[fellowship opportunity at warwick]

Research Fellow

University of Warwick - Department of Film and Television Studies

£27,319 - £35,646 pa

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a major new project funded by the AHRC. You will assist the project investigators (Dr Rachel Moseley, Dr Helen Wheatley, (University of Warwick) Dr Helen Wood (De Montfort University) in the successful execution of the project, undertaking original research to explore television programming made for and watched by women viewers during this significant period. You will explore the production culture, policies and decision-making which have produced television programming for women in Britain in the specified period. You will also reconstruct and analyse the programming itself, contributing to a project that aims to establish and protect that programming available in the archives. Your research will address some of the gaps in existing histories of British television and will involve substantial time working in written and audio-visual archives in Britain. There is scope within this project for you to develop your own research themes within the bounds of the project.

You will have a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant field, experience of conducting archival research and textual analysis of television programmes or similar, a developing profile of research publications, administrative experience or capabilities and a commitment to a feminist research agenda.

Fixed Term Contract for 36 months

Informal enquiries: Dr Helen Wheatley, Department of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick e-mail: Helen.Wheatley@warwick.ac.uk or tel: 024 7657 3871

Interview date: w/c 31 May 2010

Read more about the post here.

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[assistant prof: creative writing & english]

Be aware: the deadline is coming up - 15 May 2010

Dalhousie University

Location: Nova Scotia

The Department of English at Dalhousie University invites applications for a ten-month sessional position in Creative Writing and English at the Lecturer / Assistant Professor level, effective August 1, 2010, subject to budgetary approval. The successful applicant will teach primarily in Creative Writing but will also teach at the introductory level in English literature. The applicant should possess an MA or MFA in Creative Writing and have a strong publishing resume in Creative Writing, with at least two creative works published by reputable publishers. Preference will be given to those with experience in university-level teaching. Applications, which must include a complete curriculum vitae, a statement of writing and teaching interests, evidence of teaching effectiveness, as well as three confidential letters of reference forwarded by the referees, should be sent in hard copy to: 

Dr. Christina Luckyj
Chair
Department of English
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4P9

The deadline for receipt of applications is May 15, 2010.



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[new media academic assistant]

 Interesting...the University of Lethbridge is hiring an academic assistant in new media. It's a three-year term appointment but would be great for a recently finished ph.d or post-doc:

START DATE: July 1, 2010

QUALIFICATIONS: An M.F.A. with a concentration in digital media is the preferred degree. The University aspires to hire individuals who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and have potential to contribute actively in the Department of New Media and the Faculty of Fine Arts.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will be expected to teach core courses in interactive web development, digital video and New Media Foundations. This includes both creative and technical aspects of New Media production as well as the history and theory of New Media as it relates to contemporary culture and society. Other duties may be assigned depending upon the candidate's secondary expertise.

PROGRAM: The Faculty of Fine Arts, housed in the Centre for the Arts with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, offers degree programs in Art, Drama, Music and New Media within the liberal arts education context and focuses on excellence in teaching and research/creative activity.

APPLICATION: Candidates should submit an application describing interest in all areas of teaching expertise, along with a current curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, current research program and /or samples of recent research/creative work, as well as arrange for three confidential letters of reference under separate cover from people who can assess teaching and research/ creative activity.

ADDRESS: Address applications to:

Dr. Desmond Rochfort, Dean
Faculty of Fine Arts
The University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4
Tel: (403) 329-2155
Fax: (403) 382-7127 email: angela.luck@uleth.ca

DEADLINE: Applications must be received by the closing date of April 15, 2010.

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[media, culture & communication – visiting assistant professor]

Awesome position:


The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor whose research focuses on digital media, copyright, and media technologies. The position is to begin September 1, 2010.


This is a one-year non-tenure track appointment that is renewable for an additional two years, depending upon department need and satisfactory performance.

The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication serves over 750 undergraduate majors and offers MA and PhD programs of study. The Department emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship and encourages applications from a broad range of methodological perspectives. For more information please see: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/.


Qualifications

The position is open to recent PhDs who have completed their dissertations within the last four years. Doctoral candidates who will have completed their degrees by September 2010 are also invited to apply.

