23.2243, Jobs: Language and Contemporary Media Practice: Professor/Reader, Middlesex U

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Subject: 23.2243, Jobs: Language and Contemporary Media Practice: Professor/Reader, Middlesex U

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Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 16:30:17
From: Billy Clark [b.clark at mdx.ac.uk]
Subject: Language and Contemporary Media Practice: Professor/Reader, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom

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University or Organization: Middlesex University 
Department: Media
Job Location: London, United Kingdom 
Web Address: http://www.mdx.ac.uk
Job Rank: Professor/Reader  

Specialty Areas: Language and Contemporary Media Practice

Description:

Middlesex University has announced two Professor/Reader positions in 
Language and Contemporary Media Practice as part of a larger number of 
appointments across the university. 

Overall Purpose: 
To work collaboratively within a Department to undertake and lead research 
and to ensure an effective learning experience for students within the 
strategic direction of the Department, School and University. 

Principal Duties:  
-  Leading the creation and development of a research strategy within the 
Media Department 
-  Individually and collaboratively undertake research of high international 
standing 
-  Playing a key role in the supervision of students undertaking research 
within the Department 
-  Leadership of learning, teaching and assessment activities related to 
research and development of research focused modules within curricula 
-  Leading the development of research proposals and funding within the 
Departments Strategic Plan 
-  Creating research networks within and outside the University for the 
purposes of advancing the Departments research agenda 
-  Contributing to the development of research agenda across the School and 
University 

More information about the positions can be found here: 
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/Assets/MPA9.pdf. More information about the 
University's "Investing and Enhancing Research" initiative can be found here: 
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Work/enhancing-research/index.aspx, where 
the media posts appear more than halfway down the page.  

Closing date for receipt of applications: 7 June 2012 

Please return the completed application form to the application address below.

If you wish to discuss the job in further detail, please contact Dr. Maggie Butt 
at M.Butt at mdx.ac.uk or 020 8411 6217. Dr. Billy Clark, Senior Lecturer in 
the Media Department, would also be happy to answer any questions about 
the positions or about Middlesex University, although he is not affiliated with 
the formal recruitment process. He can be contacted at b.clark at mdx.ac.uk. 
If selected for interview, applicants will hear directly from someone in the 
School, usually within 3 weeks of the closing date. The university does not 
contact applicants who are unsuccessful. If you have not heard within that 
time and would like to enquire on the progress of your application, please 
telephone Upma Arora at 020 8411 5343.

Application Deadline: 07-Jun-2012 
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	The Recruitment Office  
	Middlesex University 
	Hendon Campus 
	The Burroughs 
	London, NW4 4BT  
	United Kingdom  
Web Address for Applications: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/Assets/MPA9.pdf 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Maggie Butt 
	Email: M.Butt at mdx.ac.uk 
	Phone: 020 8411 6217 

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