Research Associate

University of Leicester -Media and Communication

Job Purpose

Salary Grade 7 - £31,331 to £36,298 per annum

Fixed term contract for 24months (see below for contract information)

At Leicester we’re going places. Ranked in the top 20 universities in Britain our aim is to climb further. A commitment to high quality fused with an inclusive academic culture is our hallmark and led the Times Higher Education to describe us as “elite without being elitist”.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Research Associate in the Department of Media and Communication to work on the ESRC funded project ‘Chronic illness and online networking: expectations, assumptions, and everyday realities’. We are looking for a researcher with a strong interest in the multifaceted relationships between digital media and the society and an understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues involved. The project requires excellent communication, organisational and time management skills, as well as ability to work independently and contribute to professional and academic publications

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Nelya Koteyko on nk158@le.ac.uk or 0116 252 2768.

The closing date for this post is midnight on Thursday 9th May 2013
We anticipate interviews will take place on 23rd May 2013
 
For further information and details about this position see http://www.le.ac.uk/jobs/external/SSC00378_Further_Particulars.pdf

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