Research Associate/Research Fellow: Historic Perspectives on International
Broadcasting,
Faculty of Social Sciences, Based Milton Keynes, 12 mth contract or 24
mths part-time (negotiable)
£25,134 - £29,138 pro rata (according to qualifications and experience)
circulation date : 25/09/2007
closing date : 16/10/2007
The post is funded through an AHRC grant to work on a project entitled
Tuning In: Diasporic Contact Zones at BBC World Service. This will be an
ideal opportunity for an outstanding researcher to gain first hand
experience of conducting independent research in a collaborative setting.
The Research Associate/Research Fellow will play a key role in this inter-
disciplinary empirical research project, exploring how BBC World Service
functions as an agent of public diplomacy(1961-91). For project details
see http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/diasporas/
You should have a proven record of achievement in research gained through
a PhD, good publications or equivalent output. All applicants should have
a good first degree and/or postgraduate qualification in a relevant
discipline (or equivalent, such as sociology, politics and international
relations, media and cultural studies). You will need to demonstrate: self-
motivation and good time-management skills, the ability to work as part of
a team, experience of working to deadlines, the ability to take
responsibility for the day to day management of a research project,
experience of writing research findings for reports and scholarly
publication.
Closing date: 16 October 2007. Interview date: week commencing 12 November
2007.
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