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

    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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