Employee (female/male/diverse) - Ledgewood, NJ, United States - Oceanic Ventures

Oceanic Ventures

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Ledgewood, NJ, United States

2 days ago

Posted by:

James Miller

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Freelance

Description

Employee (f/m/d) in Empirical Communication Research, Focus on Science Communication at Ledgewood, NJ:

Organizational Unit
Center for Applied Cultural Studies and General Studies (ZAK)

Your Responsibilities
Your role will involve expanding research activities at the Center for Applied Cultural Studies and General Studies. You will participate in research projects, drive your own research projects for your academic qualification (e.g. PhD, postdoctoral qualification) and engage in acquiring third-party funding. Additionally, you will contribute to the conception and implementation of courses and events for both academia and the public.

We offer you the opportunity to help build a research area with your own creative freedom, benefitting from an interdisciplinary environment and exchange with various societal actors.

Your main areas of work will include:

Research on the role of media, audiences, politics, and science in societal debates on environment, technology, and science
Application of empirical research methods with a focus on quantitative approaches
Utilization of theoretical approaches from communication studies, political science, sociology, psychology, education, or related disciplines
Research questions may include: effects of representations of scientific topics on (lay) audiences, trust in science, attitudes towards technology and science, dynamics of public opinion formation in controversies surrounding environment, technology, and science, and the impact of media coverage on research and science (medialization)

Starting date:
no earlier than July 1, 2023

Your Qualifications
You have a