[Commlist] Job: Research Assistant - Uni of Sheffield

*(Francophone) Research Assistant – Dept of Journalism Studies, 
University of Sheffield*


We are looking to recruit a further French-speaking Research Associate 
(12 months at 0.8fte) to join our growing team on the 
/FemmePowermentAfrique/ 
<https://www.femmepowermentafrique.com/> project, which is assessing the 
impact of radio on women’s rights and empowerment in Mali, Niger and 
Burkina Faso. You will be working on a new part of the project, recently 
funded by a large GCRF grant, and will be examining radio output using 
natural language processing, but also gathering listener feedback 
through social media platforms.


Radio is an essential form of independent information in many regions in 
Global South. It is extensively used for many purposes including 
providing news, information, and awareness campaigns, particularly 
regarding youth and female empowerment. Given its potential influence 
and its capacity to change behaviour and influence attitudes (for good 
or bad), it is important to determine whether the information that radio 
broadcasts is accurate, independent, targeted, or even aligns with 
listeners’ needs or wishes.


Working in collaboration with Fondation Hirondelle, a Swiss-based media 
development organisation based in Lausanne, and its radio studios in 
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, you will be involved in the quantitative 
and qualitative analysis of data, radio programmes and radio generally. 
You will be fluent in French. Key areas of investigation will be radio, 
women, youth, politics, and Mali/Niger/Burkina Faso. Experience in these 
areas will be beneficial. You will have a good honours degree and will 
be undertaking or have recently completed a PhD in a relevant area. 
Familiarity with data management and natural language processing will 
also be advantageous. Some overseas travel may be required.


To apply, please click here. 
<https://jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PARAM=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9Mzc1MDlCNkFBMDJFMUVEQTgxQUJGQzQ1NzY0QjA1RkUmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA%3d%3d&sap-client=400&sap-language=EN&sap-accessibility=X&sap-ep-themeroot=%2fSAP%2fPUBLIC%2fBC%2fUR%2fuos#> Closing 
date - 1 December 2019

For informal enquiries about this job, contact: Dr Emma Heywood - 
(e.heywood /at/ sheffield.ac.uk) <mailto:(e.heywood /at/ sheffield.ac.uk)>.


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