> Career Development Fellow in Media and Democracy > (3-year fixed term position) > Grade 8: £36,862 - £44,016 > > > The Department of Politics and International Relations and the Reuters > Institute for the Study of Journalism and seek a candidate for a 3-year > postdoctoral position in media and democracy with an appointment date of 1st > January 2012 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The appointment is expected > to be made on the Universityıs grade 8 salary scale (£36,862 - £44,016 pa). > However, if the selected candidate does not fully meet all the selection > criteria, the appointment may be made on the grade 7 scale (£29,099 - £35,788 > pa), with the possibility of moving up to grade 8 during year 2 or 3 of the > appointment. > > The successful candidate will have expertise in two of the following areas and > will pursue advanced research in at least one of them: > · Media and democratization > · Media in post-authoritarian regimes > · Media and democratic accountability > · Media and political campaigns > Candidates are expected to have either a doctorate in political science and > significant experience and understanding of media/journalism empirical > research and theory; or a doctorate in media/journalism studies and > significant experience and understanding of political research and theory. A > strong early-career record of academic publication and conference > presentations is expected. > > The successful candidate will be housed within the Reuters Institute to engage > in publishable comparative research on one or more of these themes as applied > to two or more countries or a region and to contribute to the development of > the Instituteıs research activities and scholarly output. He or she will have > some teaching opportunities in the Department of Politics and International > Relations. He or she will be expected to engage in scholarly publishing > throughout the period of the appointment that will contribute to the > Department of Politics and International Relationsı submission to the Research > Excellence Framework review process. > > Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role > and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, > please click on the link below: > > www.politics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies <http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies> > > The closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 19th October 2011. > > >