The Department of Communication is calling for applications for one trainee research staff position for students enrolled on the Doctorate in Communication in the 2018-2019 academic year.

Eligibility: The call is open to full-time students of the Doctorate in Communication who enrolled on the programme for the first time in the 2018-2019 academic year. Students must meet the requirements in relation to the completion of the date of the studies, specified on this annex.

Nature of the contract: The contract is full-time employment contract that includes registration with Social Security. It is thus incompatible with any other type of contract. The recipient will be expected to perform research tasks and academic training activities for his/her training programme, subject to a maximum of 60 hours of collaboration on face-to-face academic activities.

Profile:

1 contract with a profile linked to the research group JOVIS.com, a consolidated group (AGAUR) that aims to promote the study of contemporary youth from an interdisciplinary, transnational and gender perspective. The keywords in his research are: digital communication, generation, identity, ICT, social movements, political participation, public and youth policies, labor market, education, media competition, social conflicts, social work. His approach to youth is fundamentally based on qualitative methodology, especially ethnography, but he also uses quantitative techniques.

• A good level of English (accredited) is required.
• The research lines linked to these three areas will be prioritized:
  • Transnational youth: identities, diasporas and youth agencies. The mobility of the 21st century forces us to be attentive to the form taken by youth cultures in different geographical and cultural areas. The reception of global cultural artifacts and social changes do not take the same forms. Political, economic and social diasporas are often led by groups of young age. Faced with these phenomena, young people study strategies to face the challenges of the world around them.
  • Youth cultures, political participation and social movements: this line of research includes all research projects in which young people are protagonists of new ways of understanding politics and how this manifests itself in contemporary social movements. Continuing with the anthropological tradition of studies on youth, we focus on the forms of youth sociability and the way it manifests itself in the form of youth cultures.
  • Digital communication and media competence: ICTs have become an essential cultural device to produce youth agencies. Young people are at the forefront of creative production in the virtual space. This line of research focuses on the uses of new digital technologies in the creation of identities and media literacy as well as educommunication. Communication, whether personal, massive or digital, is essential for human relationships, and even more so for young people. It is, therefore, a transversal line to the previous ones
• Knowledge and experience in the management and coordination of teams will be assessed.
• Knowledge of audiovisual and digital language will be assessed (filming and editing, creation of websites, social networks).

Assessment criteria:

• Suitability of the research profile (4 points). It will be assessed  candidates' backgrounds and doctoral thesis research projects, as well as how closely they match the research profile for which they are applying and, thus, the lines of research pursued by the department research group they would be joining, and the specific profile requirements.
• Suitability for the teaching profile in Communication (2 points). Previous experience will be a plus.
• Master's and undergraduate degree transcripts indicating the average mark with a weighed score from 1 to 4 at the awarding university (2 points). (In case of two or more degrees, the highest will be considered). The master's degree transcript will be worth 30%, and the undergraduate transcript 70%, of the final score.
• English-language skills (1 point). Proof of English language skills must be submitted in the form of an official certificate.
• Letters of recommendation submitted for admission to the doctoral programme (1 point)

Duration of the scholarship: 1 year (from 1st October 2018 to 30th September 2019), renewable for up to 4 years.  

Gross monthly salary: €996.63 (12 payments).  

Grant to cover the registration fee.

Duties: Completion of all activities required for the full-time doctoral programme each year, participation in research activities within the context of the research group to which the candidate is assigned, provision of teaching support for up to a maximum of 60 face-to-face teaching hours per year, and performance of support tasks assigned by the Department.  

Applications: Applications should be submitted to:

Secretaria del Departament de Comunicació
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Despatx 52.409
Roc Boronat 138
08018 Barcelona (Spain)

The following documents must be submitted with the application (must be original or certified copies):

• Accreditation of the English level (and or other language skills).
• Accreditation of the teaching experience in communication.
• Certificate of training and / or certificate of professional experience (issued by the company or entity) in the management and coordination of teams.
• Certificate of training in audiovisual and digital language (filming and editing, creation of websites, social networks).

The Committee will also use the following documents submitted by the candidate for admission to the Doctorate in Communication:

• Undergraduate degree.
• Official final undergraduate transcript, indicating the weighted mark.
• Letters of recommendation.
• Memorandum.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Master's degree or signed statement that the applicant will be in possession of a master's degree by the start of the doctoral programme.
• Final official master's degree transcript or provisional official master's degree transcript

The final award of the contract is subject to full-time enrolment on the programme and verification of all documents submitted during the application process. To this end, at the time of enrolment, candidates will have to submit the original and a photocopy or a certified copy of all documents submitted with their application.

Applicants who had not yet completed their master's degree when they applied will have to submit the following at the time of enrolment:

• Original and photocopy or certified copy of the degree awarded for the studies qualifying them for admission.
• Original and photocopy or certified copy of the academic transcript for the studies qualifying them for admission. Students who have completed official programmes at UPF will not need to submit their academic transcript.

Deadline for applications: 14th May 2018

Decision: Applications will be reviewed by a committee comprising the Deputy Director of Research, the coordinator of the research group the candidate will join, and two lecturers from the Department of Communication appointed by the department director. If deemed appropriate, candidates will also be interviewed to confirm the suitability of their personal profiles and curricula vitae for the scholarship.

Scholarship recipients must undertake to apply for the relevant research staff training (FPI) scholarships from the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) and/or the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, provided they meet the requirements. 

Decision deadline: by 15th July. 

For more information or any doubt, do not hesitate to contact the Secretary: [email protected]