[ecrea] Three PhD scholarships in internet research

*Three PhD scholarships in internet research*

The Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication, Faculty of 
Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applications for 
three 3-year PhD scholarships. The successful candidates will be 
affiliated with the Peoples’ Internet (PIN) project sponsored by the 
Carlsberg Foundation. The candidates are expected to begin *October 1, 
2016, or as soon as possible thereafter.*

*Description of the project*

“The Peoples’ Internet – Market, state, and civil society in China, 
Europe, and the United States” will undertake a comparative study of the 
internet in different world regions. Digital networks are among the most 
flexible and universally applicable technologies ever invented by 
humans. But the many significant variations in the social uses of the 
internet around the world remain poorly understood. The PIN project 
compares the current state and future potential of the internet in three 
centers of the global economy and world politics – China, Europe, and 
the United States – focusing on the interplay of civil society with the 
other two key sectors of modern societies: market and state.

The PhD candidates will be an integral part of the PIN research group. 
They will participate both in formal project events and in informal 
deliberations throughout their affiliation with the project; they will 
have the opportunity both to pursue personal research interests and to 
contribute to the overall theoretical and methodological framework of 
PIN; and they will join a wider interdisciplinary research environment 
centered in the University of Copenhagen’s Center for Communication and 
Computing and its research group on Digital Communication and 
Aesthetics. In addition to coursework and other institutional 
obligations, the PhD candidates will undertake the following main 
activities:

•six months of ethnographic fieldwork (China, Denmark, or the US)

•review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in their fieldwork 
area

•participation in analyses of population surveys

•contributions to the dissemination of project findings and other outreach.

*PhD position # 1: *The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in 
spoken and written academic English, and in Mandarin. Prior experience 
with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and 
communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a 
requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be 
present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of 
PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD 
project description must include:

•a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological 
considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic 
fieldwork in the People’s Republic of China

•a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of 
regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in China

•a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and 
complement the survey component of the PIN project.

*PhD position # 2*: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in 
spoken and written academic English, and in Danish. Prior experience 
with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and 
communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a 
requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be 
present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of 
PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD 
project description must include:

•a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological 
considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic 
fieldwork in Denmark

•a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of 
regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in Denmark

•a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and 
complement the survey component of the PIN project.

*PhD position # 3*: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in 
spoken and written academic English. Prior experience with 
cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and 
communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a 
requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be 
present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of 
PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD 
project description must include:

•a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological 
considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic 
fieldwork in the United States of America

•a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of 
regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in the U.S.

•a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and 
complement the survey component of the PIN project.

Please note that the project proposal must lie within the overall 
framework of PIN. For further information, including a copy of the 
project framework, please contact the Principal Investigator of PIN, 
Professor Klaus Bruhn Jensen (kbj /at/ hum.ku.dk) <mailto:(kbj /at/ hum.ku.dk)>

Please note that all applications must be submitted via the PhD School’s 
website by using an electronic application system.

To see the full version of the call and information on how to apply, 
please visit the PhD School’s website: 
http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/how_to_apply/calls/

*Application deadline: July 7, 2016 at 23.59 (CET).
*

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/Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and 
among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen 
promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. 
Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students 
and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and 
informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working 
conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal 
framework for a successful academic career./



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Klaus Bruhn Jensen
Professor, dr.phil.

Head of Centre for Communication and Computing

Section of Film, Media, and Communication
Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication
University of Copenhagen
Karen Blixens Vej 4
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

(kbj /at/ hum.ku.dk) <mailto:(kbj /at/ hum.ku.dk)>
www.media.ku.dk <http://www.media.ku.dk>


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