Doctoral student in European Studies within the Horizon Europe project DEEP DIALOGUE

About the education

The doctoral student will be part of the project “DEEP DIALOGUE: De-escalating Extremism and Polarisation through Dialogue,” funded by the Horizon Europe funding scheme of the European Union. The project aims to examine when, how, and why polarization turns into radicalization among European youth, map feedback loops between polarization and radicalization, and test which dialogue-based interventions can promote democratic participation, trust, and social cohesion. The project is a collaboration of 14 partners from eight countries and is coordinated by Lund University.

The doctoral project will focus on the analysis of social media data around political events. These include national elections in France, Italy, Hungary, and Romania, as well as armed conflicts (e.g., Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas). The Horizon project collects data from these cases across four platforms (X/Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, and TikTok), which the doctoral project will analyze to classify narratives and to assist with designing early-warning dashboards for detecting disinformation and hostile narratives.

The doctoral project will be integrated into and work alongside the broader Horizon consortium, which uses large-scale surveys, focus groups, netnography, and experiments to achieve its aims.

Information about doctoral studies at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology can be found at https://www.ht.lu.se/en/education/doctoral-studies/.

The education is carried out in Lund.

Work assignments

Doctoral studies. Departmental work, such as teaching and administrative tasks, can be assigned. 

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for doctoral studies in European Studies are specified in the general syllabus, available at https://www.ht.lu.se/en/utbildning/forskarutbildning/dina-doktorandstudier/general-syllabi/.

Assessment criteria

The selection process will primarily take into account the applicants’ ability to benefit from doctoral studies. This is assessed against the criteria quality, quantity, progression and relevance.

For this specific doctoral position, the following is required:

•    Experience relevant to the project’s focus on digital media and European political communication, for example through a Master’s degree in European Studies, Digital Humanities, Media and Communication, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Social Data Science, or equivalent.
•    Demonstrated experience in applying computational social science methods, particularly to digital media data. 

Application

Instructions for applying for a doctoral position can be found here: https://www.ht.lu.se/en/education/doctoral-studies/become-a-doctoral-student-at-the-ht-faculties/application-and-admission/. 

For this doctoral position you should demonstrate how your competences and intentions are relevant for the project DEEP DIALOGUE.

The application must include:

• CV / list of qualifications
• cover letter
• records of previous studies
• documentation of language skills
• academic papers / degree projects
• any scholarly publications
• project plan.

Please note that you need to upload all documents with your application in PDF format.

Type of employment

Limit of tenure, four years according to 5 kap. 7 § HF.