[ecrea] Digital Media Job opportunity at University of Leicester

*Lecturer in Digital Media *

*Ref*

	

SAH01038-2

*Department*

	

Media and Communication

*Job Type*

	

Academic and Teaching

*Specific Location*

	

New Walk

*Contract Type*

	

Full Time

*Salary Range*

	

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*Job Purpose *

*Lecturer in Digital Media*

*College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities * 
<http://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/ssah>

*Department of Media and Communication* 
<http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/media>

*Salary Grade 8 - £37,768 to £46,414 per annum *

*Open ended contract*

We are seeking an outstanding Lecturer in Digital Media to join our 
successful Department of Media and Communication.

Media and Communication research is about to celebrate its 50^th year at 
Leicester and the department can boast a high level of Research and 
Teaching Excellence in their field, ranked 8^th in the UK in the 2016 
Complete University Guide.

In only its second submission to the National Research Excellence 
Framework the research profile of the University of Leicester’s Media 
and Communication Department was judged to be 82% World Leading or 
Internationally Excellent. It was placed 15th overall for media research 
in the country, and in the top ten when factoring in the high numbers of 
research active staff. Media and Communication at Leicester is therefore 
a dynamic and diverse department and an increasingly exciting place to 
conduct research in the UK.

We are looking for a specialist in digital media who has methodological 
expertise from the Social Sciences or Humanities, for instance from one 
or several of the following areas:

   * Big Data
   * Social Media
   * Computational Social Sciences

and / or

   * Web Analytics

You will be expected to undertake high quality research in your field of 
expertise and to take a role in the development our Digital Networks and 
Communication research cluster. You will take a pro-active approach to 
developing research collaborations, submitting grant applications, 
attending and organising conferences and seminars, and enhancing the 
research profile of the Department.

You will also be responsible for scholarship, teaching, PhD Supervision 
and administration and other activities supporting the work of the 
Department and developing and enhancing its reputation.

*Click here for further information and details about this position* 
<http://www.le.ac.uk/jobs/external/SAH01038-2_Job_Summary.pdf>

*Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Helen 
Wood on **(hw177 /at/ le.ac.uk)* <mailto:(hw177 /at/ le.ac.uk)>*or 0116 223 1816 or Dr 
Panayiota Tsatsou on 0116 252 2889 or **(pt133 /at/ le.ac.uk)* 
<mailto:(pt133 /at/ le.ac.uk)>*. *

*The closing date for applications is midnight 1^st August, 2016.*

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*Professor Helen Wood
Head of Department*

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