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We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the European Union-funded project Social Media for Democracy (SoMe4Dem) focusing on the role of social media in democracy. The research will address information disorder-the rising tide of disinformation, misinformation, and conspiracy theories-using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques. The ideal candidate will combine quali-quantitative methods to explore how epistemological challenges shape information disorders in digital ecosystems, with a particular focus on theory-building within media theory. The postdoc will be expected to contribute to the development of conceptual frameworks and empirical models to understand how disinformation spreads, the role of media ecosystems, and the sociotechnical dynamics that underpin information disorder. Research will center on pistemological questions around trust, truth, and credibility in the digital age.

In the DFG funded Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (SFB) 294 "Structural Change of Property", a cooperation between the Universities of Jena und Erfurt, we seek to fill the position of a PhD student in the subproject “(Media)Property in the Digital Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere“, located at the University of Jena, Institute for Sociology, at the earliest possible date. We offer a part-time position (65% of a full-time job, paid in accordance to the collective agreement TV-L 13) offered as a fix-term position until 31th of December 2028. The project team led by Dr. Sebastian Sevignani focuses on questions of the political-economic disposition of media and property as conditions for political participation in the context of the (digital) structural transformation of the public sphere. In the context of theoretical discussion, we ask about the role of ownership in (critical) theories of the public sphere and empirically examine the effects of large digital companies‘ strategies on different media systems.

We seek a candidate with broad knowledge of the field and expertise across theoretical traditions, methodological approaches, and diverse media practices, whose profile both complements existing work and reflects the ability to further develop media research at the department and engage in interdisciplinary activities at DIAS. We are particularly interested in candidates who combine scholarly excellence and originality with a proven interest in leading and contributing to collaborative work, public dissemination, and societal engagement. As a DIAS Professor, you are also expected to actively engage with activities at Danish Institute of Advanced Study as a DIAS chair. More specifically, your DIAS affiliation requires active participation in DIAS lectures and related activities.   The candidate will be expected to contribute actively to DIAS, including but not limited to participation in DIAS activities, mentoring of DIAS fellows, and promotion of DIAS nationally, internationally and within SDU, as well as through strengthening the bonds between the department/faculty on one hand and DIAS on the other, through interdisciplinary collaborations when meaningful. As a fully tenured professor, you are also employed to contribute significantly to the academic development in the department and of your field. Your main work tasks include research, teaching, and related organizational work. This also includes supporting the career development of younger scholars and the realization of the department’s strategic goals. Candidates must therefore: Have an excellent academic profile and publication track record including substantial international publications. Present an ambitious and innovative research and publication plan including plans for acquiring external funding and team building. Demonstrate interest for engaging in cross- and inter-disciplinary research and dialogue in order to engage further in the framework of DIAS. Be able to teach and supervise core topics in media studies Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of collegial engagement for creating and upholding a stimulating, creative and curiosity-driven research environment.

The Department of Media Studies, of the College of Media, Communication, and Information at the University of Colorado Boulder, invites applications for a non-tenure track assistant teaching professor. The successful candidate will have experience developing/delivering large undergraduate lecture courses. We are particularly interested in candidates who are able to teach Media Studies (MDST) 1003, Critical Media Literacies: an introductory course intended primarily for non-majors, which the department intends to relaunch in Fall 2026 In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to: teach other existing undergraduate courses in the department, commensurate with their area(s) of expertise; bridge core theoretical concepts with hands-on media practices; and contribute to the unit’s mission of fostering critical, creative, and inclusive approaches to media studies. Finally, the successful candidate will be expected to develop and teach new undergraduate courses in media studies on topics such as: Global Media, with a focus on East and/or South Asia Screen Cultures, including Anime and/or other global screen industries Digital Production Cultures, including platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, and/or media formats such as podcasting We particularly welcome candidates whose teaching emphasizes diverse global perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches to media and culture.

