Senior Research and Teaching Associate / Postdoc Position, Media & Internet Governance Division, IKMZ
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Your responsibilities

• Collaboration in the Division's research projects and research proposals
• Further academic qualification within the Division's research and teaching areas that qualifies for application for a professorship
• Publications and conference participation
• Teaching
• Student supervision and administrative work

Your profile

• PhD degree in communication science or a related discipline in the social sciences
• Excellent knowledge in the fields of media policy and Internet Governance, knowledge of media economics and media law of advantage, interest in theory building
• Strong interest in further academic qualification (habilitation or equivalent qualification)
• Very good knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods and their applications; experience with statistical and other analysis software
• Strong team orientation
• Accurate and reliable work attitude
• Excellent time management, ability to take initiative and independent work attitude
• Proficiency in written and spoken German and English; additional foreign languages (Swiss national languages in particular) of advantage

What we offer

• Work in an internationally highly successful department: IKMZ is among the top 5 communication science departments in Europe and the top 20 worldwide
• An internationally competitive salary
• A supportive, globally connected, research-oriented team
• Excellent opportunities for further academic qualification and strong support for career development
• An attractive work environment: the University of Zurich is Switzerland's largest university. Zurich is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city that regularly ranks as one of the cities with the highest quality of life in the world

Place of work

Start of employment

• Immediately or upon agreement
• Review starts with the receipt of applications, but the position will remain open until a qualified candidate is found.
• The position has a maximum term of six years and can under certain conditions be extended by another three years. The contract is subject to annual renewal.
• The University of Zurich is committed to gender equality, diversity and inclusion. It therefore expressly invites all qualified persons to apply for this position.
• Your application should include a motivation letter, a CV with a list of publications, conference presentations and other previous academic achievements, proof of degrees (certificates) and up to three selected scientific publications in one PDF file.