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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt;border:none;padding:0cm"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#25589D">Chairs in Cultural and Social Research (Professor Level E), Institute for Culture and
Society(Ref no: 244/12)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Institute for Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney is a leading research institute investigating transformations in culture and society
in the context of contemporary global change. It champions inter-disciplinary, engaged and collaborative research in the Humanities and Social Sciences for a digital age. UWS research in Cultural Studies has received the highest ranking of 5 in Australia’s
assessment of research quality (the ERA - Excellence in Research for Australia 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The ICS research program is organised around five research themes and two knowledge practice strands. More detailed information of this program can be found
on our website, <a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/ic"><span style="color:#25589D;text-decoration:none">www.uws.edu.au/ics</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Institute seeks to recruit two research professors (Academic Level E) to provide leadership in the development of this ambitious research program. The
appointees will be outstanding scholars with broad interdisciplinary expertise in cultural and social research. We are especially interested in candidates able to contribute to the development of one or more of the following areas in the context of the Institute’s
overall research program:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> - The Social Role of Knowledge Practices: Possible areas of focus are the social roles of methods and disciplines in the humanities and social sciences,
the proliferation of new kinds of data and modes of data analysis, problems of knowledge translation and mediation, and the ‘world-making’ role of knowledge practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> - Digital Cultural and Social Research: The Institute will promote the uptake and use of digital technologies for cultural and social research, and engage
more generally with developments in e-research This work requires a proven track record in the application of digital methods and tools in humanities and/or social science research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> - Environment, Culture and Society: The Institute’s concerns here stress the importance of integrating social and cultural perspectives into the analysis
of environmental questions. A questioning of the boundaries between nature and culture, human and non-human, and social and physical is an essential conceptual focus in this work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> - Cultural Economy Research into the broad cultural sector (including the arts, media, sport and leisure) is a key strength of the ICS. Of key interest
here is an engagement with the complex relationship between ‘culture’ and ‘economy’ in an interconnected, globalising world. An international perspective, especially in relation to the Asia Pacific region, would be of particular interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Remuneration Package:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> Academic Level
E $180,205 p.a. (comprising Salary $152,980 p.a., 17% Superannuation and Leave Loading).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Please note that a 5% Salary increase is scheduled from 11 May 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Position Enquiries:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> Professor Ien Ang,
Institute Director, Institute for Culture and Society, phone (02) 9685 9634 or email:
<a href="mailto:i.ang@uws.edu.au"><span style="color:#25589D;text-decoration:none">i.ang@uws.edu.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Closing Date:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> 30 April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:17.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">How to apply:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Please visit the UWS website
<a href="http://careers.uws.edu.au/Current-Vacancies" target="_blank">http://careers.uws.edu.au/Current-Vacancies</a> for full details on this position and how to apply.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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