The University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a research and teaching emphasis in the area of Game Studies. We seek to hire colleagues who will conduct research on and teach about games (both analog and digital), game communities and affiliated technologies and platforms (e.g., Discord, Twitch, Esports, Virtual Reality) through the lenses of media studies, strategic communication, design, marketing, or their impacts and effects on users and culture. As one of the largest media and entertainment industries, games sit at the intersection of a variety of interactive and immersive interactive communication technologies, ranging from artificial intelligence to live streaming, that require rethinking the professional and social boundaries of media practitioners and consumers. At the same time, the ideological, economic and social norms fostered by gamers and game studios profoundly impact how everyday players and media users approach life, their sense of self, and create and maintain their own communities. From content creators, influencers and political pundits using streaming services like Twitch to the ways Artificial Intelligence is being deployed and adopted any number of professions, the impact of games and gaming is undeniable to the future of media. Hires would bring the following key contributions to our faculty: 1. Expertise in theories and concepts pertinent to game studies in regard to fields of media studies, communication, design, marketing, human-computer interaction, journalism, or affiliated fields. 2. A related specialty, such as the study of esports, fan studies, digital asset and game production, content creation, gaming identity, digital cultures, emerging media industries and economics, environmental studies, human-machine communication, strategic communication, and media psychology. 3. A capacity to teach required coursework in our new Game Studies minor at the SOJC such as media ethics, gender, media and diversity, and introduction to media studies, and potentially contribute to our online Immersive Media Communication Master’s program. This hire will join our growing body of scholars studying and teaching game studies and Immersive Media, including the new Game Studies minor launched in Fall 2024, which focuses on training media professionals in the culture and communication of games. Faculty members would also ideally strengthen SOJC’s ties to other units on campus, such as existing collaborations with the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) (e.g., the annual Data|Media|Digital Graduate Symposium), the campus-wide New Media and Culture Certificate program for graduate students, the ethics minor in philosophy, and UO’s Data Sciences Initiative. They could also work with the variety of extracurricular activities and programs associated with gaming on campus, including the varsity esports team, board game club, and the Art & Technology program in the School of Design. Games also are a significant component in the SOJC’s Immersive Media Communications program in collaboration with the Oregon Reality (OR) Lab, which focuses on experiential learning and research regarding the ethical use of immersive media and their social, cultural and professional impacts. Finally, ideal candidates will have strong potential to mentor undergraduate and graduate students as well as strong potential for and commitment to contributing to a culture of inclusive teaching and evidence of valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Equally important, candidates would be encouraged to take advantage of the university's existing partnerships to bring the industry and storytellers both in Portland’s “Silicon Forest” and Oregon’s thriving gaming community into the classroom while driving thought leadership as gaming and immersive technologies evolve. Positions will be based in Eugene on UO’s main campus.

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seek creative, forward-thinking applicants for a renewable 3-year-term position of CBDR Data Scientist, Senior Supervisor. This senior supervisor position is housed in the Center for Black Digital Research (CBDR), a collaboration between the College of Liberal Arts, the University Libraries, and, imminently, the College of Engineering, working in concert with the directorate of research faculty from these multiple colleges. The Data Scientist will collaborate to apply data analysis, visual analytics, and other computational techniques to research with data science and digital humanities methods that align with the CBDR’s principles and practices.

