[ecrea] 8 New Academic Posts at Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London

*8 New Full-time Academic Posts*
*Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London*

King’s College London is making a significant investment in the 
Department of Digital Humanities as part of an ambitious programme of 
growth in existing and emergent research areas and expansion in student 
numbers across its five MA programmes and the BA Digital Culture.  We 
are seeking to recruit exceptional candidates to join the Department no 
later than 1st September, who can enthuse and inspire our students, 
conduct world-leading research, and contribute to the life and 
reputation of the Department through academic leadership and public 
engagement.

Professor (1 post) – Candidates will be scholars of international 
standing with an outstanding research profile and publications record, 
including experience of successful grant capture from high-quality 
funders, and be able to provide inspiring and innovative teaching and 
supervision for students. The successful applicant will provide 
leadership across the full range of the Department’s activities, and be 
able to mentor and motivate staff at all levels.  With a track record of 
successful partnerships, collaborations, and external networks, the 
post-holder will play a leading role in the strategic development and 
profile of the digital humanities at King’s and internationally.

Senior Lecturer (up to 3 posts) – Candidates will be scholars of 
international standing with a strong research and publication record and 
evidence of or potential for research income generation.  The successful 
applicants will play a key role in leading work across the Department to 
enhance our research strengths, to develop new and emergent research 
areas, to innovate in teaching practice and pedagogy, and to contribute 
to our underpinning values of co-research and collaboration.

Lecturer posts (up to 4 posts) – Candidates will be on their way to 
becoming scholars of international standing with a research and 
publication trajectory that illustrates this ambition.  They will 
contribute to the further development of the Department’s research 
strengths, provide high-quality teaching and supervision, and work 
collaboratively within the Department and beyond.
We are seeking to recruit in the following areas:

  * Digital Asset Management, Curation, and Preservation, including:
    digital asset and media management fundamentals; digital rights
    management; information ethics; policy and strategy
  * Critical Humanities Infrastructure studies, including: critical
    technical practice; digital information and data infrastructures;
    participatory architectures; open and closed data; digital ecosystems
  * Digital Making in the Humanities, including: programming (as a
    creative process); interaction design; interface studies; maker culture
  * Digital Methods in the Arts and Humanities, including one or more
    of: cultural and social analytics; advanced humanities computational
    methods; network analysis, literacies, and effects; qualitative methods
  * Digital Economy, including: digital industries and internet
    cultures; consumers and audiences; data and marketing, advertising,
    brands and branding
  * Digital Culture and Society, including: global cultures;
    migration/mobility; ethnicity; gender; visual arts and culture
  * Theories of Digitality, including: theories of new media; critical
    debates in digital culture; algorithmic culture; the foundations of
    digital culture

To apply for these posts, please go to 
https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=75212 and 
register to download and submit the specified application form. Please 
indicate on the application form which area you are interested in and at 
what level.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the roles please 
contact Professor Sheila Anderson, Head of Department, at 
(sheila.anderson /at/ kcl.ac.uk) <mailto:(sheila.anderson /at/ kcl.ac.uk)> or 020 7848 
1981.


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