[AISWorld] Ph.D. Position in the area “Digital Technologies and Well-Being” at the new "German Internet Institute for the Networked Society" in Berlin, Germany

[Hanna Krasnova]

Ph.D. Position
in the area “Digital Technologies and Well-Being” at the new "German
Internet Institute for the Networked Society" in Berlin, Germany

The German Internet Institute for the Networked Society and Chair for
Business Informatics, esp. Social media and Data Science at the University
of Potsdam in Germany (Prof. Hanna Krasnova) invite applications for a
Doctoral Position in the research group "Digital Technologies and
Well-Being".

The German Internet Institute for the Networked Society will study the
interplay of Digital Transformation and Society, starting Sept. 15, 2017 in
Berlin. The Berlin-Brandenburg consortium is led by Berlin Social Science
Center (WZB) and funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research
(BMBF). Beside WZB, it includes Freie Universität Berlin,
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin University of the Arts, Technische
Universität Berlin, University of Potsdam and Fraunhofer Institute for Open
Communication Systems (FOKUS). The objective of the Internet Institute will
be to analyze the changes of society along the ongoing digital
transformation and to outline options for political and economic actions.
Interdisciplinary research and cooperation across social, economic, and
legal sciences with design research and computer science will be the main
focus of the Berlin-Brandenburg consortium. Basic research and the
exploration of concrete solutions in open labs will be combined with
knowledge transfer to politics, business and society.

Terms of employment:
The starting date for this position is 1st of November or later. This
position has a workload of 30 hours per week (75%, TV-L13) and is limited
till 14.09.2020. The availability of the position is contingent on the
funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Re-search. The
terms of employment are governed by §2.1 of the Science Employment Law
(Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG).

Research Focus
This position is linked to the research group "Digital Technologies and
Well-Being", which will focus on the following research areas:
• Impact of Social Media on Users’ Well-Being, Perceptions and Behavior
• Effects of Wearables on Users’ Well-Being, Perceptions and Behavior
• Smartphone and Social Media Addiction
• Analysis of Online Behavioral Patterns

Requirements
• Master Degree (or equivalent) in Information Systems, Business
Administration, Psychol-ogy or Social Sciences (GPA above average)
• In-depth knowledge of methods of quantitative and / or qualitative
research
• Advanced English skills (both oral and written)
• Interest in the area of “Digital Technologies and Well-Being”
• Interest in research / analytical work

Responsibilities:
• Research in the area of "Digital Technologies and Well-Being"
• Literature review and analysis
• Conceptualization of research design and data collection (interviews,
observations, focus groups, interviews and experiments)
• Data analysis
• Presentation and publication of research results;
• Participation in collaborative | group activities

Desirable:
• Interest in interdisciplinary research cooperation
• High sense of responsibility
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Knowledge of German or interest to learn German
• Willingness to travel

At least one-third of the working hours should be dedicated to in-depth
research work. The university strives for a balanced gender ratio across
all employee groups. In case of equal qualification, applicants with
disability will be preferred. Applicants with international back-ground are
expressly encouraged to apply.

We are looking forward to receiving your application and will be glad to
answer your ques-tions. Please send your application (CV, very short cover
letter, copies of your certificates with grades) in digital form until
20.09.2017 to Prof. Dr. Hanna Krasnova (krasnova at uni-potsdam.de). Further
information can be found at:
https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de and
http://www.uni-potsdam.de/social-media-krasnova.

*For an official version of the position description, please visit:
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin01/projects/verwaltung/docs/Dezernat3/Ausschreibungen/2_akadPersonal/155_2017_Internetinstitut_Krasnova.pdf
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Prof. Dr. Hanna Krasnova, Chair
Chair of Business Informatics, esp. Social Media and Data Science
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Universität Potsdam
www.uni-potsdam.de/social-media-krasnova

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