Further information about the position can be obtained from: Marita Sturken, Chair, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication,

marita.sturken@nyu.edu.


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[interdisciplinary assistant prof. @ washington]

Interesting post available at the University of Washington however it is only a 9 month term and seems to focus on teaching.

The University of Washington (UW) Bothell Science and Technology Program is accepting applications for an associate professor position with tenure in the Science and Technology Program.  This full-time, nine-month position will start September 16, 2010. We are looking for stellar candidates who will contribute to the excellence of our University and our S&T Program. The successful applicant will have demonstrated distinction in research and teaching in one or more of the following areas: interactive media and design, creativity and learning, interactive video, virtual environments, visualization and visual analytic systems, interdisciplinary media approaches, and computer games.

UW Bothell’s signature approach to higher education is interdisciplinarity that promotes scholarship across our six academic programs. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing an interactive media and technology curriculum and collaborating with colleagues to create a shared culture of science, business, computer science, interactive media, technology, education and the arts. Teaching experience in varied formats, including team-based, computer-mediated and interdisciplinary approaches is also requisite for the position.

Additional requirements include an earned doctorate in appropriate discipline and/or MFA, teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels, dedication to instructional innovation, demonstration of a commitment to working with diverse student and community populations, and ability to establish working relationships with regional high-tech companies.

Read more here.

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[assistant prof. in victoria bc]

I would go for this position if only for the superb location near Victoria BC (it's actually on the Hatley Park National Historic Site):

Communication - Instructor or Assistant Professor

Royal Roads University

Location: British Columbia
Date posted: 2010-03-05
Royal Roads University, Limited Term Core Faculty, School of Communication and Culture within the Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences.

We invite your interest to explore our exciting new two year limited term position (at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level) at Royal Roads University (RRU). Located in beautiful, Victoria, BC our mandate is to solely offer professional degree programs with a focus on applied research. With a reputation for innovation, RRU is a leader in online delivery and primarily attracts learners who are working professionals.

The School of Communication offers three degrees in communication studies which are focused on the theory and practice of professional communication in a wide range of contexts including media, organizational and intercultural. We stress a critical-professional educational approach and we invite you to view our website for more details.

The successful applicant will have demonstrated teaching experience at undergraduate and the graduate levels in the field of communication studies, an ability to work as a team member within an interdisciplinary outcome-based curriculum, and administrative experience and abilities preferably in a University academic setting. The successful applicant will ideally have experience teaching communication theory at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A Ph.D. (or ABD) in communication or related fields in the social and applied sciences is required along with a broad theoretical understanding of communication. The following would also be strong assets in the position: applied research experience, an ability to employ adult learning and applied learning principles with mature learners, and experience in distance education teaching.

In addition to a collegial learning community, RRU offers a comprehensive compensation package to core faculty, with a salary based on rank, qualifications and experience. The term of this position is from 15 July 2010 - 15 July 2012.

For more information and to submit your application, please visit http://www.royalroads.ca/careers




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[new media literacies: employment]

Project Manager:
Project NML seeks a detail-oriented, highly organized, and people-person Project Manager to handle the administration of NML's The Educator's House. This international project joins the NML team with Rio de Janiero's Department of Education to implement a new paradigm for teaching that fully integrates the new media literacies across curricula. The overarching mandate for the position is to provide direction for day-to-day project operations and leadership to staff and students involved. In addition to administrative responsibilities, the Project Manager will be part of a collaborative, distributed applied research program and will be required to demonstrate leadership responsibilities across all projects undertaken by the NML program. This position is housed at USC Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles, California.

Curriculum Specialist:

Project NML seeks a creative, media-savvy, bi-lingual in Brazilian Portuguese and English Curriculum Specialist to collaborate in the design of the strategies, content and structure of NML's The Educator's House. This international project joins the NML team with Rio de Janiero's Department of Education to implement a new paradigm for teaching that fully integrates the new media literacies across curricula. The overarching mandate for the position is to design and produce activities and class learning experiences; and to monitor, analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the resources to achieve the goals and objectives of the project. In addition to these content development responsibilities, the Curriculum Specialist will be part of a collaborative, distributed applied research program and will be required to contribute to writing study results across all projects undertaken by NML.  This position has the potential to be a work-from-home position with regular scheduled meetings with the team both in-person and online.


