Three (3) Postdoctoral Positions in Communication Science and Law, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands (2015-2016)

This project will make the University of Amsterdam a central place for research, training, and public debate on personalised communication. The term personalised communication captures the fundamental change in, and challenges of, communication today. Profiling and targeting users with customised messages can offer a solution to 'digital' challenges, such as information overload, the resulting attention scarcity, and the fierce competition for users’ loyalty. Personalised communication can tailor information and generate citizen engagement but it can also lead to manipulated or biased communication that, in the worst case, deprives users from access to more meaningful or more diverse information.

All 3 postdoctoral researchers are part of the Personalized Communication project which also has a strong outreach ambition, and the researchers are expected to organize workshops, lectures and public debates and foster engagement with groups and stakeholders within and outside the University. Responsibilities will also include the acquisition of grants and (limited) teaching and mentoring obligations.

The positions ideally start 1 September 2015, and are initially for 2 years (pending funding). Depending on your knowledge and experience, your monthly gross salary will range between €3,324 and €4,551 scale 11 according to the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities) based on a full-time appointment.

We offer a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% per year and flexible employment conditions.

Further details:
http://www.academictransfer.com