[Commlist] Job: 6-year Postdoc in Computational Journalism / Media Audiences > LMU Munich, Department of Media and Communications

6-year Postdoc in Computational Journalism / Media Audiences, Department 
of Media and Communications, LMU Munich, Germany

The Department of Media and Communication at LMU Munich offers a 
position, within the research and teaching unit of Professor Neil 
Thurman, as:

Postdoc (m/f/d) in Computational Journalism / Media Audiences
(subject to personal qualifications, the appointee will be appointed on 
the E 13 TV-L salary band, approximately €3837 - €5622 per month 
depending on experience)

Terms: starting 1 April 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The 
period of employment is normally for a maximum of six years. The 
teaching requirement with this position is approximately 5 (academic) 
hours/week during the semesters (1 academic hour = 45 mins).

The successful candidate will join Professor Thurman’s research and 
teaching unit, which is currently part-funded by the VolkswagenStiftung 
via two projects on computational journalism. These projects are 
researching topics including: the use of AI in local journalism; 
audiences’ perceptions of automated journalism; and the use of, and 
attitudes to, computational journalism in newsrooms. These projects 
involve collaboration with researchers, publishers, and technology 
providers in Germany and other countries. Professor Thurman’s research 
and teaching unit also focusses on media audience research more widely 
(‘ratings analysis’), including the behaviour of newspapers’, 
magazines’, and TV channels’ online and offline audiences. The unit is 
also involved in comparative journalism research through the Worlds of 
Journalism Study. Professor Thurman’s website provides more information 
on his research interests: https://neilthurman.com/

The candidate is expected to:

• dedicate themselves to the outlined research projects and areas;
• contribute to the development of the research design and relevant 
research tools;
• participate in publication activities and presentations at 
international conferences.

Requirements:

• University degree and PhD in media and communication or a related field.
• Strong interest in computational journalism and/or researching media 
audiences.
• Strong quantitative research skills (e.g. SPSS or R).
• Understanding of, and experience with, a range of research methods 
(e.g. content analysis, surveys, interviewing, web analytics, survey 
experiments).
• Fluency in English (written and oral).
• A record of publication in the English language.

What we offer:

The successful candidate will join the large and successful Media and 
Communications Department at one of Germany’s highest-ranked 
universities. LMU Munich provides excellent support and conditions for 
early career researchers. The specific projects the successful candidate 
will work on come with generous funding for research-related travel 
(conferences, fieldwork, etc.) and other research-related expenses.

Application procedure: Your application (in English only) should 
include: a motivation letter, your CV with publication list, the names 
and contact details of two references, copy of degree certificates and 
transcript of grades. Please also include a link to your Master’s or PhD 
thesis.

Complete applications should be submitted as a single PDF document to: 
(sekretariat-thurman /at/ ifkw.lmu.de) <mailto:(sekretariat-thurman /at/ ifkw.lmu.de)> 
or by mail to:

Liselotte Drescher
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung
Oettingenstr. 67
80538 München
Germany

Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to 
you. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible. Applications 
will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

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