Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Digital Media Studies 60%

The Department of Media Studies and the Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Basel are looking for a research assistant (with a doctorate) as of 1st August 2025 or later by arrangement.
In addition to the academic qualification at the University of Basel (i.e. habilitation or equivalent projects) through your own research, the assistant's tasks include, in particular, participation in teaching (2 hours per week per semester, which usually translates to one course), academic self-administration and collaboration in the supervision of students and the academic projects and events at the Department of Media Studies and the Digital Humanities Lab. You will be expected to play a leading organizational role in designing research and outreach programs and events.
This particular position will be associated with the professorships held by Prof. Dr. Markus Krajewski and Prof. Dr. Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal. The prerequisite is a doctorate (by the time of appointment) in media studies, science and technology studies, digital humanities, computer science, literary studies, philology, cultural studies, history and philosophy of science and technology, information studies, or other related disciplinary configurations in the qualitative humanities. We are open in terms of your research focus but it must include historically situated and technically rigorous theoretical work as its central component. Additionally, engagements with some of the following domains – cultural techniques, media archaeology, critical making, media forensics, medium design, infrastructure studies, political economy, game studies, and/or code studies – would be welcomed. Also desirable would be experience (or interest) in local and global community building, academic and para-academic event organization, and/or visual design.
Strong language and communication skills in English are a requirement. A residence in the trinational region of Basel would be mandatory.
The position is initially limited to two years for postdocs. The University of Basel stands for excellence through diversity and is committed to equal opportunities and family friendliness. The institution thus welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and international profiles, and intends to provide administrative support for immigration procedures, if needed and feasible.
The terms of employment are based on the University of Basel's personnel and salary regulations. Remuneration depends on several factors but candidates can expect, considering 60% employment, an annual starting salary of approximately 60,000 CHF.
We endeavour to provide members of our team with significant autonomy and mentorship in terms of their own research and future directions. Limited research and travel funds should also be available.
 
Application / Contact
 
Further information on the Department of Media Studies can be found on our website: https://medienwissenschaft.philhist.unibas.ch/en/.
Further information on the Digital Humanities Lab can be found on our website: https://dhlab.philhist.unibas.ch/en/.
If you have any specific questions not answered here, you may contact Prof Dr. Markus Krajewski and Prof. Dr. Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal at [email protected] and [email protected], but please refrain from contacting solely to inquire about the potential fit as that is the objective of the search process.
 
For the first round of evaluations, the only mandatory application requirements are the following:

• A cover letter detailing the candidate's profile and why the candidate would be a good fit (max. 2 pages), 
• an academic CV, and 
• only one example of your research (this could be a written paper/article/chapter in pdf form or a link, in a text file, to a digital project that is active and available for us online to peruse), all bound into one pdf file.

 
We look forward to receiving your complete application by 6th of June 2025 via the university's online application portal (see button below).
Late applications and applications by other means will not be considered.