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DOCTORAL RESEARCHER POSITION AT THE CHAIR FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION (PROF. DR. MIKE S. SCHÄFER)
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- conduct excellent research in health communication, esp. on communication related to children and cancer
- contribute to surveys, survey experiments and/or computational analyses of news media and social media
- contribute to publications in international academic journals and present research at conferences
- collaborate closely with other researchers in the team and with partners in the NCCR
- take on a limited amount of organizational and administrative responsibilities
- excellent university degree (MA or equivalent) in communication science or a closely related discipline
- strong interest in health communication and in research related to children and cancer
- strong methodological expertise in quantitative and/or computational methods
- clear interest in rigorous empirical social-science research
- proficiency in English, excellent command of German or French is required
- ability to work both independently and collaboratively in an ambitious research environment