[Commlist] Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Screen Studies (Synthetic Media), Trinity College Dublin

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral Research Fellow in Screen 
Studies (Synthetic Media) to work on an Irish Research Council Laureate 
Award (2022-2026) project, “From Cinematic Realism to Extended Reality: 
Reformulating Screen Studies at the Precipice of Hyper-reality” led by 
Dr. Jennifer O’Meara. This is a full-time position in the Department of 
Film, Trinity College Dublin, with an expected duration of 16 months and 
beginning October 1st2023.

Salary: €42,783 per annum, exclusive of the employer’s pension 
contribution and additional funding for conference travel.

Deadline for applications: 12pm, July 3rd 2023

The Fellow will work to address elements of the project’s key research 
focus by examining trends in synthetic media, such as “deepfake” media 
and AI-generated media, using critical approaches drawn from screen 
studies and film history. This will include examining the ethics and 
aesthetics of these screen technologies, issues that will be 
historicized in relation to precursors from screen history (including 
special effects, CGI, and the use of dubbing and body doubles in 
relation to screen performance).

The Fellow’s work will involve considering synthetic media in terms of: 
authorship, including how AI-generated media can appropriate 
recognisable filmic styles; historic and contemporary labour rights for 
performers and creative personnel; and how identity politics can be 
intertwined with the use of such technologies.

Under the guidance of the PI, the Research Fellow will be encouraged to 
shape the precise direction of the research questions and approach in 
order to align with their research expertise and interests. The Fellow 
will be joining a small team of researchers, including two PhD students, 
working on the project in the Department of Film.

Full details, including person specification, are available here:

https://tinyurl.com/2evdz9a5 <https://tinyurl.com/2evdz9a5>

Or by searching here:https://www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/ 
<https://www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/>

---------------
The COMMLIST
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier. Please use it responsibly and wisely.
--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://commlist.org/
--
Before sending a posting request, please always read the guidelines at http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ commlist.org)
URL: http://nicocarpentier.net
---------------