DOCTORAL POSITION (RESEARCH ASSISTANT, 3-6 YRS) IN COMPUTATIONAL COMMUNICATION SCIENCE (PROF. DR. JING ZENG) 60 %

Department of Communication and Media Research The University of Zurich is the largest research university in Switzerland. IKMZ is one of the leading communication departments in Europe. The University of Zurich is interested in the equality of men and women in scientific positions and encourages applications from women.

• Conduct high-quality computational media and communication research.
• Attend academic conferences and publish in academic journals in related areas.
• Successfully complete your PhD within the appointment period.
• Teach one class per semester relevant to your research interests in our BA/MA programs.
• Organizational and administrative tasks.

• Master's degree in Communication Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Digital Humanities, or a closely related field.
• Strong programming skills in R and/or Python.
• Track record in computational research of digital media.
• Relevant skills include Natural Language Processing (NLP), computer vision, network analysis, and audio signal processing, among other multimodal research approaches.
• Experience or interests in researching visually-rich digital media platforms (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) is an advantage.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory for research and publication purposes. Experience in conducting cross-lingual and cross-cultural research is a plus.

• Duration: 3-year doctoral position (60 %, paid according to cantonal salary scheme). Contract can be extended by an additional 3 years.
• Research focus: Computational communication research.
• Start of Employment: Earliest August 1, 2024 or by agreement.

Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland
The deadline for applications is June 1st 2024, however, applications submitted after this date may still be considered should the position remain unfilled. For any inquiries regarding the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Jing Zeng.

Please compile the following documents into a single PDF file and send it to Pinar Tidin-Alpan: Letter of motivation, CV, Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts, List of scientific publications (if applicable)