[Commlist] Job: Research Associate and Senior Research Associate in Sociology/Communications Studies

We invite applications for the post of Research Associate and Senior 
Research Associate in Sociology/Communications Studies.
Newcastle University and Durham University seek to appoint researchers 
for the EPSRC funded project ‘AGENCY: Assuring Citizen Agency in a World 
with Complex Online Harms’. We invite applications of candidates to 
become part of an exciting, multidisciplinary research project 
incorporating scholars from Computing (including AI, HCI and Cyber 
Security), Sociology, Ethics, Business and Law. The research aims to 
protect citizens and society from online harms such as hate speech, 
misinformation, issues around self-image, and domestic violence during a 
pandemic. AGENCY researches how to provide end-users with control 
(‘agency’) over their online experiences. The team will design new 
citizen-centred technologies, influence policy and contribute to new 
ethical frameworks. Please visit https://agencyresearch.net/ for more 
information on available posts.

This post considers the foundational social, psychological, scientific 
and ethical dimensions of online agency. The ideal candidate for this 
role is a capable researcher with expert knowledge of the 
cross-disciplinary understandings of complex online harms to individuals 
and society, for instance caused by use and abuse of social media. The 
ability to engage with other disciplines as part of an interdisciplinary 
research team is essential for this interdisciplinary project.
We invite applications from researchers with expertise in a range of 
different subject areas such as science and technology studies including 
digital affordances and constraints; privacy and data protection; 
internet and/or cybersecurity studies; design and AI; regulation, 
governance and ethics. You have a PhD in Sociology or Communication 
Studies or related disciplines, particularly with an understanding of 
research relevant to new technologies, society and citizens' online 
practices are considered essential for this position.

You will work with Prof Deborah Chambers in Newcastle School of Arts 
(media and communication studies). This post is funded until March 31, 
2025 on a full-time basis.  Informal inquiries for this post can be made 
to Deborah Chambers (deborah.chambers /at/ newcastle.ac.uk). As member of the 
AGENCY project team, the post will be based in AGENCY’s dedicated 
interdisciplinary work space in the multi-award winning Urban Sciences 
Building, a ‘living laboratory’ and an exemplar of sustainable urban 
development in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 
(https://newcastlehelix.com/).

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