[Commlist] Postdoc in Media and Communication Studies within the project Automating Welfare

Come and join our AUTO-WELF family in Sweden as a postdoc. Position is
  full-time for 27 months


https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/meet-sodertorn-university/this-is-sodertorn-university/vacant-positions?rmpage=job&rmjob=5935&rmlang=UK 
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  Postdoc in Media and Communication Studies within the project
  Automating Welfare

Huddinge, Sweden

Ref AP-2022/528

Södertörns högskola (Södertörn University) in south Stockholm is a 
dynamic institute of higher education with a unique profile and high 
academic standard. A large proportion of the university staff holds 
doctorates and there is a strong link between undergraduate education 
and research. Södertörn University has around 13 000 students and 840 
employees. Undergraduate and postgraduate education and research are 
conducted in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Technology 
and Education. Our site is in Flemingsberg. Södertörn University is an 
equal opportunities employer.

Media and Communication Studies is one of Sweden’s leading environments 
for media research and education. It engages with the contemporary media 
landscape and is founded on a historically informed understanding in 
which digital communication technologies and their contexts are related 
to their predecessors. The research environment currently comprises 
around 25 researchers/lecturers, including five full professors, eight 
associate professors (docents), and four doctoral students. All the 
doctoral students have an international profile, and English is the 
working language for the doctoral degree programme.

*Job tasks**
*A postdoctoral fellow's duties primarily involve research, but may also 
include, for example, development of research activities and 
participation in the scientific community through commitments as 
reviewer, expert, and speaker. A certain degree of teaching (in Swedish 
and/or English) may be included in the duties, up to a maximum of 20% of 
the employment.

Administrative tasks may also occur (e.g. organisation of research 
seminars and networking events).

In addition, there are specific tasks related to the project Automating 
Welfare: Algorithmic Infrastructures for Human Flourishing in Europe 
(AUTO-WELF) funded by the Chanse programme Transformations: social and 
cultural dynamics in the digital age (project leader Anne Kaun):

  * Independent execution, documentation and analysis of ethnographic
    fieldwork, interviews, and document analysis in Sweden and Estonia
  * Independent execution, documentation, and analysis of workshops with
    citizens on automation in the welfare sector in Sweden and Estonia
  * Processing of the empiric material for the comparative analysis
  * Organization of academic workshops and events (mainly in English)
  * Participation in presentations and publications (mainly in English)
  * Contribution to other activities relevant to the project

AUTO-WELF approaches automated welfare from the perspective of the 
people affected by automated decision-making (ADM) - the infrastructural 
engineers and designers of automated decision systems, the 
administrators who interact with automated decision systems, and the 
people whose data are fed into the systems and who are targeted in the 
processes to improve welfare through automation. AUTO-WELF addresses 
digital transformations of work by focusing on development and 
human-machine collaboration in ADM processes, and examines the role that 
technological, social, and cultural dynamics play in promoting or 
hindering progress in welfare automation.

The candidate's research activities will contribute to the objectives of 
the project by planning and conducting empirical studies of the 
experiences of administrators and citizens with automated welfare in 
Sweden and Estonia, and to comparative studies of these experiences with 
other EU countries. The candidate is expected to work within a team to 
conduct qualitative and possibly quantitative research to understand the 
dilemmas and new opportunities associated with automated welfare 
provision for citizens' well-being, and to help assess the implications 
of automated public sector decision-making for the values underpinning 
the Swedish and Estonian welfare state.

*Eligibility**
*Eligible to apply for a postdoctoral position are those who have 
completed a doctoral degree or have another degree equivalent to a 
doctoral degree, in media and communication studies or related fields 
such as media technology, sociology, ethnology, or political science and 
studies in public administration with a focus on (digital) media.

Preference should be given to those who have completed a doctoral degree 
or have a qualification equivalent to a doctoral degree no more than 
three years before the end of the period for applying for the 
postdoctoral position. Those who have obtained a doctorate, or a foreign 
qualification equivalent to a doctorate, at an earlier date may also be 
considered if there are special reasons. Examples of special reasons are 
parental leave, sick leave, or a position of trust in a trade union. 
Otherwise, the applicant must have the personal qualities needed to 
perform the position well and to represent the university in a way that 
benefits its activities.

This post requires a good command of Swedish (at least reading 
comprehension). Knowledge of Estonian is an advantage.

*Scientific excellence *is demonstrated by a scientific thesis and other 
scientific publications in the relevant field and participation in 
research projects.

*Assessment criteria**
*In addition, the following assessment criteria have been established 
for this post (in order of priority). The following points must be 
documented.

  * Social scientific research skills in the field of automation,
    artificial intelligence, algorithms, data mining, big data, digital
    media
  * Research skills in social science methodologies and proficiency in
    the use of analytical software such as MAXQDATA or Nvivo
  * skills in project participation and management
  * Language skills in Swedish (reading comprehension) and Estonian
    (optional)
  * Good collaboration skills

  For full information on eligibility, assessment of eligibility and 
assessment criteria see Södertörn University's employment regulations 
<https://www.sh.se/download/18.2cc73a1217f446fdba94246c/1647419102978/Appointments%20Procedure%20for%20S%C3%B6dert%C3%B6rn%20University.pdf>.

*Employment**
*The position is full-time and limited to 27 months or for the period 
1/1 2023 to 31/3 2025. Commencement by agreement.

*Application**
*The closing date for applications is 2022-10-20.

*For additional information contact**
*Anne Kaun, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, 0046 8 608 
4791, (anne.kaun /at/ sh.se)
<mailto:(anne.kaun /at/ sh.se)>Fredrik Stiernstedt, Professor of Media and 
Communication Studies, Head of Department, 0046 8 608 4022, 
(fredrik.stiernstedt /at/ sh.se)
<mailto:(fredrik.stiernstedt /at/ sh.se)>Mirjam Bargello Lindberg, 
HR-generalist, 0046 8 608 5174, (mirjam.bargello.lindberg /at/ sh.se) 
<mailto:(mirjam.bargello.lindberg /at/ sh.se)>

*Welcome with your application! *

On our website, sh.se/vacantpositions, there is an application template 
that the applicant needs to follow. Publications referred to must be 
attached to the application.

An application that is not complete or arrives at Södertörn University 
after the closing date may be rejected.

The current employment is valid on condition that the employment 
decision becomes valid.

Södertörn University may apply CV review.

Union representatives:
SACO: (info.saco /at/ sh.se)
ST: (st /at/ sh.se)
SEKO: Henry Wölling tel: +46 8 524 840 80, (henry.wolling /at/ ki.se)

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