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[Norman]

Dear Spectres,

Culture Lab is re-advertising a position posted here in July. We're eager to get a strong person in post. 

Apart from bad pre-summer break timing last time round, this particular recruitment is subject to sometimes insufficiently explicit criteria - RCUK Academic Fellowships are theory-intensive in addition to/ despite this profile's strong practice-grounded component. This means that we're generally requiring a PhD - though I'm personally not seduced by the acronym and am wary of flakey doctors whose numbers seem to be growing fast - and will only forego this if there's evidence of strong parallel theoretical work. 

Apologies if this sounds complicated. It is! There's a full description of the profile at the website quoted below. 


Newcastle University is delighted to announce the availability of an Academic Fellowship in Culture and Science (Culture Lab)

Culture Lab is a unique creative practice-driven interdisciplinary research platform equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology infrastructure which opened in May 2006. The Fellow will be expected to develop research in association with Culture Lab, working in the area of digital technologies and live performance where there are already established strengths. The Fellow will also be expected to collaborate with one or more Schools engaged in Theatre and Performance Studies, Cultural Theory and Human-Computer interaction.

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Phil Powrie, Dean of Research telephone 0191 222 8679 or email P.P.Powrie at newcastle.ac.uk

This fellowship is available for 5 years from January 2007. Subject to the successful completion of a probationary period and the appointees meeting the University’s criteria for appointment to an academic post the University will guarantee a permanent academic position after completion of the fellowship. Individuals who already hold, or have held, a permanent University position, or an offer of one, are not eligible to apply. Individuals currently holding a personal research fellowship or research grant are eligible.

Job reference: G1313
Closing date: 30 October 2006 

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancy.phtml?ref=G1313