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The closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 27 July 2023
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing Monday 07 August.

Expected start date is Friday 01 September 2023 (or by mutual arrangement).

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK.

For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a postdoctoral role under SOC code 2311.

The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role. We strongly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including gender, identity, race, age, class, and ethnicity.

Communications, Media & Culture (CMC) wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced candidate at Senior Lecturer (at Grade 9) with specialist interests in digital content production to expand the Division’s teaching, research and scholarship, and knowledge exchange activities.

The post holder will have an established profile as a researcher in digital creative and cultural industries, and/or significant practitioner experience working in digital storytelling, audio or video documentary and creative content production. As a Senior Lecturer, you will play a crucial role in shaping and leading our digital media programmes. You will be responsible for managing our home and international partnership programmes in digital media, ensuring the delivery of innovative and industry-relevant education to our students.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator who is able to effectively teach, motivate and mentor undergraduates and postgraduates. They will have a demonstrable ability to build networks across media and creative industries for research, knowledge exchange and for the benefit of students and graduates. They will contribute to the strategic direction of CMC through research, teaching and impact activities, including short-course opportunities. The successful candidate will deliver teaching across the CMC undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio, principally on the MSc in Digital Media and Communications and BA Hons in Digital Media. Post holders may be required to travel abroad as part of their duties. Applicants with specialist knowledge, skills or interests in one or more of the following areas are invited to apply:

• Digital storytelling
• Audio documentary and podcasting
• Documentary video
• AV production for online platforms
• Interactive media
• Digital media research methods

The post holder will be a researcher who has an established professional or research profile in digital media and will engage effectively with external stakeholders to pursue opportunities for collaboration, income generation and enhancing CMC’s regional, national, and international profile.

• Engage in individual and collaborative research of 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 and conference proceedings and undertake knowledge exchange activities
• Identify appropriate sources of funding for research, consultancy, and impact generating activity; prepare research proposals for funding bodies; project manage research activities, and manage grants awarded
• Manage and develop external partnerships, including international and online teaching delivery
• Supervise and mentor research students and staff as required, providing direction, support and guidance
• Design, deliver, assess and evaluate a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes, where required
• Contribute to curriculum review and enhancement, in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning and enhances student experience and employability
• Participate in the Faculty’s local, national and international impact and engagement activities as required e.g. delivering teaching & CPD, contributing to joint programmes and recruitment of students. This is likely to require occasional short periods of international travel
• Lead, and develop, networks and collaborations both internally and externally to the Division/Faculty/University
• Carry out the administrative processes of the Division/Faculty/University including committee membership, quality assurance procedures and recruitment and admission of students
• Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate
• Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post

Qualifications

• A doctoral level research degree in media and communications or a relevant field

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• An established profile as a researcher in digital creative and cultural industries and/or senior experience of practice within digital media production
• Experience developing and delivering creative content on digital platforms and an understanding of the future of creative digital media
• Ability to shape a vision for research led digital media teaching at the University of Stirling that will equip graduates for jobs in the sector
• A commitment to diversity and inclusivity within teaching and research, and an understanding of the needs of a diverse student

Qualifications

• Higher Education teaching qualification or equivalent
• Hold Fellowship or Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience teaching digital media content creation in further or higher education, ideally at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Close links with employers across creative industries, and a demonstrable ability to build networks for the benefit of students and graduates
• Experience in a leadership role within the sector, and/or membership of professional bodies
• Experience mentoring young trainees in creative and cultural industries, and developing their skills
• A track record of funded research in media and production studies
• Experience working in an international media environment
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion. This might include - but is not limited to - evidence of work to advance gender equality, positive mental health, disability equality, anti-racism or tackling gender-based violence

The role holder will be required to evidence that they can meet the qualities associated with the following behavioural competencies, as detailed within the AUA Competency Framework.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, our students have the desire to explore, to innovate and to create. One of the largest Faculties in the University, our subject areas are renowned for international and world leading research. Our work is well represented in national and international journals, at academic conferences around the world and in the media. We offer students a broad range of subjects to study in an exciting, research led and highly interdisciplinary environment. Our teaching is regarded as innovative and the levels of student satisfaction are consistently high. A vibrant intellectual community is constantly enriched and renewed by the contribution of visiting scholars and practitioners. The Faculty encompasses four multidisciplinary divisions: Communications, Media and Culture; History, Heritage and Politics; Literature and Languages, and Law and Philosophy.

The Division
The Division of Communications, Media and Culture (CMC) at Stirling is an internationally renowned centre for research and teaching and consistently draws high ratings for its teaching across digital media, production and journalism at all levels. Our students frequently win awards at major national competitions and many go on to become successful practitioners, entrepreneurs and executives in the media, creative and communications industries globally.

CMC research expertise spans the humanities, social sciences and management. We have long been recognised for our research in screen studies, media and cultural policy and in recent years our research has increasingly focused on digital communications and technologies. Our expansion strategy has seen the arrival of a group of talented new colleagues with diverse interests including data journalism and analytics, the creative economy, design, animation, interactive media, sound and digital publishing. The Division now offers a wide choice of options in taught postgraduate and undergraduate programmes, and in doctoral research, spanning digital media, creative industries and cultural policy, political and promotional communications.

CMC is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to being an inclusive workplace. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from different backgrounds. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe – addressing real issues, providing solutions, and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society – and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 30 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.

More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 140 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The University – also home to 1,700 staff – is ranked first in the UK and top three in the world for its campus environment (International Student Barometer 2022, wave two). Ranked first in the UK and top five in the world for its sports facilities (International Student Barometer 2022, wave two), Stirling is Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence. Its world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.

The University has twice been recognised with a Queen's Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019).

The University is a signatory to the £214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal and a central partner of the Forth Valley University College Health Partnership.
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