Dear colleagues, We seek a postdoctoral researcher for the NWO-funded project “And the winner is…!? The battle for the most impactful framing of election results between media and politics in multi-party systems” with a start date on 1 September 2025 (salary range: € 4.537 to € 6.209, depending on experience). The postdoc position is fully funded for 29 months and part of the Political Communication & Journalism<https://ascor.uva.nl/content/research-groups/political-communication-journalism/political-communication-journalism.html?origin=W0%2FCAU6rS3eO78F1gwdelQ> programme group at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)<https://ascor.uva.nl/> at the University of Amsterdam. About the project Elections in proportional electoral systems tend to produce multi-party systems without a clear majority for a single party. Therefore, election outcomes provide room for interpretation among journalists, politicians, and voters. The purpose of the doctoral project “And the winner is…!? The battle for the most impactful framing of election results between media and politics in multi-party systems” is to understand the variety, antecedents, and consequences of how politicians and journalists frame election results in the immediate aftermath of democratic elections. The consequences concern voter perceptions of winners and losers alongside framing effects on political and media cynicism. Main research topics: Media-politics relations, framing, elections, election campaigns, party politics, voters, media effects Methods: Content analysis, experimental and survey research Team The postdoctoral researcher will work together with the project leader Dr Katjana Gattermann, who is based at ASCoR. Questions about the vacancy can be addressed to her (k.gattermann@uva.nl<mailto:k.gattermann@uva.nl>). The project co-leaders are Dr Linda Bos (ASCoR) and Thomas Meyer, PhD (based at the University of Vienna). Profile of the candidate * A PhD degree in communication science, journalism, political science, or related social science field; * A quantitative empirical research focus and a strong affinity with quantitative content analysis; * Affinity with or interest in media-politics relations, political communication, and/or election research; * An excellent written and spoken command of English, demonstrated by, for example, publications in English-language journals; * Pro-activity as well as the ability, willingness, and commitment to do autonomous work in a multidisciplinary team; * Strong interpersonal and project management skills. * Interest in having an active role in organizing workshops, lecture series, and similar events The deadline for applications is 5 May 2025. Interviews are planned to be held online on 26 May 2025. More information about the project, our offer, the requirements, and the application procedure can be obtained here: https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-political-communication-in-the-aftermath-of-democratic-elections-netherlands-13970. We would be grateful if you could share the ad with interested candidates. Kind regards, Katjana Gattermann Dr Katjana Gattermann Associate Professor in Political Communication & Journalism Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) University of Amsterdam E: k.gattermann@uva.nl<mailto:k.gattermann@uva.nl> B: @KGattermann.bsky.social<https://bsky.app/profile/kgattermann.bsky.social> W: https://katjanagattermann.com/ M: PO Box 15791, 1001 NG Amsterdam, The Netherlands