Im Projekt untersucht ein transdisziplinäres Team von Wissenschaftler:innen und Praktiker:innen aus den queeren Archiven, Theater und Performance, der Geschichtswissenschaft, der Politikwissenschaft und der Theater- und Tanzwissenschaft den Beitrag von LSBTIQ∗-Bewegungen im 20. Jahrhundert zur gesellschaftlichen Demokratisierung. Zur gemeinsamen Arbeit gehören u.a. die Erschließung und Digitalisierung von Archivbeständen, deren Erforschung durch transdisziplinäre Methoden, die Schaffung einer Oral-History-Sammlung und von Theaterworkshops, Digital Storytelling-, Podcast- und weiteren innovativen Formaten der Wissensvermittlung. Damit sollen LSBTIQ∗-feindlichen Narrativen und Desinformation historisches Wissen entgegengestellt werden. Aufgabengebiet: Sie konzipieren ein Promotionsprojekt zu marginalisierten Perspektiven in der queeren Geschichte im deutschsprachigen Europa (20. Jh./Zeitgeschichte) und setzen es um. Sie nehmen an den Veranstaltungen des Forschungsprojektes teil und bringen sich in die gemeinsame Forschung ein. Einstellungsvoraussetzungen: Bedingung für die Einstellung ist ein abgeschlossenes wissenschaftliches Hochschulstudium (Master) in Geschichte oder nah verwandten historischen Disziplinen. Erwünscht: Wir wünschen uns Bewerbungen von Personen mit großer wissenschaftlicher Neugier, die es schätzen, Teil eines transdisziplinären Teams zu sein und die Interesse an archivarischer Forschung haben. Aussichtsreiche Bewerber:innen verfügen über sehr gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse und über fundierte Kenntnisse der Sexualitäten- und Geschlechtergeschichte, der Gender und Queer Studies. Be

Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism is an academic program exploring the historical and contemporary intersections of empire, migration, and racial hierarchy. It hosts programming both on and off the Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus and serves as home to a new undergraduate major, Critical Diaspora Studies. The Chloe Center invites scholars conversant in ethnic studies and its adjacent disciplines in the humanities and social sciences to apply for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship, 2025–2027. The postdoctoral fellowship, beginning on July 1, 2025, will support recent doctoral degree recipients (Ph.D. awarded no earlier than January 1, 2021) whose scholarship engages with questions and topics directly related to the Chloe Center’s mission. Qualifications The Center thus seeks scholars whose work moves beyond singular identitarian modes of knowledge production to study the overlaps, solidarities, and dissonances between geographical and cultural areas of study—such as Asian-American, African diaspora, Indigenous studies, and Latinx studies. The fellow will engage actively JHU’s interdisciplinary community of scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students, as well as members of the wider public in Baltimore. We seek, especially, candidates interested in extending their research and public engagement in new directions in partnership and mentorship with Chloe Center faculty. The fellow will carry out their own research and contribute to organizing campus and public-facing events. Over two years, the fellow will teach no more than five undergraduate courses in the Critical Diaspora Studies major. The fellow will also be invited to participate regularly in Chloe Center and other campus programming. The Critical Diaspora Studies major consists of four tracks: Migration and Borders; Global Indigeneities; Empires, Wars, and Carceralities; and Solidarities, Social Movements, and Citizenship. The major emphasizes community-engaged learning and comparative and transnational methods. It was primarily envisioned by student activists. Scholars whose work engages with the Critical Diaspora Studies tracks of Global Indigeneities or Migration and Borders are particularly encouraged to apply.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is offering a fully funded, four-year PhD-position, led by Dr. Elliott M. Hoey at the Faculty of Humanities within the Language and Communication group. The earliest start date of the position is May, 2025. Project description Modern societies since the turn of the century have been increasingly suffused with video recording devices. This change has come along with the amplification of observability, blurring the boundaries between local and external situations, and between private and public spheres. Body-worn cameras and bystander video, for instance, have transformed policing into a ‘high visibility’ occupation; unmanned drones and AI facial recognition are rapidly becoming embedded in the surveillance state; and, of course, smartphone cameras have created en masse a population of amateur videographers. This PhD project trains its focus on the ad hoc everyday usage of personal recording devices in actual social interactions. Consider how wielding a smartphone constitutes a meaningful action, one which was not possible before the commercial availability of such portable technologies. To aim your smartphone camera on some scene suggests to observers that the scene is worth recording and invites them to inspect it for whatever interest is to be found there. This act of recording takes on heightened significance when brought into social interaction. Consider an on-duty police officer who decides to activate his body-worn camera, or a customer who begins recording while making a complaint at a restaurant. In these situations, the camera and the act of recording become foregrounded as integral components of the participants’ interaction. Despite its mundane recognizability and its key place in debates about ‘cancel culture’, ‘Karens’, and our censorious mediatized age, this phenomenon—the action of recording others in social interaction—has received insufficient attention. The aim of this PhD project is therefore to arrive at an empirically-grounded account of how participants in different everyday settings use the camera as an object for action in interaction.

