[Commlist] Job opportunity: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Media Production

The university of Stirling is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate 
Professor in Media Production to join our award-winning production team 
in expanding and providing strategic leadership in research, teaching, 
and knowledge exchange activities and in this area.

Please see the details of the post below. For full details, please see: 
https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=3875&jobTitle=Senior%20Lecturer/Associate%20Professor%20in%20Media%20Production 


POST DETAILS

Full time
Open ended

The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 04 December 2023.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 14 December 2023.

Expected start date is Friday 01 April 2024 (or by mutual arrangement).


    THE POST

Communications, Media & Culture (CMC) wishes to appoint a suitably 
qualified and experienced candidate at Senior Lecturer/Associate 
Professor Grade 9 (Teaching and Research) with specialist interests in 
Media Production Studies to expand the Division’s research, teaching, 
and knowledge exchange activities and in this area. The successful 
candidate will join our award-winning production team and will 
contribute to the strategic direction of production studies in CMC 
through leadership in research and external funding initiatives, 
excellent teaching and impact activities, including public engagement 
and short-course opportunities, and will serve as a liaison between 
practice-based media production modules and theoretical approaches.

The post holder will have an established profile as a researcher in 
media production studies, for example in digital storytelling, audio and 
video production, digital, creative, media and cultural industries, 
production policy, and media/digital audiences. As a Senior 
Lecturer/Associate Professor, they will play a crucial role in providing 
leadership in media production research in liaison with our 
practice-strong production team. This will include managing our home and 
international partnership programmes in Digital Media, ensuring the 
delivery of innovative, research-based and industry-relevant education 
to our students and expanding our strategic research partnerships with 
external stakeholders across media production and creative industries.

The candidate will be an excellent communicator who is able to lead 
research and teaching teams, effectively liaise with our practice-based 
work and teach, motivate and mentor undergraduate and postgraduate 
students. They will lead and deliver teaching principally on MSc in 
Digital Media and Communications and BA Hons in Digital Media, but also 
contribute across the CMC undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio. Post 
holders may be required to travel abroad as part of their duties.

Applicants with specialist knowledge, skills or interests in one or more 
of the following areas are invited to apply:

  * Digital storytelling and content creation
  * Video and audio production
  * Contemporary television studies
  * Factual television and video documentary
  * Audio documentary and podcasting
  * Production for online platforms
  * Interactive media
  * Media/digital audiences
  * Screen industries
  * Digital, creative, cultural and media industries
  * New directions in digital media and communication
  * Cultural and (social) media policies and regulation
  * Digital media research methods

The post holder will be a researcher who has an established research 
profile in media production studies at Senior Lecturer/Associate 
Professor level, evidenced by published research, peer reviewed 
scholarly activity, research leadership and record of attracting 
research funding. They will have a strong understanding of various new 
forms of video, audio and digital production and the processes behind 
these in the 21st century digital age, in relation to complex social 
issues (e.g. social justice, environmental sustainability, circular 
economy, smart cities, human rights, health and wellbeing, creative 
futures). They will engage effectively with internal departments within 
the University and external stakeholders to pursue opportunities for 
collaboration, income generation and enhancing CMC’s regional, national, 
and international profile.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Alenka Jelen, Head of the Division 
of Communications, Media and Culture: (alenka.jelen /at/ stir.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(alenka.jelen /at/ stir.ac.uk)>


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