PhD Position for the Project: Media and Public Organizations – Legitimacy and Trust

PhD Position for the Project: Media and Public Organizations – Legitimacy and Trust
PhD Position for the Project: Media and Public Organizations – Legitimacy and Trust

Published	Deadline	Location
today	15 Nov	Amsterdam

Job description
Are you interested in the role of media and framing in fostering or undermining the legitimacy of and trust in public organizations? Do you want to know more about why some public organizations are typically scrutinized more in news media or on social media than others?
We are looking for an ambitious PhD Researcher for the three-year project “Contesting Media Legitimacy of Public Organizations: Construction, Change and Impact of Legitimacy Framing”. The PhD Candidate is embedded in the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) and is part of the Corporate Communication Program Group .
What are you going to do
Media play a crucial role in shaping legitimacy and trust perceptions of public organizations among citizens and other societal stakeholders. This is particularly the case when the legitimacy of these types of organizations and their policies is challenged through news media coverage or social media. Due to an increasingly polarized and mediatized socio-political environment, public organizations struggle with public support and societal acceptance. In this project, you will investigate the role of media in the communicative construction of legitimacy framing of public organizations. Taken together, this project will provide more insights into the importance, communicative construction, communicative use, and impact of legitimacy framing of public organizations.
Methods used in the project range from quantitative (content analysis, experiment) to qualitative (semi-structured interviews). The PhD Candidate will write a paper-based dissertation and strive to publish the results of individual sub-studies in important journals in the field of communication science.
Tasks include:

• completing an English-language PhD dissertation consisting of research articles within the appointment period;
• conducting qualitative interviews with communication professionals from public organizations;
• conducting a quantitative content analysis of media legitimacy framing of public organizations within Dutch media;
• conducting an experiment on effects of different types of media legitimacy framing;
• conducting data analysis;
• presenting the work at national and international conferences;
• spending 10% of your time on teaching-related tasks.

Specifications

• max. 38 hours per week
• €2541—€3247 per month
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University of Amsterdam (UvA)

Requirements
You have:

• a research master’s degree in Communication Science or in another discipline relevant to the project such as Organization Science, Management, Political Science, Societal Resilience, Public Administration, or Journalism Studies. Candidates with another (research) master’s degree may apply, but should motivate why their experience suffices for this project;
• experience with quantitative and/or qualitative research methods (interview, content analysis, experiment);
• an excellent spoken and written command of Dutch (as this project will comprise conducting Dutch-language interviews and textual analyses of Dutch-language materials);
• an excellent spoken and written command of English (as you will write an English-language dissertation and present at international conferences);
• the motivation to work in an interdisciplinary team.

You are:

• passionate about research, particularly related to corporate communication;
• interested in working in an interdisciplinary team;
• open to feedback;
• able to work independently;
• eager to learn and to develop new skills;
• organized, flexible and have attention to detail.

Conditions of employment
The position concerns temporary employment of 1.0 fte (38 hours per week) for a maximum term of 3 years. The initial employment is for one year. Following a positive assessment and barring altered circumstances, this term will be extended by a maximum of 2 years, which should result in the conferral of a doctorate. We will put together a curriculum which will also include the opportunity to attend training courses and both national and international events. You will also be tasked with teaching Bachelor’s students.
For this position the University Job Classification ‘Promovendus’ profile applies.
Your salary will be €2541 gross per month in the first year and will increase to €3247 in the final year, based on full-time employment and in keeping with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities . We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
The UvA offers excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.
What else do we offer

• a position in which initiative and input are highly valued;
• an enthusiastic and warm team that is open to new colleagues;
• an inspiring academic and international working environment in the heart of Amsterdam.

Employer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
The Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) is the research institute for the Communication Science Department in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Amsterdam.
A challenging work environment with a variety of duties and ample scope for individual initiative and development within an inspiring organization. The social and behavioral sciences play a leading role in addressing the major societal challenges faced by the world, the Netherlands and Amsterdam, now and in the future.
To work at the University of Amsterdam is to work in a discerning, independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterized by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society. Here you can read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.
Additional information
Do you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact:

• dr. Sandra Jacobs, Assistant Professor, email: s.h.j.jacobs@uva.nl
• dr. Jeroen G.F. Jonkman, Assistant Professor, email: j.g.f.jonkman@uva.nl

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Application procedure
Do you recognize yourself in the job profile? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 15 November 2022. You may apply online by using the link below.
Applications in one combined .pdf should include:

• a curriculum vitae;
• a letter of motivation;
• an English writing sample (e.g., a master thesis or other recent individual essay).