Lecturer in Visual Sociology/Anthropology

We are seeking to appoint a fixed term, 0.7 FTE Lecturer on a Teaching & Scholarship post in Sociology and Anthropology with expertise in visual sociology/anthropology or an adjacent specialism. The successful candidate combines a strong academic grounding in sociological and/or anthropological research with professional-level experience in photography and/or multi-media practices (sound, video, image). Whilst anchored in Sociology, this post will deliver teaching and dissertation supervision across the visual and multi-modal programmes in Sociology and Anthropology. The successful candidate will thrive in an interdisciplinary working environment and will have an understanding of the intersections between Sociology and Anthropology, especially concerning ethnographic methodologies and multi-modal practices.

School of Global Change

The post will be based in the School of Global Change, home of Anthropology, Sociology, Politics and IR, History and Law at Goldsmiths. We anticipate that the successful candidate will teach on programmes across Anthropology and Sociology.

Sociology at Goldsmiths

We are internationally renowned for our critical and creative approach to empirically and theoretically studying society and culture. As a department we are interested in pushing the discipline forward and are known for pioneering ‘Live Sociology’ - focusing on contemporary issues, using innovative methods and celebrating the sociological imagination. The Department is recognised as one of the foremost research Departments in the country. We were ranked 14th as 4* ‘world leading research’ in the UK REF2021. Further details about the Department are available at: http://www.gold.ac.uk/sociology

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