Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Futures

The role

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Law is delighted to announce five new appointments (Lecturer, Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor and Professor) to drive interdisciplinary research and partnership collaboration with the newly established Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI). BDFI is committed to changing how we think about 'digital futures' and how we create technologies for inclusive, sustainable and prosperous societies. With £100m investment through the Research England Research Partnership Investment fund, BDFI will open bespoke cutting-edge research, education and co-creation facilities in early 2022 as part of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. In making these new appointments we aim to diversify the BDFI portfolio of expertise, building on three previous appointments made in 2021 .

We welcome applications from Accounting and Finance, Economics, Education, Law, Management, Policy Studies, Politics/International Relations and Human Geography .

The successful candidates will have a 'home' in whichever is the most appropriate School, however, for the first five years, these appointments will be seconded to the BDFI and play a critical role in shaping the intellectual agenda of the Institute at an exciting time in its development.

What will you be doing?

• Take a leadership role in the development and growth of BDFI
• Drive a programme of internationally excellent interdisciplinary research in digital futures.
• Build interdisciplinary research capacity, within the University of Bristol and beyond.
• Lead collaborative activities with existing and new BDFI partners
• Promote BDFI at all levels, including with funders, government and through international networks.

You should apply if

• You want to be part of a thriving interdisciplinary community of researchers and partners creating new knowledge and methods to proactively shape digital futures.
• You would welcome the opportunity to take a leadership role in establishing this new research institute.
• You have a strong and growing reputation for excellence in research related to the BDFI, linked to one or more of the disciplinary areas listed above.
• Have relevant experience of interdisciplinary collaboration across the social sciences and engineering and/or clear plans to grow this.
• Have experience of collaboration with government, industry and civil society.
• Have wide experience of University level teaching, administration and leadership.

For informal queries please contact Susan Halford - susan.halford@bristol.ac.uk or Hayley Shaw - hayley.shaw@bristol.ac.uk

Please see ACAD105820 for Lecturer in Digital Futures and ACAD105819 for Professor of Digital Futures.

This advert will close at23:59 GMTon Sunday 13 February 2022.

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.