Senior Research Fellow

CamWebDir; Cambridge; À distance; GBP 55 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous holiday entitlement

Occupational pension schemes

Training and development opportunities

Travel to work scheme

Competitive relocation package

Résumé du poste

ARU in the Centre for Media, Arts & Creative Technologies seeks a Senior Lecturer to lead research and bidding activity. You will produce high-quality research, shape bids for external funding, and present research plans to panels. The post requires a PhD and a record of world-leading publications in Media Studies, Digital/Communication Studies, Cultural/Gender Studies.

Informal enquiries to Prof. Tanya Horeck.

Qualifications

• PhD and a strong research record in relevant fields.
• Experience in preparing research bids and external funding.
• Strong track record of world-leading publications.

Responsabilités

• Provide research leadership within MACT.
• Produce high-quality research and lead bids for external funding.
• Develop a presentation outlining research and bidding plans for interview.

Connaissances

Social media platforms

Attention economy

Affect

Ethics and technology

Sexual and gender-based violence

AI social implications

Gender and digital media

Online misogynies

Technology-facilitated violence

Formation

PhD in Media Studies / Digital/Communication Studies / Cultural Studies / Gender Studies

Description du poste

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

Based in the Centre for Media, Arts & Creative Technologies (MACT), your priority will be to work alongside the Director (Professor Tanya Horeck) to provide research leadership and to work collaboratively on research projects. Producing high-quality research, and leading bids to secure external funding will be key parts of the role.

We are looking for an academic at the Senior Lecturer level, with subject-expertise in one or more of the following areas: social media platforms; the attention economy; affect; ethics and technology; sexual and gender-based violence; the social implications and consequences of AI; gender and digital media; online misogynies; technology-facilitated violence, including AI-facilitated harms. You will have a PhD and a strong research record in Media Studies, Digital/Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, and/or Gender Studies. Preferred candidates will have strong experience of preparing research bids and have an excellent track record of world-leading publications. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue external bidding opportunities proactively, both independently and through collaboration with MACT members. Those selected for interview will be asked to develop a presentation outlining their research and bidding plans.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Tanya Horeck, at [email protected]

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including.

• generous holiday entitlement
• occupational pension schemes
• training and development opportunities
• travel to work scheme
• a competitive relocation package

Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In accordance with Home Office guidance and the Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006, ARU has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK and in the role for which they have been recruited. Prior to their start date, the successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.

For candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, ARU is a UKVI-licensed sponsor and may be able to provide sponsorship for eligible candidates appointed to skilled roles, subject to meeting the relevant immigration requirements. Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Further information about UK immigration requirements and working in the UK can be found on the Home Office website.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.