[ecrea] Advert for New Post: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies Loughborough University

Job Title

	

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies

Position Reference

	

REQ12038

Department

	

Social Sciences

Job Family

	

Research and Teaching

Grade and Salary

	

Grade 7, £37,012 to £44,165 per annum or Grade 8, £46,846 to £52,706 per 
annum


Applications are encouraged from outstanding candidates with research 
interests in media, communication and cultural studies. For this 
open-ended position which commences on 1 September 2012.

You will be required to teach on a range of media, communications and 
cultural studies topics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

You will have a completed PhD in a relevant subject (or equivalent 
experience), enjoy working collaboratively, and be passionate about both 
teaching and research. You should be able to demonstrate clear potential 
to contribute to this highly successful department’s research culture 
and output.

Curriculum Vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed 
University application form.

Closing date

	

Thursday 26 April 2012

Interview date if known

	

Tuesday 22 May 2012

Informal enquiries to:

	

Name

	

Professor Michael Pickering

Job Title

	

01509 223391

Email

Telephone number

Postal Address*

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*DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND 
GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES *

*LECTURER / SENIOR LECTURER IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES *

*Ref: REQ12038 MARCH 2012 *

*As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to redeployment, please 
note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment 
process if a suitable redeployee is identified. *

*About Loughborough *

Loughborough is the principal town of Leicestershire’s Borough of 
Charnwood and a prominent high-technology centre for the East Midlands. 
Situated at the centre of a triangle formed by Derby, Nottingham and 
Leicester, Loughborough enjoys easy access from the M1 and East Midlands 
Airport, and is only 90 minutes by fast rail link from London St Pancras.

Loughborough University, with over 3,200 staff and in excess of 16,000 
students, has an impressive and pleasant campus to the west of 
Loughborough. It has recently acquired a substantial new area which adds 
another 163 acres to the campus, making the Loughborough campus one of 
the largest in the country at 437 acres. Over 5,000 students live in 
halls of residence on or near the main campus.

In 2009 the University celebrated 100 years since the formation of the 
first Loughborough Technical Institute, from which it has developed into 
an internationally recognised centre of excellence. Teaching quality at 
Loughborough University is well known, reflected by its high league 
table positions. To sustain this quality, the University has developed 
strong academic guidance and welfare systems that support students from 
every walk of life. The University is research-intensive and all 
departments have a strong research base, contributing to an 
international reputation. The main Pilkington Library has over 600,000 
academic and non-academic books and access to approximately 19,000 
e-journals.

Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, highly 
regarded and justifiably proud of its many achievements. It has received 
the Times Higher Award for the Best Student Experience for five 
consecutive years and has also been presented with six Queen’s 
Anniversary Prizes.

In the national newspaper league tables, Loughborough has consistently 
been rated among the top twenty UK universities, and has retained a top 
five position in the National Student Survey ever since the poll’s 
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Outstanding sports facilities for the enthusiastic amateur as well as 
for elite performers include athletics centres, sports halls and 
all-weather pitches, a 50m swimming pool, squash, badminton and netball 
courts, an indoor tennis centre and a state of the art fitness centre. 
National and regional centres for many sports are located on campus.

Loughborough University had a substantial presence at the 2010 
Commonwealth Games in Delhi with approximately 80 past and present 
students and University-based athletes competing across seven sports. 
Loughborough University are hosting the British Olympic Association and 
the Japanese Olympic Association during and in the lead up to the London 
2012 Olympic Games.

A £15 million state-of-the-art Sports Technology Institute enhances 
research, innovation and enterprise in the sport and leisure sector. 
This is part of the Science and Enterprise Park, which allows 
Loughborough to further develop its science and enterprise links with 
industry, by attracting research and development activities that require 
access to university expertise, and by providing facilities for its own 
researchers.

Loughborough’s special trademark has always been its substantial 
partnerships with industry, government and the professions, which bring 
benefits to all our core activities: teaching and learning, research, 
and technology transfer. Loughborough has long-standing collaborative 
links with many blue-chip companies. 70% of Loughborough University's 
research is carried out in collaboration with external partners; 
compared to the national average for universities of 20%.

The University has over 40 research centres and institutes, six 
interdisciplinary research schools: Design, Health and Life Sciences, 
Sustainability, Systems Engineering, Informatics and Materials, and 
three Centres for Innovative Manufacturing in Intelligent Automation, 
Additive Manufacturing and Regenerative Medicine. Loughborough has 
strategic partnerships with a range of global, blue-chip companies such 
as Ford, Rolls-Royce, EON, BAE Systems, adidas, Caterpillar, AstraZeneca 
and 3M.

In recognition of the University’s burgeoning position as one of the 
country’s leading higher education institutions for environmental 
awareness and activity, Loughborough was 'highly commended' in the 
Carbon Reduction category of the Green Gown Awards 2010 and was awarded 
two awards at the East Midlands Carbon Positive Awards in June 2010: the 
Carbon Positive Footprints Award (for organisations with more than 250 
employees), and the overall Carbon Positive Pioneer Award.

More information on Loughborough, for example regarding the local area 
and schools, can be found on our website at: 
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*DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND 
GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES *

*JOB DESCRIPTION *

*Job Title: *Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies

*Grade: *Research and Teaching Grade 7 or Grade 8

*Job Description: *

This is a full-time, established post in the Department of Social Sciences.

*Job Purpose: *

To contribute to the overall research output of the department, and to 
teaching and administration connected with the undergraduate and 
postgraduate degree programmes in Media and Communications, and to such 
other activities in the Department as may be required.

*Duties: *

• The post holder will be expected to be highly research active and to 
make a full contribution to the maintenance of the department’s 
reputation for research excellence. She or he will have expertise and 
experience suitable for appointment in a department of social sciences 
and a proven record or demonstrable potential for research excellence of 
the highest quality. Staff are expected to develop their research 
programme and to undertake applications for external funding of research 
activity. They are also required to publish in outlets of international 
standing. Applications in any specialist area will be welcome.

• The post holder will contribute to teaching on both the undergraduate 
degree and postgraduate degrees in Media and Communications. She or he 
will also be willing and able to contribute to teaching relevant to 
other programmes in the department, at both undergraduate and 
postgraduate level, including in particular the department’s Masters 
programmes in Media and Cultural Analysis and Global Media and Cultural 
Industries. It is expected that the post will entail the supervision of 
research students.

• Other responsibilities of the post holder will include: provision of 
pastoral support to designated personal tutees; provision of academic 
support and advice to undergraduate and postgraduate students; the 
supervision of third year undergraduate projects; engagement in the 
regular evaluation and development of modules for which she or he has 
responsibility in terms of content, delivery and assessment; helping to 
organize open days for prospective undergraduate students; other 
administrative duties that they may be called upon to perform.

Professor Michael Pickering
Communication Research Centre
Loughborough University
Loughborough UK LE11 3TU
Tel: + 44(0)1509 223382
Fax: +44 (0)1509 223944
Email: (M.J.Pickering /at/ lboro.ac.uk) <mailto:(M.J.Pickering /at/ lboro.ac.uk)>