Become a part of ECREA core team by becoming the new International Director of the ECREA Media and Communications Summer School.
European Media and Communication Summer School is officially part of the ECREA activities since 2018, but has a long history of voluntary collaboration between European Universities caring about PhD education in the field (https://ecrea.eu/page-18215). The main objective of the Summer School is to provide a strong and supportive learning environment for PhD students, fostering respectful but critical dialogue between students and senior academics. The Summer School aims to provide innovative mutual support for doctoral studies in the field of media and communication and to connect students to activities of the European Communication Research and Education Association and its Sections, Temporary Working Groups and Networks. The Summer School is crucial for the ECREA as it supports the development of an academic culture that values collaboration, networking and belonging.
The International Director upholds the summer school values, supports the organisers, and develops the summer school in collaboration with the local organisers. According to the new statutes (if the General Assembly approves them), the new Summer School director will also be part of the ECREA Governing Body (former Executive Board). There, the International Director reports on the summer school activities and liaisons between the board and the Summer School organisers.
To apply, the candidate is expected to:
- Send 1-2 page CV demonstrating your experience of supporting PhD students and preferably experience with the ECREA Summer School.
- Send a short mission statement (up to 500 words) to explain why you would like to be the next International Director.
The call is open for one month (until May 12). The Executive Board decides on their candidate; if need be, interviews with candidates will be organized after the open call is closed. The mandate of the International Director is five years, and their position is approved by the Executive Board as well as the General Assembly. The hand-over process between the Summer School directors will take place at Roskilde, during the ECREA Summer School on 5-10 August (exact time to be determined by people involved).
Questions can be directed to the current director, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt pille.pruulmann.vengerfeldt@mau.se
Candidacy information needs to be sent to info@ecrea.eu by May 12.
