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[ecrea] Full professor Communication Science Radboud University Nijmegen the Netherlands

Sat Jan 03 14:28:13 GMT 2015




Professor of Communication Science (0,8 - 1,0 fte)


Faculty of Social Sciences
Maximum salary: € 7.285 gross/month
Vacancy number: 24.39.14
Application deadline: 9 February 2015


Responsibilities

We are seeking a colleague who will extend or complement our existing areas of research and teaching in communication science, especially the domain of news and information. Candidates at the Associate Professor level who are ready for the next step in their career are encouraged to apply. Candidates with a background in domains other, or broader, than news and information are also encouraged to apply.

Your main responsibility will be to consolidate the domain of mediated news and information, in research and teaching. Positioned within the Communication Science programme, this domain focuses on the production, content and, particularly, the reception of news and information. The leading question is how governments, news organisations and other institutions can inform individuals in today’s media environment where information is around us, everywhere and all the time, and where the role of media users and their social networks is increasingly important. This growing role calls for a user-centred approach, addressing motivations, social influence processes and effects of contemporary forms of news consumption.

Your responsibilities will be to:
- conduct ground-breaking research and consolidate the research domain of news and information; - position this domain within the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), contributing especially to the research theme “Social Processes and Communication”, and to this end collaborate with other BSI research programmes; - engage in inspirational teaching in the Bachelor’s programme in Communication Science, the one-year Master’s programme in Communication Science, and the two-year Research Master’s programmes in Behavioural Science and Social and Cultural Science; - take responsibility for the specialisation track in News and Information (at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s level) and motivate students to follow this track; - collaborate with other research institutes within and outside the Faculty of Social Sciences, and with national and international partners; - disseminate knowledge in various media, and apply knowledge to benefit academic and scientific advancement, and societal interests and progress;
- supervise PhD candidates and participate in doctoral examination boards;
- acquire external research funding, grants, and contract research;
- establish coherence between research and teaching in communication science;
- supervise researchers and lecturers;
- take responsibility for and share in the managerial and administrative tasks of the communication science programme and the faculty.

Work environment

Communication Science at Radboud University focuses on the production, content and reception of mediated communication. Our research is characterised by a multidisciplinary focus (combining behavioural and socio-cultural perspectives), multi-method approach, and keen interest in developments in the media landscape. The main domains in research and teaching are "Media and Influence," "News and Information," and "Media and Culture."

The Communication Science research programme is part of the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), which brings together the disciplines of communication science, psychology, and pedagogical science. The BSI has seven research programmes covering three major research themes: “Development and Learning”, “Psychopathology, Health and Well-being”, or “Social Processes and Communication.” The Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Communication Science are part of the teaching institute of the School of Social Cultural Sciences. Communication Science also participates in the Research Master’s programme in Behavioural Science and the Research Master’s programme in Social and Cultural Science.

These institutes are part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, which is one of the largest faculties at Radboud University. The faculty’s ambition is to become one of the top social science institutes in Europe, providing high-quality research and study programmes that rank among the best in the Netherlands.

What we expect from you

- a PhD degree in Communication Science or related discipline;
- a keen and demonstrable interest in the uses, processes and effects of contemporary mediated communication, preferably in the domain of news and information; - thorough knowledge of theories and a wide variety of research methods relevant to the field of Communication Science; - a clear and appealing vision of the future of ground-breaking research in Communication Science; - extensive research experience, and strong evidence of international esteem, a record of prestigious grants/fellowships obtained, and an outstanding record of high-impact publications in academic journals; - extensive experience with providing inspirational and high-quality education and coordinating courses and educational programmes; - proven management and executive qualities; the ability to motivate staff members and to work with a team in contributing to research and teaching, and collaborations with other research groups and disciplines;
- proven record of supervising doctoral students to successful completion;
- proven skills in the acquisition of external funding and contract research (e.g. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, European Research Council, industry);
- affinity and experience with knowledge dissemination and valorisation;
- an academic philosophy and vision that matches Radboud University’s mission statement.



What we have to offer

We offer you:
- employment: 0,8 - 1,0 fte;
- a maximum gross monthly salary of € 7.285 based on a 38-hour working week;
- in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
- duration of the contract: permanent position;
- you will be appointed as a Professor (hoogleraar 2) in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO).

Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions? http://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/conditions_of

Would you like to know more?
Further information on:  http://www.ru.nl/socialsciences/
Further information Communication Science: http://www.ru.nl/communicatiewetenschap/
Further information research Institute   http://www.ru.nl/bsi/
Further information School of Social Cultural Sciences: http://www.ru.nl/fsw/onderwijs/onderwijsinstituten/



Prof. M. Buijzen
E-mail: (m.buijzen /at/ bsi.ru.nl)

Applications

Are you interested?
Please include with your application a motivation letter (attn. of HRM Department), CV and any required attachments. You should upload these documents using https://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/details/online-solliciteren?tk=uk&recid=542210



Please note: We will only consider applications submitted via our application form (which is accessed by clicking the https://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/details/online-solliciteren?tk=uk&recid=542210 link).



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