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Are you looking for a PhD position in journalism at the intersection of political communication research? Are you interested in the dynamics of disinformation, and would like to become an expert on the topic?
The Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) is the research institute at the Communication Science department at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. We seek a PhD candidate for the “Disinformation and Journalism: An Informational and Discursive Crisis” project. This PhD track is part of the Political Communication & Journalism programme group.
What are you going to do
The doctoral project “Disinformation and Journalism: An Informational and Discursive Crisis” aims at understanding how accusations of disinformation affect citizens, politicians and journalism. It uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how journalists perceive disinformation, how disinformation as a label and genre is present in digital information settings, and how such discourses and genres affect citizens’ perceptions. In the first sub-project (SP1), the project qualitatively maps how political disinformation exists as both an information crisis and a delegitimizing label. SP2 will rely on in-depth interviews with journalists to assess how they perceive misinformation as a threat to the informational quality of journalism and as a threat to their legitimacy – what strategies do they employ to seek truthfulness in an era of factual relativism whilst fighting off increasingly hostile attacks on their own legitimacy? Finally, SP3 will use an experiment to explore the effects of disinformation’s ‘two faces’ and citizens’ resilience to both dimensions of the disinformation order.
You will take the leading role on three studies, under the supervision of Dr Katjana Gattermann, Dr Michael Hameleers and Dr Andreas Schuck.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
What do we require of you
Your experience and profile:
Desirable:
The planned start date is 1 April 2022. The position concerns a temporary employment contract of 38 hours per week for a maximum term of three years and two months. The initial term of employment is for one year. Following a positive assessment and barring altered circumstances, this term will be extended by a maximum of 26 months, which should result in the conferral of a doctorate. We will put together a curriculum which will also include the opportunity to attend training courses and both national and international events. You will also be tasked with teaching Bachelor's students.
Your salary will be €2,434 gross per month in the first year and will increase to €3,111 in the final year, based on full-time employment and in keeping with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
The UvA offers excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.
What else do we offer?
The University of Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 30,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.
Curious about our organisation and attractive fringe benefits such as a generous holiday arrangement and development opportunities? Here you can read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.
A challenging work environment with a variety of duties and ample scope for individual initiative and development within an inspiring organization. The social and behavioral sciences play a leading role in addressing the major societal challenges faced by the world, the Netherlands and Amsterdam, now and in the future.
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