[ecrea] PhD student Position in Media and Communication Studies - Malmö University

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PhD student Position in Media and Communication Studies

General information about Malmö University
Since its inception in 1998, Malmö University has grown into the 
country's eighth largest institution of higher education with 25 000 
students. Its education and research programmes are distinguished by 
their multidisciplinary, problem-oriented approach and social relevance. 
The university offers students a range of educations in five faculties: 
Culture and Society, Education and Society, Health and Society, 
Odontology, and Technology and Society.

Faculty of Culture and Society
The Faculty of Culture and Society is a multidisciplinary faculty that 
includes the School of Arts and Communication (K3), the Department of 
Global Political Studies, the Department of Language and Linguistics, 
and the Department of Urban Studies.

School of Arts and Communication (K3)
K3 is a multidisciplinary school with approximately 80 employees and 
1000 full-time students. The school’s education and research deal with 
media, design, art, culture and society and it plays an important role 
in the Öresund region’s cultural life. K3 conducts transnational 
education at the bachelor’s and master’s level as well as PhD programmes 
within the research area New Media, Public Spheres and Forms of Expression.

PhD programme in Media and Communication Studies within the research 
area New Media, Public Spheres and Forms of Expression
The PhD programme prepares the candidate for a research or teaching 
career in academia as well as provides professional skills for work 
outside the academic field. An essential aim of the programme is that 
the student shall experience collaboration with other researchers and 
thereby establish a national and international contact network. 
Currently there are approximately 8 active PhD students in the research 
area. It is desirable that the student integrates creative or practical 
work with analytical work. Global perspectives within media and 
communication studies form an important area of study.

For more information about the research area New Media, Public Spheres 
and Forms of Expression

 See also the General Study Plan for third-cycle programme in Media and 
Communication Studies

Employment as a PhD student
An employed PhD student shall primarily devote time to his/her own 
research training. Decisions regarding employment of PhD students can be 
found in Higher Education Ordinance 5 Chap. 1-7 §§. The PhD student is 
expected to actively participate in the research and teaching environment.

The aim of the PhD programme is to develop the knowledge and skills 
required for the PhD student to independently conduct research and 
thereby contribute to the development of knowledge within the chosen 
subject area. The PhD programme is worth 240 higher education credits 
(equivalent to four years of full-time studies) and is completed when 
the PhD student publicly defends his/her dissertation.

Eligibility requirements
The general requirements for third-cycle (PhD) education are that the 
student has
1) received a second-cycle higher education degree,
2) completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education 
credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are second-cycle, or
3) in some other way, nationally or internationally, acquired equivalent 
knowledge.

Special requirements for the position are knowledge and skills 
corresponding to a second-cycle degree (master) in media and 
communication studies or in another subject that is relevant to media 
and communication studies (such as communication for development).

Special requirements can also be fulfilled by demonstrating equivalent 
knowledge that has been acquired in some other way, nationally or 
internationally.

Basis of assessment
Initial assessment concerns the general and specific eligibility 
requirements (above).

Further, according to Higher Education Ordinance 5 Chap. 5 §, importance 
is placed on the student’s ability to appropriate the advanced learning 
of the third-cycle PhD programme. The previously written material and 
the dissertation plan are important indicators of this ability. (Refer 
to instructions on the form of the application, below.)

Another important basis of assessment is the degree to which the 
proposed research direction aligns with the research area of New Media, 
Public Spheres and Forms of Expression and with the academic field of 
Media and Communication Studies.

Additional assessment criteria include demonstrated analytical and 
communication skills, and demonstrated fluency in written and spoken 
English.

Additional information
Employment is full-time and time restricted according to Higher 
Education Ordinance 5 Chap. 7 §.

Admission
As soon as possible after agreement.

Contact for further information

Professor Bo Reimer, +46 40 665 7367, (bo.reimer /at/ mah.se)

Head of K3 Sara Bjärstorp, +46 40 665 7754, (sara.bjarstorp /at/ mah.se)

Application
The application should include the following documents:

    Application form
    CV with up to three references
    Dissertation plan (up to four pages, outlining in particular your 
research interests, how they will be approached, and how creative and 
analytical work will be integrated)
    Complete list of your publications and creative works relevant to 
the position (including scholarly as well as general-interest 
publications, theses and reports).
    Copies of up to three selected writings that you wish to submit
    Certificates and university transcripts

Applications must be sent by e-mail. The entire application should be 
compiled into one PDF document. (If the resulting PDF exceeds 10MB, it 
should be split into sequentially numbered parts smaller than 10MB, each 
part sent in a separate message.)

The application, marked with the reference number Dnr REK 
2.2.1-2016/163, should be sent to (jobb /at/ mah.se) arriving at Malmö 
University no later than 9th November 2016

Union representatives
Saco-S, Rebecka Johansson, (rebecka.johansson /at/ mah.se)

OFR, Martin Reissner, (martin.reissner /at/ mah.se)

PhD Student Union representative
(eric.snodgrass /at/ mah.se)

Malmö University kindly but firmly declines direct contact with 
recruiting and staffing agencies, as well as job advertising sellers.

Referensnummer: REK 2.2.1-2016/163
Placering: Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle
Sista ansökningsdag: 2016-11-15
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