<div dir="ltr"><div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Media Studies at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) is hiring a Korean-speaking Ph.D. student for 5years. <br><div><br></div><div><div><div class="gmail-rug-clearfix gmail-rug-theme--content gmail-rug-mb" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:18px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1.5rem"><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.25rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans Semi-Bold",sans-serif;line-height:1.125em;font-size:1.5rem"><p style="font-size:small;font-weight:400;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Applications are invited for three fully funded, five-year PhD positions within the research project “The Platformization of Music: Towards a Global Theory” at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. One of these positions will focus on how Korean music streaming and social media platforms are changing the working conditions and creative practices of Korean musicians. </p><p style="font-size:small;font-weight:400;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">For more information:<span style="font-size:18px"> <a href="https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S0009X9P&cat=phd" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S0009X9P&cat=phd</a></span><br></p></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.25rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans Semi-Bold",sans-serif;line-height:1.125em;font-size:1.5rem"><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:small;font-weight:400">Please spread the word through your networks. </span><br></h2><div>--------------</div><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.25rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans Semi-Bold",sans-serif;line-height:1.125em;font-size:1.5rem"><br></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.25rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans Semi-Bold",sans-serif;line-height:1.125em;font-size:1.5rem">Job description</h2><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px">Applications are invited for three fully funded, five-year PhD positions (0.8 FTE) within the research project “The Platformization of Music: Towards a Global Theory” (PlatforMuse), financed by an ERC Starting Grant and coordinated by the Principal Investigator (PI), dr. Robert Prey.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px">How are music streaming and social media platforms changing the working conditions and creative practices of music artists around the world? How can we better understand the transformative impact of “platformization” through the lens of music? With case studies in the Netherlands, South Korea, and Nigeria, PlatforMuse takes music as a medium through which to examine the global dynamics of platformization.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px">The project will employ three PhD students who will each focus on one of the case study countries in collaboration with the PI. The PhDs will work both in the Netherlands (Groningen) and in either Nigeria, South Korea, or the Netherlands for field work.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px">This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to work in an international environment and to acquire valuable research experience.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px"><br></p></div></div></div><div class="gmail-rug-clearfix gmail-rug-theme--content gmail-rug-mb" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:18px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1.5rem"><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.25rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans Semi-Bold",sans-serif;line-height:1.125em;font-size:1.5rem">Qualifications</h2><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><ul class="gmail-rug-list--bullets gmail-rug-mv-xs" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0.5rem 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 1.5rem;list-style-type:none;overflow:hidden;max-width:620px"><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">a Masters or Research Masters degree (obtained before the date of appointment) in any area related to the project (e.g. Media Studies, Sociology, Popular Music Studies, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Creative/Cultural Industry Studies…) with demonstrated interest and experience in the music industry</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">proficiency in one of the case study country languages (Korean, Dutch or Nigerian Pidgin)</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">experience working/living in Nigeria, the Netherlands, or South Korea</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">experience with qualitative research methods</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">an independent, proactive work ethic</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">a flexible, mobile and internationally-oriented mentality</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">excellent academic writing skills in English.</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="gmail-rug-clearfix gmail-rug-theme--content gmail-rug-mb" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:18px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1.5rem"><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.25rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans Semi-Bold",sans-serif;line-height:1.125em;font-size:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:normal"><br></span></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.25rem;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans Semi-Bold",sans-serif;line-height:1.125em;font-size:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:normal">Conditions of employment</span><br></h2></div></div><div class="gmail-rug-clearfix gmail-rug-theme--content gmail-rug-mb" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:18px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1.5rem"><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px">In accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, the University of Groningen offers you:</p><ul class="gmail-rug-list--bullets gmail-rug-mv-xs" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0.5rem 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 1.5rem;list-style-type:none;overflow:hidden;max-width:620px"><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">a salary of € 2,541 gross per month in the first year, up to a maximum of € 3,247 (salary scale P) gross per month in the fifth and final year (for a full-time position)</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">a temporary 0.8 FTE appointment for a specified period of five years. The candidate will first be appointed for twelve months. After six months, an assessment will take place of the candidate’s results and the progress of the PhD project, in order to decide whether employment will be continued</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance</li><li class="gmail-rug-list--bullets__item" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;max-width:590px">excellent work-life balance.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:688px">The appointment will commence in September 2023.</p></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>