Хартли Джон

Curtin University (2012-19) John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Professor of Cultural Science (http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/about/humstaff/research.cfm/John.A.Hartley).

•  (2012-2015) Director of the Centre for Culture & Technology. Research & Graduate Studies, Faculty of Humanities. I completed a three-year term as director.

• 2012 Awarded John Curtin Distinguished Professorship (conferred March 2013; renewed 2017).

Cardiff University (2012-16) ‘Serious Brain Power’ Professor of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University, Wales, 0.2 appointment for four years.

• Distinguished Visiting Research Scholar, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies,

Cardiff University, Wales, 2016-19 (www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/contactsandpeople/profiles/hartley-john.html).

Queensland University of Technology (2000-2012)

• 2006-12: Distinguished Professor of QUT (the first DProf awarded at QUT)
• 2005-12: Co-founder and Research Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation
• 2005-10: ARC Federation Fellow: Uses of Multimedia: Citizen Consumers, Creative Participation and Innovation in Australian Digital Content (www.arc.gov.au/pdf/Fed_Fellow_summaries_Oct2005.pdf).
• 2000-2005: Foundation Dean, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT.
  • Appointed as Dean of Arts, I led the establishment of the world’s first Creative Industries Faculty (2001). QUT deans are executive positions, responsible for the faculty budget, and members of the peak university management body (Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee).

Cardiff University (1995-2000)

• Founding Head, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC), Cardiff University
• Founding Director of the Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media Research, Cardiff University.
  • The School (JOMEC) was responsible for its own budget, and the Head answered to the VC (Cardiff was organised by School not Faculty at the time). JOMEC offered a large undergraduate degree in Journalism, Film and Broadcasting; professional fee-paying graduate diplomas in print, broadcast and magazine Journalism, Photojournalism and PR through the world-renowned Centre for Journalism Studies; and research postgraduate degrees through the Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media Research.
  • The School returned a ‘5’ in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, up two steps from a ‘3A’ in the 1996 exercise (and a 1 in 1992), with nearly three times the number of staff returned. It went on to become the UK’s leading journalism research centre (REF 2014, 2018).
  • I re-joined the School as a part-time research professor (2012-16), and visiting scholar (2016-19).

Previous posts (1972-1995)

1995 to 1998: Edith Cowan University (Western Australia) – Foundation Professor of Media Studies (1995-6).

• Adjunct Professor of Media Studies (1996-8).

1985 to 1995: Murdoch University (Western Australia). Appointed as Lecturer in Communication Studies January 1985; promoted to Senior Lecturer January 1987; tenure awarded January 1988; promoted to Associate Professor January 1993.

• Director of the Centre for Research in Culture and Communication, Murdoch University (1992-5); deputy director 1991-2.

1975 to 1984: The Polytechnic of Wales (now the University of South Wales). Lecturer in Mass Communication and Cultural Studies 1978-84; Research Assistant (full-time salaried) and tutor in Communication Studies 1975-78.

1983/84: Open University. Course Tutor for Wales, Popular Culture (part time); and 1976/77: Course team member (author), Mass Communication and Society.

1972 to 1975: University of Wales: Full-time postgraduate (Major State Studentship), and part time tutor (1973-76), Department of English and Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University College Cardiff.