[ecrea] postdoc opportunity in film and media at the university of Kent

The Centre for Film and Media Research at the University of Kent
(formerly known as the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Film
and the Moving Image) seeks to host a Leverhulme Early Career Research
Fellow, i.e., postdoctoral fellow, for a fixed term of three years
beginning on 1 September 2016.





To be eligible the candidate should:



--be a dynamic, energetic researcher with passion for her or his area of
interest in film and media studies and with the enthusiasm to produce
collaborative scholarship in other areas of our field



--be willing to be present in Canterbury and actively engage in the
research culture of the University of Kent during term time and to
undertake light teaching and administrative duties



--ideally, have contacts with non-HEI institutions (including but not
limited to festivals or distributors, government agencies or lobby
groups, museums, galleries, archives or other organisations within the
creative industries) and be willing to act as a bridge between the
Centre and those groups



--have received their PhD after 10 March 2011 (or be submitting their
PhD thesis before 10 March 2016)



--have received a degree from a UK university or hold a part-time or
fixed term position at a UK university



--have not held a full-time permanent lectureship at a UK university before





In order to enter the initial selection process, please send (1) an
academic CV, (2) a writing sample (i.e., an article or a thesis chapter)
as well as (3) a short cover letter of less than 500 words that outlines
your intended research agenda for the duration of the fellowship and
briefly mentions your general research interests and any contacts you
may have with non-HEI institutions, to Dr Mattias Frey at
(M.J.Frey /at/ kent.ac.uk) <mailto:(M.J.Frey /at/ kent.ac.uk)> by 9am on 19 October
2015. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in November.

Dr Mattias Frey
Reader in Film
Managing Director, Centre for Film and Media Research
Director of Learning and Teaching, School of Arts
Co-Editor, /Film Studies/
University of Kent - Jarman School of Arts, 2-26 - Canterbury CT2 7UG - UK

http://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/staff-profiles/profiles/film/frey.html

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