Professor of Design - Media Ethnography Job at RMIT University

RMIT is a global university of technology based in Melbourne, with a commitment to and reputation for high quality professional and vocational education and research engaged with industry and community.

Position: Professor of Design - Media Ethnography

Salary: $146,272 p.a. + 17% super

Contract: Full-time, continuing position

Professorial appointment

RMIT is a global university of technology and design, focused on creating solutions that transform the future for the benefit of people and their environments.

RMIT offers great employee benefits such as flexible, family-friendly policies; discounted public transport tickets; subsidised gym membership; onsite childcare facilities (subject to availability); salary packaging initiatives and a generous superannuation scheme.

The Professor of Design, Media Ethnography will be based in the School of Media and Communication. This position will play a leading role in developing our research strength across design, media ethnography and anthropology. The Professor will bring together theory and practice in visual and digital fields, contribute to our proposed Digital Ethnography Centre, and combine design principles with methodological rigor. The Professor of Design, Media Ethnography will build cross disciplinary research teams around the key design issues of the Design Research Institute, from the broad perspective of media and communication.

As one of five new Professorial appointments in Design, together with RMIT's current research leaders with a design focus, you will cement RMIT's position as a globally competitive design research and educational institution.

All applicants are required to provide a separate statement addressing the key selection criteria in addition to providing a resume.

To view a position description please see below. Applications close 22 January 2012. Please scroll down to Apply Now.

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. Please note that applications will be reviewed after the close date.

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