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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 6d

Come work with us 🚨

We are looking for a #postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab.

Profile: Comm sci / poli sci/ computational social science.

Great team, timely topocs, fabulous city, good conditions.

DL 🗓️ November 1

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Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab

Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 13d

Neu: @marinatulin.bsky.social & ich haben einen Blogbeitrag zu unserer Europawahlstudie zum vermeintlichen Zusammenhang von TikTok-Nutzung und Wahlverhalten unter jungen Wählenden veröffentlicht ⬇️

DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 15d

Neu im #DVPWblog: Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social & Marina Tulin @marinatulin.bsky.social fragen: Verstärkt TikTok die AfD? Ihre Studie zeigt: So einfach ist es nicht.

👉 www.dvpw.de/blog/mit-tik...

#PoWi #AfD #TikTok #Wahlen

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 13d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

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Delaney Peterson @delaneypeterson.bsky.social · 13d

New pre-print!

Is there a need for domain-specificity when studying mental health (MH) and politics? In our study in the Netherlands, we find political mental health (PMH) is distinct from MH & has unique political correlates, from polarization to ideological extremism.

doi.org/10.31234/osf...

OSF

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 13d

Exciting new job in Landau 🤩 We’re searching for a Professor of Political
Psychology (W2). Very much looking forward to your applications – if you
have any questions, please reach out to me. jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/3...

W 2-Professur für Politische Psychologie (m/w/d)

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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · 13d

Great news, Dylan. And what a dream building up!

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 19d

Vandaag weer een nieuwe plaatjes van de electoraatjes! Wie stemmen er op DENK? @simonotjes.bsky.social en ik zochten het uit: stukroodvlees.nl/plaatjes-van...

Plaatjes van de electoraatjes 2025: DENK - StukRoodVlees

Op 29 oktober zijn er verkiezingen voor de Tweede Kamer. In deze serie gaan wij aan de hand van een aantal grafieken in op de vraag wie de kiezers van de vijftien grootste partijen volgens de peilinge...

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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · Aug 6

☀️ Vol 17.3

Arguing that current views on #NegativeCampaigning are too narrow, these authors (🧵⬇️) outline a complete model building on personality traits, values, social norms and attitudes toward #NegativeCampaigning across 12 elections 🇩🇪

buff.ly/EHKUM1w 📖 #OA #PoliSky

Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning - Volume 17 Issue 3

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Eelco Harteveld @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 Out now! The Handbook of Affective Polarization is officially published 🎉

📖 Open Access & packed with 30 great chapters thanks to amazing authors. Huge thanks to everyone, and in particular to @marianotorcal.bsky.social for the great (and fun) collaboration! 💙

Link below for the e-book 👇

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · Jul 10

PhD position out at University of Amsterdam

We’re looking for a computer scientist interested in LLMs, social media, and politics

Offer a lot of freedom and an exciting environment!

Please share!

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD Position on Improving Social Media Using Large Language Models

The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the NWO VIDI project "Improving Social Media Using L...

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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is great news, Gijs. Enjoy the celebration

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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · Jun 22

What a unique and outstanding project.

They created a theater play and embedded six exp. conditions to understand the impact of right-wing narratives on political attitudes.

I am very curious to hear what you have found.

Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · Jun 22

Waarom spreken radicale ideeën zoveel mensen aan? Niet (alleen) door feiten, maar juist ook door verhalen. Althans, dat was onze verwachting. Om dit te onderzoeken hebben we een project opgezet met muziektheatergezelschap Via Berlin. Samen ontwikkelden we een theatervoorstelling en experiment in 1.

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Apr 30

🚨 Jobs! 🚨
We are hiring two (!) postdoctoral researchers on polarisation, misperceptions and politicisation of science (with the amazing @roderikrekker.bsky.social)

Deadline 📅 1 June '25

All info here: www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

Postdoc Position in Political Psychology: Polarisation, Misperceptions, and the Politicisation of Science (two) | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a Postdoc Position in Political Psychology: Polarisation, Misperceptions, and the Politicisation of Science (two) at the Nijmegen School of Management? Check our vacancy!

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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · May 14

🚨 PhD position in Political Communication at @ascor.bsky.social 🚨

Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger

DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥

@polcomm.bsky.social

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Vacancy — PhD Position "Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics"

Are you curious about how images, videos, and memes transform political communication? Are you passionate about digital technology and the future of democracy? Then apply for this PhD project focused ...

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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · Apr 11

Great position! Great Uni! Great colleague. I can definitely recommend an application

Lara Wolfers @larawolfers.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am hiring :-). I look for a PhD student & a postdoc for my new Digital Lives team at the U of Basel. Looking for 2 who are excited to study our everyday digital lives with me in the next years.

Please share with your network.

jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

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Universität Basel: PhD in Media Psychology (100%)

The Faculty of Psychology is one of seven faculties of the oldest university in Switzerland. With our core focus on Society & Choice and Health & Interventions, we are successful both nationally and i...

