Postdoctoral position in digital media and communication at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen

Official occupation: ph.d., humaniora. Employment conditions: Almindelige vilkår. Employer CVR: 29979812.

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Public Sector, Education & Impact (employer-sector evidence). The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for a postdoctoral position in digital media and communication research beginning January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term position for three years.

Introduction The successful applicant will become part of the project entitled, GREENWATCH – Green Surveillance:

Imagining a Sustainable Internet of Things, funded through a European Research Council Advanced Grant, 2025-2029. The project examines the potentials and challenges of employing the Internet of Things (IoT) as a communication system monitoring the effects of human activities of Earth’s ecosystems, which simultaneously entails surveillance of human individuals and social institutions.

The position represents a unique opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary and culturally comparative empirical work covering China, Europe, and the United States, and to contribute to theory development on a strategic issue with global ramifications1 …