[Commlist] PostDoc position in Digital Media Analysis at the University of Copenhagen

Postdoc position in digital media analysis (2 years), University of 
Copenhagen

Application deadline: 15 October, 2020

The Media Studies Section, Department of Communication (COMM), Faculty 
of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites 
applications for a postdoc position in digital media analysis to be 
filled by December 1, 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The 
position is for 2 years.

Information about the Media Studies Section can be found at 
https://comm.ku.dk/research/media-studies/

Job content

The postdoc will be part of the project ProDem - Protests and Democracy: 
How Movement Parties, Social Movements, and Active Citizens are 
Reshaping Europe funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and will work 
alongside co-principal investigator Assoc.Prof. Christina Neumayer. The 
project aims to comparatively assess the medium and long-term effects of 
the triple interaction between citizens, social movements, and movement 
parties. We seek to explain how social movements and movement parties, 
together with a realignment of citizens’ values and attitudes, have 
affected democratic quality in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, 
Romania, and the UK between the peak of the global wave of protests in 
2011 and 2019.

The postdoc works with digital media analysis and should have experience 
with collecting and analyzing data from various social media platforms. 
In collaboration with the co-PI at UCPH, the postdoc investigates 
patterns of the triple interaction between citizens, social movements, 
and movement parties over time. An interest in civic or political 
participation, social movements, political parties, digital media and 
political communication, is an advantage. The postdoc will be part of 
the Media Studies section at COMM at UCPH and will work in close 
cooperation with the international ProDem consortium. There will be 
ample opportunity for exchange and collaboration with postdocs and 
senior researchers in the consortium.

Qualifications requirements

The successful candidate will have, or is about to be awarded, a PhD in 
computational social science, media or communication studies, sociology, 
political science, or a related discipline, have good command of digital 
media analysis and/or computational social science methods as well as an 
interest in civic or political participation, social movements, 
political parties, digital or broadcasting media.

Furthermore, emphasis will be placed on the following:

- Experience with computational social science methods / digital data 
analysis methods, and data collection from various social media platforms;

- A developing publication record in good quality publications;

- Ability to conduct literature reviews and relevant background research 
(to identify, summarize and code relevant studies for further analysis);

- Good written and verbal communication skills and an ability to 
communicate research findings effectively to both specialist and lay 
audiences including project stakeholders such as policy-makers, party or 
social movement representatives, in order to generate impact;

- Interest in civic or political participation, social movements, 
political parties, digital media and political communication;

- Experience with data visualizations;

- Knowledge of a range of research methods;

- Ability to publish, e.g. blogs, with content management systems;

- Ability to work effectively in a team, together with the principal 
investigator at UCPH and the other members of the consortium, as well as 
independently; to recognize when to seek advice and to meet collective 
deadlines.

Full job post and application guidelines:

https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=152580

For further information, please contact Assoc.Prof. Christina Neumayer, 
(christina.neumayer /at/ hum.ku.dk)

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