[ecrea] Doctoral Student Position - Stockholm University

1 Doctoral Student position in Media and Communication Studies

Stockholm University

Ref nr SU FV-4.2.3-0055-13

Deadline for application: 8 February, 2013


Project Leader: Miyase Christensen ((miyase /at/ kth.se))
Director of Graduate Studies: Ester Pollack ((pollack /at/ ims.su.se))
Dept. Chair: Anders Mellbourn ((anders.mellbourn /at/ ims.su.se))

The Department of Media Studies, Section for Journalism, Media and
Communication at Stockholm University announces one (1) position as
Ph.D. student in Media and Communication Studies.

The Department of Media Studies is an international environment and
home to research on media, society and culture from a variety of
scholarly perspectives More information about the department is
available at
http://www.ims.su.se/jmk/enheten-for-journalistik-medier-och-kommunikation

This particular position is linked to the new research project
Cosmopolitanism from the Margins: Mediations of Expressivity, Social
Space and Cultural Citizenship, funded by the Swedish board of
sciences Vetenskapsrådet. In addition to being fluent in English, it
is essential that the applicant can speak one of the Scandinavian
languages (Swedish, Norwegian or Danish) to be able to conduct
research as part of the project. The project aims to study identity
formation and expressivity on the basis of several groups and
phenomena (such as urban explorations, street art and sexually
marginalized groups) as examples. Research data will be gathered
primarily via qualitative methods (e.g. interviews and diaries). The
doctoral thesis will be an integrated part of the research project.

Research education includes 240 ECTS credit points, including a
dissertation. The doctoral student is expected to perform a certain
amount of department work such as teaching. These duties may not
constitute more than 20 % of full work-time. The doctoral student is
expected to be involved in daily work at the department. The position
is limited to 4 years, but can be prolonged for up to one more year.


Prerequisites:

Qualified candidates for this position should hold a university degree
of 240 ECTS, of which at least 90 ECTS were awarded for courses at
advanced level and/or have a Master's degree in Media Studies, or
equivalent. For this position, knowledge of Scandinavian language is
an additional requirement.

The application is done electronically. Please email Admissions at
Stockholm University ((registrator /at/ su.se)) and quote reference number
(see above). Include your address, email and phone number where you
can be reached.

Applications must consist of
- Curriculum vitae
- Approved graduation projects/essays (Bachelor's degree) and master's theses
- Other scientific texts that are illustrative of the applicant's
ability to benefit from doctoral education
- A brief (maximum 2000 words) statement of purpose discussing why the
applicant is interested in the position and how she/he can relate to
this area of research.

- Two letters of recommendation

Union representatives are Anqi Lindblom-Ahlm (Saco-S), Lisbeth
Häggberg (union ST) p 08-16 20 00 (switchboard) and Gunnar Stenberg
(SEKO), tel 070-316 43 41




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