Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Media Production

The Post

Communications, Media & Culture (CMC) wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced candidate at Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor Grade 9 (Teaching and Research) with specialist interests in Media Production Studies to expand the Division’s research, teaching, and knowledge exchange activities and in this area. The successful candidate will join our award-winning production team and will contribute to the strategic direction of production studies in CMC through leadership in research and external funding initiatives, excellent teaching and impact activities, including public engagement and short-course opportunities, and will serve as a liaison between practice-based media production modules and theoretical approaches.

The post holder will have an established profile as a researcher in media production studies, for example in digital storytelling, audio and video production, digital, creative, media and cultural industries, production policy, and media/digital audiences. As a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, they will play a crucial role in providing leadership in media production research in liaison with our practice-strong production team. This will include managing our home and international partnership programmes in Digital Media, ensuring the delivery of innovative, research-based and industry-relevant education to our students and expanding our strategic research partnerships with external stakeholders across media production and creative industries.

Description of Duties

Senior Lecturer

• Engage in individual and collaborative research of an international standard, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, establish a distinctive programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books, conference proceedings and research-based production formats
• Identify appropriate sources of funding for research, consultancy, and impact generation activities; prepare research proposals for funding bodies; project manage research activities, and manage grants awarded
• Supervise and mentor research students and staff as required, providing direction, support and guidance

Associate Professor

• Contribute to the strategic research leadership of the Faculty and to mentor, support and encourage the research and scholarship activities of colleagues within the Faculty 
• Conduct, publish and otherwise disseminate outstanding research of international standing and engage in activities to support the impact of research 
• Enhance the Faculty’s research culture by securing, in collaboration with colleagues as appropriate, external funding through research grants or contracts

Essential Criteria

Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

• A PhD in media production and communication studies or a relevant discipline

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Established track record of high-quality published research in media production and/or digital, creative, media and cultural industries
• Established track record of funded research in media production studies or involvement in applications for external funding for research and/or knowledge transfer

Associate Professor

Qualifications

• A PhD in media production and communication studies or a relevant discipline
• Higher Education teaching qualification or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• A track record of publication in peer-reviewed journals in media production and/or digital, creative, media and cultural industries, to levels of outstanding international excellence and a strong REF profile

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please click the 'Apply' button, above.

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