[Commlist] Vacancy: Assistant-Prof. of Social Media and Politics, University of Groningen

Assistant-Professor of Social Media and Politics, University of Groningen

Excellent research assessments and growing student numbers enable the 
Department of Media Studies and Journalism to hire an assistant 
professor of Social Media and Politics.

More info: https://edu.nl/cjfye <https://edu.nl/cjfye>

Candidates have a research agenda that focuses on the interplay between 
social media and politics. This could include a more narrow focus on 
party and parliamentary politics, but also on politics at large, 
including online debate, informed citizenship, news and misinformation, 
polarisation and harassment, connective action and protest movements, or 
the politics of everyday life. Candidates should be able to work with 
computational methods to study social media platforms and messenger 
services. Preferably, candidates have proven teaching skills with R and 
Python, experience with statistical analysis, and are interested in 
interdisciplinary research. Candidates are expected to teach in our BA 
and MA programs with theory courses such as “Political Action in the 
Network Society” and methods courses including introductory level 
statistical analysis with R, social network analysis, and/or automated 
text analysis.

We expect candidates to teach courses in media studies on the BA and MA 
level, and contribute to our research programme. The position combines 
teaching (60%) and research (40%).

Media Studies in Groningen:

The international, English-taught BA programme in Media Studies focuses 
on the social and informative functions of media. It is rooted in the 
humanities but also draws upon methods and paradigms developed in the 
social sciences and other disciplines. The degree aims to provide 
students with a thorough understanding of the affordances of different 
platforms and the interplay between them; the political and economic 
underpinnings of media systems; patterns of use, production and content; 
and the functions and impact of media in culture and society. Throughout 
the curriculum it provides a comparative perspective by studying media 
in their cultural, historical, economic, political and international 
contexts. “Politics and Global Citizenship” is one of the profile 
students can choose in the second year of the programme. It has an 
annual enrolment of 120-140 students from all parts of the world.

The MA programmes “Social Media and Society”, “Datafication and Digital 
Literacy” and ‘Media Creation and Innovation’ provide students with 
cutting-edge knowledge of the digital transformations that profoundly 
change society. The MA programmes in Journalism focus on high quality 
reporting in a cross-media setting with a strong focus on digital skills 
and innovation, and combine academic reflection with academic skills. 
Our BA and MA programmes rank first among all Media Studies programmes 
in the Netherlands in the national student survey.

Research is conducted within the interdisciplinary Centre for Media and 
Journalism Studies. Its strategic themes focus on “Citizenship and 
Inclusion in Digital Societies”, “Data Infrastructures & Algorithmic 
Practices”, “New Interdependencies of Journalism” and “Cultures of Media 
Production”. Members of the Centre have been successful in recent years 
in attracting external research funding. If appointed, the candidates 
are expected to actively contribute to a vibrant research environment. 
They are provided ample support in applying for bids with national and 
international funding agencies.

The successful applicant is expected to:

- teach and supervise students in the department’s undergraduate and 
graduate programmes. International candidates will teach solely in 
English. They are expected to follow a Dutch language course
- participate actively in curriculum development, design and 
administration of course modules
- conduct and generate top research in media studies or communication 
studies
- pursue research grants and other forms of external funding
- participate actively in international research networks and build 
international collaborations
- participate actively in the activities of the interdisciplinary 
research Centre for Media and Journalism Studies.


    Requirements:

In addition to a number of basic requirements set by the University of 
Groningen, such as excellent social and communication skills, 
presentation skills, coaching skills and a results-oriented attitude, we 
are looking for candidates who have:

- a PhD in Political Communication, Media Studies, Communication 
Studies, or related fields
- wide-ranging knowledge of political communication, social media and 
computational methods, with proficiency in R and Python
- teaching experience at university level and proven didactic abilities
- gained their University Teaching Qualification or are prepared to do 
so within two years
- an excellent research track record, including relevant publications
- an outstanding national and international academic network as well as 
strong contacts with professionals in the field
- willingness to make substantial contributions to the development of 
the Department’s research and educational programmes
- organisational experience and skills
- excellent command of English (at least CEFR B2/C1 level for reading, 
listening, writing and speaking), and the willingness to learn Dutch in 
due course.


    Conditions of employment:

**

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for 
Dutch Universities:

• a salary based on qualifications and experience of between € 4,332 and 
€ 5,929 (salary scale 11) gross per month for a full time position a 
full-time position (1.0 FTE)
• a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income
• an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance
• minimum of 29 holidays and additional 12 holidays in case of full-time 
employment.

The appointment will be initially for a period of one year (standard in 
the Netherlands, according to the Collective Labour Agreement), with the 
possibility of appointment for an indefinite period (permanent 
contract). This will be determined based on a positive appraisal as well 
as the needs of the programme. The conditions of employment comply with 
the Collective Labour Agreement for the University of Groningen 
(Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities 2022-2023, available in 
English at http://www.vsnu.nl <http://www.vsnu.nl>).

Preferred date of entry into employment is 1 February 2024, or as soon 
as possible


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