[ecrea] Research Assistant Post - science fiction

Research Assistant: Science Fiction and Innovation

Research Assistant needed - to contribute to a NESTA-funded study of 
Science Fiction and innovation. The research is based at Sussex 
University (School of Media, Film and Music and SPRU) and the applicant 
will work with Ed Steinmueller and Caroline Bassett.

The person appointed will need to be able to generate concepts, find 
ways to represent complex ideas, and be able engage with the material of 
study (science fiction). We are not looking for fan identification but 
do seek people interested in science fiction productions of all kinds 
(visual, literary, and digital) and prepared to consider their 
connections with other cultural formations (politics, style, 
technology). The candidate must be able to see patterns, write lucidly 
and be able to produce work designed both for academic (journal outputs 
targeted at various areas) and industrial/creative industry (NESTA) 
audiences.

The RA will be employed on a day rate for around 30 days over a 
six-month period. They will assist with developing framings, with 
necessary desk research and critical analysis, be responsible for web 
outputs, and will also be involved in some interviewing.

You may come from areas including English, media and film, cultural 
studies, innovation studies, new media and sociology, digital 
humanities. You will be a post-doc or equivalent and will be employed at 
a Grade 7 hourly paid Associate Researcher level.

Applicants need to be available to begin work in June. To apply please 
send a C.V, letter of application, and one short article/example of 
writing (this may be a review, or other piece) to Sarah Maddox at 
(s.maddox /at/ sussex.ac.uk) <mailto:(s.maddox /at/ sussex.ac.uk)>. Please mark the 
email: SF Post-Doc.

Closing Date: June 1st, 2012.