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Boston University · 1 week ago

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact, The Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI), College of Communication

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$65K/yr - $70K/yr

Boston University is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact. The fellow will engage in a multi-year study of public trust across New England, focusing on how communities interact with information and the factors that influence trust in various contexts.

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Responsibilities

Review of relevant literature

Managing data collection and analysis across multiple field sites in New England

Collaborating with community partners, civic institutions, and other stakeholders

Co-authoring journal articles, reports, applied briefs, and conference presentations

Advising students and collaborating with graduate research teams

Contributing to courses and workshops related to MISI’s mission

Supporting grant development and participating in public scholarship

Qualification

Political communicationApplied researchCommunity engagementInstitutional trustMisinformationDigital communication ecologiesCivic technologiesSocial movementsCollaboration

Required

Strong expertise in political communication, with a focus on the communication processes that shape contemporary civic life in the United States

Substantive knowledge in areas such as institutional trust, misinformation, community information needs, civic engagement, or digital communication ecologies

Comfortable conducting applied research and collaborating directly with community partners, news organizations, and civic institutions

Benefits

Full benefits

Company

Boston University

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Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with three primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

Founded in 2012

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.bu.edu/hic/

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