[Commlist] Job opportunity - Research Associate on the Everyday Misinformation Project (Part-time from September 2023 until February 2024)

We are recruiting a Research Associate to assist us in the final phase 
of the Everyday Misinformation Project (https://everyday-mis.info/ 
<https://everyday-mis.info/>). Information on the post is available 
below and at 
https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=142273Roxj&WVID=5913100PrZ&LANG=USA 
<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=142273Roxj&WVID=5913100PrZ&LANG=USA>.____

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Please feel free to share this information with anyone whom you think 
may be interested.____

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*Postdoctoral Research Associate (Everyday Misinformation Project)*____

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*Part-time (0.6 FTE/ 22 hours per week) and fixed term from 18th 
September 2023 until 29th February 2024*____

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The Online Civic Culture Centre (O3C) at Loughborough University is 
seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly 
motivated postdoctoral researcher to work with Professor Andrew Chadwick 
and Professor Cristian Vaccari on the Leverhulme-funded /Everyday 
Misinformation Project/ (http://everyday-mis.info 
<http://everyday-mis.info/>).____

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This is a part-time (0.6 FTE) postdoctoral research role that runs until 
February 29, 2024. The vacancy arises due to the appointment of current 
PDRA, Dr Brendan Lawson, to a Lectureship. The researcher’s main 
responsibilities will be to contribute to project management; gather, 
organize, and analyze quantitative and some qualitative data; arrange 
events and meetings relating to research online and/or in person; and 
contribute actively to the writing and sharing of the research findings 
in high quality academic publications and public reports and at 
conferences and workshops. Quantitative skills, including experience of 
multivariate analysis of longitudinal survey data using regression with 
lagged variables, autoregression, and similar techniques, are essential. 
Experience of using either SPSS, or STATA or R is essential. Familiarity 
with NVivo for qualitative analysis is desirable but not essential.____

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In addition to working with the team, the appointee will have the 
opportunity to lead on publications based on their own analyses of 
survey data gathered by the project.____

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The successful applicant will be an experienced researcher with 
PhD-level social science training in either communication and media, 
journalism studies, political science, sociology, social psychology, or 
a cognate discipline or interdisciplinary field, such as behavioural 
science. They will have substantial knowledge of research on 
misinformation, be a team player, have excellent written and spoken 
English, presentational, and time management skills, be highly 
technologically literate, and be committed to the development of 
original social science theory and concepts. An awarded PhD *at time of 
application* is an essential criterion. This is not a remote working 
position, but requests to work away from campus will be considered in 
light of the University’s Dynamic Working policies.____

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The researcher will primarily work with Professor Andrew Chadwick 
(Principal Investigator) and Professor Cristian Vaccari 
(Co-Investigator). They will also collaborate with the project’s 
full-time postdoctoral researcher Dr Natalie-Anne Hall.____

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In the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (2021), Communication and 
Media at Loughborough was ranked 5th in the UK and submitted 40 
researchers. Overall, 65% of its research was assessed as “world 
leading”—the highest possible rating of 4 stars. Its research 
environment and research impact were both awarded the maximum possible 
rating of 100% 4-star quality. The department is ranked top in the 
Complete University Guide, and third in both the Times/Sunday Times Good 
University Guide and the Guardian guide.____

Full job description, person specification are available at 
https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ230880.PDF 
<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ230880.PDF>

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*Informal queries *____

Professor Andrew Chadwick, director, Online Civic Culture Centre (O3C), 
Communication and Media, Loughborough University: (a.chadwick /at/ lboro.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(a.chadwick /at/ lboro.ac.uk)>____

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*Application closing date*: 11th August 2023.____

Late applications will not be considered.____

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*Visa Sponsorship: *____

For candidates who would require sponsorship to work in the UK to 
achieve sufficient points under the Points Based Immigration System, it 
is likely that you will either need to:____

  * Have completed a PhD in a subject relevant to the job.____

OR____

  * Qualify as a “new entrant”. For more information on this please see
    paragraphs SW 12.1 - SW 12.7 of the Immigration Rules Appendix
    Skilled Worker

<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-worker>,
    available at

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-worker

<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-worker>


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