[employment: senior researcher future lab]

This position will be of interest to those working in education/pedagogy and new media research:

Senior Researcher

£41,000-£47,000
BRISTOL

Futurelab aims to transform the way people learn by using technology & innovation to create educational resources that are involving, interactive & imaginative.

We are currently looking to recruit a senior researcher to join our educational research team

You will manage a small team undertaking programmes of desk research, consultation, events & publications activities in order to make significant evidence-based contributions to debates on education in the 21st Century. We're looking for either a field researcher (ideally PhD or equivalent) with teaching experience or an educational practitioner with research experience.

As a manager of research project teams and programmes, you will work collaboratively to ensure effective delivery of research objectives and timely reporting to clients. You will generate new ideas for R&D activity & will bid for financial support for these ideas.

You will have experience of both producing & editing high quality, accessible written outputs, and have presentation skills that engage a range of audiences. You will build partnerships and represent an organisation with a reputation for inspiring educational innovation & change.

This role demands a versatile, hands-on approach from a team player with a genuine enthusiasm for education & new technologies.

Interest in the aims of Futurelab will ensure you make your mark in one of the most dynamic organisations in the education arena.

Application packs (sorry, NO CVs) for both roles can be downloaded from:
www.futurelab.org.uk/jobs

Futurelab , 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5UH
Tel: 0117 915 8203

Closing date for both posts is Sunday 25 January 09