http://www.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/2775dorand_eng.html
Uppsala
University hereby declares the following
position to be open for application:
PhD
student position in Media and Communication
Studies
at the
Department of Informatics and Media as of January 1st, 2011.
The
candidate is supposed to participate in the department’s ongoing
research in the field of web 2.0/social media/social networking sites
&
economic online surveillance/Internet prosumer labour. Therefore
applicants
with a solid background in the combination of the following areas are
solicited
to apply: critical media and communication studies, Critical Theory,
critical
political economy, critical political economy of media, ICTs and
communication;
Internet studies, surveillance and privacy studies, critical
advertising and
consumer culture studies.
Qualifications: master’s degree (candidates with any suited
disciplinary and
interdisciplinary background are welcome to apply), excellent command
of
written and spoken English.
The
application should include
a) an application form including a copy of a degree certificate that
proves the
applicant’s eligibility for studies at the research level in Media and
Communication Studies;
b) a CV;
c) a copy of the master thesis (additional works related to the
advertised
position’s topic may also be included);
d) an outline of experience in and motivation for conducting research
in the
advertised research field (minimum: 1000 words)
Education
at the research level has
a duration of five years, of which the first year is financed with a
scholarship (utbildningsbidrag) and the four following years with
employment as
PhD candidate. PhD candidates are expected to conduct their education
at the
research level by working full time and by participating actively in
the
activities of the department. Obligatory administrative and teaching
duties at
the department may not exceed 20 % of full-time.
The application form and instructions in English are available from:
http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfoant.pdf
http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfo-enginstr.pdf
More information about PhD studies at Uppsala University and at the
Faculty of
Social Sciences are available at:
http://www.uu.se/en/node76
http://www.doktorandhandboken.nu
(click on the link “English”)
http://info.uu.se/uadm/dokument.nsf/sidor/10CF35EB7132C99BC125721F004AA423?OpenDocument
http://regler.uu.se/
Uppsala
University cannot cover travel and accommodation costs for
short-listed candidates, who are invited for a job interview.
Uppsala
University
is striving to promote equality through gender balance. The majority of
employees are men, so we encourage female applicants to apply for
positions.
Information about the employment, Professor for Media and Communication
Studies: Christian Fuchs ([log in to unmask]): +46 18 471 1019;
Head
of the Department and Professor Mats Edenius: +46 18 471 11 76.
Representatives from the Union are: Anders
Grundström, Saco-rådet, tel. +46
18-471 53 80, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST tel. +46 18-471 19 96
and Stefan Djurström, Seko, tel. +46
18-471 33 15.
The
application should be
sent, not later than November 26, 2010,
preferably by e-mail to [log in to unmask], or by fax
+46-184712000, or by mail to Registrar’s Office, Uppsala University,
Box 256,
SE-751 05 UPPSALA, Sweden. In any correspondence, please use the
reference
number UFV-PA 2010/2775.
--
Prof. Christian Fuchs
Chair in Media and Communication Studies
Institutionen för informatik och media /
Department of Informatics and Media Studies
Uppsala University
Kyrkogårdsgatan 10
Box 513
751 20 Uppsala
Sweden
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Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019
http://fuchs.uti.at
http://www.im.uu.se
NetPolitics Blog: http://fuchs.uti.at/blog