Post-doctoral Fellow in the Journalism and Media Studies Centre
Hai Liang
Applications are invited for appointments as Post-doctoral Fellow in the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, to commence from July 1, 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter for one year.
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in the areas related to Social Sciences, Statistics, Information Science, or Journalism/Media/Communication Studies. They should also possess a track record of publications in high quality international journals. Experience in computational social science studies, text mining, machine learning, data visualization, network analysis, or advanced quantitative methods, and teaching experience in courses related to media and journalism, particularly data journalism, statistics, and media research methods would be a definite advantage. The appointees are required to generate research outputs independently/in collaboration with a team of international and interdisciplinary scholars, and are expected to prepare research proposal for competitive grant application. They will be involved in a research project entitled “A Big Data Approach to Computational Media Studies”.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.
Applicants should send a completed application form together with an up-to-date C.V. to jm...@hku.hk. Application forms (341/1111) can be downloaded at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Further particulars can be obtained at http://jobs.hku.hk/. Closes May 28, 2016.
The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified of the application result.