[Commlist] Job: Professor of Media and Creative Industries, University of Warwick

*NEW POST: Professor of Media and Creative Industries ***

Centre for Cultural & Media Policy Studies

University of Warwick

*About the Role**: ***

We are looking for an exceptional researcher and teacher in media and 
creative industries and emerging technologies who can deepen or broaden 
our existing expertise. We run 3 competitive taught MA postgraduate 
programmes (Arts, Enterprise and Development; Creative Media 
Enterprises; Global Media and Communication), alongside our successful 
innovative undergraduate BA in Media and Creative Industries. The 
post-holder will contribute to the successful development of our 
existing undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes and will be 
expected to develop new modules in their field of expertise, as well as 
potentially lead the development of a new BA programme in creative media 
technologies. You will also support the supervision of dissertations at 
UG and PGT levels and will be willing to take on PhD supervision in 
areas that align with your research.

We particularly welcome applications from those who are significantly 
underrepresented in our sector, including those identifying as Black or 
Global Majority scholars of media, culture and creative industries. The 
University of Warwick provides an inclusive working and learning 
environment, recognising and respecting every individual’s differences. 
You will have a proven track record of and/or lived experience of 
addressing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion issues in the workplace, as 
well as a commitment to decolonising the curriculum and teaching 
practices. An active commitment to anti-racist and/or alternative 
critical pedagogies is highly desirable. We welcome applications from 
individuals who identify with any of the protected characteristics 
defined by the Equality Act 2010.

We are seeking to appoint someone with an international profile in Media 
and Creative Industry research with expertise in digital cultures, 
creative technologies, AI, platforms, and / or transmedia practice. The 
successful candidate will have a sustained track record of securing 
significant research grants and other income generation and demonstrate 
established leadership in enhancing activities around research impact, 
knowledge exchange and engagement, including experience of strategic 
leadership for REF. They will showcase evidence of developing and 
sustaining research-led teaching in media industry and digital 
technologies/cultures studies, built on collaborative links with 
domestic and international industry partners.

The successful candidate will have an international reputation and be 
expected to secure high-quality external research funding and have a 
track-record of navigating and understanding how to deliver 
world-leading non-academic impact. They will be expected to lead on 
research strategy and the next CMPS REF submission.

The candidate will be working with a committed team of colleagues to 
build on and complement CMPS’s diverse teaching, research and 
industry-facing strengths. CMPS has an excellent track record in the 
creative industries and cultural enterprise; media and cultural policy; 
transmedia practice; sustainable media production; cultural 
entrepreneurship and cultural management. We rank 1st in the UK for 
Media and Film (The Guardian 2024), 3rd for Communications and Media 
Studies (The Complete University Guide) and 1st for Research Power in 
REF 2021. We are a methodologically pluralist Centre and welcome all 
different approaches to the study of the media sector.

CMPS is located in The School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual 
Cultures which was established in August 2019 within the Faculty of Arts 
and comprises Cultural and Media Policy Studies, Film and Television 
Studies, the Warwick Writing Programme, Theatre and Performance Studies, 
and History of Art.

**

*How to Apply***

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Pietari Kaapa 
((P.Kaapa /at/ warwick.ac.uk) <mailto:(P.Kaapa /at/ warwick.ac.uk)>).

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV 
and cover letter by the closing date of *23 October 2023*. Please ensure 
your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any 
additional relevant experience and education history. Your cover letter 
should detail how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this 
post.  

The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

Professor of Media and Creative Industries (107878-0923) - University of 
Warwick (tal.net) 
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