Junior Researcher (postdoctoral) for Project on Digitalization in the Global South
Job
The Department of Culture Studies at Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University is seeking to appoint a junior researcher (postdoctoral) for a new project on Digitalization in the Global South. The successful candidate will conduct outstanding research on the growing use of digital technologies in Asia, Africa, and/or Latin America and help manage a proposed research lab that will serve as a hub for the project. The appointment is for two years (0.8 fte/32 hours a week). Find out more information about the department on TSHD- DCU. The position is open to candidates with a research profile in data science, digital humanities, science and technology studies, media and communication studies, culture studies, information science, internet governance, or a related area. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out innovative research on the social, political, and economic impact of digitalization in one or more regions of the Global South, with a focus on digital policymaking. They will also be expected to participate in the management of a research lab, including online content development and the organization of activities such as roundtable discussions and colloquia, under the supervision of dr. Saif Shahin and dr. Mingyi Hou. Your Responsibilities The main duties of the position are as follows: Produce cutting-edge scholarship as part of a new research lab on digitalization in the Global South; Produce original content for the lab’s website, such as research briefs, policy summaries, and/or data-driven reports; Curate documents and procure and archive data from public sources for the website; Help organize periodic roundtable meetings with scholars on campus; Help organize an international symposium; Publicize the work of the lab on social media; and Help secure research funding to expand the work of the lab.
Initiator(s):
Tilburg University
Deadline: 15.05.2024
Start date: 01.09.2024
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Post created by: Lymor Wolf Goldstein