We are looking for an internationally recognised individual at the interface of interactive media/digital art, interface design, and critical data studies who can supervise, teach, and develop, together and independently, current cross-disciplinary issues and artistic or curatorial positions and strategies. The “Interface Cultures/Critical Data” professorship encompasses the fields of machine learning, dataveillance, datafication, digital ecology, algorithmic bias, open data, data feminism, and race & technology. Applicants should have an above-average track record in the arts, curatorial, or artistic research practice, and excellent international connections. The call for applications is aimed at artists and artistic researchers or arts-based researchers who can demonstrate subject-related expertise and independent research and/or artistic activities. University teaching and leadership experience are required. Interface Cultures is an English-language study programme, which means that the courses are taught exclusively in English.

The Department of Digital Humanities (DDH) at Brock University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Game Studies. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025. Responsibilities include: pursuing innovative and impactful research; establishing a competitive, externally funded research program; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in games and interactive media studies; supervising graduate and undergraduate students; serving on departmental, faculty, and/or university-level committees. Brock University and the DDH value experiential learning. The successful candidate will be expected to integrate hands-on, practice-based approaches into their teaching, reflecting our commitment to student-centered learning. Qualifications Candidates should hold a PhD or other terminal degree in Game Studies, Digital Humanities, Media Studies, Communications, or a related field, and have a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. The ideal candidates will have expertise in one or more of the following areas related to games: analysis, design and development, artificial intelligence (including critical AI studies), communities, histories, experimental games, and/or the social and cultural implications of games. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the development of our undergraduate and graduate programs. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate research excellence through publications in top-tier journals, presentations at significant conferences, and a proven ability to attract external research funding. Candidates whose research incorporates interdisciplinary and socially engaged approaches are particularly encouraged to apply. We welcome applicants who draw from diverse methodologies and perspectives, including feminist, queer, and decolonial approaches. Evidence of teaching excellence is required, including a teaching dossier that includes a record of student engagement and innovative teaching practices. Letters of reference will be requested from short-listed candidates.

The Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College invites applications for the position of Core Fellow/Visiting Assistant Professor in Justice and the Common Good with a focus on Migration, Diaspora Studies, Ethnic Studies, Peace and Justice, and/or Digital Humanities. The appointment for this one-year postdoctoral visiting assistant professorship will be for the 2025-2026 academic year. Salary is competitive, and the position is renewable upon favorable review for up to three years. During one semester of the 2025-2026 academic year, the Core Fellow will join a teaching team for a course with lecture, lab, and reflection session components. The Core Fellow will be primarily responsible for hands-on, project-based lab sections associated with the Complex Problem course, “Moving Matters: Migration and Transformation Across the Americas,” co-taught by faculty from the School of Social Work and the History Department. In the other semester, the Core Fellow will teach an Enduring Question course paired with a course designed by another scholar in the liberal arts. There may also be opportunities to teach electives in their field.

