[csaa-forum] 2 media studies opps: jobs & PhD s'ship

[Cassi Plate]

Thanks Melanie! They look like extremely inviting jobs I must say. I'm cogitating the practicalities...
xxx Cassi

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From: Melanie Swalwell <Melanie.Swalwell at vuw.ac.nz>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:10 am
Subject: [csaa-forum] 2 media studies opps: jobs & PhD s'ship

> Apologies for x-posts.
> 
> See 2 posts below re opportunities in media studies: the first is 
> for lectureships (4), the second for a PhD scholarship on digital 
> media in NZ.  The position description for the jobs is at 
> http://www.haineslink.co.nz/ExpressOnline/pdfs/71317_jobdesc.pdf 
> 
> Please circulate to interested people.
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> 
> Media Studies is an established and fast growing programme at 
> Victoria University. It requires four new Lecturers to contribute 
> to existing courses and consolidate the developing curriculum. 
> Applicants should have demonstrated research and teaching interests 
> in any of the following fields: Visual media culture, television
, 
> popular music, radio, audience studies, and media in Aotearoa New 
> Zealand.
> The ability to contribute to at least one of the first year core 
> introductory Media Studies courses and, in particular, the second 
> year course Media in Aotearoa New Zealand would be an advantage.
> 
> A completed or nearly completed PhD in Media Studies or a closely 
> related discipline is required.
> 
> The positions are to start from 1 February 2005.
> These are permanent appointments, subject to a three-year 
> probationary period.
> 
> Media Studies takes advantage of the special nature of Wellington 
> as the capital city, and the cultural and creative centre of New 
> Zealand. The Wellington location offers staff and students access 
> to central media institutions, media industries, and media 
> organisations.
> Applications close 23 July 2004.
> Please quote ref HSS 429.
> 
> Please ensure that you have read the attached role description 
> before applying for this role.
> 
> V
ictoria University of Wellington is an EEO employer and actively 
> seeks to meet its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
> 
> ---
> 
> Media Studies
> School of English, Film and Theatre
> 
> Vice Chancellor's Strategic Research Scholarships 2004/2005
> 
> for a scholar working on Digital Media in New Zealand in relation 
> to New Zealand Media Policy and Audience
> 
> 
> Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington is a new and 
> rapidly expanding programme with a range of research interests.  
> The programme wishes to expand on its current research strengths by 
> offering a strategic PhD scholarship for research on digital media, 
> the formation of government digital media policy and its 
> relationship with New Zealand audiences and media users.  
> 
> The digital media form will depend on the research interests of the 
> scholarship awardee and the availability of staff for supervision, 
> but may include: digital television, electronic gaming, or the 
> 
Internet.  Policy concerns may include regulation of ownership, 
> accessibility, censorship or other areas.
> 
> Digital media and its impact on both state policy and audiences 
> involves examinations at the cutting edge of media development, and 
> is central to understanding the evolution of contemporary media in 
> New Zealand. 
> 
> The research project will
> 	-	assist in understanding the rhetoric around public debates on 
> digital media and policy in cultural and historical terms
> 	-	contribute to understanding the role of audience in discussions 
> of digital media policy
> 	-	provide an analysis of the predicted impact of the growth of 
> digital media on New Zealand audiences
> 
> For further information on the Media Studies Programme at Victoria 
> University of Wellington, see 
> http://www2.vuw.ac.nz/seft/top/mediastudies.htm 
> 
> For further information on the Strategic Research Scholarship in 
> Media Studies, please contact:
>                        	Asso
ciate Professor Roy Shuker, 
>                           Director of the Media Studies Programme
>                        	School of English, Film and Theatre
>                           +64 4 463 6821
>                        	roy.shuker [at] vuw.ac.nz 
> 
> 
> --
> Dr Melanie Swalwell
> Media Studies
> Victoria University of Wellington
> New Zealand
> 
> ph:  +64 4 463 7446
> fax: +64 4 463 5091 
> melanie.swalwell[at]vuw.ac.nz
> 
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