Oslo Metropolitan University – Externally funded research project
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University is Norway’s third largest university, with more than 22,000 students and 2500 employees. OsloMet has a stimulating and dynamic academic environment and an attractive employment framework. OsloMet is a diverse and urban university with an international profile; its main campus is located in the city center, providing a vibrant setting to study, conduct research, and work.
Department of Journalism and Media Studies
The Department of Journalism and Media Studies is located at the Faculty of Social Scienceseducates professionals in journalism, photojournalism and media and communication through three bachelor programmes and one master programme. The study programmes are closely connected with the department’s research activities, which are internationally oriented and conducts high-impact research on a broad range of topics within national, European, and international journalism, including issues such as fake news, media, war and conflicts, digital journalism, journalism and media innovations and journalism and education, environment and society, and individual exposure in journalism.
Call for Expression of Interest for a joint application under the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme – Call: MSCA-PF-2024
We hereby invite experienced ambitious researchers of any nationality, who have a PhD degree and maximum eight years of research experience after having obtained their PhD degree, to apply for the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowship (call HORIZON-MSCA-PF-2024) to conduct research at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University for a period of two years.
Area of research
The development of artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing, and data-driven algorithms are changing individual lives, industries, and societies at large. Creative practices and industries, such as the media, are particularly impacted. Synthetic media and generative AI have the capacity to produce new forms of image, sound, and language, as well as new ways of collecting and handling large amounts of data. In journalism, AI influences everything from the way journalists understand and retrieve their sources, produce and publish their stories, and how they interact with their audiences. Ultimately, AI is changing the media industries themselves. This situation calls for deeper insight into a multitude of practical and theoretical challenges, opportunities, and dilemmas.
Candidates are invited to explore issues related to AI and the media. The suggested project should be designed to align with the existing research interest and expertise of at least one of the department’s research groups:
Media Narration Group (MNG) Media
Environment and Society Media,
The suggested project should identify the project’s contribution to the intended group.
Successful candidates will be supervised by an experienced researcher from the department, who possesses the relevant expertise and a complementary research profile that aligns with the candidate’s research interests. The supervisor will provide guidance and support the development of the MSCA project.
With this call for Expression of Interest, we invite experienced curiosity-driven researchers to submit their application accompanied by CV (including publication list) and a one-page project description, that will be the basis for selecting a maximum of two candidates with whom we will collaborate for developing competitive MSCA-PF proposals. The cooperation for the proposal development will be carried out remotely, with regular online communication via email and virtual meeting platforms. Applicants who are successful in getting their proposals funded by the EU, must relocate to work in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet main campus in the center of Oslo.
Starting Date of the Fellowship
The EU shall inform the results on the MSCA-PF-2024 applications in February 2025. Successful applicants are expected to be available to start their fellowship project within the period 1st of April 2025 to 1st September 2026 (TBC).
Expected qualification of applicants
Applicants must have a PhD in Journalism studies, Media and Communication, or related fields as a minimum requirement. We are primarily looking for experienced researchers who wish to use the MSCA fellowship as an opportunity to further develop research skills and to build longer term research collaboration with OsloMet and other organisations conducting research in the field.
The candidate must be eligible for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship: have a PhD successfully defended by the deadline of the MSCA-PF call (11 September 2024), a maximum of eight years research experience after PhD, and not having worked/studied in Norway more than 12 months in the last three years.
We are looking for applicants who have:
- a solid understanding of AI concepts, technologies, and their applications within the domain of journalism and communication
- strong methodological skills
- an excellent track record in research and publications
- commitment to develop a competitive MSCA-PF grant application
- an open and cooperation-oriented nature, with strong abilities for independent academic work
- excellent command / highly proficient spoken and written English