[Linganth] Phd and Postdoc positions in Munich -ethnography of online misogyny

[Ilana Gershon]

*Two fully funded positions at the University of Munich (LMU): 
Ethnography of online misogyny/Starting March 2022***

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We are looking for excellent researchers to fill the following positions 
for an interdisciplinary project on online misogyny:

  * /Doctoral position (three years): Ethnography of online misogyny in
    India and Germany /

Fluency in German and English is needed. Fluency in Hindi is desired 
(but not required).

  * /Postdoctoral position (one year): Ethnography of online misogyny in
    Brazil /

Fluency in English and Portuguese is needed.

Research activities include carrying out semi-structured interviews with 
women who are the targets of online misogyny and online users who engage 
in aggressive language against women to advance their stated political 
goals; online ethnography of misogynistic trolling episodes; deep 
content analysis and discourse analysis; and analysis of policy 
documents. Candidates should be willing to work from Munich.

You will be part of an exciting multidisciplinary research group, with 
opportunities to partner with the core research team based in Munich and 
a global network of collaborators.

Please send a one-page research proposal outlining the specific focus 
areas, research methods and a timeline; one-page CV; two writing 
samples; names of two referees; and copies of degree certificates as a 
single pdf by email to sahana.udupa at lmu.de 
<mailto:sahana.udupa at lmu.de>ccing sahanaudupa at hks.harvard.edu 
<mailto:sahanaudupa at hks.harvard.edu>with the subject line “Online 
misogyny doctoral position” or “Online misogyny postdoctoral position” 
before *22 Dec 2021.*

The multiyear project (2022-2026) is funded by the Bavarian Research 
Institute for Digital Transformation (BIDT) and will be jointly carried 
out by a team of ethnographers, sociologists and computer scientists at 
the University of Munich (LMU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

www.fordigitaldignity.com <http://www.fordigitaldignity.com> provides 
some insights into ongoing research.
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