Associate Professorship of Digital Culture

The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is seeking to appoint an Associate
Professor of Digital Culture, in association with a Research Fellowship at
Green Templeton College. The post will sit within the OII. The successful
candidate will conduct outstanding research and deliver graduate teaching on
topics relating to digital life and culture.





The position is open to candidates from the social sciences with a research
profile in areas such as Internet cultures (identity, norms, expression,
aesthetics), digital arts and creativity, social movements and participation,
cultural analytics or related areas. The successful candidate will be expected
to conduct innovative research that uses qualitative methods to generate
important insights for society, and to be willing to engage in cross-
disciplinary collaborations that support this. We are keen to see applications
from candidates in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, cultural
studies, media and communications, and political science but candidates from
cognate disciplines conducting relevant research are also welcome to apply. We
particularly welcome candidates conducting policy-relevant research and those
with skills in digital ethnography, online interviewing, cross-cultural
qualitative analysis and large-scale qualitative data analysis. As an outward-
looking multi-disciplinary social science department, the successful candidate
should enjoy engaging across disciplines and should also be comfortable
engaging with non-academic audiences.





The successful candidate will contribute research-led teaching and supervision
for OII graduate students and will also contribute to the delivery of core and
option papers on OII MSc degrees.



Candidates must demonstrate a research record in digital culture with an
international standing appropriate to the stage of their career; the ability
to deliver excellent teaching, and a willingness to undertake administration
and pastoral responsibilities on behalf of Green Templeton College and of the
University. Candidates should hold a completed doctorate, or a completed
doctoral dissertation submitted for examination by the advertised closing date
for this position.





This post is available from 1st October 2024, or as soon as possible
thereafter. This is a permanent appointment (subject to successful review
during the initial period of office).





For the University, the post holder will teach, supervise graduate students,
and participate in examining students within the OII, and play a full and
active role in the intellectual life of the department. They will be expected
to engage in independent and original research, to secure funding and engage
in the management of research projects and disseminate research of the highest
international standard through publications, conferences, and seminars. They
will be entitled to office space at the OII.





The University of Oxford holds several awards of recognition of its efforts to
introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality
and create a better working environment for both men and women, including an
Athena Swan Bronze award and the Race Equality Charter Bronze award. The
University signed the Mindful Employer's Charter for Employers Who Are
Positive About Mental Health in February 2018 and is currently one of
Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers. More information can be found at
https://edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/equality-charters.





Informal enquiries about the post should be directed in the first instance to
the Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, Professor Victoria Nash,
(victoria.nash@oii.ox.ac.uk), or to Naomi Benson
(fellowshipadministration@gtc.ox.ac.uk) at Green Templeton College. All
enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not be considered in
the selection decision.





Applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority
ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.





The closing date for applications is **12noon (midday) on 25th March 2024**.
Interviews are expected to be held on 24th April 2024.