[ecrea] Postdoctoral position in quantitative analysis of digital media

  Postdoctoral position in quantitative analysis of digital media

The Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, Faculty of 
Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites 
applications for a postdoctoral position in quantitative analysis of the 
public’s use of digital media, to be filled by 1 October 2018 or as soon 
as possible thereafter. The position is for two years.
*Job content *
The successful applicant will become part of the project entitled The 
Peoples’ Internet <http://peoplesinternet.ku.dk/>, which examines the 
uses of the internet and other media in China, Europe and the United 
States. He/she will participate in the analysis of survey data and 
tracking data covering the three regions, and will be expected to 
collaborate with other project members on the analysis and 
interpretation of both quantitative data and qualitative fieldwork data. 
The position represents a unique opportunity to work with comprehensive 
and complex data sets and to contribute to theory development on the 
changing global media environment.
*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 a relevant field.
Applicants must have a solid theoretical and methodological background 
in research on new media and communicative practices. Applicants are 
also required to document strong competences in the application of tools 
for quantitative data analysis (such as R, SPSS, STATA or similar) to 
the study of media and communication. Other things being equal, 
applicants with previous experience in either Chinese media and 
communication or culturally comparative studies of media and 
communication will be preferred.
For further information about the position, please contact Professor 
Klaus Bruhn Jensen, (kbj /at/ hum.ku.dk) <mailto:(kbj /at/ hum.ku.dk)>.
For further details about the qualification requirements for postdocs, 
please read “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>”. 

*Application *
The application must be submitted online in Adobe PDF or Word format.
ZIP-files cannot be uploaded.
Please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page.
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 address & 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 that includes an account of how the
    applicant will contribute to the deliverables in the project
    description.
  * Project proposal and documentation of teaching qualifications and
    research dissemination, if any
  * 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.
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.
All material will be shredded at the end of the appointment procedure.
*Appointment procedure *
After the application deadline, the Head of Department selects 
applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee. 
All applicants are then immediately 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 
academic officer Rikke Dall, e-mail (hum-jur-teo /at/ hrsc.ku.dk) 
<mailto:(hum-jur-teo /at/ hrsc.ku.dk)>, please refer to ID number 8109.
**
*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 33,224 
(EUR 4,459) + 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 http://ism.ku.dk/onarrival/pension/
A special tax scheme is offered to researchers recruited abroad, 
http://ism.ku.dk/
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
and https://www.workindenmark.dk/ 
<http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/frontpage.htm>
UCPH wishes to encourage everyone interested in this post to apply, 
regardless of personal background.
*The closing date for applications is 23.59 CET, 22 June 2018*.
Applications or supplementary material received thereafter will not be 
considered.

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