[Commlist] Two positions in Media Studies at University of Copenhagen

Two positions in Media Studies at University of Copenhagen

The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of 
Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for 2 positions as 
either tenure-track assistant professor or associate professor in Media 
Studies to be filled by Aug. 1, 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job content
The candidates are expected to have keen research interests in media 
studies as a distinct field within the broader field of communication 
studies and to add to and strengthen the department’s already strong 
international profile in media studies, within one or more of the 
following areas:
- Institutional, industrial and cultural aspects of digital media, 
including digital value creation, power, societal and cultural 
innovation, and digital business models.
- Digital methods in media studies, especially strong methodological and 
analytical skills in and proven experience with computational and/or 
quantitative approaches
- Digital strategic communication, promotional culture and cross-media 
communication, theoretically and in practice

It will be a strong advantage, if the applicants have comprehensive 
knowledge about the Nordic media context.

The Department of Communication is home to approx. 80 faculty members, 
40 PhD students, 25 postdocs, 40 part-time lecturers, 23 administrative 
staff, and 2200 students. The department annually generates approx. 30 
million DKK in external research funding, and it produces research and 
scholarship that is world leading, and which sets the agenda for many 
national initiatives and conversations. The department offers seven 
degree programs: Philosophy, Rhetoric, Education, Film and Media 
Studies, Communication and IT, Information Studies, and Cognition & 
Communication educating successful candidates to many sectors and parts 
of the Danish society and beyond.

Read more about the Department of Communication at: https://comm.ku.dk

Copenhagen is a highly diverse and international Scandinavian capital 
with a green profile. Education is free and child-care is subsidized. 
Public transport is well-developed and most Copenhageners take their 
bikes to work. There are lots of green areas in and around Copenhagen, 
the water in the harbour is clean enough for swimming, and the city has 
multiple museums and other cultural venues. The University of Copenhagen 
was founded in 1479 and is the largest in Denmark.

Qualification requirements for assistant professors
A tenure-track assistant professorship is a six-year, fixed-term 
academic position involving both research and teaching. The successful 
candidate post will be obliged to complete a teacher-training course 
designed especially for assistant professors, and will be expected to be 
able to take part in all the activities of the Department, including 
examinations and administration.

Approximately six months before the end of the six-year period as 
assistant professor, a committee set up by the Dean will assess whether 
the assistant professor can be considered for promotion to a tenured 
position as associate professor.
Read more about the tenure-track program at the UCPH at this homepage: 
https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/tenure-track-at-ucph/

The duties of the position are evenly distributed on tasks related to 
teaching and tasks related to research (including relevant 
administration and knowledge-sharing). Documented competences in both of 
these main fields of activity, as well as the ability to reflect on 
them, will be weighted in the assessment process (see further below).

Furthermore, emphasis will be placed on the following academic and 
personal qualifications:
- Research qualifications, which will be assessed in relation to the 
period of active research, the degree of originality, and academic 
output, e.g. number of publications published in internationally 
recognized, peer-reviewed journals or in comparable high-ranking series 
published with internationally recognized publishing houses. - The 
applicant’s scientific record, academic breadth and depth, rigour, 
thoroughness, and accuracy.  - Research qualifications, which will be 
assessed in relation to the period of active research, the degree of 
originality, and academic output, e.g. number of publications published 
in internationally recognized, peer-reviewed journals or in comparable 
high-ranking series published with internationally recognized publishing 
houses.
- The applicant’s scientific record, academic breadth and depth, rigour, 
thoroughness and accuracy
- Teaching qualifications: The applicant is expected to provide a 
statement of his/her academic and pedagogical approaches to university 
teaching. Read more about our Educational Charter at 
https://www.humanities.ku.dk/about/vision_and_goals/educational_charter/ 
and Pedagogic Basis and Guidelines at 
https://uddannelseskvalitet.ku.dk/quality-assurance-of-study-programmes/university-guidelines/pedagogic-basis-and-guidelines/ 
Applicants are encouraged to read the University guidelines for teaching 
portfolio when appointing staff at the UCPH 
https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio/
- Experience and qualifications with regard to dissemination of 
research, knowledge-sharing and engagement with the wider public, the 
media and the world of politics
- Documentation of possible administrative qualifications

Tenure-track assistant professors must hold an academic record 
demonstrating internationally competitive research, and/or have 
internationally recognized potential to make a future impact.
Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of 
documented, internationally competitive research. Teaching 
qualifications are not mandatory, but documented teaching qualifications 
and teaching experience will be taken into account. Applicants’ outreach 
qualifications, including the ability to attract external funding, will 
also be considered.

Six overall criteria apply for assistant professor appointments at the 
University of Copenhagen. The six criteria (research, teaching, societal 
impact, organisational contribution, external funding and leadership) 
are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates.

