Post in photographic history
FACULTY
OF ART, DESIGN AND HUMANITIES, De Montfort University School of
Media
and Communication
Senior
Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer Photographic History Permanent
Grade G:
Salary Range £34,895-£44,166
The
Photographic History Research Centre (PHRC) at De Montfort
University
is seeking a dynamic and committed photographic historian
specialising
in twentieth century photographic history to join their
growing
team of academic researchers and post graduate students.
Candidates'
research field will ideally relate to PHRC's core research
strands
in global social and cultural practices of photography,
photography
and science, and the industrial and business history of photography.
We welcome applications from candidates with
backgrounds in cultural
history,
visual culture, art history, anthropology, history of science,
museum
studies or any other relevant field. The PHRC is a highly
interdisciplinary
research centre, with excellent links to national and
international
universities and cultural industry partners. A successful
candidate
will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively as well
as
individually, promoting the field of photographic history.
The
post-holder will contribute to the research culture of the PHRC and
teaching
of the MA in Photographic History and Practice. The post
holder
will also be expected to supervise PhD students in photographic
history,
engage with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within
the
university, and be able to develop research projects, and develop
and
undertake viable grant funding applications.
De
Montfort University, rated as one of the top ten creative
universities
in the UK, has a growing reputation as a world leader in
photographic
history. It works with a wide network of major museums,
archives
and libraries internationally. Its excellent research library
in
photography and photographic history supports both research and
teaching
and it hosts a growing number of digital resources for photographic history.
For
information about PHRC please contact Professor Elizabeth Edwards,
For
information about the MA Photographic History and Practice, please
ign-humanities/phrc/photographic-history-research-centre-phrc.aspx
Please
quote reference: 7593
Closing
Date: 12 Noon, 10 December 2012 Interview Date: 14 January 2012