[ecrea] Post-Doctoral Research Associate: 0.6FTE 2 years - ESRC Funded Project '#ladculture: social networking sites, 'laddism' and young masculinities' - University of Liverpool

2 year 0.6FTE Post-Doctoral Research Associate post working on a new 
ESRC funded project on 'lad culture' and young masculinities on social 
media in the dept. Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool.

This would appeal to those with an interest in masculinities, online 
misogyny, online feminism, LGBTQ issues or a more broad interest in 
gender and social media.

Details are below:
  THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
HUMANTITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE GRADE 7
£33,518 - £38,833 pa The Department of Communication and Media is 
seeking to appoint a Research Associate 0.6FTE for two years to be part 
of a funded research project recently awarded through the ESRC titled: 
‘#ladculture: social networking sites, ‘laddism’ and young 
masculinities’.  The research follows concerns about ‘lad cultures’ in 
universities and associated reports of sexual harassment and homophobia 
identified by the NUS in their 2012 ‘That’s What She Said’ report, and 
recent research by Amnesty International suggesting that one in five 
women had experienced online abuse.  Through online data, qualitative 
methods and discourse analysis, the project explores the idea of the 
‘lad’ as an identity focus, to consider how toxic aspects of young 
masculinities (misogyny/homophobia) fit into a broader understanding of 
the lad, and lad culture, by young people (18-25) including its role in 
friendships, sport and humour.  The project aims to move beyond 
often-polarised reporting media discussions that demonise an out of 
control lad culture or suggest that concerns about lad culture are 
simply political correctness taken too far, to better theorise the 
formation and reproduction of masculinities online as part of young 
people’s gender making practices including intersections with race, 
sexuality and class.  The project will make a societal impact by working 
in conjunction, and creating training outputs with, three community 
partners – Metro (https://www.metrocentreonline.org/), Survivors Network 
(http://www.survivorsnetwork.org.uk/) and Goodlad Initiative 
(http://www.goodladworkshop.com/.  You should have a completed PhD 
(post-viva) in the social sciences or humanities, have experience of 
designing, analysing and writing up qualitative research and have an 
interest in gender and/or sexual identity and (social) media. Experience 
of social media research is desirable. The post is fixed term, available 
until August 2020.
To apply, and for further details, please follow this link: 
https://recruit.liverpool.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=1&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=009651#

Closing date is August 20th.
 Please email Dr Craig Haslop at (chaslop /at/ liverpool.ac.uk) with informal 
enquiries about the position.


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