FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(0.5 FTE)
£31,020 - £34,895 pa (pro rata)
You
will join a team to undertake research on an AHRC-funded research
project. The project is jointly led by Dr François Penz (Principal
Investigator), Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, and
Dr Richard Koeck (Co-Investigator), School of Architecture, University
of Liverpool. It also includes partners from English Heritage and the
University of Edinburgh. You will be based in the Centre for
Architecture and the Visual Arts (CAVA), an interdisciplinary research
centre situated in the School of Architecture.
The project is to
investigate unique mechanisms by which cinema, the moving image and
digital tools contribute to new perspectives on cities. Our aim is to
contribute to a greater level of understanding and engagement with the
built environment by enriching the Survey of London (English Heritage)
through the creation of a moving image database for Battersea,
comprising fiction, documentary and amateur films, made accessible by
means of locative mobile devices
in situ at the place where the movies were shot.
You
should have a PhD and distinct expertise in the study of film/moving
images with a strong interest in cities, architecture and the built
environment or vice versa. You will act as 'filmic cartographer' in the
team. We are therefore seeking an applicant who has previously worked
with film archives and has experience with the building of film
databases (eg Filemaker Pro, Excel). A prior knowledge of
geo-referencing tools (e.g. ArcGIS) and information visualisation would
be desirable.
Cinematic Geographies is a pilot and speculative
project. You will need to manage and co-ordinate activities across a
wide-ranging spectrum, including those relating to our academic and
public partners. We therefore would welcome candidates who are
proactive, have the ability to work independently if required, and keen
to bring in their ideas, experience and skills. It should be noted that
since the project is based in Battersea, London, we would consider
candidates based in London. The post is available for 13 months, on a
0.5 fte basis.
The post is a 0.5 fte Research position;
however a full-time appointment will be considered if you are qualified
and wish to do additional teaching within the School.
Job Ref: R-579143
Closing Date: 16 March 2012
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