[Commlist] Academic position in Digital Media Effects

https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/55325409?fbclid=IwAR2szQA699wk8iNW5jofiM7Bm1FtFPMAnmldn1qt3Wl_-MYppisUDmZsJiE&hl=en&lang=en

Academic position in Digital Media Effects

(ref. ZAP-2019-131)
Last modification : Tuesday, December 17, 2019


The fulltime professor position will be held within the Leuven School 
for Mass Communication Research, a research unit within the Department 
of Communication Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven 
(Belgium). KU Leuven represents a leading academic institution in Europe 
that is currently by far the largest university in Belgium in terms of 
research funding and expenditure. The university’s mission is to provide 
excellence in academic education and research and to offer a 
distinguished service to society. Owing to KU Leuven’s cutting-edge 
research, KU Leuven is a charter member of the League of European 
Research Universities (LERU) and is consistently ranked among the top 10 
universities in Europe.

Within KU Leuven, the Leuven School of Mass Communication Research 
(SMCR) represents a pioneering institution for media effects research. 
SMCR strives to contribute to the most advanced methodological 
techniques and theoretical insights in communication studies, cognitive 
and social psychology, sociology, and public health. The research focus 
lies on the use of information and entertainment media (including, 
social media, ICT, television, games, mobile devices), on how these uses 
may harm or enhance various components of individuals’ wellbeing. We 
have a strong expertise in explaining the processes through which 
various forms of media use affect physical, psychological and social 
wellbeing in the long run, and the conditions under which these 
processes occur. Therefore, a series of advanced methods are applied, 
including longitudinal survey studies, daily diary studies and content 
analytical research. Issues studied in recent years include alcohol and 
drug use, sexuality and sexism, aggression, risk taking, depression, 
suicide, self-harm, (positive) body image, sleep, mental wellbeing, 
health information seeking, self-esteem, parental mediation, and nutrition.

The School adheres to the highest academic standards and strives towards 
publishing its research in top academic journals (e.g., Journal of 
Communication, Human Communication Research, New Media & Society). For 
this research, prestigious grants from multiple funding agencies are 
attributed yearly and SMCR’s excellent research has been awarded on a 
yearly basis by different international and interdisciplinary 
organizations. SMCR staff is involved in various national and 
international multidisciplinary research projects, primarily of 
fundamental nature but also with societal relevance.

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Duties
Research

You will be expected to develop a research program, aim at excellent 
scientific output of international level, and support and promote 
national and international research collaborations in the field of 
communication sciences and in the context of the School for Mass 
Communication Research. Your research is situated at the crossroads of 
communication science and psychology/sociology, and focuses on 
development of insights, theories, and advanced research techniques in 
this field of digital media effects. You have a strong background in 
quantitative research methods and you have demonstrated research 
excellence in various ways (e.g., top ranked ISI publications, awards, 
societal impact etc.).

With this vacancy we aim to further strengthen and expand the research 
at SMCR. Consequently, your research is expected to relate to the 
aforementioned research lines of SMCR and to complement this research in 
one or more ways. We welcome excellent scholars who complement SMCR 
research lines in terms of (1) themes (e.g., (but not limited to) health 
communication, emotion and cognition, science & environmental 
communication), and/or (2) quantitative methods (e.g., (but not limited 
to) computational and digital social science methods, statistical 
modelling, data visualization, or psychophysiological research), and/or 
(3) audiences (e.g., (but not limited to) minorities, people with 
addictions). In close collaboration with SMCR staff, you contribute to 
the existing lines of research and set up your own program through the 
acquisition of research funding.
Education

The Department of Communication Science, consisting of two research 
groups SMCR and IMS, organizes the Bachelor and Master of Communication 
Science, the (English) Master in Digital Media and Society, and is 
involved in the Master’s program of Business Communication and 
Journalism.  Your teaching will contain several courses at the 
Bachelor’s and Master’s level and will include theoretical and 
methodological courses on communication science in general and digital 
media in particular. You will also supervise Master's theses and 
doctoral students.

Your teaching is expected to meet the KU Leuven standards regarding 
academic program level and orientation and to be in keeping with the 
educational vision of KU Leuven. Commitment to the quality of education 
as a whole is naturally understood.
Service

You provide scientific, social and internal services. This is reflected, 
among other things, in a constructive contribution to education and 
research, as part of a team's collective projects (eg through 
participation in meetings, teacher days, information sessions, 
recruitment activities, exchange programs).
Profile

Applicants hold a Ph.D. degree in social sciences, psychology or an 
equivalent diploma. We seek a scholar with a broad theoretical interest 
and a strong background in quantitative research methods, who’s research 
relates to and complements the current research lines at SMCR.  The 
successful candidate has an excellent research record as evidenced by 
more than one dimension, e.g., the quality of his/her PhD research, 
high-level publications in the important journals of our field (i.e., 
ICA journals) and related fields, research impact (e.g., citations) and 
acquired research funding.  We value professional behavior and 
collegiality, and will encourage the candidate to collaborate with SMCR 
researchers as well as with interdisciplinary research groups and 
centers within KU Leuven. The candidate has a large international 
network and is eager to further develop this within the context of SMCR.

Applicants have demonstrated excellent teaching skills which preferably 
include experience in teaching large groups of students.

The official language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you do not speak 
Dutch (or do not speak it well) at the start of employment, KU Leuven 
will provide language training to enable you to take part in meetings.

Before teaching courses in Dutch or English,you will be given the 
opportunity to learn Dutch respectively English to the required standard.

Offer

We offer a full-time employment in an intellectually challenging and 
international environment. You will work in Leuven, a historic and 
lively city located in the heart of Belgium, within 20 minutes from 
Brussels, and less than two hours from Paris, London and Amsterdam. 
Depending on your experience and qualification, the position will be 
filled at one of the levels of the Senior Academic Staff (Tenure Track 
Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor). Junior researchers are 
appointed as assistant professor on the tenure track for a period of 
five years; after this period and a positive evaluation, they are 
permanently appointed (or tenured) as an associate professor. The 
anticipated starting date for this position is October 1, 2020.

To facilitate scientific onboarding and accelerate research in the first 
phase a starting grant of 100.000 euro is offered to new professors 
without substantial other funding (e.g., ERC).

KU Leuven welcomes international scholars and their family and provides 
practical support with regard to immigration and administration, 
housing, childcare, learning Dutch, partner career coaching,…

KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, 
regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or 
impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or 
support, please contact us at (diversiteit.HR /at/ kuleuven.be).



Interested?
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Kathleen Beullens, tel.: 
+32 16 32 32 19, mail: (kathleen.beullens /at/ kuleuven.be) or Prof. dr. Steven 
Eggermont, tel.: +32 16 32 32 38, mail: (steven.eggermont /at/ kuleuven.be.For) 
problems with online applying, please contact (solliciteren /at/ kuleuven.be).

KU Leuven places great importance on research integrity and ethical 
conduct and will therefore ask you to sign an integrity statement upon 
appointment.
You can apply for this job no later than February 20, 2020 via the 
online application tool
KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, 
regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or 
impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or 
support, please contact us at (diversiteit.HR /at/ kuleuven.be).

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