[ecrea] 15 PhD Positions for Digital and Data Journalism

15 PhD Positions for Digital and Data Journalism

JOLT is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) European Training 
Network aimed at harnessing digital and data technologies for journalism

JOLT is recruiting 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) to advance new 
theoretical insights, technical advancements, and best-practice 
guidelines for digital and data journalism. In addition to completing a 
PhD, the researchers will receive specialised training to advance future 
careers in academia and industry, produce research publications under 
the guidance of their supervisors, undertake work experience in 
different environments, and establish an excellent network of contacts 
across the academic, industry, and non-profit sectors

The 15 PhD research projects will be supervised by leading experts in 
the fields of journalism and communication studies, data science, 
computer engineering, and social science. A more detailed description of 
each project is available in the accompanying advertisements.

1. Algorithms and News will investigate computer assisted reporting in 
terms of consumer trust, transparency, and the ownership of algorithms. 
Host: Dublin City University, Ireland.

2. Storytelling Innovation will investigate the technical advancement of 
storytelling technologies, such as 360 video and virtual reality, for 
legacy print media organisations.  Host: The Irish Times, Ireland (PhD 
Enrolment: Dublin City University).

3. Data Journalism will investigate the integration of data journalism 
into newsroom practices and the implications for the socio-political 
roles of journalism.  Host: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

4. Visualising Topic Threads in News Data will investigate new 
techniques for multimodal topic thread discovery and visualization in 
large data sets. Host: University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

5. Adaptive Content Delivery will investigate delivery of multiple 
interrelated multimedia content streams and high bitrate content using 
data analytics. Host: British Broadcasting Corporation, UK (PhD 
Enrolment: Dublin City University).

6. Production of New Content Forms will investigate low complexity 
methodologies for processing new content including classification and 
impact on video coding. Host: British Broadcasting Corporation, UK (PhD 
Enrolment: Dublin City University).

7. Mining Online Multimedia Data will investigate new data analysis 
techniques for finding relations, groups, and patterns in multimedia 
data. Host: European Journalism Centre, Netherlands. (PhD Enrolment: 
University of Amsterdam)

8. Impact of Infomediaries and Platforms on Journalism will investigate 
the relationship between journalism and infomediary platforms such as 
Facebook, Google, and Twitter. Host: University of Toulouse III, France.

9. Branding Data Journalism will investigate the strategic value of data 
journalism, including data journalism collaborations, for individual 
legacy newspapers. Host: University of Navarra, Spain.

10. Globalised Online News will investigate the globalisation of news 
provision beyond traditional geographic boundaries. Host: University of 
Navarra, Spain.

11. Audience Analytics will investigate improved techniques for 
measuring performance and a critical understanding of how newsrooms can 
integrate data-driven decision making. Host: Samsa.fr, France (PhD 
Enrolment: University of Toulouse III).

12. Politics and Ethics of User-Generated Content in Journalism will 
investigate a critical understanding of how newsrooms integrate 
user-generated content into newsgathering. Host: University of Toulouse 
III, France.

13. Political Economy of Digital Journalism will investigate a critical 
taxonomy of the new actors and new forms of journalism and the impact on 
newsrooms.
Host: Dublin City University, Ireland.

14. Journalism, Security, and Surveillance will investigate 
best-practice policy recommendations for journalistic security and media 
freedom. Host: Dublin City University, Ireland

15. New Journalism Publics will investigate how digital media trigger 
new consumption practices, including the circumstances that contribute 
to the sharing of fake news. Host: Dublin City University, Ireland

A more detailed description of each project is available
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at http://fujomedia.eu/category/jolt-etn/
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​ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
: All applicants should ensure and demonstrate compliance with the Marie 
Skłodowska-Curie rules: (1) Applicants may be of any nationality, but 
must not have resided in or carried out their main activity (work or 
study) in the host country for more than 12 of the 36 months prior to 
recruitment. This condition excludes short stays such as holidays. (2) 
Applicants must have less than four years research experience (full-time 
equivalent) and must not have obtained a PhD. Registration on taught 
programmes such as undergraduate degrees or taught Masters degrees do 
not count as research experience. (3) Applicants must be willing to 
travel for two secondments or work-placements (where each is 
approximately 4 weeks in duration).

​SALARY AND BENEFITS
: The Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme offers highly competitive and 
attractive salary and working conditions. These include a living 
allowance/salary (see individual advertisements for details), a mobility 
allowance (€7,200 gross per annum), and a family allowance if applicable 
(€6,000 gross per annum). Expenses such as registration fees and 
training are covered by the JOLT network. Researchers will be funded for 
three years.

​HOW TO APPLY
: Please complete the online application form 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScohCBNrXncxAISlo5Wrqgx3rU2OVXpQRcynRkTWAY9xR4a5w/viewform> 
and submit the following documents compiled in the following order into 
a single PDF file:  Research Proposal outlining your understanding of 
the topic, proposed theoretical approach, methodology, field for 
empirical research, and potential significance/contribution to existing 
state of the art (max. 2000 words); Curriculum Vitae (including two 
referees’ contact details); Certificates/Transcripts of Degree and/or 
Master degree.

​CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS.
: 17 May 2018
​. Selected candidates will be invited for interview within one month. 
Interviews may be conducted in person or electronically.

FuJo: Institute for Future Media and Journalism
Dublin City University
W: fujomedia.eu <http://fujomedia.eu>

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