[Air-L] Lectureship in Digital Politics

[Adi Kuntsman]

Please spread the word – Lectureship inDigital Politics, full time, permanent contract. We have a small but growingand very exciting area of digital politics: two Masters programmes, a PHDprogramme, annual online winter and summer schools and even a blog supported byour student interns https://digitalpoliticsmanmet.bloggi.co/

Further details below and here: https://manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/.../lectur.../4677/description/

 

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This is a 1.0 fte permanent lectureship in DigitalPolitics. Digital Politics is an area of growing strength for the department ofHistory, Politics and Philosophy at Manchester Met and the successful applicantwill join our expanding  team to teach units on digital politics andpolitical communication on the MA in International Relations and GlobalCommunications, the MSc Digital Society, and our undergraduate programmes.Other responsibilities will include the supervision of undergraduate andpostgraduate dissertations and acting as a personal tutor. The successful candidatefor this post will be an expert on the impact of digital technologies oncontemporary politics and/or international relations. The ability to teachquantitative research methods is also desirable, though not essential. You will hold a good first degree and a doctorate in a relevant subject area.

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at ManchesterMetropolitan University is a unique environment where Humanities, Languages andSocial Sciences sit alongside the Manchester School of Art and the ManchesterFashion Institute. Student experience is at the heart of everything we do. Weare proud to offer state-of-the-art facilities, including digital and technicalworkshops, studios and gallery spaces designed to enhance learning andcollaboration.

Situated within the Arts & Humanities Faculty, TheDepartment of History, Politics and Philosophy brings together the expertise ofover 50  academic staff. The Politics and International Relationsteam are a highly professional and collegiate group who have been proactivein establishing innovative programmes of study to serve the needs of a 300+undergraduate and postgraduate student population. Our staff have a variety ofresearch specialisms beyond digital politics including US foreign policy, theEU, political philosophy, civil society and social movement studies, energypolitics, and critical approaches to international relations.

It is expected that the post-holder will join and makea contribution to one of the Faculty's research centres, ideally theResearch Centre for Applied Social Science (RCASS). The successful candidateshould accordingly have a successful research record commensurate with theircareer stage.

The anticipated start date for the successfulapplicant is August 2022.

 

 

Dr AdiKuntsman, Reader in Digital Politics 
Programme Leader, MA inInternational Relations and Global Communications 
and MSc inDigital Society 
Coordinator, PhDpathway in Digital Politics
Department of Politics | Manchester Metropolitan University 
Geoffrey Manton Building|  Manchester | M15 6LL| Web | 
Online office hours (term time only): 
Tuesday 3-4pm or by appointment- please email to arrange

Digital Politics Blog

Selectedpublications 
--Environmentalmedia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic 
--Time,militarisation and the information bomb: a tribute to Paul Virilio
--Optingout of Digital Health
--Theparadox and continuum of digital disengagement
--DigitalMilitarism