[Commlist] PhD Post Digital Anthropology, Tübingen/Germany in the research project "Curating the Feed"

PhD-Position “Curating the Feed: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on 
Digital Image Feeds and their Curatorial Assemblages” at the Ludwig 
Uhland Institute for Historical and Cultural Anthropology, University of 
Tübingen (Germany)
 At the University of Tübingen, Ludwig Uhland Institute for Historical 
and Cultural Anthropology, there is a
PhD Position (m/w/d; TV-L E13, 65%)
available to be filled by 1 February 2023 (or the earliest possible 
starting date).
The position is limited to 36 month.
 Main Tasks:
* Independent academic work in the interdisciplinary research project 
“Curating the Feed: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Digital Image 
Feeds and their Curatorial Assemblages” with a main focus on digital 
anthropology and ethnographic research. For an outline of the project 
see: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/239241 
<https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/239241> The PhD researcher will focus on 
the users of social media feeds and how the feeds affect their everyday 
lives, while also asking with interdisciplinary approaches about the 
role of artificial intelligence/machine learning and algorithms. * 
Academic qualification through doctorate/dissertation as part of the 
research within the project.
* Interdisciplinary collaboration with project members in media studies 
and computer science at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar; 
interdisciplinary cooperation with the members of the DFG priority 
programme “The Digital Image”
* Regular participation in the Digital Anthropology Lab Tübingen: 
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/226959 <https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/226959>
Requirements:
* very good university degree (MA or equivalent) in cultural 
anthropology / European ethnology
* very good university degree (MA or equivalent) in related subjects 
such as media studies, sociology or cultural studies, provided the 
applicant has experience with ethnographic research
Please note: the degree certificate does not have to be available at the 
time of application if it can be submitted by the time the position 
starts (see also application documents).
* very good English language skills
* very good German language skills, or
* Good German language skills and willingness to participate in German 
language courses at the University of Tübingen

Advantageous are:
* Previous experience in the research field of digital anthropology or 
similar fields
* Interdisciplinary study or research experience
* Digital and data skills (e.g. in the field of computer-assisted data 
analysis, web design, image and video editing)
 Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given 
preference. The university seeks to raise the number of women in 
research and teaching and therefore encourages qualified women to apply 
for these positions. Employment will be carried out by the central 
administration of the University Tübingen.  Application documents
* Cover letter with curriculum vitae
* Graduation certificate (high school or similar) and MA certificate 
(university).
If the MA degree certificate is not yet available, a summary of the 
thesis with information on the expected date of graduation can be 
submitted as an alternative.
* Summary of MA thesis (1-2 pages)
 Application
Please send your applications via email in one PDF document by 26 
November 2022 to
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bareither
Institute of Historical and Cultural Anthropology
University of Tübingen
Burgsteige 11
72070 Tübingen (Germany)
07071-297-2373
(christoph.bareither /at/ uni-tuebingen.de) 
<mailto:(christoph.bareither /at/ uni-tuebingen.de)>

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