Programmer:
Project NML seeks a creative and innovative web Applications Programmer to be responsible for the technical analysis and development of applications used in conducting research and providing education strategies. The overarching mandate for the position is to work collaboratively with NML's partner, Platform Shoes Forum, and contribute to design, development and refinement of the Learning Library (http://newmedialiteracies.org/library/).  This position has the potential to be a work-from-home position with regular scheduled meetings with the team both in-person and online. 

[canada research chair in digital game studies and design]

Exciting academic employment opportunity:

Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, invites applications for a Senior (Tier I) Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the field of Game Studies, Game Design and/or Games and Learning as a joint appointment in the Faculty of Arts and Science and Faculty of Fine Arts. The goal of the CRC program (http://chairs.gc.ca/) is to ensure that Canadian universities "achieve the highest levels of research excellence to become world-class research centres in the global, knowledge-based economy.”

Concordia’s academic culture celebrates leading-edge research, creativity, and the transfer of knowledge for today’s innovation driven society. The Chair in Digital Game Studies and Design will build on Concordia’s leadership in the fields of creative expression, communication and culture, and information and communication technologies as described in our Strategic Research Plan (2008-12) http://oor.concordia.ca/formsandreferencedocuments/strategicresearchplan/.

Concordia is located in one of North America’s most diverse, creative and livable cities. Many leading games companies have chosen to locate in Montreal where strategic government initiatives also support the research sector and industry. Applicants for this position may come from any disciplinary background but must have a superior record of publication and/or research/creation in the fields of game studies and game design. The successful candidate is expected to have an outstanding and innovative research program, as well as demonstrated abilities to foster the development of broad based interdisciplinary initiatives, attract excellent graduate students and secure external funding. The successful candidate will be expected to take a leadership role in the development of the newly founded Centre for Technology, Art and Games (TAG).

The TAG initiative is leading interdisciplinary, cross-Faculty research in games studies and design at Concordia. TAG operates under the umbrella of the Hexagram Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technologies, which is the largest and most productive new media lab in Canada. For additional information on TAG and Hexagram, see http://www.tag.hexagram.ca and http://www.hexagram.org.

The successful candidate for the CRC position in the field of Game Studies, Game Design and/or Games and Learning will be appointed (with tenure) at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. The candidate will work with the Faculty of Arts and Science and Faculty of Fine Arts to prepare the formal CRC nomination according to the CRC program guidelines. The university will nominate the successful candidate to the CRC Secretariat at the earliest opportunity according to the guidelines of the CRC program.

Applications should consist of a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, copies of recent publications, a statement of teaching philosophy/interests, a statement of research achievements, and evidence of teaching effectiveness.

Candidates must also arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to:

Chair, Game Studies and Design CRC Search Committee Concordia University
c/o Faculty of Fine Arts 1455,
De Maisonneuve Boulevard West, EV 2.781
Montreal, Quebec,
H3G 1M8
Canada

This position, linked to the CRC appointment, will begin July 1, 2010.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. All applications should reach the Chair of the Hiring Committee no later than November 2, 2009.

All inquiries about the position should be directed to crcgames@alcor.concordia.ca


Concordia University is committed to employment equity.

[experimental media: call for scholar, research & artist in residence]

EMPAC is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for both its Artist in Residence and its Scholar and Researcher in Residence programs.

Artist in Residence Program

The combination of artist-driven content with contemporary media and performing arts technology in the field of time- based arts stands in the center of the artistic research and production activities of EMPAC. EMPAC’s goal is to provide an environment to support the realization of works at any stage from inception to completion. This means that an EMPAC residency can support works which take a long period of time to develop and which may need different resources at different phases of the production. Along with a state-of- the-art facility, we offer residents the support of a full time staff of experts in audio, video and stage technologies. Commissions are initiated by EMPAC whereas residencies are open to artist proposals.

