[ecrea] Global Kids Online: Postdoctoral research officer position available now, deadline 9 July

Department of Media and Communications, LSE: Postdoctoral Research
Officer, Global Kids Online

Full-time for eleven months, to begin as soon as possible: £33,450 to
£36,520 per annum

The Department of Media and Communication at the London School of
Economics and Political Science is seeking to appoint a full time
postdoctoral research offer to work on a timely and original research
project on children’s rights in a global digital age.

Applications are invited from outstanding and dynamic candidates with a
PhD in the fields of media and communications, social research methods,
education, childhood studies or allied social sciences. The appointee
will play a key role in developing a research framework and
methodological toolkit to guide the conduct of cross-national pilot
studies into the opportunities and barriers faced by children as they go 
online with increasing frequency around the world. The project is
directed by Professor Sonia Livingstone and funded by UNICEF as part of
a global effort to generate high quality evidence to underpin policy and 
practice to promote children’s rights to protection, provision and
participation in the digital age.

Candidates should have advanced expertise in research methods,
preferably quantitative or multi-method and a developing record of
excellent quality publications in refereed journals. You should also
demonstrate an ability to write for and communicate with a range of
audiences, and experience of research management, administration and
dissemination, preferably including web content management.

In addition to a good salary the benefits that come with this job
include a defined benefits pension scheme, generous annual leave and
excellent training and development opportunities. To apply for this
post, please go to www.lse.ac.uk/Jobs. The closing date for receipt of
applications is 9th July 2015 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are
unable to accept any late applications. Interviews are likely to take
place during w/c 27th July 2015.

See here:
https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTQ3NTkyOSZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT0xNDI3Jm93bmVyPTUwNDA3MzUmb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImYnJhbmRfaWQ9MCYmcmVxc2lnPTE0MzUxNDgwOTQtYzgxYTE5ODdjYWVjMjQyZGE5ZmQ4ZmI1NjUyMzdhMjFjZjU4NTgwNQ==

LSE values diversity and strives to promote equality at all levels,
including its employees, students, customers and associates.
Unfortunately this role will not meet the Resident Labour Market Test
required by the UKVI in order for the School to be eligible to apply to
sponsor candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK
or who are currently working under Tier 2 of the UKVI Points Based System.

Please do forward to those likely to be interested and thanks

*Professor Sonia Livingstone, *DPhil, FBPS, FRSA, OBE

Department of Media and Communications, LSE
S105, St Clements Building, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK

Web: www.sonialivingstone.net <http://www.sonialivingstone.net>

Blog: www.parenting.digita <http://www.parenting.digita@Livingstone_S>l

Twitter: @Livingstone_S

EU Kids Online: _www.eukidsonline.net <http://www.eukidsonline.net> _

TEDx talk: _http://ow.ly/wwWiC _

Open access papers:
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/view/lseauthor/Livingstone,_Sonia.default.html

Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard

Fellow and past President, International Communication Association

Books:*Meanings of Audiences* (2013), *Digital Technologies in the Lives 
of Young People*(2014)

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