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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY</SPAN></B><SPAN
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OF SOCIAL SCIENCES<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Applications are invited for two permanent full-time
Lectureships/Senior Lectureships in the Department of Social Sciences. Our
Department was awarded a rating of 5*A in the last RAE with all staff returned.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For both posts, your level of scholarly excellence is
more important than your specific area of expertise. We expect you to have a
publications record or potential of the highest quality.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We have a strong commitment to
interdisciplinary research and teaching across the social sciences and you will
be expected to contribute fully to this. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sociology – REF:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SS/12538<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Applications are encouraged from sociologists with
research interests in any area of sociology, including scholars based in cognate
disciplines (such as cultural studies and social/cultural anthropology) whose
work has a sociological focus. Applicants should have an appropriate
qualification and be able to work comfortably in an interdisciplinary social
science environment. The successful candidate will join a dynamic Sociology
Group in a phase of rapid development at the undergraduate and postgraduate
levels.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Communication, Media, and
Culture – REF:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SS/<SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">12539</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The postholder will join the Department’s top-ranking
Communication and Media Studies team. Appointments are made with research and
scholarly record or potential as the prime criterion. Applicants should have an
appropriate qualification and be able to work comfortably in an
interdisciplinary social science environment.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will teach both
on the undergraduate programme in Communication and Media Studies, and the
postgraduate programme in Media and Cultural Analysis.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Salary for
both posts dependent on qualifications and experience is £29,138 - £46,758 per
annum<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>Informal enquiries may
be addressed to the Head of Department, Professor Dennis Smith (tel: 01509
223390, e-mail </FONT></SPAN><A href="mailto:d.smith@lboro.ac.uk"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080>d.smith@lboro.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">), to the Programme Director for Sociology, Sarah Pink
(tel: 01509 <SPAN style="COLOR: black">223944, email <A
href="mailto:s.pink@lboro.ac.uk"><FONT
color=#000080>s.pink@lboro.ac.uk</FONT></A>) </SPAN>for post ref SS/12538, and
to<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> the </SPAN>Programme Director for Communication
and Media Studies, Mr Graham Murdock (tel: 01509 <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">222845, email </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="mailto:g.murdock@lboro.ac.uk"><FONT
color=#000080>g.murdock@lboro.ac.uk</FONT></A> )</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> for post ref:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SS/12539.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Further information about
the Department may be accessed via the internet at </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A
href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/"><FONT
color=#000080>http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/</FONT></A> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">For both positions
further details and an application form, please contact</SPAN><SPAN lang=AF
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: AF">
Personnel Services, Loughborough University, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Loughborough,
Leicestershire</SPAN><SPAN lang=AF
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: AF">,
LE11 3TU, tel: 01509 222173 (24 hours) or email: </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Personnel@lboro.ac.uk</SPAN><SPAN
lang=AF
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: AF">.
Alternatively an application form can be downloaded from </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/personnel/appform.html.
</SPAN><SPAN lang=AF
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: AF">Please
quote the relevant reference number on all correspondence. The closing
date for receipt of completed applications is <B>Wednesday, 13 June
2007</B>. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Curriculum Vitae will
only be accepted if accompanied by a completed University application
form.</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dept of Social Sciences<BR>Loughborough
University<BR>Epinal Way <BR>Loughborough <BR>Leicestershire LE11
3TU<BR>UK<BR>+44(0)1509 228874<BR><A
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