» More Information, Guidelines, + Application Process

Scholar and Researcher in Residence Program

EMPAC aims to create an environment of fertile creation, cross- pollination, and intellectual stimulation. Visiting scholars and researchers will participate in the formation of an intellectual community in scientific and engineering disciplines that may also engage perceptual and artistic knowledge and practice. EMPAC will also be a platform for research activities in areas such as augmented reality, virtual reality, scientific visualization, audification, haptics, human/machine interfaces and interaction, auralization, and multi-modal modeling in large-scale, fully media-integrated environments.

» More Information + Application Process

[2 employment opportunities: professor of new media and digital culture and research assistant in new media and education

Here are two exciting opportunities for new media and digital culture academics. One is an assistant prof. position at the University of the Netherlands, the other is a research assistant role on an exciting project to create an educational website (with the British Library).

Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU

Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture

University of Amsterdam

Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture
(Noord-Holland), 30 hours per week
University of Amsterdam

Job description
The ideal candidate would have familiarity with the study of digital media in the humanities, and have made acquaintance with such areas as cyberculture, digital humanities, information aesthetics and visualization, Internet studies, media arts, media history, media theory and/or virtual ethnography. Internet skills are essential, as is up-to-date knowledge of Internet culture. Practical experience in working with Web-based applications (e.g., blogs and wikis) is desirable.

The new media and digital culture team is part of the Media Studies department and concerns itself with research strategies for the critical study of Internet culture. The Assistant Professor is expected to teach on both the bachelor's and master's degree levels, in courses concerned with such topics as digital journalism, digital aesthetics, Internet research methods and techniques, media archaeology as well as the politics of code.

Candidates also should have a new media research agenda.

Tasks:

• Teaching and developing teaching activities both as part of and outside the Media and Culture programme
• (Co-)supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses
• Independently conducting research in the area mentioned, resulting in contributions to leading international publications
• Co-supervising PhD candidates
• Making a contribution to raising contract and indirect funding

Requirements
Required education/skills:

• Relevant PhD degree
• Experience in research and excellent research skills, evidenced by publications in renowned international professional journals / book form
• Teaching experience at the university level and demonstrable didactic abilities and / or training, evidence by an educational portfolio
• Experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; affinity with ICT in academic education
• Team spirit and capable of functioning at all levels of more than one study programme
• Willingness to develop in a multidisciplinary capacity in order to be able to participate in multiple areas of the Faculty's curriculum
• Organisational experience and skills
• Thorough knowledge of Dutch and English; non-native Dutch speakers must achieve fluency in Dutch within two years

Read more about this opportunity here: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XF244/Assistant_Professor_of_New_Media_and_Digital_Culture/

Closing Date: Sunday, 19th April 2009

British Library

Research Assistant

Children's Play in the New Media Age

St Pancras, London
18-month post, starting October 2009
£30,768
Ref: S&C00166

This is an opportunity to explore the theme of children's play and develop an interactive resource that will be used by audiences worldwide.

The British Library, in collaboration with the Institute of Education, the University of Sheffield and the University of East London, is embarking on a innovative project entitled ‘Children's Play in the New Media Age', inspired by the Opie Collection of Children's Games and Songs.

As part of a team of researchers you'll deliver an educational website aimed at a variety of audiences, learners and researchers. Specifically, you'll be involved in selecting, editing and digitising audio recordings, enhancing existing catalogue records and writing descriptive and interpretative content.

Excellent research and organisational skills are essential. It's likely you will have a post-graduate or equivalent qualification in an area such as Childhood Studies, Primary Education, Folklore/Cultural Tradition, Sociology or Social Studies - and you will certainly be familiar with the research output of Peter and Iona Opie.

Basic technical skills and experience of creating educational resources and/or web content are also important. However, training will be provided where required.

To apply for this unique opportunity, visit http://gs10.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_britishlibrary01.asp?newms=jj&id=65150&----JOB-PREVIEW-MODE----

Closing date: 29 April 2009

Read more about this position here: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/GH546/

[employment: ioct digital research fellow]

An amazing position just advertised now. Work for the IOCT and Phoenix Square.

