[ecrea] Two positions for PhD candidates in project Televised football and race/ethnicity (Polish or Spanish context)

Two positions for PhD candidates in project Televised football and 
race/ethnicity (Polish or Spanish context)

The Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture 
(ERMeCC) is pleased to offer two PhD candidate positions in the project 
'How racist is televised football and do audiences react?'
Expressions of Interest are due before 1 October 2018

Job description: We are looking for two highly motivated PhD Candidates 
who wish to conduct their PhD research in the context of a research 
project funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research 
(NWO) entitled How racist is televised football and do audiences react?
Project description:  Televised men's football (soccer) is one of the 
most visibly mixed ethnic cultural practices. Despite the alleged social 
function of football as a uniting social force, numerous studies have 
also shown how football journalists incorporate racial/ethnic 
stereotypes in their commentary associating Black footballers with 
bodily, athletic qualities but not with domains that require 
intelligence. It remains unknown, though, how these discourses come 
about. We therefore need to shift the research-focus towards the - 
mainly White - journalists who produce the football coverage. The 
research question guiding the project is: How do discourses of 
race/ethnicity play a role in televised football production and how are 
these discourses articulated at the nexus of televised football content 
and audience receptions? The study will be conducted across four 
European countries: Poland, Spain, England, and the Netherlands. We look 
for 1) a PhD candidate who will explore meanings given to race/ethnicity 
in men's televised football in Spain and 2) a PhD candidate who will 
explore meanings given to race/ethnicity in men's televised football in 
Poland.  Data collection will combine content analyses of football 
screenings with individual interviews, focus group interviews, and 
participant observations, amongst football journalists and televised 
football audiences.

The candidates will be appointed for a period of four years. They will 
be located in Rotterdam but an important part of the data collection 
will take place in either Spain or  Poland.

How to apply: Your application letter should be accompanied by a concise 
research proposal of no more than 750 words, in which you explain what 
you consider to be the most pressing issues in the study of televised 
football in relation to race/ethnicity, in either Poland or Spain 
(depending on your preferred PhD position), along with corresponding 
research questions. The selection committee will invite a small number 
of candidates for an interview. Candidates may be asked to submit a more 
detailed research proposal and/or give a test lecture as part of the 
application procedure.

To apply, please send your application letter with your research 
proposal, your resume, your publication list (if applicable), and the 
names and contact details of two referees before October 1 2018 by 
e-mail to (vacancies /at/ eshcc.eur.nl). Please mention "PhD Televised football".

More information: For more information about the scholarship including 
the department, eligibility criteria and conditions of employment, 
please see the following links:
http://www.academictransfer.com/48959
http://www.academictransfer.com/48958
Additional information about or questions regarding the vacancies can be 
obtained from dr. Jacco van Sterkenburg ((sterkenburg /at/ eshcc.eur.nl)).


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