Job Vacancies
KMi employs 81 people, a mix of researchers, technologists, designers and administrative staff. We are in a phase of rapid expansion, and as a result job opportunities arise frequently.
This page lists our current and recent job vacancies.
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Senior Lecturer - Knowledge Media Disciplines - 2 posts
Web Developer - cohere.open.ac.uk
Research Fellow - SocialLearn
Alternatively click here to view a list of our recent past vacancies.
Senior Lecturer Knowledge Media Disciplines 2 posts
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£46,278 - £52,086, Ref: 5215
Based in Milton Keynes
Permanent appointments
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has two positions for the role of Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media Disciplines. The posts are intended to strengthen KMi's reputation as an internationally leading Research Centre, and to further raise the profile of the Open University.
You will aim in the first instance to strengthen our research in mobile computing and semantic social software however, we will be open to strategic guidance from successful candidates to other related areas. You will be expected to bid for and win significant research funding, produce high impact research outcomes, build comprehensive collaboration networks, manage project teams to deliver against project tasks, publish your research both individually and jointly, and supervise PhD students.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5215.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closing date: 17th December 2008.
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Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Peter Scott
KMi Director
Tel. +44 (0)1908 655763.
and / or
Alan Fletcher
Business Manager
Tel. +44 (0)1908 654511.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Web Developer - cohere.open.ac.uk
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£29,704 - £35,469, Ref: 5139
Based in Milton Keynes
Temporary 12 month contract
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has an opening for an experienced person to take on the role of Web Developer - cohere.open.ac.uk. You will be working in a small team developing the SocialLearn Project, ultimately reporting to the Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media of KMi. SocialLearn is a strategic Web 2.0 business initiative in the OU. One way we're thinking of it is "Facebook for Learning". The post involves the development of the KMi social knowledge mapping tool that will be part of the SocialLearn application suite. For details of Cohere see: http://cohere.open.ac.uk
The role entails project-based work with a mix of understanding and improving current functionalities within the technology and building/testing a range of new features and functions.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5139.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closing date: 20th November 2008.
Click here for Further Particulars
Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Simon Buckingham Shum
Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media
Tel. +44 (0)1908 655723.
and / or
Alan Fletcher
Business Manager
Tel. +44 (0)1908 654511.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Research Fellow - SocialLearn
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£29,704 £35,469 Ref: 5132
Based in Milton Keynes
Temporary 12 month contract
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has an opening for a Research Fellow - SocialLearn. The SocialLearn project is a strategic Web 2.0 initiative in the OU [http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/sociallearn]. Your responsibility will be to use your understanding of learning and sensemaking online to improve the SocialLearn platform. You will work closely with the SocialLearn team and report to the Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media of KMi.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5132.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closing date: 20th November 2008.
Click here for Further Particulars
Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Simon Buckingham Shum
Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media
Tel. +44 (0)1908 655723.
and / or
Alan Fletcher
Business Manager
Tel. +44 (0)1908 654511.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Requests for hard-copy documents/forms, further particulars, and application submissions can be directed to KMi Recruitment Coordinator [email] at the Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK, Tel. +44 (0)1908 654774, Fax +44 (0)1908 653169.
Or alternatively you can download a word version of the application form by clicking here
Please let us know if you need your copy of the further particulars in large print, on computer disk, or on audio cassette tape. Hearing impaired persons may make enquiries on Milton Keynes +44 (0) 1908 654901 (Minicom answerphone). Equal Opportunity is University Policy.
