<http://www.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/2775dorand_eng.html>http://www.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/2775dorand_eng.html
Uppsala University hereby declares the following
position to be open for application:
PhD student position in Media and Communication Studies
at the Department of Informatics and Media as of January 1st, 2011.
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The candidate is supposed to participate in the
departmentâ??s ongoing research in the field of
web 2.0/social media/social networking sites &
economic online surveillance/Internet prosumer
labour. Therefore applicants with a solid
background in the combination of the following
areas are solicited to apply: critical media and
communication studies, Critical Theory, critical
political economy, critical political economy of
media, ICTs and communication; Internet studies,
surveillance and privacy studies, critical
advertising and consumer culture studies.
Qualifications: masterâ??s degree (candidates
with any suited disciplinary and
interdisciplinary background are welcome to
apply), excellent command of written and spoken English.
The application should include
a) an application form including a copy of a
degree certificate that proves the applicantâ??s
eligibility for studies at the research level in
Media and Communication Studies;
b) a CV;
c) a copy of the master thesis (additional works
related to the advertised positionâ??s topic may also be included);
d) an outline of experience in and motivation
for conducting research in the advertised research field (minimum: 1000 words)
Education at the research level has a duration
of five years, of which the first year is
financed with a scholarship (utbildningsbidrag)
and the four following years with employment as
PhD candidate. PhD candidates are expected to
conduct their education at the research level by
working full time and by participating actively
in the activities of the department. Obligatory
administrative and teaching duties at the
department may not exceed 20 % of full-time.
The application form and instructions in English are available from:
<http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfoant.pdf>http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfoant.pdf
http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfo-enginstr.pdf
More information about PhD studies at Uppsala
University and at the Faculty of Social Sciences are available at:
<http://www.uu.se/en/node76>http://www.uu.se/en/node76
http://www.doktorandhandboken.nu (click on the link â??Englishâ??)
<http://info.uu.se/uadm/dokument.nsf/sidor/10CF35EB7132C99BC125721F004AA423?OpenDocument>http://info.uu.se/uadm/dokument.nsf/sidor/10CF35EB7132C99BC125721F004AA423?OpenDocument
http://regler.uu.se/
Uppsala University cannot cover travel and
accommodation costs for short-listed candidates,
who are invited for a job interview.
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Uppsala University is striving to promote
equality through gender balance. The majority of
employees are men, so we encourage female applicants to apply for positions.
Information about the employment, Professor for
Media and Communication Studies: Christian Fuchs
(<mailto:(christian.fuchs /at/ im.uu.se)>(christian.fuchs /at/ im.uu.se)):
+46 18Â 471 1019; Head of the Department and
Professor Mats Edenius:Â +46 18Â 471 11
76. Representatives from the Union are: Anders
Grundström, Saco-rådet, tel. +46 18-471 53 80,
Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST tel. +46 18-471 19 96
and Stefan Djurström, Seko, tel. +46 18-471 33 15.
The application should be sent, not later than
November 26, 2010, preferably by e-mail to
<mailto:(registrator /at/ uu.se)>(registrator /at/ uu.se), or
by fax +46-184712000, or by mail to
Registrarâ??s Office, Uppsala University, Box
256, SE-751 05 UPPSALA, Sweden. In any
correspondence, please use the reference number UFV-PA 2010/2775.
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Prof. Christian Fuchs
Chair in Media and Communication Studies
Institutionen för informatik och media /
Department of Informatics and Media Studies
Uppsala University
Kyrkogårdsgatan 10
Box 513
751 20 Uppsala
Sweden
<mailto:(christian.fuchs /at/ im.uu.se)>(christian.fuchs /at/ im.uu.se)
Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019
<http://fuchs.uti.at>http://fuchs.uti.at
http://www.im.uu.se
NetPolitics Blog: <http://fuchs.uti.at/blog>http://fuchs.uti.at/blog
