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[Commlist] Postdoc call - digital media/communication and/or digital humanities
Fri Sep 11 06:52:33 GMT 2020
*Postdoctoral position in digital media/communication and/or digital
humanities*
The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of
Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a postdoctoral
position in digital media/communication and/or digital humanities as
part of a H2020-project on the societal values of culture to be filled
by January 1, 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The position is for up to 30 months.
*Job content
*We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc who will conduct research
and take on coordination, organisational and communicative tasks (80%)
in the context of an international research project funded by the
European Commission, and teach (20%) at the Department’s BA and/or MA
programs.
The research and organizational tasks will be part of /the
H2020-project, INVENT: European inventory of societal values of culture
as a basis for inclusive cultural policies in the globalizing world
/(2020-2023). The INVENT consortium conducts large-scale empirical
research in nine European countries on how conceptions and values of
culture are constructed across different socio-economic groups. Special
attention is paid to European citizens’ perceptions and evaluations of
how trends such as globalization, digitalization and increasing social
inequalities have impacted culture. The project is based on
a mixed-method research design (incl. surveys, a smart phone study with
experimental stimuli, data scraping of online content, focus groups,
case studies, and individual interviews).
INVENT is coordinated by PI Professor Susanne Janssen (Rotterdam) and a
board consisting of Predrag Cveticanin (Serbia), Professor Tally
Katz-Gerro (Haifa), Professor Nete Nørgaard Kristensen (Copenhagen),
Professor Frederich Lebaron (Paris), Professor Semi Purhonen (Tampere),
Professor Jordi López Sintas (Barcelona), Professor Inga
Tomic-Koludrovic (Croatia), Associate Professor Marc Verboord
(Rotterdam), Postdoc Sebastian Weingartner (Zurich). For more
information about the project and team: https://inventculture.eu
<https://inventculture.eu>.
The postdoc will be affiliated with the entire project but especially
one of its work packages (WP5), focusing on digitalization, led
by Professor Nete Nørgaard Kristensen (Copenhagen).
Main duties
Conducting research within the framework of the INVENT project, as
outlined in the grant agreement (especially WP5 on digitalization);
* Contributing to the project’s data collection and data analysis
(survey data, smartphone study, data scraping, focus group and
individual interviews, case studies, etc.);
* Publishing and presenting research results in the form of policy
briefings, reports, articles in international peer reviewed
journals, and papers at international meetings and conferences;
* Participating in and contributing to project meetings, seminars,
workshops and conferences;
* Coordinating and contributing to the organisation and dissemination
of project activities and findings to a wider academic and
non-academic audience, among others via social media, the project’s
website, workshops and conferences
* Teaching at the Department of Communication’s BA and/or MA programs
(20%)
*Qualification requirements
*In order to be considered for the position applicants must have
research qualifications at least corresponding to what can be achieved
as part of a successfully completed PhD within the field of digital
media/communication and/or digital humanities, and/or sociology.
The following professional qualifications and personal competences are
furthermore required:
* Research interest in cultural identity, cultural policy, European
culture and research skills in digital media/communication and/or
digital humanities
* Interest in cross-disciplinary cooperation
* Teaching experience within the domain of digital media/communication
and/or digital humanities
* Strong methodological and analytical skills, in particular advanced
knowledge about and experience with quantitative and digital methods
(e.g. data scraping and analyses of large datasets) but preferably
also with qualitative methods (e.g. interviews and analysis of
interview data)
* Proven affinity for empirical research, as evidenced by your
research work, publications, research plans and other projects;
* Strong organisational experience and skills;
* Proficiency in spoken and written Danish and English. Non-English
speakers have to meet the C2-standards of the Common European
Framework (CEF).
For further information about the position, please contact
Professor Nete Nørgaard Kristensen ((netenk /at/ hum.ku.dk)
<mailto:(netenk /at/ hum.ku.dk)>)
For further details about the qualification requirements for postdocs,
please refer to the job structure for Academic Staff at Universities
2013:
https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing-laws-and-regulations/education/files/job-structure-for-academic-staff-at-universities-2013.pdf
<https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing-laws-and-regulations/education/files/job-structure-for-academic-staff-at-universities-2013.pdf>
*Application
*Submit the application online in Adobe PDF or Word format.
Please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page,
following this link: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=152549
<https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=152549>
The application must be written in English and include the following
enclosures:
* Application letter/cover letter (max 1 page)
* Curriculum vitae (with applicant’s e-mail & telephone number)
* Documentation of qualifications (examination certificates/PhD
diploma, etc.)
* Complete and numbered list of publications. The enclosed
publications must be marked with *
* Research plan, including a short description of previous research
and a plan for the coming years focusing on how the applicant will
contribute to the INVENT project
* Publications. Applicants may choose a maximum of three publications
for assessment. Publication dates must be clearly marked on the
publication list. The publications selected must be uploaded as
attachments and listed from 1 to 3.
* Teaching portfolio
Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or
work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavours, the
extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly
stipulated. The Faculty may ask for a signed statement from the
co-authors stipulating the extent and nature of each individual’s
contribution.
Only material in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English can be expected
to be assessed.
*Appointment procedure
*After the application deadline, the Head of Department selects
applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee.
All applicants are notified whether their application has been accepted
for assessment. The Dean subsequently appoints an expert assessment
committee tasked with carrying out an assessment of the selected
applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of
the composition of the committee. Applicants are ultimately offered the
opportunity of commenting on the part of the assessment relating to
themselves before the appointment is finalized.
Applicants will be continuously informed about the progress of the
procedure by e-mail.
Further information about the application procedure is available from
Pernille Lykke Paulsen (HR) (hrsc /at/ hrsc.ku.dk) <mailto:(hrsc /at/ hrsc.ku.dk)>,
please refer to ID number 211-0534/20-2I.
*Salary and conditions of employment
*Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement
between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of
Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts at DKK 33,600
(EUR 4,507) per month + a 17,1 % contribution to the pension scheme. It
is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.
The Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of
Professional Associations (AC) have further agreed on a protocol that
makes it possible for international researchers employed by the
University to achieve a pension exemption, whereby the pension
contribution will be paid out as salary. For more information about the
different pension schemes, please see
https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/pension/ <https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/pension/>
A special tax scheme is offered to researchers recruited abroad,
https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/ <https://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/>
If you consider applying from abroad, you may find useful information on
how it is to work in Denmark and at UCPH.
Read more here : http://ism.ku.dk <http://ism.ku.dk>,
http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/frontpage.htm
<http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/frontpage.htm>
and https://www.workindenmark.dk/ <https://www.workindenmark.dk/>
UCPH wishes to encourage everyone interested in this post to apply,
regardless of personal background.
The closing date for applications is 23.59 CET, *11 October 2020.*
Applications or supplementary material received thereafter will not be
considered.
*Contact*
Jens-Erik Mai
E-mail: (jemai /at/ hum.ku.dk) <mailto:(jemai /at/ hum.ku.dk)>
Info
Application deadline: 11-10-2020
Employment start: 01-01-2021
Place: Department of Communication
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