University of Stirling

Closing date: 2 November 2023

Open ended, full time

More details: : Vacancy details | University of Stirling

Communications, Media & Culture (CMC) wishes to appoint a qualified candidate at Lecturer Grade 8 (Teaching and Research) with specialist interests in Public Relations to expand the Division’s teaching, research and knowledge exchange activities.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator who is able to effectively teach, motivate and mentor undergraduates and postgraduates. They will make a contribution to teaching, research and impact activities in public relations and strategic communication, including short-course opportunities in CMC, as well as provide a strategic direction for development in this area. The successful candidate will primarily deliver teaching on our established award-winning MSc Public Relations and Strategic Communication programmes (on campus and online) and MSc Strategic Communication and Public Relations (Joint Degree with Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) as well as contribute across the CMC undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio. Post holders may be required to travel abroad as part of their duties. 

Applicants with specialist knowledge, skills or interests in one or more of the following areas are invited to apply:

• Critical public relations and strategic communication studies
  
• Media relations
  
• Digital communications and social media
  
• Strategic communication planning, research and evaluation
  
• Public affairs, advocacy and activism
  
• Political communication
  
• Health communication
  
• Science and environment communication
  
• Public relations and creative industries
  
• (Digital) publics and the public sphere

The postholder will be a researcher who has expertise in public relations and strategic communications, evidenced by published research and peer reviewed scholarly activity. They will have a growing research profile in public relations and/or communication studies and a strong understanding of professional practice, emerging trends in the 21st century digital media landscape and complex social issues that communication needs to address (e.g. circular economy, sustainability, environment, smart cities, social justice, human rights, health and wellbeing, creative futures). The successful candidate will engage effectively with internal departments within the University and external stakeholders to pursue opportunities for collaboration, income generation and enhancing CMC’s regional, national, and international profile. 

Informal enquiries can be made to Associate Professor Alenka Jelen: alenka.jelen@stir.ac.uk 

Further details about the post can be found here : Vacancy details | University of Stirling