[Commlist] Open Position: Postdoc in Internet, Algorithms & Society at the University of Zurich

The Media Change & Innovation Division (Prof. Michael Latzer, 
http://www.mediachange.ch) at the IKMZ – Department of Communication and 
Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland invites applications for:

Postdoc (initially 2 years but can be renewed) in the field of Internet, 
Algorithms and Society

Please send your application including a letter of motivation, CV, 
transcripts and a written scientific contribution (e.g., publication, 
excerpt from the dissertation) in a single PDF file via email to Valeria 
Rieser ((v.rieser /at/ ikmz.uzh.ch) <mailto:(v.rieser /at/ ikmz.uzh.ch)>) by 1. March 
2019. The selection process will begin in March 2019. However, the job 
offer remains open until qualified candidates are found.

The University of Zurich strives to increase the proportion of women in 
academic positions and therefore particularly invites applications by 
qualified female researchers.

Job specifications:

Algorithmic selection, e.g., current project on The Significance of 
Algorithmic Selection for Everyday Life including survey, tracking and 
interviews in the domains of information seeking and opinion formation, 
consumption and commercial transactions, social communication and 
entertainment on the Internet and/or

Internet use, longitudinal World Internet Project – Switzerland, 
representative survey on Internet use and attitudes towards issues such 
as privacy online, participation, digital well-being etc. in the Swiss 
population and/or

Governance and regulation, ethics and business model analysis in 
relation to the impact of digitization, artificial intelligence and 
algorithmic selection in communication processes.

Further academic qualification along the lines of the division’s 
research and teaching areas.

We offer:

Excellent conditions for research on highly topical issues, integration 
into a highly motivated and globally connected team at a leading 
institute for communication sciences in Europe, opportunity for 
additional training in theory and also in qualitative as well as 
quantitative methods, opportunity to deepen didactical skills, and 
adequate pay.

Job requirements:

Ph.D. in communication studies or a related discipline. Expertise in 
quantitative methods. Passive knowledge of German.

More information can be found here: http://mediachange.ch/open-positions/

Contact: Dr. Moritz Büchi ((m.buechi /at/ ikmz.uzh.ch) 
<mailto:(m.buechi /at/ ikmz.uzh.ch)>)

Starting date: May 2019 or as agreed upon


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