The Department of Media Studies at the University of Basel (Chair of Media History and Media Theory, Prof. Dr Markus Krajewski) is seeking to fill a doctoral position for a period of 3 years, as part of the research project 'Assisted Thinking. A Deep History of Scholarly Artificial Intelligence', funded by the NOMIS Foundation, Zurich. The research project deals with a deep history of artificial intelligence by relating the practices and procedures of contemporary AI models, in particular LLMs and LMMs, to a broader historical context. Part of this research relates to the language of large language models and how new modes of questioning and media practices emerge through prompting. It is in this context that your doctoral project, to be developed independently, is located, which will be carried out in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley (Prof. Dr. Hannes Bajohr). Your profile As a successful applicant, you will have a university degree (MA) in literary studies, media studies, history of science, philosophy, modern history, or STS as well as good foreign language skills. You have excellent research skills as well as the ability to conduct independent academic research. In addition to working on your doctorate, we expect you to be involved in the conception, organisation and implementation of workshops, colloquia and conferences, which we organise together with our cooperation partners.

AUFGABEN Forschungstätigkeit im Bereich der empirischen Kommunikations- und Medienforschung und Methodenentwicklung mit dem Qualifikationsziel der Habilitation Lehre im Bereich Empirische Kommunikations- und Medienforschung mit dem Schwerpunkt empirische Methoden und Statistik (4 SWS) Mitarbeit im Bereich der drittmittelfinanzierten Forschung (Beantragung und Betreuung von Drittmittelprojekten) Mitarbeit bei der Koordination des Bachelorstudiengangs Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft Betreuung der Forschungslabore am Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft WIR SUCHEN mit herausragender Qualität abgeschlossene Promotion im Fach Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft Lehrerfahrung im Bereich der empirischen Kommunikations- und Medienforschung mit dem Schwerpunkt empirische Methoden und Statistik wissenschaftliche Forschungs- und Publikationserfahrung im Bereich der empirischen Kommunikations- und Medienforschung Erfahrung im Bereich der laborexperimentellen Forschungsmethoden (z.B. psychophysiologische Methoden) und/ oder Computational Social Science

Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Communication, or related fields, to begin in August 2025 with the possibility of renewal for up to two years. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Communication, Journalism, Mass Communication, or a closely related discipline. ABD candidates with a clear plan for degree completion prior to May 31, 2026, may be considered. The teaching load is three courses per academic semester and may include face-to-face, hybrid, or distance learning deliveries. We are seeking excellent teacher-scholars who have the ability to teach the department’s foundation courses, including communication theory and communication research. Faculty will also teach courses in their area of expertise. Preference will be given to those whose area of expertise is in Film Studies, Film Production, Social Media, or Intercultural Communication.

This assistant professorship position is designed to reinforce and complement our expertise in the study of digital inequalities. We welcome applications from candidates with a recent PhD, a solid theoretical and methodological background and an ambitious research agenda on social stratification and inequality, targeting publications in leading disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals. All disciplinary backgrounds are welcome as far as the research has strong connections with the social sciences. This position will contribute to strengthening research and teaching on digital technologies in the context of the Sciences Po TIERED project (Transforming Interdisciplinary Education and Research for Evolving Democracies). Within TIERED, the Open Institute for Digital transformations of Sciences Po aims at mobilizing and strengthening its expertise in the social sciences to help decisionmakers and the citizens of tomorrow better understand, grasp, and use digital technologies. The successful candidate will become a faculty member of CRIS and will be expected to play an active role in its collective activities: seminars, academic events, participation in research networks. The candidate should also engage in responding to national and international calls to fund research projects. The successful candidate will teach in Sciences Po’s undergraduate programs (in Paris and in other campuses of Sciences Po located outside the metropolitan area of Paris) as well as in graduate programs, in particular for the master on Social Policy and Social Innovation of the School of Public Affairs.

This assistant professorship position is designed to reinforce and complement our expertise in the study of digital inequalities. We welcome applications from candidates with a recent PhD, a solid theoretical and methodological background and an ambitious research agenda on social stratification and inequality, targeting publications in leading disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals. All disciplinary backgrounds are welcome as far as the research has strong connections with the social sciences. Several key areas of inequality research are essential for understanding the relationship between digital technologies and society. These include, but are not limited to, digital inequalities in access to and use of digital technologies, as well the consequences of digital technologies for individual’s life chances, for instance in terms of education and labor market outcomes, mobility, civic and political engagement. Another crucial area involves the use of computational methods, qualitative or mixed-methods approaches to measure and understand various patterns of social inequality. We are especially interested in research on artificial intelligence, algorithmic bias, and the impact of algorithmic recommendation systems on social inequality.

