University of Zurich, Switzerland

The Media & Internet Governance Division (Prof. Dr. Natascha Just) of the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich invites applications for two open positions of senior research and teaching associate/postdoctoral researcher (80%) and one PhD position (60%). Start of employment: Upon agreement, by 1 January 2023 at the latest.

The Media & Internet Governance Division studies media policy and media economics in the convergent communications sector. Alongside research on traditional mass media, the division focuses on Internet Governance and Platform Studies. The successful applicants will work on dedicated topics that align with the division's research program. One of the two postdoc positions and the PhD position will primarily contribute to a research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

(Sinergia Project no. 209250: https://www.ikmz.uzh.ch/en/research/divisions/media-and-internet-governance/projects.html), which will, among other things, develop policy recommendations for dealing with problematic content on social media. It combines insights from governance research with computational social science methods to model and quantify the impact of regulatory measures.

Further information and application details:

Postdoc positions: https://jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stellen/two-senior-research-and-teaching-associate-postdoc-positions/e2eafee6-6c2c-49a9-8a62-a5d43dfa238d

PhD position: https://jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stellen/doctoral-position-in-snsf-project/d90e8975-a402-4822-88d4-ec40cbfbbe01

Review of applications starts immediately, but the positions will remain open until qualified candidates are found. 

Please contact Alena Birrer, MA (a.birrer@ikmz.uzh.ch) if you have any further questions.