This post is designed to initiate, supervise and promote IOCT-related digital work and research in Leicester's Phoenix Square. The postholder will advise on an annual programme of activities in the ‘cube’ and elsewhere in Phoenix Square that allows for a wide range of user experiences and reflects the best in digital work in the IOCT as well as in a national and international context. The postholder will have knowledge of venue programming and exhibiting digital art in the public realm, and will show an awareness of the latest developments and significant work in the field of digital media. He/she will undertake original transdisciplinary research in this area and will show an appreciation of the wider objectives of the development of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.





For more info have a look here.

[employment: lecturer in digital anthropology]

I just love seeing employment opportunities that are focused on the digital (especially within humanities).

Applications are invited for a permanent lectureship in Digital Anthropology to begin 1 August 2009. The successful applicant will be responsible for, and will teach within, our new MA programme in Digital Anthropology and contribute to general teaching in Material and Visual Culture. They will carry out research in Digital Anthropology and contribute to normal administrative duties within the UCL Department of Anthropology.

Applicants should have a PhD and begun researching in the field of Digital Anthropology.

Applications from qualified candidates specialised in any area of the world are welcome.

Further particulars are available here. This appointment is available from 1 August 2009 on the UCL salary scale Grade 7 in the range £ 32,458 per annum to £35,469 per annum plus £2,781 per annum London Allowance. A UCL application form may be downloaded from the UCL website. Applications consisting of the application form, a CV, the names and contact details (particularly e-mail) of three referees and a cover letter describing the candidate's research interests and teaching expertise should all be sent electronically to the Departmental Administrator, Mrs Alena Kocourek (a.kocourekucl.ac.uk).

UCL Taking Action for Equality
The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 1st April 2009.

[education and IT employment]

New Job Database:
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), an international, educational organization reaching 75,000 professionals in Information Technology in Education and E-Learning, has launched a new Career Center to assist job seekers and employers in these fields.


*However most of the jobs, at least so far, are based in the States.


Have a peruse of the 10 most recent positions:

[all work and no play]

All work and no play is definitely something IOCTinis don't subscribe to! In between all the work and new technologies I have been able to pass on my transliteracy tiara (last used at the transliteracy workshop to make a transliterate object) to Lisa...princess of the IOCT.

[employment opportunity - Kairos is hiring]

Kairos - An online academic open-access peer-reviewed journal that focuses on digital and multimodal practises and pedagogy. They're hiring a Praxis section assistant editor(s) and a Reviews section assistant editor(s).

Get applications in by Friday, September 19, 2008. Interviews are scheduled for soon after. The start dates is November, 2008.

job opportunity - lecturer media & communication

Lecturer in Media & Communication

Interactive Media team

A wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University (Formerly UCE Birmingham), the Technology Innovation Centre (tic) is a national centre of excellence providing training and support for individuals and organisations to develop their capabilities within a rapidly evolving, technology-based society.

Starting Salary within the range £26,281 - £30,880
Permanent Post
Part Time - 18.5 hours per week

As a key member of our Interactive Media team, apply your skills and knowledge to develop, deliver and co-ordinate programmes of learning, technology transfer, applied research and business development.

Educated to Degree level or equivalent you will either hold a teaching qualification or be willing to study for one. With a good general skills and knowledge base of the overall television / new media production process you will have a particular demonstrable interest and experience in at least one and probably several of the following areas:

• Script development and screen studies
• Television Journalism
• Media and Communication Theory

Based at Millennium Point, Birmingham, the successful candidate will:

• Undertake responsibility for the development and delivery of undergraduate modules particularly in the TV Journalism, scripting and screen studies, Media and Communication Theory areas.
• Generate, support and supervise student projects and placements.
• Undertake appropriate quality assurance responsibilities for course delivery, assessment, evaluation and the students experience.
• Promote the Centre for Interactive Media and it's courses.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of short courses, consultancy and other income generating activities.
• Encourage, develop and sustain appropriate links with the Television industry.

tic offers employees private healthcare, childcare vouchers, a final salary pension scheme, flexible working and professional development.

For an application pack, please visit our website at www.tic.ac.uk/jobs. Alternatively, you can e-mail tic Human Resources at Jobs@tic.ac.uk quoting reference number T00154 or phone 0121 331 7502.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 25th August 2008 at 5pm.

