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 <br> <br> <br>### <br> <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> <br> <br>1 doctoral position (TV-L E13 75%, 3 years, fixed term) <br> <br> <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/ <br> <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. <br> <br>What we offer: <br> <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 <br> <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 <br> <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. <br> <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. <br> <br>[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of 2020-02-05_CfA-BIDT.pdf] <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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