[Commlist] vacancy postdoctoral researcher in digital media

The Faculty of Social Sciences and research project Media platforms and 
social accountability: Dynamics, practices and discourses (MAPS) invite 
applications for the position of

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN DIGITAL MEDIA

To be appointed on a full-time basis for 22 months from 1 September 2021 
onwards (or starting point as agreed).

The successful applicant will join a research team of the project Media 
platforms and social accountability: Dynamics, practices and discourses 
funded by the Academy of Finland.

Media platforms and social accountability: Dynamics, practices and 
discourses studies digital media platforms as crucial sites for social 
accountability processes and debates across global contexts. The project 
uses digital methods combined with qualitative approaches to examine the 
changing dynamics, practices and discourses of social accountability. 
The project produces new knowledge of the ways in which social media 
platforms intervene and influence accountability processes, both 
facilitating and threatening democratic participation. Further, it 
investigates how the accountability of platform companies is globally 
demanded and contested by governments and civil society actors, and how 
the platforms act to reclaim their legitimacy in response.

QUALIFICATIONS

An appointee to the position must hold a doctoral degree within media 
and communication studies or an adjacent field in the humanities, social 
sciences or data sciences. The default assumption is that the appointee 
will hold a doctoral degree before commencing work, and have the ability 
to conduct independent scientific work. The candidate is furthermore 
expected to demonstrate a background in one or more of the following 
fields: digital media studies, media policy research, media industry 
studies, global media studies, internet research. Previous experience in 
the collection and analysis of digital media data and digital methods is 
an asset. The successful applicant should also possess appropriate 
teaching skills in higher education. The duties of the postdoctoral 
researcher include teaching for the Faculty of Social Sciences (5% of 
the annual workload).

The chosen applicant is expected to reside in Finland while employed by 
the University of Helsinki, and to participate actively in the 
intellectual life of the discipline of Media and Communication Studies 
and the wider scientific community across and beyond the Faculty of 
Social Sciences and the University of Helsinki. The Faculty of Social 
Sciences provides assistance in relocation. The working language will be 
English.

WHAT WE OFFER

We are an equal opportunity employer and offer an attractive and diverse 
workplace in an inspiring environment with a variety of development 
opportunities and benefits. The annual gross salary range will be 
approx. 41,000 – 50,000 euros, depending on the appointee’s 
qualifications and experience. In addition, University of Helsinki 
offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational 
health care and opportunities for professional development. Further 
information at 
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/university/working-at-the-university 
<https://www.helsinki.fi/en/university/working-at-the-university>. The 
employment contract will include a probationary period of six months.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants are requested to enclose with their applications the 
following documents in English. Please compile all documents as a single 
pdf file:

1) Curriculum vitae, including list of publications
2) Research plan or Letter of Research Interests, in which the applicant 
outlines how his/her expertise would contribute to the research area 
(max. 2 pages)
3) Summary (max. 2 pages) of the applicant’s scholarly activities, 
including original research at an international level, international 
academic networks, local co-operation, success in obtaining research funding
3) Names and contact details of one or two referees

Instructions about preparing the CV and list of publications and the 
documentation of teaching merits can be found in the following web 
address: 
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-social-sciences/faculty/applying-f... 
<https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-social-sciences/faculty/applying-for-teaching-and-research-positions>

Please submit your application through the University of Helsinki 
Recruitment System by clicking the link Apply for job. Applicants who 
are employees of the University of Helsinki are requested to submit 
their application via the SAP HR portal, saphr.it.helsinki.fi.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information about the postdoc position, please contact PI 
Mervi Pantti; e-mail: (mervi.pantti /at/ helsinki.fi) 
<mailto:(mervi.pantti /at/ helsinki.fi)>.

Should you need support with the recruitment system, please contact 
(minna.maunula /at/ helsinki.fi) <mailto:(minna.maunula /at/ helsinki.fi)>.

The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest institution of 
academic education in Finland, an international scientific community of 
40,000 students and researchers. In international university rankings, 
the University of Helsinki typically ranks among the top 100. The 
University of Helsinki seeks solutions for global challenges and creates 
new ways of thinking for the best of humanity.

The Faculty of Social Sciences is Finland’s leading research and 
education institute in the social sciences, and the country’s most 
diverse social sciences faculty in terms of the range of its disciplines 
and fields of research. The Faculty has a strong international research 
profile and international Master’s programmes, and several of its 
disciplinary units have been rated among the top 50 in the world. The 
Faculty has a research and teaching staff of approximately 450, and each 
year it awards some 350 Bachelor’s degrees, 400 Master’s degrees and 
more than 40 doctoral degrees. We are an equal opportunity employer and 
offer an attractive and diverse workplace in an inspiring environment 
with a variety of development opportunities and benefits. For more 
information, please see the Faculty website at 
www.helsinki.fi/socialsciences/ <http://www.helsinki.fi/socialsciences/>.


        Due date

28.02.2021 23:59 EET


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