Dear all,
As part of the project VR As Empathy Machine. Media, Migration and
Humanitarian Predicament we are currently
looking for a postdoc.
This postdoctoral position has a focus on postcolonial, feminist, media
theories, and design practices with a specific interest in the past and future
of immersive technologies. In particular, the postdoc engages with the
relation between viewers and mediated others through embodied technologies.
As a postdoc, you critically investigate the role of VR as an immersive
technology and its relation to emotions and embodiment and knowledge
production. You do so by researching the impact of VR for humanitarian
appeals, in particular concerning issues around migration and refugees,
conflict studies and other planetary crises. You also carry out fieldwork
among VR makers, industry stakeholders and VR spaces (labs, festivals and tech
events). The project draws from different disciplinary fields such as
(digital) media studies, postcolonial theory, science and technology studies,
psychology, gender studies, anthropology, development studies, conflict
studies, game and film studies and humanitarian communication.
More about the position and the link to apply can be found
here.
Deadline for applications is April 23.
For any questions, please feel free to reach out.
All my best,
Lisa Burghardt (she/her) | PhD Candidate | Media and Culture Department |
Drift 15, 3512 BR Utrecht | +31 6 1958 17 49 |
l.burghardt@uu.nl |
www.uu.nl/staff/LBurghardt | VR & Empathy
Project
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