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Mar 18

NEE. WANT IN NEDERLAND WORDT BEZUINIGD OP HOGER ONDERWIJS EN WETENSCHAP

DUS...

#DoeHetNiet 🟥

Stop de bezuinigingen. Denk vooruit. Investeer in onderwijs en wetenschap.

@woinactie.bsky.social

BNR @bnr.nl · Mar 18

Nederland speelt (nog) niet in op Amerikaanse braindrain

Wetenschappelijke instellingen in Europa en daarbuiten zijn in een strijd verwikkeld om onderzoekers uit de VS aan te trekken die het harde optreden van de regeringTrump tegen onderzoeksbureaus willen ontvluchten. Nederlandse kennisinstellingen kijken genteresseerd naar de ontwikkelingen, maar zijn niet echt actief aan het werven, blijkt uit een rondgang van BNR.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thanks 5000 students and colleagues who come out in ☀️ Amsterdam today to protest cuts in higher education and science.

#DoeHetNiet #stopthecuts @woinactie.bsky.social

First strikes were in Leiden, Utrecht, Nijmegen. After Amsterdam, Groningen is next 💪🏽

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Mar 17

Arrival Dam Square

For science. For education

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · Mar 3

I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs.

If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂

International applications welcome!

Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

About the position
• 3-year Ph.D. position (60%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme)
• Can be extended by another 17 months
• Workplace is Zurich

What will be your main tasks?
• Conduct a Ph.D. thesis in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects
• Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach
• Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA and MA levels
• Take part in doctoral training programmes offered by UZH and IKMZ
• Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required

What should you bring to the team?
• Master’s degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline
• Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory
• Expertise in quantitative research methods
• Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics
• Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory

What do we offer you?
• Great background and support for high quality research
• Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division
• Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere
• Excellent track record of the department in academic career development

How to apply
Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post):
• Letter of motivation (including ideas for your Ph.D. project; max. 2 pages)
• Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and presentations, if applicable)
• MA thesis or equivalent, research publications if already applicable
• Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts

Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025
Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then
The position starts in April or by agreement

About the position
• 3-year postdoctoral position (80%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme)
• One position can be extended up to 3 years, the other up to 6 years
• Workplace is Zurich

What will be your main tasks?
• Conduct research in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects
• Lead your own projects and collaborate in team projects
• Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach
• Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA, MA, and Ph.D. levels
• Take part in supporting and training predocs at the division
• Engage in third party funding activities
• Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required

What should you bring to the team?
• Doctoral degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline
• Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory
• Expertise in quantitative research methods
• Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics
• Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory

What do we offer you?
• Great background and support for high quality research
• Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division
• Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere

Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post):
• Letter of motivation (including ideas for future research projects; max. 2 pages)
• Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and conference presentations)
• Full-texts of up to three sample publications & PhD dissertation
• Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts

Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025
Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then
The position starts in April or by agreement

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Simon Kruschinski @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social · Feb 21

𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐫ä𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐦 𝐙𝐃𝐅 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐞: 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐦 #𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡🍷
Ich habe das ZDF-Team mit @favstats.eu & @whotargets.me bei der Recherche für ihre Sendung zum digitalen Wahlkampf unterstützt & landete im Studio Ehrenfeld

Das Ergebnis im Stream: www.zdf.de/comedy/zdf-m...

Deep Dive Microtargeting – Wahlkampf im Internet

Im Interview zu Microtargeting erklärt Experte Dr. Simon Kruschinski, wie gefährlich zielgerichtete Werbung für demokratische Teilhabe sein kann.

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Jürgen Maier @maierjuergen.bsky.social · Feb 19

Analyse der Wahrnehmung und Wirkung der ARD-Wahlarena, jetzt mit Echtzeitmessung.

ksw.rptu.de/abt/politikw...

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Jürgen Maier @maierjuergen.bsky.social · Feb 18

Die Kanzlerkandidaten im TV-Quadrell - hier die Ergebnisse der Echtzeitbewertung:

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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · Feb 18

Herausforderungen bei der Durchsetzung vom #DSA ⬇️

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Jürgen Maier @maierjuergen.bsky.social · Feb 12

Erstes Treffen aller Kanzlerkandidaten heute Abend im ZDF ab 19.25 Uhr. Wir untersuchen wieder Wahrnehmung & Wirkung der Debatte.

Wer gerne mitmachen möchte bei der Bewertung der Kandidaten: einfach unsere App herunterladen. Weiter Infos hier: rptu.de/s/tvduell

Info bitte gerne teilen!

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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · Feb 12

What drives candidates' use of negative campaigning?

We suggest and empirically test a comprehensive theoretical model in 12 German state elections.

Now out in EPSR 👇

Jürgen Maier @maierjuergen.bsky.social · Feb 11

New publication with @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social , @sebstier.bsky.social, Mona Dian and @msaeltzer.bsky.social.

We explain why our understanding of negative campaigning as rational behavior is too narrow. We show that other mechanisms also influence attack behavior.

doi.org/10.1017/S175...

Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning

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