pretty interesting place (with Lucy Suchman, Adam Fish, and a number of other smart scholars across campus).
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The Department of Sociology at Lancaster University seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer with a specialism in the media industries.
You are expected to be research active with high-level publications and significant research funding, and have excellent teaching abilities at both UG and PG levels, relevant administrative skills and the ability to take a leadership role. Candidates with experience of working in the media industries are particularly encouraged to apply. If appointed, you will develop new postgraduate and undergraduate modules on the media industries, and new collaborative teaching initiatives with other departments. Salary will be in the range £47,314 – £53,233.
Lancaster Sociology is a research-oriented department with specialisms in science and technology studies, cultural political economy, mobilities, media and cultural studies, political sociology and gender and women’s studies. In the last UK Research Assessment Exercise the Department was placed in the top five group of UK departments. It was also recently placed 5th in the UK in the 2014 Complete University Guide, and in the top 40 sociology departments in the world in the 2013 QS World University Rankings.
For more information on the post, including how to apply, go to: http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A722.
The closing date for applications is Monday 24 June 2013; the interview date is to be confirmed.
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Bronislaw Szerszynski, tel +44 (0)1524 592659, e-mail: bron@lancaster.ac.uk.
The Department’s webpage is at http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/.
______________________ Mary L. Gray Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research New England, Cambridge MA Associate Professor, Communication and Culture Adjunct Faculty, American Studies; Anthropology; Gender Studies Indiana University, Bloomington mLg at qcentral dot edu www dot maryLgray dot org @maryLgray