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School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Communication and Media
Research Associate for the project “(Mis)Translating Deceit”
Full-time and fixed-term for 12 months, starting 1st February 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the (Mis)Translating Deceit project, a major interdisciplinary research endeavour aimed at developing a new, holistic approach to disinformation, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK).
Events such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the threat disinformation poses to democracy, yet effective responses to this global challenge have been hampered by the persistence of simplistic approaches that pit democratic ‘truth-telling’ against totalitarian ‘deceit’ and overlook the impact of home-grown disinformation.
The (Mis)Translating Deceit project interrogates common misconceptions about disinformation, treating it as a transnational, translingual and historically mutating phenomenon. It employs a multi-stage methodological toolset designed to examine how selected cases of historical and contemporary disinformation are produced and disseminated, how they acquire the status of disinformation, and how their reception shifts as they travel across cultural, linguistic and socio-political boundaries.
The post holder will work under the supervision of Professor Sabina Mihelj at Loughborough University and focus on the audience research strand of the project. They will conduct audience research in either Poland, Serbia, or among Arabic-speaking communities in the UK and lead on the comparative analysis of audience data collected in all three locations. They will also contribute to other joint project activities, in collaboration with other team members based at the University of Manchester, the University of Leeds, and Chatham House. As this is a multi-institutional project, team members from all institutions may be involved in all stages of selection.
The post will be based in the Communication and Media Department, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, and affiliated with the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture. The successful candidate will be based in the UK for the duration of the appointment, with short periods of fieldwork and travel abroad.
If you are an organised, motivated, and proactive individual, with relevant skills and qualifications, this is a great opportunity to join the project and contribute to its success.
The post will be based in the Communication and Media Division, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, and affiliated with the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture.
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/communication-media/
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Informal enquiries should be made by email to Professor Sabina Mihelj (s.mihelj@lboro.ac.uk)
Closing date for receipt of applications is 6th October 2024.
Interviews will be held on either 30 or 31 October 2024.
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