Associate Professor of Digital Culture

The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor of Digital Culture, in association with a Research Fellowship at Green Templeton College. The post will sit within the OII.  The successful candidate will conduct outstanding research and deliver graduate teaching on topics relating to digital life and culture.  

The position is open to candidates from the social sciences with a research profile in areas such as Internet cultures (identity, norms, expression, aesthetics), digital arts and creativity, social movements and participation, cultural analytics or related areas. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct innovative research that uses qualitative methods to generate important insights for society, and to be willing to engage in cross-disciplinary collaborations that support this. We are keen to see applications from candidates in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, media and communications, and political science but candidates from cognate disciplines conducting relevant research are also welcome to apply.  We particularly welcome candidates conducting policy-relevant research and those with skills in digital ethnography, online interviewing, cross-cultural qualitative analysis and large-scale qualitative data analysis. As an outward-looking multi-disciplinary social science department, the successful candidate should enjoy engaging across disciplines and should also be comfortable engaging with non-academic audiences. 

The successful candidate will contribute research-led teaching and supervision for OII graduate students and will also contribute to the delivery of core and option papers on OII MSc degrees.   

Candidates must demonstrate a research record in digital culture with an international standing appropriate to the stage of their career; the ability to deliver excellent teaching, and a willingness to undertake administration and pastoral responsibilities on behalf of Green Templeton College and of the University. Candidates should hold a completed doctorate, or a completed doctoral dissertation submitted for examination by the advertised closing date for this position.  

For the University, the post holder will teach, supervise graduate students, and participate in examining students within the OII, and play a full and active role in the intellectual life of the department. They will be expected to engage in independent and original research, to secure funding and engage in the management of research projects and disseminate research of the highest international standard through publications, conferences, and seminars. They will be entitled to office space at the OII. 

The University of Oxford holds several awards of recognition of its efforts to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality and create a better working environment for both men and women, including an Athena Swan Bronze award and the Race Equality Charter Bronze award. The University signed the Mindful Employer’s Charter for Employers Who Are Positive About Mental Health in February 2018 and is currently one of Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers. More information can be found at https://edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/equality-charters .  

Informal enquiries about the post should be directed in the first instance to the Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, Professor Victoria Nash, ([email protected] ), or to Naomi Benson ([email protected] ) at Green Templeton College. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not be considered in the selection decision. 

Applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. 

The closing date for applications is 12noon (midday) on 25th March 2024. Interviews are expected to be held on 24th April 2024.