[Commlist] post-doc announcement “Transformations of the Popular”

Announcement of a post-doc position. University of Siegen. Germany.

Fixed-term period until 31.12.2024

contact: Mine Gencel Bek (minegencelbek /at/ gmail.com)


Faculty I – Faculty of Philosophy, Media Studies, the  German Research 
Foundation (DFG) Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1472 
“Transformations of the Popular” is looking for a postdoctoral research 
associate at the earliest possible date under the following conditions:

* 100% = 39,83 hours

* Salary category 13 TV-L

* fixed-term period until 31.12.2024


 CRC "Transformations of the Popular"


The CRC is an interdisciplinary research network consisting of 18 
projects and more than 60 scientists from the fields of literature 
studies, media studies, linguistics, history, music, education, social 
sciences, art history as well as theology and business administration, 
collaborating with national and international cooperation partners for a 
period of four years. The CRC will be funded by the DFG from January, 
1st 2021. The CRC deals with interrelated, interdisciplinary research on 
the causes and consequences of the epochal erosion of the culturally 
dominant high/low axiology in the course of the development of 
quantifying methods of measuring attention and its popularisation. The 
CRC is divided into three areas of research „pop“, „popularisation“ and 
„populisms“.

Further information on the CRC’s research agenda and subprojects can be 
found at https://popkultur.uni-siegen.de/sfb1472/



Your tasks:

* Conceptualisation, organization and realization of the project 
“Fabricating ‘the people’ – Negotiating Claims of Representation in 
Social Media in Post-Gezi Turkey” as part of a team. The project 
explores how public opinion is both measured and fabricated in the 
context of post Gezi-Turkey drawing on ethnographic, digital and 
software studies methodologies

* Development of digital ethnographic methodologies

* Conducting fieldwork on Twitter related practices, networks, software 
ecologies and automation in the context of Turkey drawing on 
ethnographic methods

* Presentation of the research project at relevant international conferences

* Publication of research outcomes in relevant international journals

* Conceptualisation and organisation of international conferences, 
workshops and data-sprints

 * Regular participation in the interdisciplinary event program and 
collaborative working groups of the CRC (including colloquia, lectures, 
conferences, research labs and workshops)

* Contributions to main topics of the CRC, including socio-technics of 
popularization in social media, popularization and quantification, 
popularization and populism


  Your profile:


* Above-average doctorate in a discipline relevant to the project such 
as media studies, cultural studies, ethnology, sociology or science and 
technology studies

* Research expertise and interest in the field of social media, 
software- and platform studies, digital culture in Turkey or Twitter 
research

* Experience with (digital) ethnographic methods, interest in methods of 
software and platform research and the willingness to participate in 
methodological development

* Relevant academic achievements (publications, conference presentations)

* Experience with workshop or conference organisation

* Readiness for interdisciplinary cooperation

* Ability to work in a team, conduct tasks independently and very good 
communication skills

* Fluency in spoken and written English

* German and/or Turkish language skills would be desirable


 Our offer:


* This position aims to promote the candidate’s scientific or artistic 
qualification (e.g. Habilitation) according to the Act of Academic 
Fixed-Term Contracts (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz), for which the 
ongoing media research in Siegen together with the Collaborative 
Research Centre 1187 “Media of Cooperation” and the GRK 1769 “Locating 
Media” offers an enabling environment.

* Responsibility for a field with great creative potential

* An agile environment that supports engagement with innovative 
educational work.

* The opportunity to make a visible contribution towards modern accounts 
of leadership, cooperation and diversity culture

* Numerous offers such as flexible working hours, company pension 
scheme, dual career service, coaching/mentoring and a comprehensive 
personnel development program


We look forward to receiving your application by 28.02.2021. Please 
apply exclusively via our application portal: https://jobs.uni-siegen.de

Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications in paper form or by e-mail.


Contact:


Prof. Dr. Carolin Gerlitz +49 (0) 271 740 4692 (Sekretariat)

(Carolin.Gerlitz /at/ uni-siegen.de) mailto:(Carolin.Gerlitz /at/ uni-siegen.de)

Prof. Dr. Mine Gencel Bek

(Mine.GBek /at/ uni-siegen.de) <mailto:(Mine.GBek /at/ uni-siegen.de)

The University of Siegen is an equal opportunity employer. The call for 
applications is explicitly aimed at people of all genders (m/f/d); 
applications from women are given preference in accordance with the 
North Rhine-Westphalian Equal Opportunities Act

(Landesgleichstellungsgesetz). We also welcome applications from people 
with different personal, social and cultural backgrounds, people with 
severe disabilities and people of equal status.

For the detailed information, please see

Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in Medienwissenschaft, SFB 
„Transformationen des Populären"


https://jobs.uni-siegen.de/job/Wissenschaftlicher-Mitarbeiterin-Medienwissenschaft%2C-SFB-%E2%80%9ETransformationen-des-Popul%C3%A4ren-57072/641171901/








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