Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Culture and Contagion

2 maanden geleden


Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Universiteit Leiden Voltijd
Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Culture and Contagion

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS). The successful candidate will be working on a subproject within the starting grant project funded by the Dutch Government, titled "Contagious Digitalities: Information, Inoculation, Immunity".

About the Project

The project examines the relationship between metaphors of contagion, spread, inoculation, and immunity in connection to problems of risk, information, data, and the digital. The intent is to make visible a politics of inoculation that remains hidden from sight.

Your Tasks
  • Conduct theoretically inflected and politically urgent research on the intersection between digital culture and viral metaphors.
  • Study digital culture and metaphors of contagion through close readings of literature, art, and other cultural objects.
  • Develop and publish research papers on the theme of the research project.
  • Engage in science communication in relation to the outcomes of the project.
  • Organize an international conference on the theme of the research project.
  • Teach courses in the MA Media Studies and/or the BA in Film and Literary Studies and/or the BA in Arts Media and Society.
Requirements
  • Ph.D. with a specialisation in Cultural Analysis and/or Media Studies.
  • Personal affinity with digital media and metaphors of contagion and disease.
  • Ability to think creatively and write theoretically challenging and politically urgent analyses of cultural objects.
  • Full professional proficiency in English.
  • Team player and independent thinker.
  • Affinity with the LUCAS institute's aims, values, and strategy.
What We Offer

We offer a 1.0 FTE position as postdoctoral researcher for 2 years. The appointment will start 1 January 2025. Depending on qualifications, the appointee may start at the appropriate step in scale 10 until they fully meet the requirements for scale 11 as specified by the Faculty of Humanities.

The salary is in accordance with the collective salary agreement of the Association of Dutch Universities (CAO) and depending on qualifications and experience. The gross monthly salary is € 3,877,- (scale 10.4) to € 4,332,- (scale 11.0) for a full working week.

We strive to create an open and welcoming atmosphere, stimulating everyone to get involved and contribute, and connecting scholars from different fields and backgrounds.



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