[ecrea] Job vacancy: University Professorship with Tenure for Communication and Media Studies with a focus on Digital Communication

Vacancy: University Professorship with Tenure for Communication and 
Media Studies with a focus on Digital Communication

Job vacancy at the ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and 
Information Research of the University of Bremen: Professorship for 
Communication and Media Studies with a focus on Digital Communication. 
Application deadline: 26.10.2018.

The University of Bremen wishes to fill a professorship at the Center 
for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) and the 
Institute for Historical Journalism, Communication and Media Studies 
(IPKM) belonging to the in Faculty 9 Cultural Studies. Subject to 
confirmation of vacancy, the appointment is to follow as soon as possible.

University Professorship with Tenure
Salary scale W2/3

for the subject area

Communication and Media Studies with a focus on Digital Communication
(Reference: P 692/18)

Applicants should be established scholars in the field of Empirical 
Communication and Media Studies and have a focus on Digital 
Communication. At the core of the professorship is a cross-media 
perspective on processes of digital mediation (e.g. through algorithms 
and data) and empirical methods of research in this field. Specific 
areas of research can be, for example, public spheres, popular cultures, 
migration communities or social movements. It is expected that the 
successful candidate will participate in the research focus Media Change 
in the Faculty of Cultural Studies, interdisciplinary research 
cooperation at the Center for Media, Communication and Information 
Research (ZeMKI) as well as in its research group "Communicative 
Figurations". The active acquisition of third-party funding will also be 
one of his/her tasks. In the area of teaching, the position holder 
should be available to teach in the degree programmes offered by the 
Institute for Historical Journalism, Communication and Media Studies 
(IPKM). In addition to thematic teaching, he/she should be able to offer 
relevant courses in the field of comparative research on digital 
communication as well as general courses in the field of communication 
and media studies, including methods. Active participation in the 
development of doctoral studies is a prerequisite.

The University of Bremen is committed to promoting the role of women in 
science and therefore expressly invites female researchers to apply. 
Applications from all nationalities as well as applications from 
researchers with a migration background are welcome. Priority will be 
given to severely disabled applicants possessing essentially the same 
qualifications.

The university offers a wide range of services and measures to support 
newly appointed professors, such as a Welcome Center, childcare and dual 
career opportunities, as well as personnel development and continuing 
education.

In addition to the legal requirements pertaining to civil servants, the 
position holder will have an outstanding field-relevant doctorate and 
other relevant academic achievements of excellent quality, which may in 
particular be evidenced by a junior professorship or 
habilitation-equivalent achievements. Furthermore, he/she should be able 
to show pedagogical-didactical aptitude documented by accordant teaching 
experience. Non-German-speaking applicants are expected to be able to 
deliver courses and lectures in the German language within 2-3 years of 
accepting their appointment. The appointment is in accordance with § 18 
Bremer Hochschulgesetz and § 116 Bremer Beamtengesetz.

Further information can be obtained from the speaker of the Center for 
Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), Prof. Dr. Andreas 
Hepp.

Please send your applications with the usual documents (curriculum 
vitae, list of publications, teaching experience, research profile, 
certificates) stating the above reference number by 26.10.2018 to the 
address given below or by e-mail to the Dean of Faculty, Prof. Dr. Dorle 
Dracklé ((bewerbungenfb9 /at/ uni-bremen.de) 
<mailto:(bewerbungenfb9 /at/ uni-bremen.de)>).

The salary scale, W2 or W3, will be determined on the basis of the 
successful candidate’s professional experience. Applicants should 
indicate the salary scale they are seeking in the cover letter.

Further information on appointment procedures at the University of 
Bremen can be found at: 
http://www.uni-bremen.de/de/berufungsverfahren.html 
<http://www.uni-bremen.de/de/berufungsverfahren.html>

Dean of Faculty 9 – Cultural Studies
Prof. Dr. Dorle Dracklé
Universität Bremen
Postfach 330 440
28334 Bremen
Germany


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