[Commlist] Job opportunity | LSE Fellow in Media, Communication and Development

LSE Fellow in Media, Communication and Development

LSE Department of Media and Communications

Salary from £36,647 to £44,140 pa inclusive of London allowance with 
potential to progress to £47,456 pa

This is a fixed term appointment for one year, starting from 1 September 
2020, with a possibility of extension for two further years.

Applications are invited from outstanding candidates in the field of 
Media, Communication and Development. The successful candidate will join 
an established and successful Department which graduates 300+ MSc 
students a year and which was ranked first in the UK’s 2014 Research 
Excellence Framework.

The Department is seeking to appoint an LSE Fellow who is able to make 
important contributions to its teaching and research. This post presents 
an excellent starting point for an academic to gain teaching experience 
while developing their research career.

Candidates will have a completed or nearly-completed PhD in Media and 
Communications with a focus on communication inequalities in the global 
south (viva to be completed before the date of appointment). Candidates 
must demonstrate evidence of successful teaching at post-graduate 
level, an interest in contributing to teaching methods of research in 
Media and Communications, and experience of teaching media, 
communication and development histories and theories from a practical 
and critical perspective. Candidates will have a developing research 
record in the field of Media and Communications in the global south, 
with evidence of a commitment to postcolonial theories and empirical 
research. Candidates must demonstrate excellent communication and 
presentation skills and a demonstrable commitment to equality and diversity.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and 
excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see 
https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/3313/0/264766/15539/lse-fellow-in-media-communication-and-development

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, 
please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email Dr Shakuntala 
Banaji, (s.banaji /at/ lse.ac.uk) <mailto:(s.banaji /at/ lse.ac.uk)>.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 05 April 2020 
(23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career 
and is deemed by the School to be a career development position.  As 
such, applicants who have already been employed as an LSE Fellow for 
three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries 
about this please contact the HR Division. LSE is committed to building 
a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university.

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