Stillingstittel: Doctoral research fellowships in Media Studies

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.Doctoral research fellowships in Media Studies

Three PhD Research Fellowship positions in Media Studies are available at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo.

Media Studies is defined here as the interdisciplinary study of the modern media, their form and content, institutions and use, their political, social, cultural and aesthetic contexts, using approaches from the Social Sciences and the Humanities.

The appointment is for a period of 3 years and the doctoral thesis is expected to be completed within the given time frame.

The applicant must develop a project that specifies a project relevant for IMK ongoing research, see link.

Candidates who are accepted must participate in the Faculty of Humanities’ researcher education programme (cf. regulations and supplementary provisions for the faculty’s researcher education). The designated aim of the project is to complete a doctoral dissertation to be defended at a public disputation for the Ph.D.-degree.

The successful candidate is expected to join the existing research milieu or network and contribute to its development. Read more about the doctoral degree.

Qualifications and personal skills

• A Master's degree or equivalent in Media Studies. The Master's Degree has to have been achieved by the time of application.
• Personal suitability and motivation for the position

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on:

• The project's relevance for IMK's ongoing research
• The applicant's estimated academic and personal ability to complete the project within the time frame
• The applicant's ability to complete research training
• Good collaboration skills and an ability to join interdisciplinary academic communities
• The project's scientific merit, research-related relevance and innovation

Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may be given preference.

We offer

• salary level 50-56 (NOK 430 500 - 475 400, depending on qualifications)
• a professionally stimulatinging working environment
• attractive welfare benefits

Submissions

Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application, preferably in pdf format:

• letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae
• list of publications (if applicable)
• transcript of records of your Master's degree. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their university's grading system
• project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Template for project descriptions)

Our electronic recruitment system will ask you to upload the attachments in the above mentioned order. Transcript of records should be uploaded as 'Attachment' under 'Other'. Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

See also Guidelines

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Medi

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år