[Commlist] Postdoc call - digital media/communication and/or digital humanities

*Postdoctoral position in digital media/communication and/or digital 
humanities*

The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of 
Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a postdoctoral 
position in digital media/communication and/or digital humanities as 
part of a H2020-project on the societal values of culture to be filled 
by January 1, 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is for up to 30 months.

*Job content
*We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc who will conduct research 
and take on coordination, organisational and communicative tasks (80%) 
in the context of an international research project funded by the 
European Commission, and teach (20%) at the Department’s BA and/or MA 
programs.

The research and organizational tasks will be part of /the 
H2020-project, INVENT: European inventory of societal values of culture 
as a basis for inclusive cultural policies in the globalizing world 
/(2020-2023). The INVENT consortium conducts large-scale empirical 
research in nine European countries on how conceptions and values of 
culture are constructed across different socio-economic groups. Special 
attention is paid to European citizens’ perceptions and evaluations of 
how trends such as globalization, digitalization and increasing social 
inequalities have impacted culture. The project is based on 
a mixed-method research design (incl. surveys, a smart phone study with 
experimental stimuli, data scraping of online content, focus groups, 
case studies, and individual interviews).

INVENT is coordinated by PI Professor Susanne Janssen (Rotterdam) and a 
board consisting of Predrag Cveticanin (Serbia), Professor Tally 
Katz-Gerro (Haifa), Professor Nete Nørgaard Kristensen (Copenhagen), 
Professor Frederich Lebaron (Paris), Professor Semi Purhonen (Tampere), 
Professor Jordi López Sintas (Barcelona), Professor Inga 
Tomic-Koludrovic (Croatia), Associate Professor Marc Verboord 
(Rotterdam), Postdoc Sebastian Weingartner (Zurich). For more 
information about the project and team: https://inventculture.eu 
<https://inventculture.eu>.

The postdoc will be affiliated with the entire project but especially 
one of its work packages (WP5), focusing on digitalization, led 
by Professor Nete Nørgaard Kristensen (Copenhagen).

Main duties

Conducting research within the framework of the INVENT project, as 
outlined in the grant agreement (especially WP5 on digitalization);

  * Contributing to the project’s data collection and data analysis
    (survey data, smartphone study, data scraping, focus group and
    individual interviews, case studies, etc.);
  * Publishing and presenting research results in the form of policy
    briefings, reports, articles in international peer reviewed
    journals, and papers at international meetings and conferences;
  * Participating in and contributing to project meetings, seminars,
    workshops and conferences;
  * Coordinating and contributing to the organisation and dissemination
    of project activities and findings to a wider academic and
    non-academic audience, among others via social media, the project’s
    website, workshops and conferences
  * Teaching at the Department of Communication’s BA and/or MA programs
    (20%)

*Qualification requirements
*In order to be considered for the position applicants must have 
research qualifications at least corresponding to what can be achieved 
as part of a successfully completed PhD within the field of digital 
media/communication and/or digital humanities, and/or sociology.

The following professional qualifications and personal competences are 
furthermore required:

  * Research interest in cultural identity, cultural policy, European
    culture and research skills in digital media/communication and/or
    digital humanities
  * Interest in cross-disciplinary cooperation
  * Teaching experience within the domain of digital media/communication
    and/or digital humanities
  * Strong methodological and analytical skills, in particular advanced
    knowledge about and experience with quantitative and digital methods
    (e.g. data scraping and analyses of large datasets) but preferably
    also with qualitative methods (e.g. interviews and analysis of
    interview data)
  * Proven affinity for empirical research, as evidenced by your
    research work, publications, research plans and other projects;
  * Strong organisational experience and skills;
  * Proficiency in spoken and written Danish and English. Non-English
    speakers have to meet the C2-standards of the Common European
    Framework (CEF).

For further information about the position, please contact 
Professor Nete Nørgaard Kristensen ((netenk /at/ hum.ku.dk) 
<mailto:(netenk /at/ hum.ku.dk)>)

For further details about the qualification requirements for postdocs, 
please refer to the job structure for Academic Staff at Universities 
2013: 
https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing-laws-and-regulations/education/files/job-structure-for-academic-staff-at-universities-2013.pdf 
<https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing-laws-and-regulations/education/files/job-structure-for-academic-staff-at-universities-2013.pdf>

*Application
*Submit the application online in Adobe PDF or Word format.

Please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page, 
following this link: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=152549 
<https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=152549>

The application must be written in English and include the following 
enclosures:

  * Application letter/cover letter (max 1 page)
  * Curriculum vitae (with applicant’s e-mail & telephone number)
  * Documentation of qualifications (examination certificates/PhD
    diploma, etc.)
  * Complete and numbered list of publications. The enclosed
    publications must be marked with *
  * Research plan, including a short description of previous research
    and a plan for the coming years focusing on how the applicant will
    contribute to the INVENT project
  * Publications. Applicants may choose a maximum of three publications
    for assessment. Publication dates must be clearly marked on the
    publication list. The publications selected must be uploaded as
    attachments and listed from 1 to 3.
  * Teaching portfolio

Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or 
work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavours, the 
extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly 
stipulated. The Faculty may ask for a signed statement from the 
co-authors stipulating the extent and nature of each individual’s 
contribution.

Only material in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English can be expected 
to be assessed.

*Appointment procedure
*After the application deadline, the Head of Department selects 
applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee.  
All applicants are notified whether their application has been accepted 
for assessment. The Dean subsequently appoints an expert assessment 
committee tasked with carrying out an assessment of the selected 
applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of 
the composition of the committee. Applicants are ultimately offered the 
opportunity of commenting on the part of the assessment relating to 
themselves before the appointment is finalized.

Applicants will be continuously informed about the progress of the 
procedure by e-mail.

Further information about the application procedure is available from 
Pernille Lykke Paulsen (HR) (hrsc /at/ hrsc.ku.dk) <mailto:(hrsc /at/ hrsc.ku.dk)>, 
please refer to ID number 211-0534/20-2I.

*Salary and conditions of employment
*Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement 
between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of 
Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts at DKK 33,600 
(EUR 4,507) per month + a 17,1 % contribution to the pension scheme. It 
is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

The Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of 
Professional Associations (AC) have further agreed on a protocol that 
makes it possible for international researchers employed by the 
University to achieve a pension exemption, whereby the pension 
contribution will be paid out as salary. For more information about the 
different pension schemes, please see 
https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/pension/ <https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/pension/>

A special tax scheme is offered to researchers recruited abroad, 
https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/ <https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/>

If you consider applying from abroad, you may find useful information on 
how it is to work in Denmark and at UCPH.

Read more here : http://ism.ku.dk <http://ism.ku.dk>, 
http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/frontpage.htm 
<http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/frontpage.htm>

and https://www.workindenmark.dk/ <https://www.workindenmark.dk/>

UCPH wishes to encourage everyone interested in this post to apply, 
regardless of personal background.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 CET, *11 October 2020.*

Applications or supplementary material received thereafter will not be 
considered.

*Contact*

Jens-Erik Mai

E-mail: (jemai /at/ hum.ku.dk) <mailto:(jemai /at/ hum.ku.dk)>

Info

Application deadline: 11-10-2020

Employment start: 01-01-2021

Place: Department of Communication


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