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Communication Studies Professors and Supervisors in Germany
Professors in communication studies in germany
112 professors found
Leibniz-Institute für Medienforschung │Hans-Bredow-Institut
Germany
Research Interests
Media Studies
Political Communication
Communication Studies
Journalism
Data Journalism
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Germany
Research Interests
Media Studies
Applied Linguistics
Journalism
Academic Purposes
Communication Studies
University of Mainz
Germany
Research Interests
Media Studies
Social Psychology
Communication Studies
Quasi-experimental Study
Audience Studies
Associate Professor
University of Bamberg
Germany
Research Interests
Media Studies
Applied Linguistics
Linguistics
Communication Studies
Popular Music
Professor for Media Management and Journalism
Hochschule Macromedia
Germany
Research Interests
Organizational Communication
Media Studies
Disaster Management
Crisis Communication
Risk Communication
Full Professor and Chair
Leipzig University
Germany
Research Interests
Media Studies
Cultural History
Communication Studies
Sociotechnical Systems
Rural Development
Israel Professor in Communication Science
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Germany
Research Interests
Health Communication
Media Studies
Communication Studies
Pandemic Preparedness
Covid-19
Professor
TU Darmstadt
Germany
Research Interests
Political Communication
Applied Linguistics
Psychology
Academic Purposes
Sociology
Assistant Professor
TU Dresden
Germany
Research Interests
Media Studies
Social Psychology
Public Opinion Research
Social Media
Media Psychology
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University of Münster
Germany
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3 months ago
PhD opportunity in Empirical and Applied Linguistics at the University of Münster in Germany . The Graduate School offers an interdisciplinary doctoral programme with a strong focus on linguistics and related areas, including general linguistics , second language acquisition , applied linguistics , German linguistics , English philology , Romance linguistics (French, Italian, Spanish), Dutch philology , Scandinavian studies , Slavic studies , and psycholinguistics . Doctoral researchers can purs...
Education
Psychology
Psycholinguistics
+5 more
3 months ago
Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA)
Germany
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2 months ago
12 fully funded PhD positions are available at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Cologne, Germany. This is an application call for up to 12 doctoral places in a major international ageing research environment linking the University of Cologne, the University Hospital Cologne, the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research. The programme is situated within one of Europe’s leading ageing research clusters and brings togeth...
Cell Biology
Physiology
Biochemistry
+14 more
2 months ago
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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Germany
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The Class of Language within the Graduate School Language & Literature at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich offers a doctoral environment for research in the linguistic disciplines. The program combines a structured interdisciplinary curriculum with individual and intensive supervision by faculty members, and it encourages exchange among doctoral candidates, faculty, and international visiting scholars. For the summer semester 2027 , LMU Munich invites applications for one funded doctoral p...
Education
Literature
English Language Teaching
+2 more
Posted Yesterday
Living costs in Germany
Estimated costs in Germany.
MonthlyYearly | Germany |
|---|---|
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
 Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Associate Professor for Media Effects and Media Psychology
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Germany
Research Interests
Social Psychology
Media Studies
Stress Management
Psychosocial
Cyberpsychology
Junior Professor
German Sport University Cologne
Germany
Research Interests
Sports Journalism
Media Studies
Journalism
Media Psychology
Covid-19
Professor of Digital Journalism
Universität Hamburg
Germany
Research Interests
Media Studies
Digital Media
Journalism
Mass Communication
Media Psychology
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Just Landed
Germany
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New Today
Just Landed
Friedrich Schiller University Jena is advertising a doctoral candidate/scientific researcher position in the DFG Research Unit “Beyond Crazy” (FOR 5901). The project focuses on conspiracy beliefs and is situated within the psychology of communication and media use. The position is associated with Professor Tobias Rothmund and offers doctoral research within a German Research Foundation-funded research unit. The work will examine conspiracy beliefs in the context of communication and media use, c...
Psychology
Communication Studies
Media Studies
+2 more
New Today
University of Passau
Just Landed
Germany
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New Today
Just Landed
The Digital Platform Ecosystems (DPE) Research Training Group 2720 at the University of Passau offers a doctoral research environment focused on one of the central phenomena of the digital economy: platform ecosystems and their role in data- and knowledge-intensive business models. The programme is built around an integrated, systemic perspective on digital platform-based value creation and its implications for data exchange, organisation, and socio-economic development. It brings together sever...
Information Technology
Communication Studies
Business Administration
+5 more
New Today
Daniel Bischof
Closing soon
University of Münster
Germany
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1 month ago
Closing soon
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Comparative Politics and Democratic Resilience at the University of Münster , Germany. The Institute of Political Science, research group in Comparative Politics led by Prof. Daniel Bischof , is recruiting for a fixed-term, full-time postdoctoral position (E 13 TV-L, 100%) for three years as part of the SAFEDEM project, “Do Ordinary Citizens Defend Democracy? Everyday Acts of Democratic Resistance.” The project focuses on comparative politics , political behavi...
Sociology
Psychology
Communication Studies
+8 more
1 month ago
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