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The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies seeks to hire an executive assistant who leads the WIAS' research administration and works together with the WIAS' Director on the organisation of the institute's activities. The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS) is an academic space for independent critical thinking beyond borders. Its aim is to foster and disseminate advanced studies that generate insights into the complex realities and possibilities of the contemporary world. It is a space for the development, discussion and dissemination of critical, innovative and creative research. One of its key features is the Research Fellowship Programme. Critical digital & social media research is the Institute’s first research theme and focus. We seek to appoint an Executive Assistant. The successful applicant will work with the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies' Director in fostering the success of the Institute’s research and Fellowship Programme. They will ensure the operation of the Institute’s administrative activities and its public relations and communication. This will involve providing administrative support, being in charge of creating financial and activity reports, managing the Institute’s web presence and social media communication, the organisation and management of academic events, coordination of the Research Fellowship Programme, copy-editing and layout of research reports, organisation of travel and accommodation arrangements and the provision of secretarial support. Applicants should have a graduate or equivalent qualification, high IT literacy, experience in the professional use of social media for public relations in the academic field, public relations and organization skills, experience in financial and activity reporting, excellent skills in improving written academic language, and excellent interpersonal skills and administrative abilities. Benefits include a competitive package and 35 days leave per year. For further information about careers and benefits at the University of Westminster, please click on the following link: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/careers-westminster/vacancies Interviews are likely to be held on 19th July 2016. Administrative contact (for queries only): [log in to unmask] Links WIAS: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/wias Job advert: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANY463/executive-assistant/ https://vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/Hrvacancies/default.aspx?id=50045335 Job specification: https://vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/hrvacancies/Information/50045335/NG5%20-%20Executive%20Assistant%20-%20WIAS%20JDPS%20-%20Copy.docx Application deadline: July 1 -- Prof. Christian Fuchs University of Westminster, Director of the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies http://www.westminster.ac.uk/wias @fuchschristian [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------