Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies Loughborough, England
Job description
Create a better future
Loughborough University is a great place to work. We're proud of our welcoming, dynamic and successful academic community.
Ranked in the top-ten in UK league tables, over 90% of Loughborough’s research is ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ and we’re number one in the world for sports-related subjects for the seventh year running in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023.
We work collaboratively to create better futures, characterised by an inter-disciplinary academic approach, strong partnerships, and underpinned by a sense of purpose and confidence. We’re ambitious and bold and now is an exciting time to join us.
Whether you're at the start of your career or looking to take the next step, Loughborough is an amazing place for you to develop your better future.
The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritised groups as they are currently under-represented within our community.
We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
School of Social Sciences and Humanities:
We are recruiting for a Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies to join our School.
The School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough is a world leading cluster of Social Scientists and Humanities scholars. The School is ranked 3rd for in the UK Communications and Media and 1st for Criminology; in the top 10 for English, Geography and Environmental Sciences, Sociology, and Social Policy; and in the top 20 for History and Politics; according to the Guardian, Times and Complete University Guide 2023 national subject rankings.
The School is organised into five Divisions: Communication and Media; Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy; English; Geography and Environment; and, International Relations, Politics and History. In our teaching and research, we work within and across subject and disciplinary groupings addressing questions at the interface of society, culture and environment from local to global scales. From strong disciplinary foundations, we seek to develop inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives, so as to shape questions and solutions which are relevant to communities, stakeholders, policymakers and academics alike.
Our leading position is built and developed around a vibrant and collegial international community that provides an excellent environment for progressing an academic career.
Successful candidates will have a record of academic excellence which is contributing to the furtherance of knowledge in their discipline. Candidates must also have a PhD or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate a clear trajectory towards achievement at a higher academic level.
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor David Deacon, Head of Division for Communication and Media by email [email protected]
Find out more about the academic opportunities we have on offer in the discipline areas within the School of Social Sciences and Humanities on our dedicated microsite.
Closing date for applications: Monday 15th May 2023
A copy of the generic job description for the position of Lecturer is available here
