[ecrea] assistant professor in journalism studies and digital methods

The Department of Media and Journalism Studies within the School of 
Communication and Culture invites applications for a position as 
assistant professor in journalism studies and digital methods.

The assistant professorship is a full-time, three-year position. The 
appointment is from 1 December 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The place of employment is Helsingforsgade 14, 8200 Aarhus N.

The position
The position as assistant professor (adjunkt) in journalism studies and 
digital methods includes tasks and responsibilities in all of Aarhus 
University’s core activities in the areas of research, teaching, 
talent development and knowledge exchange. In order to maintain and 
develop the department’s excellent research environment, the person 
appointed is expected to be present at the department on a daily basis. 
Participation in the daily life of the department is a high priority, 
and we emphasise the importance of good working relationships, both 
among colleagues and with our students.

Research
Given the increasing amount, diversity and interconnectedness of 
journalism in digital forms (both contemporary and archived), we are 
interested in candidates with an interest in and experience of applying 
digital methods to the study of journalism. Preference will be given to 
candidates whose work is related to one or more of the following areas:

• the development of new digital methodologies (e.g. involving big data) 
for researching journalism
• audience or user studies (e.g. focusing on participation)
• theory development within journalism and media studies

While the topic of the research is not decisive, the successful 
candidate is expected to engage with one or more of the central issues 
within journalism studies, e.g. media institutions, technologies and 
platforms, democracy, citizenship, community, professionalism, 
participation, gender, political economy and globalisation.

Applicants must document research results at an international level.

Teaching
The successful applicant will be expected to teach at least two of the 
mandatory disciplines in the degree programmes at the department (e.g. 
our BA and MA in media studies, our MA in journalism or our Master’s 
degree in journalism, media and globalisation). Candidates must specify 
which courses at the department they will be able to teach.

Owing to the increasingly international focus of the degree programmes, 
the assistant professorship may involve teaching duties in English. If 
the successful applicant is not fluent in Danish, he or she will be 
expected to acquire (within about two years) sufficient fluency in 
Danish to perform the necessary teaching and examination duties, and to 
take part in the academic life of the school (including administrative 
tasks).

Talent development
The assistant professor will be expected to develop his/her supervision 
capabilities at both BA and MA levels.

Knowledge exchange
The successful applicant will be expected to exchange knowledge with 
various sectors of society outside the university, and to contribute to 
the general public debate in areas related to the position.

The successful applicant will also have good opportunities for engaging 
in relevant cooperative initiatives with partners inside and outside 
Aarhus University.

Qualifications
Applicants will be expected to provide a portfolio with evidence of

● a PhD or its equivalent within media, communication or journalism studies
● a research profile focused on applying digital methods to the study of 
journalism
● the potential to develop a substantial research and publication 
profile in accordance with the advertised position
● the potential to develop research projects related to the advertised 
position
● successful teaching at university level within media or journalism studies

The application must be submitted in English. Deadline: August 10, 2017.

http://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/videnskabelige-stillinger/stillinger/Vacancy/show/914509/5285/

For more information about the application and employment procedure, 
please contact HR supporter Helle Sindal, email (hsi /at/ au.dk) <mailto:(hsi /at/ au.dk)>

The Department of Media and Journalism Studies
Research and teaching at the Department of Media and Journalism Studies 
is directed towards Danish and international media with emphasis on the 
interplay of the core fields of study: media institutions, media 
production, media texts and media use/reception. The research at the 
department applies a wide array of theoretical and methodological 
perspectives to these fields of study, incorporating institutional, 
organisational, sociological and political perspectives, textual and 
aesthetic forms of expression, production circumstances, media use, 
media history and media theory. The research environment is 
characterised by extensive participation in cross-institutional national 
and international research projects, well-established national and 
international research networks, and international conferences.

Read more about the Department of Media and Journalism Studies here: 
http://cc.au.dk/en/about-the-school/departments/media-and-journalism-studies/

The Department of Media and Journalism Studies is affiliated with the 
PhD programme in ICT, media, communication and journalism: 
http://phd.au.dk/gradschools/arts/programmes/ictmediacommunicationandjournalism/

For further information about the position, please contact the head of 
department Jakob Isak Nielsen ((jakobisak /at/ cc.au.dk)).

School of Communication and Culture
The Department of Media and Journalism Studies is situated within the 
School of Communication and Culture, which offers research programmes 
and study programmes across a variety of fields: e.g. media and 
journalism studies, information, IT and design studies, language and 
cognition studies, literature(s), Scandinavian studies, Western European 
languages and cultures as well as the arts and aesthetics. Read more 
about the school’s academic activities here: cc.au.dk.

Kvalifikationskrav

Ansættelse som adjunkt forudsætter videnskabelige kvalifikationer på 
ph.d.-niveau.

Formalia


• Vedrørende ansættelsesproceduren henvises til ministeriets 
bekendtgørelse om ansættelse af videnskabeligt personale ved universiteter.

• Ansættelse sker i henhold til overenskomst mellem Finansministeriet og AC.

• Vedrørende kvalifikationskrav og stillingsindhold henvises til 
stillingsstrukturnotatet.

• Vedrørende ansøgning og bilag hertil henvises til vejledning for 
ansøgere til videnskabelige stillinger ved Arts.

• Ansøgningen skal indeholde en motivation for at søge stillingen og 
vedlægges et curriculum vitæ, en undervisningsportfolio, en fuldstændig 
liste over publicerede arbejder, relevante eksamenspapirer og 
videnskabelig produktion (maksimalt i alt 5 arbejder). Dette materiale 
fremsendes elektronisk i forbindelse med ansøgningen.

Hvis ikke andet er angivet i stillingsopslaget skal ansøgningen 
udfærdiges på engelsk.
Alle interesserede uanset personlig baggrund opfordres til at søge. .

Ansøgningsfrist
Alle ansøgninger skal være lavet online og modtaget midnat dansk 
lokaltid senest:

10. august 2017

Faculty of Arts
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og Samfund, Danmarks institut for Pædagogik og uddannelse, Center for 
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