Further Details

[employment opportunity - virtual world learning]

Senior Research Assistant

The socio political impact of virtual world learning on higher education

Learning Innovation Group

£28,290 - £34,794 per annum

We are seeking an efficient, experienced researcher for a study funded by The Leverhulme Trust. The study seeks to explore ‘The socio political impact of virtual world learning on higher education' using participatory action research and will examine staff and students from a wide range of disciplines in Higher Education Institutions across the UK. It will investigate their conceptions of and decisions about the way in which they teach and learn at the socio-political boundaries of reality.

You will have a PhD in education or a related discipline and work closely with the Director of the Learning Innovation Group (Professor Maggi Savin-Baden) to ensure the smooth and efficient running of this study. This post will run for the duration of the study until starting on 10 September 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter. The post will be based at Coventry University, in the Learning Innovation Research Group.

Your experience will include working at a responsible level chiefly in a research environment and use of web 2.0 technologies and use of social networking platforms and familiarity with immersive world such as Second Life will be required. Reporting to the Director of the Learning Innovation Group you will undertake research and support the work of the PhD students appointed to on the project.

It is likely that interviews will take place on the 5th September.

[job opportunity - creative industries research fellow]

Creative Industries Research Fellow

Policy & Research

Contract:
Three days a week (or equivalent), Six month initial contract with possibility to extend for further six months

Salary:
£40,000-£50,000 (pro-rata), plus benefits

Closing date:
5pm, 13 August 2008

Location:
London

Core Purpose of Role:
This role will involve researching and writing analytical pieces on the creative industries and helping Hasan Bakhshi, who leads NESTA's policy development and research on the creative industries, to manage NESTA's ambitious programme of research on the Arts & Innovation.

The position will suit an analyst who wants to combine a NESTA research fellowship with their academic research or freelance work on the creative industries, or someone who is seeking a secondment, as we can be flexible on the exact pattern of working hours in the week.

To apply:
To apply, please email or post your CV and covering letter to recruitment@nesta.org.uk, or Tanya Holland, NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE.

For further information and to review the Candidate Brief and Role Profile please visit our website at
http://www.nesta.org.uk/creative-industries-research-fellow/.

NB. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 20 August.

[job opportunity - multimodal learning]

Research Fellow in Educational Design and Evaluation (0.5fte), London Knowledge Lab, Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy Salary in the range £28,290 – £30,013 per annum, pro rata

plus pro rata of £2,323 London Allowance

Fixed term for three years.

The London Knowledge Lab invites applications for a Research Fellow to work on the design and evaluation of a technology enhanced multimodal learning environment designed to scaffold children’s social interaction and communication skills.

The TLRP TEL funded project “ECHOES II: Improving Children’s Social Interaction through Exploratory Learning in a Multimodal Environment” involves partners from the University of Edinburgh, Sussex University, University of Strathclyde, University of Birmingham, Dundee University, and University of Wales Institute Cardiff, and the position will involve collaboration with all project partners and associated research fellows.

You will collaborate in the design of the ECHOES II environment with other researchers, focusing particularly on the design and testing of the learning activities and the evaluation of the educational impact of the environment.

A Masters or a PhD in Educational Evaluation, Educational or Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related discipline or equivalent experience is essential, as are knowledge of empirical design methods, ability to organise and run studies involving children, parents and professionals and ability to analyse and report the results of the studies up to international research standards.Enquiries should be addressed to Dr. Kaska Porayska-Pomsta (K.Porayska-Pomsta@ioe.ac.uk).

This appointment will be subject to an enhanced CRB Disclosure.

Reference: 7AC-CPLKL-4664

Closing date:22^nd August 2008

To apply online please visit http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk or tel 020 7612 6159

Further Details

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[job opportunity - lecturer in creative writing]

An interesting position at University of Hull:

"Lecturer in Creative Writing, Department of English

A vacancy has arisen for a Lecturer to join the Creative Writing team in this RAE 5-rated department. You will be a prose writer with publications in fiction or non-fiction. Experience in teaching twentieth-century or contemporary literary topics at undergraduate level will be a distinct advantage. You will be expected to sustain and develop our existing undergraduate Creative Writing modules, participate in the Creative Writing MA, and assist in developing the activities of the University's Philip Larkin Centre for Poetry and Creative Writing. Depending on the particular qualifications of the successful applicant, the post will also involve teaching on mainline literary modules in the English Department. A job-share arrangement might be contemplated, so joint applications or single applications for 0.5 of the post will be considered.

