Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Methods and the Creator Economy

Job

The Department of Media and Journalism Studies within the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in digital methods and the creator economy. The postdoctoral position is part of the research project ‘PAY4PLAY: Entrepreneurial Organising in the Platform Society,’ led by Assistant Professor Blake Hallinan and funded by the European Research Council (ERC). The postdoc is a full time, 2.5-year fixed-term position. It begins on 1 February 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The postdoc is research-only and the successful applicant will be expected to: • Design research, in coordination with PI, which investigates the influence of platforms and third-party tools on the creator economy using social media data and digital methods • Collect social media data using platform APIs and/or web scraping • Analyse large-scale data using appropriate digital methods (flexible, but please specify) • Present research at national and/or international events • Lead the publication of at least two articles for international journals or conference proceedings • Participate in the Creator Economy Lab’s collaborative research environment through, for example, attending lab meetings, discussing relevant literature, and co-authoring papers.

Initiator(s):
Aarhus University

Deadline: 27.11.2025
Start date: 01.02.2026
Location: Aarhus, Denmark

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG525/postdoctoral-researcher-in-digital-methods-and-the-creator-economy

Post created by: Lymor Wolf Goldstein