The Impact and Value of Festivals is a 12-month project funded under the AHRC’s Connected Communities Programme, working with research partner organisation the EFG London Jazz Festival. The Principal Investigator is Professor George McKay, AHRC Leadership Fellow for the Connected Communities Programme, and Professor of Media Studies at the UEA. The Research Associate will work closely with Professor McKay and with the festival organisation and attend, and where necessary gather onsite data at the London festival and related events.
The post is available on a full-time basis with immediate effect for a fixed term period of 12 months in total. The successful candidate must have a PhD or equivalent qualification, or equivalent research experience in a relevant field of the arts and humanities/social sciences.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon, 11 September 2015
Salary: £24,775 to £30,434
Further information is available here.