[Commlist] Research Associate post - XR Stories, University of York

We are currently seeking to appoint a research associate (12 months 
fixed term) to work as part of the XR Stories project in the Department 
of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media at the University of 
York.

XR Stories is a £15 million investment by AHRC, the University of York, 
BFI and Screen Yorkshire – along with a wide range of creative and 
cultural industries partners and Yorkshire Universities. The project is 
set up to provide research and development funding to push forward the 
potential of immersive and interactive technologies for digital 
storytelling.

*Role*

XR Stories recently funded 14 collaborative R&D projects which bring 
together SMEs and academics based in Yorkshire and the Humber. They are 
designed to explore, scope, develop or investigate the application of 
immersive/interactive technologies for digital storytelling.

The research associate will work on three tasks:

• Drawing on the funded projects, you will work to understand how R&D 
processes unfold in this part of the creative industries. Of particular 
interest is how SME activities are enabled and constrained by policy and 
funding cycles; how business models evolve in relation to XR; routes to 
market; IP development and protection; collaboration with partners; and 
new technology development and uptake.
• The research associate will undertake evaluation of the impact of the 
R&D funding for the award holders to understand what success looks like 
for the funders, SMEs, academic collaborators and sector. This work will 
help inform subsequent round of XR Stories funding schemes.
• Using insights from the first two tasks, you will undertake 
horizon-scanning into immersive and interactive storytelling to help 
enhance the Yorkshire and the Humber’s screen sector.

Closing date: 20th December

More details can be found here: 
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BWW573/research-associate

For informal enquires, please contact me ((jon.swords /at/ york.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(jon.swords /at/ york.ac.uk)>) but please bear in mind the UCU Strike 
action starting on Monday will delay any response.


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