Message posted on 05/02/2020

Coding Public Value: Doctoral Position (75%), Digital Media Lab, Munich Center for Technology in Society

                Dear all,
<br>
<br>we are hiring! Interested in STS, Platforms and Public Value? Then this 
<br>might be for you!
<br>
<br>All the best
<br>Jan
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<br>Call for Applications: 1 doctoral position (TVL-E13, 75%, 3 years, fixed 
<br>term)
<br>
<br>The Digital Media Lab at the Munich Center for Technology in Society, 
<br>Technische Universität München is seeking early-stage researchers for a 
<br>position available immediately with a focus on STS & Digital Media as 
<br>part of the Coding Public Value project (BIDT).
<br>
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<br>1 doctoral position (TV-L E13 75%, 3 years, fixed term)
<br>
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<br>About us: The Digital Media Lab at MCTS explores the ongoing digital 
<br>transformation of our lives, our working environments and our 
<br>institutions by focusing on the manifold entanglements between 
<br>infrastructures, datafication and communication in digital societies. In 
<br>approaching these questions, the digital media lab draws on insights 
<br>from Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Media Studies. We pursue a 
<br>number of empirical case studies and apply a wide variety of qualitative 
<br>methods, taking a closer look at current ICT engineering projects 
<br>reveals how contemporary digital societies are formed.
<br>
<br>About the project: The project Coding Public Value focuses on the 
<br>development and evaluation of methods for responsible software 
<br>engineering for the common good and corresponding institutional, 
<br>political and organizational frameworks for public-service media 
<br>platforms. How can legal, political and user-oriented requirements of 
<br>public media be translated into requirements, methods and quality 
<br>assessment practices for the engineering of software and which 
<br>institutional, political, and organizational requirements have to be 
<br>implemented in order to operate public service media platforms on the 
<br>foundation of such public service-oriented software engineering? The 
<br>project combines Science & Technology Studies, Media and Communication 
<br>Research, Legal Studies, and empirical Software Engineering in an 
<br>interdisciplinary collaboration.
<br>
<br>For more information see: https://www.bidt.digital/
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<br>Your tasks as a doctoral researcher: As a doctoral researcher, you will 
<br>be part of the Coding Public Values project, in which you will do 
<br>qualitative empirical research in close cooperation with the project 
<br>partners on software engineering practices. Further you will be 
<br>responsible to prepare project results for publication and presentation 
<br>for the scientific community. You will develop an innovative research 
<br>question for your PhD thesis in collaboration with the project leader, 
<br>PD Dr. Jan-Hendrik Passoth.
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<br>What we offer:
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<br>  * An innovative and interdisciplinary working environment in one of
<br>    Europe’s leading research institutions in the field of STS
<br>  * A lively and international research community at the MCTS and TUM,
<br>    including many international visiting researchers and professors
<br>  * A structured PhD program and excellent supervision of your thesis
<br>  * a challenging position with a high degree of responsibility at the
<br>    MCTS and the newly founded BIDT.
<br>
<br>What we expect
<br>
<br>  * Applicants hold a Master’s degree in the social sciences,
<br>    humanities, or computer science.
<br>  * Familiarity with STS concepts and experience with qualitative social
<br>    science research methods.
<br>  * Interest in interdisciplinary work and engagement with other
<br>    knowledge cultures.
<br>  * Capability of working both as part of a team and independently,
<br>    including organizational skills
<br>  * Fluency in English (at least B2).
<br>  * First experiences in research management
<br>  * Social competence, communication skills, and team management
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<br>Application documents: Your complete application documents must include 
<br>your CV, your Master’s degree certificate, a letter of motivation (max. 
<br>2 pages), 1-2 writing samples (e.g. thesis chapters), and names and 
<br>contact details of 2 references, including a brief statement explaining 
<br>your relationship to each of the named references.
<br>
<br>Interested? Please send your complete application as a single pdf 
<br>document to digtal@mcts.tum.de
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<br>We will accept and review all applications received up until and 
<br>including 28.2.20. We are committed to raising the number of women and 
<br>gender-non-binary individuals in research and teaching, who are 
<br>especially encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities are treated 
<br>with preference given comparable qualification.
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<br>If you have questions about the application procedure or the work of the 
<br>Digital Media Lab, please contact jan.passoth@tum.de or digital@mcts.tum.de.
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