PhD scholarship in Media and Communication Studies, Malmö University

This PhD position is for a student to join the Living Archives project funded by the Swedish Research Council’s programme “Digitalized Society”. The 4 year collaborative, interdisciplinary project is based at Medea, and involves complementary research strands of Open Data and Performing Memory. It will examine, analyse and create prototypes for how archives can become a social resource, be integral in creating social change, cultural awareness and collective collaboration. The PhD student will gain experience of working collaboratively with other researchers and establish contacts both nationally and internationally. See details of the Living Archives project here.

More info in the full job announcement. Deadline: 21 February 2013.

Medea is a centre for collaborative media at Malmö University, where several Ørecomm participants work and study.