I’m looking for a PhD researcher to join me at LMU Munich and explore one of the media industry’s most important yet often overlooked infrastructures: audience measurement. The doctoral research will examine how audiences are counted, valued, represented, and used by media companies, advertisers, policymakers, and researchers, with scope to develop an original line of inquiry around ratings, readership, platform metrics, surveillance, transparency, advertising fraud, or the disruptions created by streaming and social media. The post (75% FTE) begins on 1 October 2026, runs initially for three years, and offers an annual gross salary of between €44,493 and €63,239, depending on qualifications and experience.
My new book – Media Change: Contemporary Cases, Consequences, and Conceptualizations – is now published by Wiley. The book’s twelve chapters dissect pressing media topics, ranging from the role of AI and automation in news production to the intricate efforts by democratic states to curb underage access to harmful online content. These chapters not only provide insights into their individual topics but also serve as illustrative cases of broader media transformations. The introductory and concluding chapters weave together lessons about media change, exploring not only the “what” and “how” but also the nuanced resistance, uneven progress, occasional reversals, and the influence of non-technological factors. Order at Wiley.com, Amazon.com, and all major online booksellers.