You can read more about the criteria UCPH criteria here: 
https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit/

You can read more about the criteria for recognizing merit for assistant 
professors here: 
https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-videnskabeligestillinger/
dokumenter-til-meritering/5a_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Assistant_professors.pdf

Qualification requirements for associate professors
The applicant is expected to be able to take part in all the activities 
of the department, including examinations and administration, and to 
manage research projects, provide pedagogical supervision, support 
assistant professors and participate in academic assessment panels.
The duties of the position are evenly distributed on tasks related to 
teaching and tasks related to research (including relevant 
administration and knowledge-sharing). Hence the assessment of 
applicants’ qualifications will assign equal weight to documented 
competences in the field of teaching, pedagogy and didactics as in the 
field of research, research collaboration and research organization. 
Applicants with documentation of excellent teaching skills including 
experience with development of teaching and with experiences and 
reflections on how most effectively to integrate research and teaching 
activities will be given priority.

Applicants are encouraged to read the University guidelines for teaching 
portfolio when appointing staff at the UCPH 
https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio/

Six overall criteria apply for associate professor appointments at the 
University of Copenhagen. The six criteria (research, teaching, societal 
impact, organizational contribution, external funding and leadership) 
are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates. 
Furthermore, each candidate must be assessed according to the specific 
requirements stated in the job advertisement.

You can read more about the criteria UCPH criteria here: 
https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit/

Find more information for recognizing merit for associate professors 
here: 
https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-videnskabelige-stillinger/dokumenter-til-meritering/5b_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Associate_professors.pdf

Requirements for positions at both levels
Within a reasonable period of time (max. 2 years), non-Danish-speaking 
appointees are expected to acquire proficiency in Danish sufficient to 
be able to interact with colleagues and students.
For further details about the qualification requirements for assistant 
and associate professorships, please read the Job Structure for Academic 
Staff at Universities 2019 here: 
https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit/dokumenter/Ministerial_Order_no._1443_of_11_December_2019_on_Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf
For further information about the positions, please contact Head of 
Department Jens-Erik Mai, e-mail: (jemai /at/ hum.ku.dk)

Application Submit the application online in Adobe PDF or Word format.
Please note that each field in the application form must only contain a 
single file of max. 20Mb.
Please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page: 
https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=153378

Applicants should indicate if they apply at the assistant professor or 
the associate professor level.

The application must be written in English and include the following 
enclosures:
- Application letter/cover letter
- Curriculum vitae (with the applicant’s email address, telephone number 
and list of referees (maximum five names))
- Documentation of qualifications (examination certificates/PhD diploma, 
etc.).
- Complete and numbered list of publications. The enclosed publications 
must be marked with star*.
- Research plan, including a short description of previous research and 
a plan for the coming years that includes an account of involvement in 
organising research, establishment of research seminars, symposia and 
congresses, etc.
- Teaching portfolio. Documentation of teaching qualifications and 
research dissemination (organisation of classes, materials, courses and 
other forms of teaching) (see 
https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio/)
- Publications. Applicants may choose a maximum of five publications for 
assessment, of which at least two (three if you apply for the associate 
professorship) must have been published within the five years 
immediately preceding the deadline for applications. At least two of 
these publications must have been published in internationally 
recognized, peer-reviewed journals or in comparable high-ranking series 
published with internationally recognized publishing houses. Publication 
dates must be clearly marked on the publication list. The publications 
selected must be uploaded as attachments and listed from 1 to 5.
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 English, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish will be assessed.

Appointment procedure After the application deadline, the Head of the 
Department selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the 
Appointment Committee. All applicants are then immediately 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.
Further information about the application procedure is available from 
HR, e-mail: (hrsc /at/ hrsc.ku.dk). Please refer to ID number 211-0085/21-2N 
#1.   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). 
For assistant professors the salary range starts at DKK 34,655 (EUR 
4,657) + a 17,1 % contribution to the pension scheme. For associate 
professors the salary range starts at DKK 38,000 (EUR 5,067) + a 17,1 % 
contribution to the pension scheme. It is possible to negotiate salary 
supplements on an annual basis. A special tax scheme is offered to 
researchers recruited abroad, read more at this homepage: 
https://ism.ku.dk/salary-tax-pension/tax/
The Faculty of Humanities offer a starting package for tenure-track 
assistant professors, please read more here: 
https://humanities.ku.dk/about/tenuretrack/
If you consider applying from abroad, you may find useful information on 
how it is to work in Denmark and at UCPH. Find more information here: 
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB, https://www.workindenmark.dk/ and 
https://ism.ku.dk
The UCPH wishes to encourage everyone interested in this post to apply, 
regardless of personal background.  All qualified applicants will 
receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, 
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, 
age, or disabled status. We are actively promoting a strategy to improve 
the gender balance among scientific staff.
The closing date for applications is March 14 at 23:59 [*CEST/CET]
Applications or supplementary material received thereafter will not be 
considered.
 https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=153378

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