BI – Research Grant (Bolsa de Investigação) for a PhD Student – PRODIGI project NOVA University Lisbon in Portugal

ICNOVA – NOVA Institute of Communication, within NOVA University Lisbon, is offering one research grant (Bolsa de Investigação) for a PhD student in the PRODIGI project: Promoting Resilience and Online Digital and Informational Skills (Grant Number 101182849). The position is based in Lisbon, Portugal, and is linked to research and outreach in communication sciences, digital media, and media/information literacy. The selected candidate will support a work plan developed with the project team, in...

PhD student in Political Science at Lund University, Sweden. This opening is part of the research project “A Divisive Spiral? Elite Communication, Voter Engagement, and Algorithmic Amplification of Affective Polarization” , led by Professor Hanna Bäck at the Department of Political Science, Lund University. The project examines affective polarization , elite communication, voter engagement, and how algorithms and social media shape political attitudes. It uses large language models to analyze po...

Fully funded MA and PhD positions are being advertised in Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago . This opportunity appears to be for students interested in communication research, with likely relevance to communication studies and related media studies topics. The post is brief and does not specify the exact research areas, supervisor names, eligibility criteria, funding package, or deadline. The announcement says “Come work with us!” and links out to a LinkedIn source for more ...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Cambridge in advanced machine learning , focused on evaluating AI in high-stakes settings . The project is based in the Computational and Biological Learning Lab and is run in collaboration with PoliceAI . This is a strong fit for applicants interested in machine learning, AI evaluation, and responsible deployment of AI systems in sensitive real-world contexts. Funding: The post states that the PhD position is fully funded . Deadline: 8 December ...

Cardiff University and Swansea University are offering a fully funded PhD pathway in Journalism, Digital Media & Democracy through the Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) / ESRC DTP. The project starts in October 2027 and is open to students worldwide, including home and international applicants. This opportunity sits at the intersection of journalism , digital media , media and communications , and politics/democracy . Applicants are expected to propose a research project alig...