PhD Position in Journalism at Universita della Svizzera italiana

Position call for PhD candidate in Journalism and collaborator for the Media and Communication Service

Requirements:
- Master degree in Journalism or Communication
- Expertise in journalistic writing and editing
- Know-how in the use of new technologies and web publishing
- Languages:
- English mother tongue
- Very good understanding of Italian

Duties:
The selected candidate will be required to:
- Work 50% for the Media and Communication Service of the Universita della Svizzera italiana
- Collaborate in research activities of the European Journalism Observatory (www.ejo.ch)

Research topic:
The PhD research will focus on journalism: the topic will be defined in detail together with prof. Stephan Russ-Mohl, director of the PhD thesis.

Job description at the Media and Communication Service:
- Writing and editing of English texts: press releases, newsletter, web
- Internal and external communication
- Cooperation in the organization of events
- Creation and management of mailing lists
- Management of online resources

The usual contractual conditions for PhD students of the Universita della Svizzera italiana will apply.

Please send your Application Letter and CV to press@usi.ch.
Deadline: December 11th, 2009