[AISWorld] Post-Doctoral Researcher | Head of the Research Group “Digital Technologies and Well-Being” at the new "German Internet Institute for the Networked Society" in Berlin, Germany (Hanna Krasnova)

[Hanna Krasnova]

Post-Doctoral Researcher | Head of the Research Group “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) are pleased to invite
applications for Post-Doctoral Researcher | Head of 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 40 hours per week (100%, 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
The candidate will be responsible for the research and management of 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
• Doctoral Degree in Information Systems, Business / Economics, Psychology,
Social Sciences or comparable direction (magna cum laude or better).
• Journal publications
• Publications in the proceedings of international conferences
• In-depth knowledge of methods of quantitative and / or qualitative
research
• Involvement in the scientific community (e.g., as an associate editor)
• Experience in managing research projects, including third-party and
interdisciplinary projects
• Fluent command of English (both written and spoken)
• Knowledge of German or interest in learning German
• Interest in research / analytical work.

Responsibilities:
• Management of the interdisciplinary research group "Digital Technologies
and Well-being" (including doctoral students, student assistants, and a
part-time project assistant)
• Development of the research design
• Data collection and evaluation
• Publication of the research results in relevant journals; and
presentation of the results at international conferences
• Development of an international and interdisciplinary research network;
including organization and participation in project meetings, method
workshops, research retreats, interdisciplinary seminars
• Further development of the research program in cooperation with the
Principal Investigators
• Support of the doctoral projects of junior research group members
• Contribution to project report and follow-up applications
• Representation of the research group

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 questions. 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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