Assistant Professor in Youth

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Amsterdam, Nederland Universiteit van Amsterdam Voltijd

Assistant Professor in Youth & Media Entertainment

**Faculteit/Dienst**:Faculteit der Maatschappij
- & Gedragswetenschappen**Opleidingsniveau**:Gepromoveerd**Functie type**:Wetenschappelijk Personeel**Sluitingsdatum**:26 May 2024**Vacaturenummer**:12935-
- Teaching and research of the assistant professor takes a media psychological approach to explain how individual and other differences influence media preferences, media responses, and media effects. Media is conceptualized broadly and includes a strong focus on digital media and emerging communication technology.- Our bachelor track includes courses such as the domain-module “Entertainment Communication” and special topic courses such as “Always Connected: Key Insights in Youth, Media & Technology” while the Master track includes courses such as “Developing Media Entertainment”, “Clashing Views on Media Effects”, and “Extending Reality: Design and Applications of Immersive Media ”. Teaching varies between large scale lectures (300+ students) to smaller tutorial sessions (ca. 25 students).**What are you going to do**
- You wil- teach regular courses in the Communication Science Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs, including (introductory) communication science courses and substantive theoretical and statistical/methodological coursework in general and/or Entertainment Communication courses in particular, depending on educational demand;
- supervise and evaluate Bachelor theses, Master theses and internships;
- conduct research within the group Youth & Media Entertainment of the ASCoR research program;
- be active in grant acquisition and collaborate with stakeholders;
- seek (knowledge) exchange and (research) cooperation with professionals in your research area;
- make a positive contribution to the organization and cooperation within your program group Youth & Media Entertainment and the department.

**What do we require of you**
- The job profile is UD (_universitair docent_), based on the university job ranking system.- You act with attention to quality, integrity and creativity, and:
- have a PhD in communication science or a related discipline;
- have an interest in topics associated with the digital society, digital entertainment and/or (emerging) communication technologies (or a related field), and the implications of these topics for young audiences;
- have a broad knowledge of communication science as proven by previous academic activities and publications in international peer-reviewed journals; having publications in (top)-communication journals is a plus;
- have a strong empirical-analytical research profile that fits in, and ideally extends, the Youth & Media Entertainment research program; experience with research on emerging communication technologies and/or computational methods is a plus;
- have the ability to carry out your own research independently and successfully;
- adhere to the principles of Open Science;
- have demonstrable academic teaching experience, specifically experience in general Communication Science courses as well as courses specific to the domain of _Entertainment Communication_ (taught in the Bachelor and the Master);
- have experience and/or willingness to teach methods courses about (a variety of) quantitative research methods commonly employed in communication science;
- have the ability to take care of teaching components independently, including coordination tasks;
- have a university teaching qualification (BKO) or are willing to obtain one;
- are able to identify opportunities for improvement in research and teaching and take responsibility for allocated units of study or teaching;
- are capable of providing a stimulating teaching and research environment and are a good team worker;
- have proficiency in English and Dutch or a firm commitment to learn Dutch within two years;
- have the willingness to engage in departmental or University committee-based work;
- have the qualities and plans to contribute to relevant social or scientific impact activities.
- have good communication, social, and organizational skills.

**Our offer**
- We offer a temporary full-time or part-time contract for the period of 1,5 year.-
- The preferred starting date is September 1, 2024. Contingent upon positive evaluation and satisfactory performance, you will be offered a permanent contract. As an Assistant Professor, you are eligible for a one-time start-up grant of 300,000 euros upon receiving a permanent contract, which at ASCoR you can use to fund a collaborative PhD project to support your academic research line.- The gross monthly salary based on full-time employment (38 hours per week) ranges from € 4332 up to a maximum of € 6737 (salary scale 11/till scale 12). This is exclusive 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end-of-year bonus. The starting salary will be based on qualifications, expertise, and relevant experience. The profile assistant professor is applicable in accordance with the Collective L



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