RCUK Academic Fellowships/Lectureships
Culture, Cohesion and Conflict - 3 posts
Faculty of Humanities

The University of Manchester has been awarded 13 Academic Fellowships by 
RCUK that will permit the progress of exceptional researchers to permanent 
academic positions and will involve working with world class scholars on 
projects at the forefront of research. We seek candidates who share our 
ambitious vision and passion for discovery. 

Full details: 
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/academic/vacancy/index.htm?
ref=76073
Closing date: 13/10/2006
Reference: ACS/214/06

As part of a major initiative to establish the Faculty of Humanities as a 
world leading centre in the study of culture, identities and change, one 
Fellow will be appointed to work in each of the following areas:

- Conflict and War: The fellow will work on the memorialisation and 
cultural aspects of war, addressing issues such as the role of the public 
intellectual in understanding and communicating issues around armed 
conflict; the aftermath of war, including issues of retribution and 
punishment, reconciliation and peacemaking, as well as aid and 
reconstruction to war-damaged societies.

- Migration and Diaspora: The fellow will examine the significance of 
diaspora cultures. Interests include how identity formation is related to 
diaspora; how material culture sustain novel forms of social cohesion; 
what is the translatability of language and culture in different parts of 
the world; how are articulations of diasporic identities transforming 
national culture from within?

- Media and Community: The Fellow will pursue research on the relationship 
between the media and socio-cultural change. Interests include how far the 
news and entertainment media allow forms of social and cultural engagement 
and disengagement? How do audiences engage with the media? How do 
different diasporic groups use the media to sustain solidarities and 
identities? What kind of media regulation is most appropriate in an era of 
global communication?

The Fellow will be hosted by a Research Centre located in one of the 
following Schools: (a) Arts, Histories and Cultures; (b) Languages, 
Linguistics and Cultures, or (c) Social Sciences, where they will work 
alongside other designated researchers in an intense research environment. 

Salary
£21,467 to £39,935 p.a. 

Informal enquiries
Samantha Cooke - Research Office, Faculty of Humanities
Tel: +44(0)161 275 0297
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Full details: 
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/academic/vacancy/index.htm?
ref=76073