[Air-L] JOB: 6-year Postdoc in Computational Journalism / Media Audiences, Department of Media and Communications, LMU Munich, Germany

[Neil Thurman]

*6-year Postdoc in Computational Journalism / Media Audiences, Department
of Media and Communications, LMU Munich, Germany*

The Department of Media and Communication at LMU Munich offers a position,
within the research and teaching unit of Professor Neil Thurman, as:

Postdoc (m/f/d) in Computational Journalism / Media Audiences
(subject to personal qualifications, the appointee will be appointed on the
E 13 TV-L salary band, approximately €3837 - €5622 per month depending on
experience)

Terms: starting 1 April 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The period
of employment is normally for a maximum of six years. The teaching
requirement with this position is approximately 5 (academic) hours/week
during the semesters (1 academic hour = 45 mins).

The successful candidate will join Professor Thurman’s research and
teaching unit, which is currently part-funded by the VolkswagenStiftung via
two projects on computational journalism. These projects are researching
topics including: the use of AI in local journalism; audiences’ perceptions
of automated journalism; and the use of, and attitudes to, computational
journalism in newsrooms. These projects involve collaboration with
researchers, publishers, and technology providers in Germany and other
countries. Professor Thurman’s research and teaching unit also focusses on
media audience research more widely (‘ratings analysis’), including the
behaviour of newspapers’, magazines’, and TV channels’ online and offline
audiences. The unit is also involved in comparative journalism research
through the Worlds of Journalism Study. Professor Thurman’s website
provides more information on his research interests:
https://neilthurman.com/

The candidate is expected to:

• dedicate themselves to the outlined research projects and areas;
• contribute to the development of the research design and relevant
research tools;
• participate in publication activities and presentations at international
conferences.

Requirements:

• University degree and PhD in media and communication or a related field.
• Strong interest in computational journalism and/or researching media
audiences.
• Strong quantitative research skills (e.g. SPSS or R).
• Understanding of, and experience with, a range of research methods (e.g.
content analysis, surveys, interviewing, web analytics, survey experiments).
• Fluency in English (written and oral).
• A record of publication in the English language.

What we offer:

The successful candidate will join the large and successful Media and
Communications Department at one of Germany’s highest-ranked universities.
LMU Munich provides excellent support and conditions for early career
researchers. The specific projects the successful candidate will work on
come with generous funding for research-related travel (conferences,
fieldwork, etc.) and other research-related expenses.

Application procedure: Your application (in English only) should include: a
motivation letter, your CV with publication list, the names and contact
details of two references, copy of degree certificates and transcript of
grades. Please also include a link to your Master’s or PhD thesis.

Complete applications should be submitted as a single PDF document to:
sekretariat-thurman at ifkw.lmu.de or by mail to:

Liselotte Drescher
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung
Oettingenstr. 67
80538 München
Germany

Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you.
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible. Applications will be
reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BYC747/postdoc-in-computational-journalism-media-audiences