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[ecrea] Advert for New Post: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies Loughborough University
Tue Mar 27 16:22:15 GMT 2012
Job Title
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies
Position Reference
REQ12038
Department
Social Sciences
Job Family
Research and Teaching
Grade and Salary
Grade 7, £37,012 to £44,165 per annum or Grade 8, £46,846 to £52,706 per
annum
Applications are encouraged from outstanding candidates with research
interests in media, communication and cultural studies. For this
open-ended position which commences on 1 September 2012.
You will be required to teach on a range of media, communications and
cultural studies topics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
You will have a completed PhD in a relevant subject (or equivalent
experience), enjoy working collaboratively, and be passionate about both
teaching and research. You should be able to demonstrate clear potential
to contribute to this highly successful department’s research culture
and output.
Curriculum Vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed
University application form.
Closing date
Thursday 26 April 2012
Interview date if known
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Informal enquiries to:
Name
Professor Michael Pickering
Job Title
01509 223391
Email
Telephone number
Postal Address*
March 2012, 2473
*DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND
GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES *
*LECTURER / SENIOR LECTURER IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES *
*Ref: REQ12038 MARCH 2012 *
*As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to redeployment, please
note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment
process if a suitable redeployee is identified. *
*About Loughborough *
Loughborough is the principal town of Leicestershire’s Borough of
Charnwood and a prominent high-technology centre for the East Midlands.
Situated at the centre of a triangle formed by Derby, Nottingham and
Leicester, Loughborough enjoys easy access from the M1 and East Midlands
Airport, and is only 90 minutes by fast rail link from London St Pancras.
Loughborough University, with over 3,200 staff and in excess of 16,000
students, has an impressive and pleasant campus to the west of
Loughborough. It has recently acquired a substantial new area which adds
another 163 acres to the campus, making the Loughborough campus one of
the largest in the country at 437 acres. Over 5,000 students live in
halls of residence on or near the main campus.
In 2009 the University celebrated 100 years since the formation of the
first Loughborough Technical Institute, from which it has developed into
an internationally recognised centre of excellence. Teaching quality at
Loughborough University is well known, reflected by its high league
table positions. To sustain this quality, the University has developed
strong academic guidance and welfare systems that support students from
every walk of life. The University is research-intensive and all
departments have a strong research base, contributing to an
international reputation. The main Pilkington Library has over 600,000
academic and non-academic books and access to approximately 19,000
e-journals.
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, highly
regarded and justifiably proud of its many achievements. It has received
the Times Higher Award for the Best Student Experience for five
consecutive years and has also been presented with six Queen’s
Anniversary Prizes.
In the national newspaper league tables, Loughborough has consistently
been rated among the top twenty UK universities, and has retained a top
five position in the National Student Survey ever since the poll’s
inception in 2006. March 2012, 2473
Outstanding sports facilities for the enthusiastic amateur as well as
for elite performers include athletics centres, sports halls and
all-weather pitches, a 50m swimming pool, squash, badminton and netball
courts, an indoor tennis centre and a state of the art fitness centre.
National and regional centres for many sports are located on campus.
Loughborough University had a substantial presence at the 2010
Commonwealth Games in Delhi with approximately 80 past and present
students and University-based athletes competing across seven sports.
Loughborough University are hosting the British Olympic Association and
the Japanese Olympic Association during and in the lead up to the London
2012 Olympic Games.
A £15 million state-of-the-art Sports Technology Institute enhances
research, innovation and enterprise in the sport and leisure sector.
This is part of the Science and Enterprise Park, which allows
Loughborough to further develop its science and enterprise links with
industry, by attracting research and development activities that require
access to university expertise, and by providing facilities for its own
researchers.
Loughborough’s special trademark has always been its substantial
partnerships with industry, government and the professions, which bring
benefits to all our core activities: teaching and learning, research,
and technology transfer. Loughborough has long-standing collaborative
links with many blue-chip companies. 70% of Loughborough University's
research is carried out in collaboration with external partners;
compared to the national average for universities of 20%.
The University has over 40 research centres and institutes, six
interdisciplinary research schools: Design, Health and Life Sciences,
Sustainability, Systems Engineering, Informatics and Materials, and
three Centres for Innovative Manufacturing in Intelligent Automation,
Additive Manufacturing and Regenerative Medicine. Loughborough has
strategic partnerships with a range of global, blue-chip companies such
as Ford, Rolls-Royce, EON, BAE Systems, adidas, Caterpillar, AstraZeneca
and 3M.
In recognition of the University’s burgeoning position as one of the
country’s leading higher education institutions for environmental
awareness and activity, Loughborough was 'highly commended' in the
Carbon Reduction category of the Green Gown Awards 2010 and was awarded
two awards at the East Midlands Carbon Positive Awards in June 2010: the
Carbon Positive Footprints Award (for organisations with more than 250
employees), and the overall Carbon Positive Pioneer Award.
More information on Loughborough, for example regarding the local area
and schools, can be found on our website at:
http://www.loughborough-university-jobs.co.uk/index.php.March 2012, 2473
*DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND
GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES *
*JOB DESCRIPTION *
*Job Title: *Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies
*Grade: *Research and Teaching Grade 7 or Grade 8
*Job Description: *
This is a full-time, established post in the Department of Social Sciences.
*Job Purpose: *
To contribute to the overall research output of the department, and to
teaching and administration connected with the undergraduate and
postgraduate degree programmes in Media and Communications, and to such
other activities in the Department as may be required.
*Duties: *
• The post holder will be expected to be highly research active and to
make a full contribution to the maintenance of the department’s
reputation for research excellence. She or he will have expertise and
experience suitable for appointment in a department of social sciences
and a proven record or demonstrable potential for research excellence of
the highest quality. Staff are expected to develop their research
programme and to undertake applications for external funding of research
activity. They are also required to publish in outlets of international
standing. Applications in any specialist area will be welcome.
• The post holder will contribute to teaching on both the undergraduate
degree and postgraduate degrees in Media and Communications. She or he
will also be willing and able to contribute to teaching relevant to
other programmes in the department, at both undergraduate and
postgraduate level, including in particular the department’s Masters
programmes in Media and Cultural Analysis and Global Media and Cultural
Industries. It is expected that the post will entail the supervision of
research students.
• Other responsibilities of the post holder will include: provision of
pastoral support to designated personal tutees; provision of academic
support and advice to undergraduate and postgraduate students; the
supervision of third year undergraduate projects; engagement in the
regular evaluation and development of modules for which she or he has
responsibility in terms of content, delivery and assessment; helping to
organize open days for prospective undergraduate students; other
administrative duties that they may be called upon to perform.
Professor Michael Pickering
Communication Research Centre
Loughborough University
Loughborough UK LE11 3TU
Tel: + 44(0)1509 223382
Fax: +44 (0)1509 223944
Email: (M.J.Pickering /at/ lboro.ac.uk) <mailto:(M.J.Pickering /at/ lboro.ac.uk)>
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