Dear all,
<br>we are (again) hiring! We are looking for a postdoctoral or advanced doctoral
<br>researcher interested in digital methods, engaged STS and platform studies -
<br>maybe you?
<br>All the best
<br>Jan
<br>
<br>###
<br>
<br>Call for Applications: 1 postdoctoral or advanced doctoral researcher (TV-L
<br>E13 75-100%)
<br>
<br>The Digital Media Lab at the Munich Center for Technology in Society,
<br>Technische Universität München is seeking a postdoctoral or advanced
<br>doctoral researcher (TV-L E13 75-100%) for a position available immediately
<br>with a focus on STS & Digital Media as part of the Dataskop project.
<br>
<br>1 researcher position (TV-L E13 75-100%, 3 years, fixed term)
<br>
<br>About us: The Digital Media Lab at MCTS explores the ongoing digital
<br>transformation of our lives, our working environments and our institutions by
<br>focusing on the manifold entanglements between infrastructures, datafication
<br>and communication in digital societies. In approaching these questions, the
<br>digital media lab draws on insights from Science and Technology Studies (STS)
<br>and Media Studies. We pursue a number of empirical case studies and apply a
<br>wide variety of qualitative methods, taking a closer look at current ICT
<br>engineering projects reveals how contemporary digital societies are formed.
<br>
<br>About the project: Dataskop is a research project that aims to strengthen the
<br>digital sovereignty of individual users, e.g. navigating in digital
<br>environments or contextualizing algorithms and their effects. Working with
<br>partners from interaction design, education and data advocacy organizations,
<br>the project will develop tools, methods and practices to strengthen
<br>citizen’s informed and sovereign interaction with digital platforms. By
<br>building an independent infrastructure, where data can be gathered and
<br>donated, the project develops methods to analyse the working of algorithms and
<br>their effects, exploring filter effects of recommendation algorithms on
<br>users’ information exposure based on organic data. Therefore, the project is
<br>developing and applying new and versatile forms of inventive and digital
<br>methods approaches to measure and qualify the emergence of filter effects on
<br>online platforms. Focusing on recommendation algorithms of platforms like
<br>YouTube, Dataskop also explores how users can be empowered to understand this
<br>technology by new forms of visualizations, explanations, and educational
<br>formats.
<br>
<br>Your tasks as a researcher: Your task will include explorative empirical
<br>research and data analysis with a focus on platform bias by using and
<br>developing new digital and inventive methods. In addition it will include
<br>publications in international ranked journals, presentation of results at
<br>(international) academic meetings, contributions to the teaching portfolio of
<br>the group, and organizing academic events. In addition it is expected that you
<br>will prepare own applications for third-party funding in cooperation with PD
<br>Dr. Jan-Hendrik Passoth.
<br>
<br>What we offer:
<br>
<br>an innovative and interdisciplinary working environment in one of Europe’s
<br>leading research institutions in the field of STS
<br>a lively and international research community at the MCTS and TUM, including
<br>many international visiting researchers and professors
<br>the possibility to work on your own research profile
<br>a challenging position with a high degree of responsibility at the MCTS
<br>What we expect:
<br>
<br>Applicants hold a MA or PhD in the social sciences, humanities, computer/data
<br>science.
<br>Familiarity with STS concepts and theories.
<br>The willingness to explore and develop new inventive and digital methods.
<br>Interest in interdisciplinary work and engagement with other knowledge
<br>cultures.
<br>Capability of working both as part of a team and independently, including
<br>organizational skills
<br>Fluency in English (at least B2).
<br>High degree of social competence, communication skills, and team management
<br>Application documents: Your complete application documents must include your
<br>CV, your degree certificate, a letter of motivation (max. 2 pages), 1-2
<br>writing samples, and names and contact details of 2 references, including a
<br>brief statement explaining your relationship to each of the named references.
<br>
<br>Interested? Please send your complete application as a single pdf document to
<br>digital@mcts.tum.de
<br>We will accept and review all applications received up until and including
<br>22.05.2020. We are committed to raising the number of women and
<br>gender-non-binary individuals in research and teaching, who are especially
<br>encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities are treated with preference
<br>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
<br> or digital@mcts.tum.de
<br>.
<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.net
view formatted text
