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<h2><b><i><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:normal'>Research
Associate in Digital Media and Citizen Journalism – Creative Industries
Faculty, QUT<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>A Research Associate is required to work collaboratively with a team of
researchers on an ARC Linkage Project on digital media and citizen journalism.
The Research Associate will be part of a collaborative research project based
in the Creative Industries Faculty. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This position is required to work collaboratively with a team of QUT
and externally-based researchers in Brisbane and Sydney. Partners on this project
include the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), National Forum (publishers of
On Line Opinion) and The Brisbane Institute. The position is for two years, and
the starting salary is $63 285 to $72 781 pa. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This position will involve working with an academic and industry team
on the development of new forms of digital media that facilitate citizen
journalism, and an investigation of their impact. It involves project
management, management of stakeholder participation, development of research
methodologies and performance metrics, and documentation of project outcomes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The person will work with the project team, under the direction of the
Chief Investigators, on managing relations with external stakeholders,
developing appropriate methodologies and performance metrics for embedding and
evaluating online participation in cross-platform media environments, with a
focus upon news and current affairs and factual programming.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The successful applicant will have an understanding of social
networking media, and a capacity to work collaborative across a range of user
communities, as well as project participants in government, industry and media,
and skills in the areas of applied social research, and project management. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Research Associate will report to the Chief Investigator at QUT on
the project for regular supervision, and will be required to liaise with the
Management team. This will require an ability to commit to interstate travel,
particularly for meetings with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sydney</st1:City></st1:place>
and Brisbane-based project members. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
person should have an understanding of the broader context in which debates
surrounding citizen journalism have gained increasing significance in the
digital media environment. Information technology skills, particularly as they
relate to the establishment and maintenance of collaborative media environments
(e.g. blogs, wikis, social networking media) are desirable, but not essential. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Further
information on the position can be found at http://www.hrd.qut.edu.au/recruitment/forapplicant/careersatqut/27173.jsp<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
closing date for applications is Friday 27 April. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Associate Professor Terry Flew</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Head of Postgraduate Studies</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Creative Industries Faculty</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Queensland</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of Technology</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Musk Avenue</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kelvin Grove</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Queensland</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, 4059</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Phone: 61-7-3138 8188</span></font><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: 61-7-3138 8105</span></font><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email: </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:t.flew@qut.edu.au"><span
lang=FR>t.flew@qut.edu.au</span></a></span></font><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Flew,_Terry.html"><span lang=FR>http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Flew,_Terry.html</span></a></span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/"><span
lang=FR>http://creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/</span></a></span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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