[ecrea] PhD and Postdoc positions at LMU Munich

*Postdoc and PhD positions at LMU Munich
*
*beginning January 2018
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*new media political cultures, India, diaspora
*
**

Ludwig Maximilian University Munich is one of Europe’s leading research 
universities with more than 500 years of tradition.

The Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Faculty for 
the Study of Culture invites applications for fully funded

*one postdoctoral and two doctoral positions for the ERC project ONLINERPOL*

ONLINERPOL (www.fordigitaldignity.com 
<http://www.fordigitaldignity.com>) is a five year research project 
(2017-22) on political cultures of new media in India and the diaspora. 
The project is funded by the European Research Council Starting Grant.

ONLINERPOL explores new media practices in India and the diaspora in 
Europe, and examines the relationship between expanding Internet media 
and the politics of national belonging mediated by 
secular-religious-liberal fissures. The project is carried out by a core 
team of researchers based at the Department of Social and Cultural 
Anthropology, in cooperation with the Department of Communication and 
Media Research, LMU Munich, and a global network of collaborators.

We seek energetic and committed applicants who can design projects on 
new media and political cultures, and creatively connect with the 
objectives of ONLINERPOL.

*PhD positions (3.5 years)*

_PhD position 1:_

/Ethnography of online media, political cultures and Hindu identities 
among the Indian diaspora in the UK and Germany/

The project will carry out an ethnographic study of online practices and 
narratives around national belonging/Hindu nationalism among the Indian 
diaspora in the UK and Germany. The project will closely follow 
particular social media sites and user groups (Facebook/Twitter or 
website/online discussion group).

_PhD position 2: _

/Ethnography of online meda, poltiical cultures and Muslim identities 
among the Indian diaspora in the UK and Germany/

The project will carry out an ethnographic study of online practices, 
Muslim identities and narratives of national belonging among the Indian 
diaspora in the UK and Germany. The project will closely follow 
particular social media sites and user groups (Facebook/Twitter or 
website/online discussion group).

The broad objective of the doctoral positions is to understand the 
dynamics of online use cultures as they mediate diapora experiences and 
political cultures of national belonging, and how they bring about new, 
real-time connections between diasporic locations and homeland politics. 
In both the projects, ethnographic fielwork among online users will be 
supplmented with an analysis of the design and organization of sampled 
Facebook groups, Twitter handles or websites, and the social texts and 
activities they have generated.

Candidates with a background in anthropology, media and communication 
studies, or cultural studies with regional interest in South Asia are 
invited to apply. PhD researchers will participate in specially designed 
reading courses on anthropology of digital media; media and religion; 
and digital media activism, with opportunities to enrol for other 
courses at the university.They will also have an opportunity to 
assist/offer undergraduate courses on media anthropology. Candidates 
will take part in various project related activities, including 
workshops, conferences and social media contributions.

Doctoral positions are funded (TVL E13 50%) for 3.5 years. The project 
will cover fieldwork expenses and participation in international 
conferences.

*Postdoctoral position (2 years)*

/New media and political Islam in India/

//

The study will map and analyze online media engagaemets of a major 
organization for political Islam in India (for eg., /Jamaat-i-Islami/) 
using ethnographic techniques and discourse anlaysis. How does the 
organization engage, organize and regulate its online presence? How does 
it engage online debates on national belonging and what are the 
implications for historically configured politics of religious 
difference? How is authority affirmed and reconfigured in light of the 
emerging online Muslim publics?

Candidates with a background in anthropology, media and communication 
studies, cultural studies, or Islamic studies with regional interest in 
South Asia are invited to apply. The posdoctoral researcher is invited 
to co-design and co-teach the courses on media and religion, and digital 
ethnography, and actively participate in planning and organizing project 
related offline and online activities.

Postdoctoral position is contracted with TVL E13 100% salary for 2 
years. All fieldwork expenses will be covered, and participation in 
international conferences will be fully funded.

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Successful applicants are expected to begin on or by *1 January 2018*.

Proficiency in English is needed. Net savviness is highly desired.

Successful candidates will be part of an exciting multidisciplinary 
conversation on new media, with opportunties to partner with the core 
research team based in Munich and a global network of collaborators.

*Our offer*

**

The university is centrally located in Munich and can be reached very 
easily by public transport. We offer a stimating work atmosphere with 
opportunities for further education and growth. Differently abled people 
are given a priority.

Send your application (cover letter, 2 page proposal with a clear 
research plan and timeline, updated CV, 2 writing samples , names of two 
referees and copies of degree certificates as a single pdf) by email to 
(ONLINERPOL /at/ ethnologie.lmu.de) <mailto:(ONLINERPOL /at/ ethnologie.lmu.de)>with 
the subject line ˊApplication for doctoral/postdoctoral position 
ONLINERPOLˊ or by post to

Prof. Dr. Sahana Udupa

Professor of Media Anthropology

Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Ludwig Maximilian University

Oettingenstr. 67

D-80538 Munich

Telefon

+49 (0)89 2180-9614

*Deadline for submission: 31 August 2017. *

Queries may be addressed to (onlinerpol /at/ ethnologie.lmu.de) 
<mailto:(onlinerpol /at/ ethnologie.lmu.de)><mailto:(sahana.udupa /at/ lmu.de)>. For 
more on the project visit www.fordigitaldignity.com 
<http://www.fordigitaldignity.com>**


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