Dear colleagues, We are seeking a 2 year, full-time, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Media and Communications, to join a Leverhulme Trust project on news use and parenting at the University of Surrey, UK. The role starts on 1st October 2023 - and some highlights are - * We are seeking candidates who will have a PhD in hand before the start date. * We are particularly keen on experience with mixed methods, including surveys, interviews, mobile diary methods - and a disciplinary background in Media and Communications, or closely related fields. * The project is led by Ranjana Das, with Tom Roberts and Emily Setty as Co-Is, and the project is housed in the Department of Sociology, at the University of Surrey. * A subject background in news consumption, digital technologies, users and/or audiences would be especially welcome. The job advert is live here: 017823 Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Media & Communications - Jobs at the University of Surrey<https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=13199&forced=1> - and I am happy to speak to interested applicants informally by email on r.das@Surrey.ac.uk<mailto:r.das@Surrey.ac.uk>. Best, Ranjana. Professor Ranjana Das Professor in Media and Communication Co-Editor, Sociology<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/soc> New project: Leverhulme Research Grant 2023-2025: Parents' news use, risk and crises in datafied societies New project: British Academy Grant 2023-2025: Exploring practices around emerging technologies in families raising bilingual children Twitter: @ProfRanjanaDas<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDrRanjanaDas&data=04%7C01%7Cr.das%40surrey.ac.uk%7C6db55e6fe23a483fd0a808d8b1635af8%7C6b902693107440aa9e21d89446a2ebb5%7C0%7C0%7C637454387586080742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=U3nkSePVo8TMwtQwIzDqSeOHOFKPup4vyUbcqcX9dmQ%3D&reserved=0> Web: Prof Ranjana Das | University of Surrey<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/ranjana-das>