[Commlist] Job opportunity: Assistant Professorship Strategic Communication and Media Management

The University of Zurich (Switzerland) invites applications for an 
Assistant Professorship with Tenure Track in Communication Studies 
specialized in Strategic Communication and Media Management

The position should be filled at the earliest opportunity. After two 
temporary three-year contracts the position will become tenured on the 
condition that the candidate passes the evaluation process. Applicants 
should distinguish themselves through excellent research on strategic 
communication and/or media management. Strategic communication means 
controlled communication to internal and external stakeholders and 
target audiences of an organization. The desired focus is on the 
communicator and content side (i.e. on strategies of advertising, public 
relations, marketing and campaign communication in the digital 
environment), potentially with references to effects. Media management 
uses precise knowledge of media markets and media consumers to make 
strategic decisions about designing and marketing media products and 
other communications offerings to meet the needs of their target 
audiences and the goals of the organization.

Applications from candidates whose previous work focused only on one of 
the two fields mentioned above are also explicitly welcome. Expertise in 
strategic communication is an advantage. In the medium term, the 
professorship should cover both fields. Applicants are therefore asked 
to submit a development plan of at least two pages in which they explain 
how they would like to shape the content of the two fields in research 
and teaching. All applicants should be familiar with the subject of 
Communication Studies and Media Research in its breadth; they are 
expected to participate in teaching introductory Bachelor's and Master's 
classes as well as methods classes. Special attention will be paid to 
relevant methodological skills for strengthening the social scientific, 
empirical-analytical profile of the discipline at the University of Zurich.

Candidates should hold a PhD degree at the time of application and have 
an excellent record of academic achievements in the relevant field. 
Teaching may initially be carried out in English. Non-German speaking 
candidates are expected to acquire a working knowledge of German within 
the first three years of appointment. The University of Zurich is an 
equal opportunities employer and in particular strives to increase the 
percentage of women in leading positions. Therefore, qualified female 
researchers are encouraged to apply.

The closing date for applications is October 2, 2019. Details on the 
application procedure are available on www.phil.uzh.ch/jobs.html 
<http://www.phil.uzh.ch/jobs.html>.
For further information, please contact Professor Mark Eisenegger at 
(m.eisenegger /at/ ikmz.uzh.ch) <mailto:(m.eisenegger /at/ ikmz.uzh.ch)>.


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