[NORSLIS] Vacancies - Principals' Research Fellowships, Edinburgh Napier University - apply by 1st July

[Gunilla Widén]

Dear all,

Edinburgh Napier is currently advertising a great opportunity for anyone
keen to focus on their research over the next five years with the ambition
of promotion to Associate Professor. The University's Principal's Research
Fellowships offer a five-year contract with a salary in the range of £37,768
to £46,414, and include an attractive support package.

The posts correspond with the three broad areas that comprise the
University's Academic Themes:

1. Information Society
2. Sustainable communities
3. Wellbeing

Professor Hazel Hall (http://hazelhall.org <http://hazelhall.org/> ) and her
colleagues within the Centre for Social Informatics
(http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/c/main/site/csi)  are keen to see applications
that fit to the Information Society theme, and especially those that align
with, or extend, current research interests and expertise in:

. Democratic digital engagement
. Digital culture
. Digital economy
. e-Government
. Information policy
. Information seeking behaviour and use
. The Information Society
. Information systems for organisational effectiveness
. Knowledge management
. Online communities
. Open data and open government

The focus of the work of successful applicants to the Principal's Research
Fellowship posts will be research, and will include developing grant
proposals, undertaking projects to develop new knowledge in the domain,
disseminating research results, and contributing to the University's
submission to the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

There will also be opportunities to mentor and coach others (e.g. line
management of research assistants, research student supervision), and
provide supervisory support to research teams. In carrying out this work,
the Principal's Research Fellows will actively work towards meeting the
criteria for promotion to Associate Professor.

The University is interested in hearing from candidates who offer the
following interests, expertise, and qualifications:

. PhD in a relevant discipline
. Knowledge and expertise to underpin the further development of research in
the domain
. A research profile that already demonstrates national recognition
. Experience of successfully leading and developing research projects,
including the writing of research proposals and disseminating research
findings in high quality journals and at international conferences
. Ability to work independently, combined with prior experience of
collaborating on research projects
. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to use a range of
delivery techniques to enthuse and engage others in research
. Willingness to play an active part in the life of the research group in
which they are based, and in the wider community (e.g. through broadening
their external research networks, and through public engagement activities)
. A commitment to continuous professional development

The closing date for applications is 1st July 2016. Interviews will take
place during the week commencing 15 August 2016. For further information
about this opportunity, please see Hazel Hall's blog post about the
vacancies at 
https://hazelhall.org/2016/06/06/vacancy-edinburgh-napier-principals-researc
h-fellowships-apply-by-july-1st-2016/. From here there are links to the
advertisement, role description, and details of how to make an application.

Professor Hazel Hall PhD MA BA FCLIP FHEA
Director - Centre for Social Informatics
School of Computing/Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh EH10 5DT
UK

+44 (0)131 455 2760
h.hall at napier.ac.uk
http://hazelhall.org <http://hazelhall.org/>
@hazelh
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