University of Stirling
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.
The candidate will be an excellent communicator who is able to lead research and teaching teams, effectively liaise with our practice-based work and teach, motivate and mentor undergraduate and postgraduate students. They will lead and deliver teaching principally on MSc in Digital Media and Communications and BA Hons in Digital Media, but also contribute across the CMC undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio. 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 and content creation
- Video and audio production
- Contemporary television studies
- Factual television and video documentary
- Audio documentary and podcasting
- Production for online platforms
- Interactive media
- Media/digital audiences
- Screen industries
- Digital, creative, cultural and media industries
- New directions in digital media and communication
- Cultural and (social) media policies and regulation
- Digital media research methods
The post holder will be a researcher who has an established research profile in media production studies at Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor level, evidenced by published research, peer reviewed scholarly activity, research leadership and record of attracting research funding. They will have a strong understanding of various new forms of video, audio and digital production and the processes behind these in the 21st century digital age, in relation to complex social issues (e.g. social justice, environmental sustainability, circular economy, smart cities, human rights, health and wellbeing, creative futures). They will engage effectively with internal departments within the University and external stakeholders to pursue opportunities for collaboration, income generation and enhancing CMC’s regional, national, and international profile.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Alenka Jelen, Head of the Division of Communications, Media and Culture: alenka.jelen@stir.ac.uk
Applications are due 4 December 2023.
Pay scale: Grade9 £56,021-£64,914 p.a.
For a full list of duties, detailed job description, and online application portal, please visit https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=3875&jobTitle=Senior%20Lecturer/Associate%20Professor%20in%20Media%20Production