Salary range £29138 - £33780 pa.

For more information and to apply please visit www.hull.ac.uk/jobs, phone: (01482) 465272 (quoting vacancy ref: FA343), or for candidates with a hearing/speech impairment textphone: (01482) 466851. Alternative formats available on request.

Closing date: 1 August 2008"

[university of cambridge: transliterate-ish research associate]

Sounds like a kind of transliterate and transdisciplinary research position:
Research AssociateTranskills Project/ Staff DevelopmentThe Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies

Salary: £ 25,888 -- £ 33,780
Limit of tenure applies: 1 year, with possibility of extension by 1 year

A research associate is sought to contribute to the University of Cambridge's Transkills project. Working independently and with members of the Transkills team, you will use participatory research methods to identify effective modes of engaging academic staff teaching first-year undergraduates in professional development interventions appropriate to Cambridge's academic cultures. The Transkills project is funded by the Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund, an initiative of HEFCE, which will continue until the end of December 2010. The post is available immediately.

You will hold a PhD or have an equivalent level of research experience. Demonstrably capable of swiftly understanding the cultures and values of a research-intensive environment, you may also have experience of teaching, running seminars and workshops and developing instructional materials.

The Transkills team is based in CARET (the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies), and is led by Dr Keith Johnstone. Seconded to CARET, the Research Associate will report to Staff Development's Academic Practice Consultant, Dr Meg Tait. Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Johnstone (kj10@cam.ac.uk) or to Dr Tait (mebt1@cam.ac.uk). Further particulars and an application pack are available from Daphne Cunningham, Staff Development, 25 Trumpington Street, CB2 1QA (dlc39@admin.cam.ac.uk).

Application is by submission of a completed PD18, with a full CV and covering letter in which you should indicate how your qualifications and experience address the person specification.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 8 July.

Interviews will be held on Monday 21 July.

Further Details

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[job opportunity - assistant prof @ trinity uni, usa]

Multiplatform Journalism
One-Year Instructor or Assistant Professor
Fall 2008 / Department of Communication


COMMUNICATION: Trinity University. Instructor or Assistant Professor of Communication, one-year appointment, Fall 2008, M.A. or A.B.D. (Ph.D. preferred). Teach six undergraduate classes per year (9
contact hours per semester) with teaching responsibilities in multiplatform journalism (reporting, writing, and producing across media; and analysis of the challenges of convergence and technological changes) and either industry analysis (Mass Media) or textual analysis
(Media Interpretation and Criticism).

The department is integrated among media specialties and within the liberal arts and sciences mission of the university. The faculty is committed to linking theory and practice in our teaching, research, and service. Trinity University, a highly selective, primarily undergraduate liberal arts and sciences institution, has an ideal student-faculty ratio, and excellent facilities, equipment, and services. Salary: $40,000-$42,000.

Deadline for receipt of applications is July 1, 2008. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Send letter of application, *curriculum vitae*, three references, graduate institution transcript(s), and teaching evaluations if available to Dr. William Christ, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Communication, Trinity
University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212-7200, email: wchrist at trinity.edu, Fax: 210-999-8355. Electronic submissions preferred. EEO Employer.

[digital humanities postdoc position]

Two amazing postdoc. positions have opened up at Umeå University's HUMLab:

The postdoctoral fellowships are one-year positions, with a possible extension of one year. For the postdoc positions, applicants will be expected to have a Ph.D. in a humanities discipline (from a non-Swedish university) and a specialty in any of the following five research areas: participatory media, digital cultural heritage, digital art/architecture, electronic literature, and
critical perspectives.

Read more at http://blog.humlab.umu.se/postdocs and make sure to apply if you are qualified and interested in becoming a part of HUMlab and Umeå University! We are committed to taking very good care of visiting fellows. Fellows will normally have a double affiliation to the lab and
to a suitable department/school and discipline.

Deadline for applications: June 12, 2008.