Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies

by | May 30, 2023

Organisation: University of Warsaw

Department/Unit: Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies

Research Field: SOC

Sub-fields / keywords (choose freely): media management, media marketing, journalism, communication, social media, FOMO and related phenomena

Short description off the department / unit (strengths and scientific achievements, such as publications, patents, etc., important infrastructure – up to 2000 characters with spaces):

The Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies (WDIB UW) focuses on modern social communication in an integrated way: media studies, information science and book studies. Since 2014, it has always been at the top of Perspektywy magazine’s yearly ranking of study fields in the category of Journalism and Social Communication. At WDIB UW today there are 2200 students studying 6 fields of study, including 16 specialties (such as public relations and media marketing, logistics and marketing in the media, or photography for press, advertising and publishing) and 12 specializations (for example, information and knowledge management, cultural heritage, TV specialization, radio specialization, online journalism). The classes are taught by renowned scholars, but also by practitioners with many years of experience in the media – the qualified research and teaching staff consists of 150 people. WDIB UW also focuses on research development. Several international projects are currently being implemented in the Faculty’s structures, including grants from Horizon Europe, CHANSE Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe, the National Science Center or the Ministry of Education and Science. The Faculty is equipped with modern facilities, including professional laboratories for computers, photography and speech technology, as well as television and radio studios (the latter is used by the Kampus Academic Radio). The Faculty’s premises are also home to an innovative Media Analysis Center and Media Studies Research Laboratory (with a fully equipped VR room and biometric research tools), the Television and Film Research Laboratory and the Big Data Analysis Laboratory with fully professional research instruments. Within the Faculty, there are also the Ryszard Kapuściński Research and Education Center Foundation and the Foundation for the Development of Journalistic Education. The Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies is an educational institution which combines a long tradition of teaching with dynamic modernity and high organizational skills. This has been proven on more than one occasion with international symposia and conferences organized by the Faculty, such as the Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association (2018) entitled “Media Management in the Age of Big Data and High-tech”. It will host regional ICA conference in 2024 and “The World Media Economics and Management Conference” in 2025.

Previous Related Projects / Research Experience (international/ EU/ big national or regional projects especially in the areas in which you would like to host fellows – up to 5):

CHANSE, Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe; Ministry of Education and Sciences, programme: Science for Society; National Science Centre (NCN), Norway Grants/POLS;  European Commission, Horizon Europe;  Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) research programmes; 4EU+ Seed program

Thematic areas and list of supervisors who are looking forward to preparing a project proposal with postdoctoral researchers (thematic area and main supervisor, link to CV, contact information – provide information for each supervisor):

 The supervisor will accept topics related to the media economics, media management, media marketing, social media and related phenomena, media polarization and media diversity and inlusion.

Contact Person/ Position in the Organisation/ Phone/ E-mail (Choose whether candidates will contact their respective supervisor directly or if they will contact a person at the organisation):

  • dr hab. Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska, prof. UW (PhD with habilitation, Associate Professor), a.ginalska@uw.edu.pl

Necessary documents to be provided by a candidate:

  • CV (up to 3 pages),
  • brief description of the project idea (goal of the project, proposed methodology, motivation for choosing the institution and the host with regards to the career progression of the fellow – up to 2/3 pages)
  • ….

Deadline for sending the documents to the supervisors: 30/06/2023 (23:59)