 3 of the appointment.

The successful candidate will have expertise in two of the following 
areas and will pursue advanced research in at least one of them:

· Media and democratization

· Media in post-authoritarian regimes

· Media and democratic accountability

· Media and political campaigns

Candidates are expected to have either a doctorate in political science 
and significant experience and understanding of media/journalism 
empirical research and theory; or a doctorate in media/journalism 
studies and significant experience and understanding of political 
research and theory. A strong early-career record of academic 
publication and conference presentations is expected.

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The successful candidate will be housed within the Reuters Institute to 
engage in publishable comparative research on one or more of these 
themes as applied to two or more countries or a region and to contribute 
to the development of the Institute’s research activities and scholarly 
output. He or she will have some teaching opportunities in the 
Department of Politics and International Relations. He or she will be 
expected to engage in scholarly publishing throughout the period of the 
appointment that will contribute to the Department of Politics and 
International Relations’ submission to the Research Excellence Framework 
review process.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online.  To apply for this 
role and for further details, including the job description and 
selection criteria, please click on the link below:

www.politics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies <http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies>

The closing date for applications is midday on** Wednesday 19^th October 
2011.**