Head of an independent junior research group in communication science (full-time position) [25.07.22]
“Understanding Change in Media Use and Communication” at the University of Hohenheim’s Institute of Communication starting February 1st, 2023
The research group’s goal
The research group works at the intersection of communication science, statistics and psychology and strives to answer the question of how individual behavior changes over time and how these changes are related to media use. The group’s initial goal will be to identify relevant theoretical debates regarding change in communication science. Then, the group will review and evaluate common methods of measuring and statistically modeling change in the discipline of communication science. Based on these findings, the research group will analyze how media use affects and interacts with individuals’ cognitions, attitudes, and behavior over time and will assess potential growth and causality. Very likely, the group will apply the methods of secondary analysis and/or meta-analysis, the latter ideally combined with semi-automated content analyses. Analyzing science communication around the neuropsychology of change and active science communication will be additional goals. The research group’s head will work autonomously and will be on a peer level with tenure-track professors at the University of Hohenheim.
