AHRC
Cultural Engagement Fund: A people-centred approach to understanding cultural
social media activities through the case study of Tyne and Wear Archives and
Museums
A self-directed, motivated Postdoctoral
Research Assistant is required to work with the International Centre for
Cultural and Heritage Studies in Newcastle University and Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM) to evaluate user engagement
through TWAM's social media platforms.
The project
is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Cultural Engagement
fund and aims to produce a focused piece of research on digital audience engagement
through social media platforms with a view to inform TWAM's social media
strategy.
The
postdoctoral researcher will work with the project's academic supervisor and
the institutional partner to:
- carry out
a focused qualitative user-study of TWAM's social media applications, including
workshops with users and interviews with stakeholders;
- inform
the development of TWAM's social media strategy by providing a written report
on the impact of the institution's social media activities for its
audiences/stakeholders;
- disseminate
the findings of the research in a training event for GLAM institutions in a
regional and national context in Newcastle upon Tyne in spring 2013;
- contribute
to professional and academic publications if appropriate; and, participate in
training events indentified in collaboration with the academic supervisor and
the institutional partner.
The project
partners are looking for an early career researcher, with a recent PhD award
(or a research student who has submitted his/her doctoral thesis and awaits
viva) in Museum Studies, Heritage Studies, Gallery Studies, Digital Heritage or
relevant discipline. You will also have knowledge and experience of digital
engagement projects in the cultural sector and/or experience of evaluation
methods with users. The project requires excellent communication, organizational
and time management skills, and the availability and willingness to travel for
training and fieldwork purposes.
Starting date: 14 February 2013.
Duration: full-time for 3 months.
Fee range:
£7,256 - £7,924 (depending on qualifications, paid on a casual basis)
For more
information and an informal conversation about this project you may contact Dr.
Areti Galani onareti.galani@ncl.ac.uk and/or on 0191 222 3857.
For an
expression of interest please e-mail a recent
CV and covering letter to Dr. Areti Galani (areti.galani@ncl.ac.uk) no
later than the 25th of January 2013.
Source:
ECREA
