[Commlist] CfA Research Associate - Pandemic Communication in Times of Populism

*School of Social Sciences and Humanities*

*Communication and Media*

Research Associate for the project “PANCOPOP: Pandemic Communication in 
Times of Populism”

Full-time and fixed-term for 21 months, starting 1st May 2022 or as soon 
as possible thereafter.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the PANCOPOP Project, led by 
Professor Sabina Mihelj from the Communication and Media division in the 
School of Social Sciences and Humanities. The project involves an 
international team of researchers who will develop a comprehensive, 
comparative study of health crisis communication in the context of 
populist politics, bringing significant advances in knowledge at the 
intersection of political communication and public health. The focus 
will be on four countries that were led by populist leaders during the 
pandemic, and which capture different types of populist responses to the 
pandemic: Brazil, Poland, Serbia, and the U.S.

The project will also inform recommendations aimed at building more 
resilient media organisations that are better equipped to withstand the 
challenges of future pandemics in divided societies. The recommendations 
will be developed and disseminated in collaboration with key 
organisations representing media regulators, communication 
professionals, and public service media.

The successful candidate will work under the joint supervision of 
Professor Sabina Mihelj and Dr Vaclav Stetka and will be responsible for 
data collection and analysis for Serbia (including interview analysis, 
policy analysis, public opinion survey, and media content analysis), as 
well as for conducting the comparative analysis of public attitudes in 
four countries, and for supporting the delivery of impact activities. 
The post holder will also collaborate with international team members 
based in Brazil, U.S., and Poland, as well as with non-academic 
stakeholders from media industries.

If you are an organised, motivated, and proactive individual, with 
relevant skills and qualifications, this is a great opportunity to join 
the project and contribute to its success.

The post will be based in the Communication and Media Division, School 
of Social Sciences and Humanities, and affiliated with the Centre for 
Research in Communication and Culture.

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/communication-media/ 
<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/communication-media/>

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/ 
<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/>

Informal enquiries should be made by email to Professor Sabina Mihelj 
((s.mihelj /at/ lboro.ac.uk) <mailto:(s.mihelj /at/ lboro.ac.uk)>).

Closing date for receipt of applications is: *28th March 2022*

Interviews will be held on: *11th April 2022.*

Loughborough University is committed to achieving equality and valuing 
diversity in all aspects of employment and welcomes applications from 
all sections of the community.

Please follow this link 
<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ220219.pdf> for further details.


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