[Commlist] PhD Researcher - Political economy of animation at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The Research Group Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology (SMIT) is 
looking for a PhD-student with a doctoral grant.

Your PhD research will apply to the animation industry, with the 
objective of analysing its current state in Europe, the changes brought 
by the domination of video streaming services and online platforms, and 
the potential role of film policy. Your PhD research will be part of the 
European, interdisciplinary ANIMA MUNDI project (IP, discoverability and 
partnerships: reviving the international promotion of european values 
through European animation industry ecosystem). It will allow you to 
collaborate with professionals from the (animation) film industry and 
other researchers. You will analyse the distribution of European 
animation films, with the aim of improving its discoverability on 
platforms and its circulation outside Europe.

Your tasks will include:

- Design of a research set-up

- Business models and market analysis

- Interviews with professionals in the (animation) film industry

- Literature review and desk research

- Daily project management and reporting to coordinator

- Working on publications (peer-reviewed journal articles, book 
chapters) and presenting research findings internally and to a broader 
academic community

For full job specification and to apply, please visit: 
https://jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-PhD-Researcher-Political-economy-of-animation/1151695401/ 

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