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With apologies for cross-posting Please see below details, links and deadline for a new Research Associate position as part of a new H2020 European Project entitled DISCE (Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies) at the Department of Culture Media and Creative Industries, King’s College London. Please feel free to circulate further to potential candidates and via your networks. Research Associate for DISCE (Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies) Location: London Salary: £37,412 to £39,484 per annum, inclusive of £3,223 annum London Allowance. Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Deadline for Applications: 25th January 2019 Job Ref: R6/0055/19-CF Details: https://my.corehr.com/pls/kingrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=1&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=008787 Contact: [log in to unmask] The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI) seeks to appoint a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to assist with the successful conduct and completion of a major new EU funded 3-years project, entitled “Developing Inclusive & Sustainable Creative Economies”. The project, which involves a consortia of EU partners, aims to investigate the role of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCIs) as contributors to 'growth', quality employment, economic competitiveness and social cohesion, and to address key questions of cultural opportunity, including issues of cultural connectivity and care. The UK team are specifically interested in addressing the following: to 1) gain a better understanding of career perspectives, challenges and training needs of current and future creative workers; 2) explore inequality and exclusion in the CCIs; 3) provide a new framework through which to examine and support the role of the CCIs in processes of 'inclusive and sustainable growth', understood not only as contribution to GDP but also as cultural development and human flourishing. The Postdoctoral Researcher will lead on fieldwork and data collection in UK, as well as contribute to international workshops, reports, policy briefings, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will have sound knowledge and experience working with qualitative methods, but also a good understanding and working knowledge of quantitative data and frameworks. They will need excellent organisational skills to coordinate the fieldwork and project activities, as well as an interest in working collaboratively and internationally. This full time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2021. The selection process will include a presentation and a panel interview. To download the job pack, apply, please register with the King's College London application portal and complete your application online. -------------------------------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------