[Commlist] CfA Post-doctoral positions - News consumption and Illiberalism in Eastern Europe

The School of Social Sciences at Loughborough University is seeking to 
appoint two Research Associates to work with Dr Vaclav Stetka (PI) and 
Professor Sabina Mihelj (Co-I) on a new ESRC-funded research project 
"The Illiberal Turn? News Consumption, Political Polarization, and 
Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe". Combining survey data, digital 
tracking of media consumption, as well as media diaries and qualitative 
interviews, the project will carry out a systematic study of news 
consumption and political polarization in Poland, Czechia, Hungary and 
Serbia, at a key point in time when the region is witnessing the rise of 
populist leaders, resurgence of illiberal nationalism, and a shift 
towards authoritarian forms of government.

The primary responsibilities of *Research Associate 1* involve 
quantitative data collection, analysis and management. Proficiency in 
one of the local languages (Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Serbian) is an 
advantage. The successful applicant for the this post will be an 
experienced researcher with postgraduate training in sociology, 
media/communication studies, political science or another related 
discipline (PhD, or very close to completion), and with an experience in 
quantitative social science methodologies, particularly surveys, as well 
as in quantitative data analysis, including advanced statistical 
techniques. Please follow this link 
<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ190207.pdf> for further 
details. Informal enquiries for RA1 should be made by email to Dr Vaclav 
Stetka, (_V.Stetka /at/ lboro.ac.uk) <mailto:(V.Stetka /at/ lboro.ac.uk)>_.

**

*Research Associate 2*will assist with qualitative data collection, 
analysis and management. Proficiency in English and one of the local 
languages (Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Serbian) is essential. The 
successful applicant for this post will be an experienced researcher 
with postgraduate trainingin sociology, media/communication studies, 
cultural studies, anthropology or another related social science or 
humanities discipline, (PhD, or very close to completion), and with 
experience in qualitative social science methodologies, such as 
interviews and/or diaries. Demonstrable knowledge of media, politics and 
society in one or more Central and Eastern European countries covered by 
the project is also expected. Please follow this link 
<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ190213.pdf> for further 
details. Informal enquiries for RA2 should be made by email to Professor 
Sabina Mihelj, (_S.Mihelj /at/ lboro.ac.uk) <mailto:(S.Mihelj /at/ lboro.ac.uk)> _

Application closing date: *3 April 2019 *

Interviews (including presentation) will be held on: *16 April 2019 *

RA1 is expected to commence on1  May or as soon as possible after that. 
The start date for RA2 will depend on language skills of the selected 
candidate, but will be on 1 November 2019 the latest.


---------------
The COMMLIST
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier. Please use it responsibly and wisely.
--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://commlist.org/
--
Before sending a posting request, please always read the guidelines at http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be)
URL: http://nicocarpentier.net
---------------