Scholarship in the field of Media and Communication Studies at Uppsala University
Study Subject: Media and Communication Studies
Employer: Uppsala University
Level: PhD
Scholarship Description: The candidate is supposed to participate in the department’s ongoing research in the field of web 2.0/social media/social networking sites & economic online surveillance/Internet prosumer labour. Therefore applicants with a solid background in the combination of the following areas are solicited to apply: critical media and communication studies, Critical Theory, critical political economy, critical political economy of media, ICTs and communication; Internet studies, surveillance and privacy studies, critical advertising and consumer culture studies.
Qualifications: master’s degree (candidates with any suited disciplinary and interdisciplinary background are welcome to apply), excellent command of written and spoken English.
The application should include
Study Subject: Media and Communication Studies
Employer: Uppsala University
Level: PhD
Scholarship Description: The candidate is supposed to participate in the department’s ongoing research in the field of web 2.0/social media/social networking sites & economic online surveillance/Internet prosumer labour. Therefore applicants with a solid background in the combination of the following areas are solicited to apply: critical media and communication studies, Critical Theory, critical political economy, critical political economy of media, ICTs and communication; Internet studies, surveillance and privacy studies, critical advertising and consumer culture studies.
Qualifications: master’s degree (candidates with any suited disciplinary and interdisciplinary background are welcome to apply), excellent command of written and spoken English.
The application should include
- an application form including a copy of a degree certificate that proves the applicant’s eligibility for studies at the research level in Media and Communication Studies;
- a CV;
- a copy of the master thesis (additional works related to the advertised position’s topic may also be included);
- an outline of experience in and motivation for conducting research in the advertised research field (minimum: 1000 words)Scholarship Application Deadline: 26 November 2010