Jobs in Communication and Media at Loughborough!

We have two new jobs available in the Communication and Media department here at Loughborough University. The recruitment is open field with regard to specialism. One appointment will be made at up to Reader (Associate Professor) level; the other at either Senior Lecturer or Lecturer (Assistant Professor) level. These roles are based at our expansive and well-equipped Loughborough campus. We sit within a large and vibrant School of Social Sciences and Humanities and participate actively in the strong interdisciplinary culture across the university.

For these positions we encourage applications from candidates with any relevant specialism in the interdisciplinary social science field of communication and media research.

There is a separate advertisement for each level of appointment. The easiest way to apply is to visit the university’s recruitment page here: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk, search for the roles, and follow the link.

The deadline for applications is 15 May 2023.

For informal enquiries, you can contact Professor David Deacon, current Head of Communication and Media: d.n.deacon@lboro.ac.uk

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About Communication and Media at Loughborough
Loughborough’s Communication and Media programmes (Undergraduate, MA, Doctoral) are consistently well ranked in the UK (top 4 in 2023’s Complete University Guide, Times Good University Guide, and Guardian University Guide) and in the top 100 internationally (QSS 2023). In the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (2021), Communication and Media research at Loughborough was ranked 5th in the UK. Overall, 92% of its research was ranked in the two highest categories—'world leading' and 'internationally excellent'—with 65% deemed world leading: the highest possible award of 4 stars. Its research environment and research impact were each ranked joint 1st in the UK, with the highest possible awards of 100% 4-star.