On 08/07/2018, 19:46, "Gary Hall" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Research Fellow, Centre for Postdigital Cultures, Coventry Unviersity

The Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC) is a new research centre at
Coventry University:

http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/areas-of-research/postdigital-cultures/

We are looking to recruit a Research Fellow/Developer with knowledge of
new technologies such as Xtended Reality and those associated with open
access publishing. Our Research Fellow/Developer will be equally happy
with building platforms as they are with contributing to funding bids
and academic papers. The person we employ will be involved in all
technical aspects of the Research Centre from uploading website content
to creating virtual reality scenarios and will have the people skills to
work with those at all levels of technical understanding.

You will be qualified in object oriented programming languages such as
c#, c++, Java, Java scripts and swift with proven experience of
development in modern web development languages like PHP and HTML5. Plus
you will possess some experience in 2D/3D modelling using software such
as 3DS max and Photoshop and Maya for digital asset creation and Unity
3D or Unreal game engines for developing game-based and immersive
experiences.

This is the chance for you to join the CPC team in the early stages of
growth and to play a significant role in the development of impactful
research activity within the emerging field of postdigital cultures. Led
by Professor Gary Hall, the Centre explores how innovations in
postdigital cultures can enable 21st century society respond to the
challenges it faces at a global, national and local level. Specifically,
it looks at how we receive, consume and process information; how we
learn, work, and travel; and how we engage and regenerate our
communities and cities.

What Do We Mean By Postdigital Cultures?

"The digital" can no longer be understood as a separate domain of media
and culture. If we actually examine the digital - rather than taking for
granted we already know what it means - we see that today digital
information processing is present in every aspect of our lives. This
includes our global communication, entertainment, education, energy,
banking, health, transport, manufacturing, food and water-supply
systems. Attention therefore needs to turn from "the digital" to the
various overlapping processes and infrastructures that shape and
organise the digital, and that the digital helps to shape and organise
in turn.

The CPC investigates such enmeshed digital models of culture, society
and the creative economy for the 21st century "postdigital" world.

Research Areas covered by the centre include:

Post-Capitalist Economies
Posthumanities
Affirmative Disruption and Open Media
Immersive and Playful Cultures, Creative Archiving and International
Heritage
Digital Arts and Humanities
The 21st Century University and Art School

Members of the CPC include Janneke Adema, Adrienne Evans, Valeria
Graziano, Kaja Marczewska, Marcel Mars and Miriam de Rosa.

The role of the Research Fellow/Developer is to plan, develop and manage
collaborative and individual research projects, using their specialist
technical skills.

This will include implementing new technology platforms and applications
integral to the research projects of the CPC (for example, those
associated with open access publishing and immersive XR technology)
which address issues at an international scale using research as a
driving force for global change. It is also to develop ideas for
generating income and to seek funding opportunities for routes to
disseminate research findings that inform teaching and build the
reputation of the University whilst advancing knowledge in the field.

The Job Description and Person Specification is available here:

https://www.coventry.ac.uk/Global/Coventry%20University%20Vancancy%20Documents/JD%20Research%20Fellow.pdf.

Gary

--
Gary Hall, http://www.garyhall.info
Professor of Media, Coventry University
Director of Open Humanities Press: http://www.openhumanitiespress.org

RECENT:
The Inhumanist Manifesto: Extended Play.
Available for free here: http://art.colorado.edu/research/Hall_Inhumanist-Manifesto.pdf

'Posthumanities: The Dark Side of "The Dark Side of the Digital"' (with Janneke Adema).
Available for free here: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/3336451.0019.201

Pirate Philosophy:
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/pirate-philosophy

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