The Department of Communication and Arts (DCA), Roskilde University,
invites applications for a PhD scholarship from February 1, 2024. The position
as PhD is a three-years full-time position. The purpose of the position is to
study the effect of data on journalistic practice and output.
Department of Communication and Arts
Your daily workplace will be Department of Communication and Arts at Roskilde
University. DCA covers RUCs Communication programs (Communication, Journalism,
and Performance Design) and Art programs (Danish, Philosophy, History, and
Cultural Encounters).
We conduct excellent, interdisciplinary research in the intersection
between Communication, Cultural Studies, Social Science, and Humanities, and
offer an innovative and interdisciplinary university environment, characterized
by diversity with respect to theory, method, and area of study in research and
education. Our research is characterized by double impact, i.e. by the highest
academic quality, and by a direct interaction with public, private and civil
actors in the society. We have strong research networks and partnerships with
local, regional, national, and international partners with the goal of ensuring
the highest quality in all our research-based activities.
Description of the PhD project
The PhD project is linked to the research project The Datafied News Industry
(DANI), which is funded by the Velux Foundation and runs 2024-2027
(https://www.DatafiedNewsIndustry.org/). The project is located at the
Department of Communication and Arts at Roskilde University, where it is
associated with the Journalism and Democracy research group, the Center for
News Research, and the Digital Media Lab. The project is a core group of five
researchers, each of whom work on integrated subprojects, so the successful
applicant will work closely together with project leader Associate Professor
Aske Kammer, an international visiting professor, and two postdoc researchers.
The DANI project explores how the news industry collects, understands, and
uses data as a strategic resource across different organizational and
institutional spaces or contexts (newsrooms, development departments, sales and
marketing, management, and in relation to external actors). The main empirical
focus is on the Danish news industry, but other countries may be included for
comparative reasons (dependent on the successful applicants own research
interests).
The PhD student will contribute to the DANI project by exploring
specifically the effect of data (typically in the form of audience metrics) on
journalistic practice and output. The successful applicant will use qualitative
and quantitative methods to research both how journalists understand and use
such data, and the ways in which the content they create is influenced by the availability
of data. A longitudinal perspective that spans different news organizations is
strongly encouraged.
The Doctoral School
You will be enrolled as a PhD student at The Doctoral School of Communication
and Arts, Roskilde University. The Doctoral School for Communication and Arts
(ARTS-PHD) offers a doctoral programme in Communication and Arts in an active,
dynamic and cross-disciplinary research environment.
The PhD program in Communication and Arts offers a number of activities
from international PhD courses and master classes with researchers from around
the world to writing retreats, frequent work-in-progress seminars as well as
informal activities. We expect you to be actively involved in all PhD
activities and that you will contribute to a dynamic and inspiring PhD
environment.
Read more here: https://ruc.dk/en/phd-roskilde-university.
Qualifications
Applicants must hold a master degree within journalism, media and communication
studies, sociology, or an adjacent field in the humanities, social sciences, or
data sciences.
The candidate is expected to demonstrate:
- A background in one or more of the following fields: journalism, media and
communication studies, sociology, and data science.
- Experience with or interest in working with both qualitative and
quantitative methods.
- Good collaborative
skills.
- Good command of Danish or English is necessary. Good command of Danish is
considered an asset.
Responsibilities and tasks
The successful candidate is expected to:
- Be an active collaborative partner in the DANI project.
- Conduct and complete an independent research project within the framework
of the DANI project. The project
must result in a PhD dissertation.
- Be enterprising and possess good communication skills.
- Publish independently and in collaboration with the PI and/or other members
of the group.
- Plan and contribute to paper presentations and panels at relevant
international conferences.
- Plan and participate in research seminars and network meetings.
- Participate in PhD courses throughout the period of employment and
undertake teaching/supervision tasks.
- Participate actively in the Journalism and Democracy research group.
- Be an active and present colleague in the Department of Communication and
Arts.
Assessment
In the assessment of candidates, consideration will be given to:
- Original research idea and research prospective (including an individual
research plan based in the existing project to be submitted with the
application). The candidates are expected to independently outline how they
plan to undertake the research (within the framework of the broader DANI
project).
- The ability to collaborate closely with research partners.
- The academic requirements stated in the job advertisement
Find guidelines for PhD applications here: https://ruc.dk/en/doctoral-school-communication-and-arts#accordion-Application-and-admission?
Questions
For further information about the position or to obtain a full academic
description of the project, please contact project leader, Associate Professor
Aske Kammer on askek@ruc.dk.
Terms of employment
The employment is full time, 37 hours per week, and refers to Dean Ida Willig,
idaw@ruc.dk
The position will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish
Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
(AC) and Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Application procedure
After the deadline for applications the Dean will shortlist applicants for
assessment with assistance from the recruitment committee including the
chairperson of the assessment committee.
Shortly after the application deadline all applicants will be notified
whether or not their application has been selected for assessment.
The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the
assessment committee, and each applicant will be given the opportunity to
comment on the composition of the committee and - later on - their assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed, all applicants will be informed
of the outcome of their application.
Application
To apply for the position go to www.ruc.dk/en/job/
Only applications in English are accepted.
Applications must include:
- Cover letter
- CV
- Documentation of education including grades from Masters programme or
equivalent
- Your description of the PhD project
- Your time schedule of the PhD project
- If applicable: Documentation for any research experience, work
experience or publications.
Please submit your application no later than 20. October 2023
Material received after this date will not be taken into
consideration.
Roskilde University wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes
applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal
background.
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