This position is in keeping with the University's seven commitments in ii' taa'poh'to'p and reflects the Department of English's commitment to continue to renew relationships with Indigenous communities and to foster intercultural dialogue. Aligning also with the University of Calgary's transdisciplinary areas of focus on Democracy, Justice, and Sustainability; and Health and Life, this position advocates for Indigenous literary works as being vital to the work of decolonial justice, of fostering healthy communities, and of encouraging intercultural dialogue in keeping with the outcomes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Qualifications: The successful candidate will hold a PhD in English or a closely related discipline with a specialization in Indigenous Literatures, and demonstrated experience teaching Indigenous Literatures is an asset. Candidates who are near completion of their program will be considered; however, preference will be given to candidates with a completed degree.

NHH in Bergen, Norway, invites applicants for a position as Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis) in Intercultural Communication at the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication. The position requires a PhD in intercultural communication, business communication or linguistics with a track record of research within communication in the workplace. The department’s research and education profiles reflect NHH’s objectives and are focused on modern professional communication in a broad sense within NHH’s subject areas. The department has an active research environment in professional and intercultural communication, and its research profile encompasses terminology, corpora and language resources, specialised translation, intercultural communication and discourse analysis.

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne is seeking an outstanding social scientist for the position of Research Group Leader in Social Science in the field of Digitalization and Society (W2 tenure track) for a new research group focused on the societal implications of digitalization and technological change. The group will explore the broad socioeconomic and political impacts of technological change, strengthening the MPIfG’s capacity to analyze the relationship between economy, society, and technology. The starting date is October 1, 2025, or by agreement. The MPIfG conducts basic research on the governance of modern societies. It aims to develop an empirically based theory of the social and political foundations of modern economies by investigating the interrelation between social, economic, and political action. In making this call, the MPIfG aims to help counteract an existing underrepresentation of women at W2 and director level. Within the permissible boundaries, priority will therefore be given to applications from highly qualified women who meet the selection criteria. POSSIBLE RESEARCH FOCUS OF THE GROUP Impact of digital technologies on labor markets, including automation, gig economy, and worker protection Changes to market structure due to digital technologies and the rise of tech giants Effects on democracy, governance, and the public sphere Broader societal impacts, such as privacy concerns, inequality, and smart cities The new research group is described in more detail in a downloadable concept paper. YOUR QUALIFICATIONS PhD in sociology, political science, or a related discipline Several years of postdoctoral experience Outstanding research trajectory in the social sciences with a focus on technological change and its societal impacts Proven ability to conduct empirical research using qualitative or quantitative methods Ability to lead a team of researchers WHAT WE OFFER The opportunity to develop and lead a new research group in a rapidly evolving field A stimulating intellectual environment at a leading international research institute with interdisciplinary collaborations Access to research funding and an excellent support infrastructure A diverse and dynamic research community engaged in critical inquiry into societal transformations Salary and benefits based on the German public sector pay agreement (W2) The term of the group is six years, with an option of extension for a further three years. Evaluation for tenure (W2) will take place during the fifth year. On receiving an outstanding evaluation, the research group leader will become eligible for inclusion in a competitive procedure to appoint a third director of the MPIfG. The research group will comprise the research group leader, one postdoc, and two doctoral researchers. The successful candidate is expected to be involved in teaching and advising doctoral researchers.

hi ReDICo Community, I found this job advertisement, issued by a video translation enterprise from Vienna. Honestly, I don´t know, how they are. They have several vacant job positions on their website. Good luck! Yours, Roman (ReDICo). (PS: the deadline and the estimated start date are random dates, because the job ad doesn´t say anything about that.)