[Commlist] 3 Short-Term PhD Scholarships in the field of digital media, digital methods, AI, sensory media, mobile media

*Both for starting PhDs who want to develop their proposal but also for 
advanced PhDs who are interested in cooperating on digital media*
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*3 Short-Term Scholarships for PhD-Candidates*

At the University of Siegen, as of 1st of February 2024 (starting date 
negotiable) the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1187 
„Media of Cooperation“ offers three Short-Term Scholarships for 
PhD-Candidates to promote the work of early-carrier researchers. The 
duration of the scholarships is 9 to 12 months. A longer-term 
collaboration with the goal of a doctorate within the CRC is envisaged. 
The basic amount of the scholarship is based on the maximum rate of the 
DFG (1.365,- EUR). In addition, an allowance for material expenses and, 
if applicable, a child allowance will be paid.

University of Siegen
The University of Siegen is an interdisciplinary and cosmopolitan 
university with currently about 18,000 students and a range of subjects 
from the humanities, social sciences and economics to natural, 
engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, we are one of 
the largest employers in the region and offer a unique environment for 
teaching, research and further education.

CRC 1187 “Media of Cooperation“ https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en 
<https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en>
The CRC is an interdisciplinary research network consisting of 15 
projects and more than 60 scientists from the fields of media studies, 
science and technology studies, ethnology, sociology, linguistics and 
literature studies, computer science as well as history, education and 
engineering. It has been funded by the DFG since 2016. The CRC 
investigates the emergence and dissemination of digitally networked, 
data-intensive media and understands these as cooperatively accomplished 
conditions for cooperation. The research of the participating 
subprojects focuses on data practices and sensory practices that are 
explored in the situated interplay of media practices, infrastructures 
and public spheres.
The short-term fellowship program of the CRC provides national and 
international doctoral students the opportunity to further develop their 
research project in the CRC, to get to know participating researchers 
and to exchange ideas with them. The research projects of the 
scholarship holders should be thematically related to the subprojects of 
the CRC, so that their work can be supported by the principal 
investigators and their teams. Scholarship holders are assigned to the 
Integrated Research Training Group (MGK) of the CRC and benefit from its 
structured training program. The CRC offers scholarship holders an 
international environment for interdisciplinary media research as well 
as an extensive program of events and training in ethnographic, digital, 
sensor-based and linguistic methods.
Further information on the CRC’s research agenda and subprojects can be 
found at https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en 
<https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en>.

Your Profile

  * Relevant, above-average degree in one of the disciplines
    participating in or related to the CRC, preferably in media and
    cultural studies, sociology or in the field of socio- or business
    informatics, human-computer interaction or information systems
    (equivalent to a Master’s degree, Magister, Diplom or
    Lehramt/Staatsexamen Sek. II)
  * Individual research project in one of the above-mentioned
    disciplines within the subject area of the CRC. Ideally, you can
    assign the project to one of the subareas of the CRC –
    infrastructures, publics or praxeology
  * Interest in methods of media research, the analysis of data
    practices and an affinity for working in an interdisciplinary
    research environment
  * Willingness to participate in the international event program of the
    CRC and the MGK
  * Very good written and spoken English language skills
Your Tasks
  Expectations of successful candidates:

  * Regular participation and involvement in the events and the training
    program of the MGK (colloquia, workshops, summer schools,
    methodology workshops, interdisciplinary groups)
  * Presentation of preliminary results of the individual research
    project within the MGK colloquium

Equal opportunities and diversity are promoted and actively practiced at 
the University of Siegen. Applications from women are highly welcome and 
will be given special consideration in accordance with the federal state 
equality law. We also welcome applications from people with different 
personal, social and cultural backgrounds, people with disabilities and 
those of equal status.

https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/3-kurzzeitstipendien-fuer-doktorandinnen/ 
<https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/3-kurzzeitstipendien-fuer-doktorandinnen/#>

For further information contact Dr. Johannes Schick
E-Mail: (johannes.schick /at/ uni-siegen.de) <mailto:(johannes.schick /at/ uni-siegen.de)>

Please send your application documents (letter of motivation, curriculum 
vitae, copies of certificates, 5-page outline of a project idea) by 31st 
of December 2023 to Johannes Schick, Herrengarten 3, 57072 Siegen, 
Germany. Alternatively, you can also send your application in a single 
PDF file by e-mail (max. 5 MB) to (johannes.schick /at/ uni-siegen.de) 
<mailto:(johannes.schick /at/ uni-siegen.de)>. Please note that risks to 
confidentiality and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled 
out when communicating by unencrypted e-mail.

Information about the University of Siegen can be found on our homepage: 
www.uni-siegen.de <http://www.uni-siegen.de>

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