[Commlist] Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in Communication and Work - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in Communication and Work - Sao 
Paulo, Brazil

 More information below and in this link:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Communication and Work - Fapesp No.: 7002 - 
Comunicação e Trabalho

<https://comunicacaoetrabalho.eca.usp.br/en/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-communication-and-work-fapesp-no-7002/>

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DATAFICATION OF COMMUNICATION AND WORK ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNICATORS’ 
ARRANGEMENTS: THE STRUGGLES WITH THE DETERMINATIONS OF PLATFORM COMPANIES

Research theme area: Communication and Work

Abstract: We analyze platforms as singular means of production. The 
uniqueness of these technological structures (Google [Alphabet], Amazon, 
Facebook [Meta], Microsoft) lies in the characteristic of operating at 
the same time in the intertwining of communication activities and work 
activities. This characteristic makes them simultaneously technological 
tools, organizational and economic rationality, in addition to pressure 
groups and policy managers – with implications for terms of use, for 
example, for the sovereignty of national states. This characteristic is 
mainly structured in the mechanisms for collecting data, which 
constitute a fundamental input for the financial profitability of these 
conglomerates. Our hypothesis is that the work activity of communicators 
becomes qualified data for the operation of these companies: journalism 
and advertising are content highlighted in circulation aimed at 
engagement. The research aims to understand the process of datafication 
of the work of these professionals: how and what data is captured? How 
does this data contribute to the operation of these companies? What is 
the level of dependence on the communicational working arrangements of 
the structures of these platform companies? among other issues. The 
objectives of this scholarship are: a) to expand the discussion on the 
need to create public infrastructures for digital work; b) identify ways 
to make visible how big techs extract data, which composes the commodity 
of these companies with the purpose of monetizing and remodeling their 
own private logics of value extraction. The study will be guided by 
bibliographic and documentary research; interviews with scientists, 
professionals, and other programming experts; investigation of the paths 
of primary data extracted by the platforms’ tools; and the organization 
of databases for research. The postdoctoral research will accompany the 
research team of the original project in all its axes, theoretical and 
methodological relevance. The research objectives, as well as the 
expected results, are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals 
(SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda.

Activities to be developed:

– Theoretical-conceptual production on how platforms capture and process 
data extracted from communicators’ work interactions in their productive 
arrangements.

– Provide elements that contribute to the discussion on the need to 
create public infrastructures for digital work.

– Identify ways to show how big techs extract data from communication 
workers in the workplace, which composes the commodity of these 
companies with the purpose of monetizing and remodeling their own 
private logics of value extraction.

– Contribute to the design of public policies to support productive 
arrangements for communicators on digital platforms.

– Provide data for the creation of prototypes of open tools and 
platforms for the work of communicators and for communication between 
workers and arrangements so as not to depend on existing digital platforms.

– Strengthening collaboration between academics, workers and civil 
society organizations.

– Publication of articles in scientific journals with the results of the 
research.

Requirements to fill the position.

The position is open to Brazilians and foreigners. PhD holder for less 
than seven years. Higher education in Communication and/or Social 
Psychology, with experience in research on digital work, user experience 
(UX/UI), attention economy and database organization. Consistent 
theoretical profile for the analysis of integrated systems and 
human-machine interface (HMI).

Language: Portuguese and English

You must reside during the scholarship period in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.



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