Focus The Chair will in particular be concerned with the interrelations between journalism and society. The focus will be on the study of definitions of and developments within journalism, journalistic practioners’ recruitment and professional composition, the legal, political, and economic frameworks within which journalism operates, journalistic work processes, and the consequent products.

Location The position is located at the Department of Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Some 1.300 Bachelor and Master students are enrolled in the Department’s teaching programs, while the research is located at The Amsterdam School of Communications Research ASCoR, part of the KNAW-accredited national research school NESCoR. The Department has about 70 (inter)national faculty and PhD students.

The chair will be a part of the Media, Journalism and Public Opinion (MJPO) program group. Key tasks The professor is expected to contribute to :

Teaching at the BA, MA, RMA, and PhD levels Tesearch in the MJPO program group and the ASCoR research program Acquisition of national science foundation grants and/or other research grants PhD supervision Management tasks within the MJPO program group and in the longer term also at the level of institute or department. Requirements A candidate for this vacancy has :

A PhD in a relevant discipline, preferably communication science, or at least with a wide knowledge of communication science broadly In-depth knowledge of international journalism studies in theory and practice, proven by publications in prominent international journals and by acknowledged publishers Knowledge of journalistic `conditions’ and the role of media policies and governance therein Clear empirical-analytic research profile Expertise in research and teaching surrounding journalistic processes of production and how these relate to processes within and outside of media organizations such as laws and societal expectations, and able to relate these processes to media contents production Knowledge of or interest in Dutch media and political systems in relation to other European political systems Broad research experience Broad teaching experience Capacity to fulfill a stimulating role in teaching, research, and management Proven capacity to acquire research grants from national science foundation and other organizations, and manage those projects Capacity to eventually fulfill leading positions in the department, teaching- or research institute Position & Benefits This tenured positions is for 38 hrs per week (1.0 fte) and has a 1 year test period. Gross salary scales for this position based on fulltime employment range from € 4.697 to € 6.841 gross per month, depending on previous experience.

Benefits include a very good research environment and facilities, close collaboration with a research group and supervisors, office space, computing equipment and software. Benefits provided by the University include child care facilities. The university is located in the centre of Amsterdam.

For more information, please contact prof. dr. K. Schoenbach, program director Media, Journalism and Public Opinion, prof. dr. C.H. de Vreese, ASCoR scientific director, prof. dr. E. A. van Zoonen, Department Chair Communication Science, or dr. J.A. de Ridder, M&CI director, via A.Grefhorst@uva.nl.

Applications Interested candidates are requested to submit applications to Ms. Ardy Grefhorst, preferably by email to : a.grefhorst@uva.nl, or via post to : Universiteit van Amsterdam, Dpt. of Communication Science, Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2008. Please consult www.uva.nl for more information about the University of Amsterdam.