Groningen University, Centre for Media and Journalism Studies

We’re happy to announce that we are taking applications for 3 fully funded positions at the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands! 

The open PhD positions offer unique opportunities to work in an internationally recognized research centre and gain valuable research experience at a top-ranked European university. As a PhD candidate, you will develop your own research project in consultation with the supervisory team. You will conduct independent and original academic research and report results via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and ultimately a PhD dissertation. The PhD thesis is to be completed within four years. You are also requested to teach. 

The Groningen Centre for Media and Journalism Studies conducts interdisciplinary research in the field of media and journalism studies. It aims to do cutting-edge research that addresses issues that are essential to understand processes of communication in an increasingly mediatized society. 

The positions will all be associated with the CMJS, with an expected start date in September 2025. Deadline for applications is 30 April 2025. 

Open positions:

Gendered Visual Disinformation

This PhD project investigates disinformation at the intersections of gender, visual communication, and political discourse. It studies how women politicians’ intersectional identities are targeted in false and misleading (visual, GenAI) content (e.g., deepfakes), and explores how such discourse poses new challenges for women’s political representation in democratic discourse and civic life. 

For more information: e.r.amit-danhi@rug.nl or m.gehrke@rug.nl  

For the full ad and application link: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B8ZP 

Uncovering Women’s Cultural Production in India’s Marathi Film Industry Archives

This PhD project investigates the representation and preservation of feminist and women’s cultural heritage within India's Marathi film industry archives. We are particularly interested in projects invested in studying the Marathi film industry post-independence, including any period between 1947-2025. This project aims to (a) address the gaps in archival material related to women's contributions to Marathi cinema and (b) explore how these representations have evolved and what they reveal about broader industrial and socio-cultural changes over time.

For more information: a.v.m.copeland@rug.nl or s.n.mehta@rug.nl  

For the full ad and application link: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B8YP 

Media literacy as resilience for Ukrainian refugees

This PhD project will study how Ukrainian refugee families in The Netherlands use and co-develop media literacy skills to cope with wartime information challenges. The project will involve ethnographic (including traditional and digital ethnography) work with Ukrainian refugees in The Netherlands, following their daily media use practices to develop a theoretical framework and practical tools for building resilience against disinformation and mediated trauma during war

For more information: o.pasitselska@rug.nl or a.neag@rug.nl

For the full ad and application link: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B8JP