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[ecrea] Call for applications: AHRC workshop: Skills for Media Engagement

Fri Apr 25 08:49:16 GMT 2014





Impact and engagement are at the heart of research and it has become more and more crucial for academics to find ways of translating their research for public consumption and circulation. Understanding how the media works, how to collaborate with media partners and to reach appropriate media outlets at different stages of research are crucial in this context. Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are vital to the health and continued growth of such collaborations and need to be equipped with the relevant skills to think about the public possibilities of their research. ‘Skills for Media Engagement’ is an AHRC-funded Collaborative Skills project led by Dr Eylem Atakav (University of East Anglia) in collaboration with Professor Derek Matravers (Open University).

Please visit our blog http://skills4media.wordpress.com/, catch up with us on twitter @skills4media, see our poster (attached) and the call for applications below. Please distribute to any ECR's who might be interested.


    Call for applications
Applications are now being sought for Skills for Media Engagement, a one-day intensive interactive media training workshop designed to offer a selected cohort of 20 ECRs specialist skills which will enable them to communicate effectively with, and for the media - radio, television, film and online media. The workshop relies on intense discussion and collaborative activity and will bring early career researchers (ECRs) together with media professionals, including Chris Jameson and Tony Prideaux (Inside Edge Media Training), Samira Ahmed (freelance journalist), Jodi Thompson (Huffington Post) and Lisa Horton (Media Relations Manager, UEA). ECRs research profiles will be published via the project website before the workshop and made available to the media professionals to encourage dialogue with contributors.

    Programme
Training will take at a workshop held at the Open University's Camden site on 16 June 2014.
    Key learning outcomes are:

        * To gain awareness of how the media works
        * To understand the challenges of collaborating with the media
* To learn about strategies for tailoring messages for specific media outputs and audiences
        * To learn how to prepare for media interviews
* To develop the confidence and skills required to deliver research ideas and contribute to debates through the media


    Eligibility
Early career researcher applicants must be within eight years of the award of their PhD or equivalent professional training, or within six years of their first academic appointment. ECR applicants must also have a contractual arrangement with a UK research organisation.

    Application procedure
Applications should be made online through the electronic application form. For further information, please contact Dr Matthew Sillence at (m.sillence /at/ uea.ac.uk).
    Extended deadline: 8th May 2014

    Selection Criteria
The selection process will choose ECRs who have a passion for communicating their scholarship to a wider audience; who are willing to use their expertise to collaborate with media partners; and who have an interest in creating broader cultural debates through their arts and humanities related research. Applications will be reviewed by the Advisory Team (UEA and Open University) and 20 candidates will be selected with due regard to the creation of a diverse cohort from across the Consortium and across a range of subject areas.

The assessment will be made on the basis of applicant's answers to three questions:

1. How will this training benefit your research and personal development plan? 2. How could your research make an engaging and stimulating programme (radio/television) or an interesting blog article? 3. Do you have any experience of or plans for collaborating with media partners?


A 100-word biography is required, but this is not a formal part of the application criteria, but will be used for participant profiles on the programme's website.

    All the best

    Eylem

    Dr Eylem Atakav
    Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies
    School of Film, Television and Media Studies
    University of East Anglia
    Norwich
    NR4 7TJ
    01603592972
    @eylematakav



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