[ecrea] Full professor Communication Science Radboud University Nijmegen the Netherlands

Professor of Communication Science (0,8 - 1,0 fte)


Faculty of Social Sciences
Maximum salary: € 7.285 gross/month
Vacancy number: 24.39.14
Application deadline: 9 February 2015


Responsibilities

We are seeking a colleague who will extend or complement our existing 
areas of research and teaching in communication science, especially the 
domain of news and information. Candidates at the Associate Professor 
level who are ready for the next step in their career are encouraged to 
apply. Candidates with a background in domains other, or broader, than 
news and information are also encouraged to apply.

Your main responsibility will be to consolidate the domain of mediated 
news and information, in research and teaching. Positioned within the 
Communication Science programme, this domain focuses on the production, 
content and, particularly, the reception of news and information. The 
leading question is how governments, news organisations and other 
institutions can inform individuals in today’s media environment where 
information is around us, everywhere and all the time, and where the 
role of media users and their social networks is increasingly important. 
This growing role calls for a user-centred approach, addressing 
motivations, social influence processes and effects of contemporary 
forms of news consumption.

Your responsibilities will be to:
- conduct ground-breaking research and consolidate the research domain 
of news and information;
- position this domain within the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), 
contributing especially to the research theme “Social Processes and 
Communication”, and to this end collaborate with other BSI research 
programmes;
- engage in inspirational teaching in the Bachelor’s programme in 
Communication Science, the one-year Master’s programme in Communication 
Science, and the two-year Research Master’s programmes in Behavioural 
Science and Social and Cultural Science;
- take responsibility for the specialisation track in News and 
Information (at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s level) and motivate 
students to follow this track;
- collaborate with other research institutes within and outside the 
Faculty of Social Sciences, and with national and international partners;
- disseminate knowledge in various media, and apply knowledge to benefit 
academic and scientific advancement, and societal interests and progress;
- supervise PhD candidates and participate in doctoral examination boards;
- acquire external research funding, grants, and contract research;
- establish coherence between research and teaching in communication 
science;
- supervise researchers and lecturers;
- take responsibility for and share in the managerial and administrative 
tasks of the communication science programme and the faculty.

Work environment

Communication Science at Radboud University focuses on the production, 
content and reception of mediated communication. Our research is 
characterised by a multidisciplinary focus (combining behavioural and 
socio-cultural perspectives), multi-method approach, and keen interest 
in developments in the media landscape. The main domains in research and 
teaching are "Media and Influence," "News and Information," and "Media 
and Culture."

The Communication Science research programme is part of the Behavioural 
Science Institute (BSI), which brings together the disciplines of 
communication science, psychology, and pedagogical science. The BSI has 
seven research programmes covering three major research themes: 
“Development and Learning”, “Psychopathology, Health and Well-being”, or 
“Social Processes and Communication.” The Bachelor’s and Master’s 
programmes in Communication Science are part of the teaching institute 
of the School of Social Cultural Sciences. Communication Science also 
participates in the Research Master’s programme in Behavioural Science 
and the Research Master’s programme in Social and Cultural Science.

These institutes are part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, which is 
one of the largest faculties at Radboud University. The faculty’s 
ambition is to become one of the top social science institutes in 
Europe, providing high-quality research and study programmes that rank 
among the best in the Netherlands.

What we expect from you

- a PhD degree in Communication Science or related discipline;
- a keen and demonstrable interest in the uses, processes and effects of 
contemporary mediated communication, preferably in the domain of news 
and information;
- thorough knowledge of theories and a wide variety of research methods 
relevant to the field of Communication Science;
- a clear and appealing vision of the future of ground-breaking research 
in Communication Science;
- extensive research experience, and strong evidence of international 
esteem, a record of prestigious grants/fellowships obtained, and an 
outstanding record of high-impact publications in academic journals;
- extensive experience with providing inspirational and high-quality 
education and coordinating courses and educational programmes;
- proven management and executive qualities; the ability to motivate 
staff members and to work with a team in contributing to research and 
teaching, and collaborations with other research groups and disciplines;
- proven record of supervising doctoral students to successful completion;
- proven skills in the acquisition of external funding and contract 
research (e.g. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, 
European Research Council, industry);
- affinity and experience with knowledge dissemination and valorisation;
- an academic philosophy and vision that matches Radboud University’s 
mission statement.



What we have to offer

We offer you:
- employment: 0,8 - 1,0 fte;
- a maximum gross monthly salary of € 7.285 based on a 38-hour working week;
- in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% 
end-of-year bonus;
- duration of the contract: permanent position;
- you will be appointed as a Professor (hoogleraar 2) in the Dutch 
university job-ranking system (UFO).

Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions? 
http://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/conditions_of

Would you like to know more?
Further information on:  http://www.ru.nl/socialsciences/
Further information Communication Science:  
http://www.ru.nl/communicatiewetenschap/
Further information research Institute   http://www.ru.nl/bsi/
Further information School of Social Cultural Sciences: 
http://www.ru.nl/fsw/onderwijs/onderwijsinstituten/



Prof. M. Buijzen
E-mail: (m.buijzen /at/ bsi.ru.nl)

Applications

Are you interested?
Please include with your application a motivation letter (attn. of HRM 
Department), CV and any required attachments. You should upload these 
documents using 
https://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/details/online-solliciteren?tk=uk&recid=542210



Please note: We will only consider applications submitted via our 
application form (which is accessed by clicking the  
https://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/details/online-solliciteren?tk=uk&recid=542210 
link).



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