Post-doctoral Fellow in the Journalism and Media Studies Centre
Post-doctoral Fellow in the Journalism and Media Studies Centre
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Job Description
The Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) at The University of Hong Kong is inviting applications for the position of Post-doctoral Fellow (Ref.: 533221) to commence in the first or second quarter of 2026 for 18 months with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
Applicants should hold a PhD degree or equivalent in the areas related to Communication Journalism Media Studies or other related fields of study in Social Sciences with a track record of publications in high quality international journals or other appropriate refereed publications. Knowledge in Chinese media system and global social media environment and governance will be highly desirable. Experience in computational social science causal inference text mining machine learning analysis of unstructured and multimodal data or advanced quantitative methods and use of AI in communication studies will have an advantage.
The appointee will assist in a General Research Fund (GRF) research project with duties such as (1) generating research output independently; (2) working with a team of interdisciplinary scholars on collaborative projects and (3) preparing research proposals for competitive grant applications. Enquiries about the duties of the post should be sent to Professor King-wa Fu at .
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.
The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date CV. Review of applications will start immediately and continue until February 28 2026 or until the post is filled whichever is earlier.
Employment Type
Full-Time
