Full‑time Post‑Doctoral Researcher in Media and Communication Sciences

About the role

The CLAIM project investigates climate‑litigation actions by marginalised actors. The post‑doctoral researcher will join a multidisciplinary team to study the communicational and discursive dimensions of international climate litigation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop research strategies and collect a corpus of publications, media and digital content related to climate litigation.
• Apply quantitative and/or qualitative analytical methods to discursive and multimodal materials, including interviews and observation where relevant.
• Collaborate in building a database of international climate litigation cases initiated by marginalised actors.
• Produce scientific publications and presentations with the CLAIM team and help coordinate the research effort.

Required profile

• PhD in media and communication sciences, language sciences or an equivalent field.
• Experience handling large data corpora and online data extraction, especially from digital social media.
• Interest in ecology, environment, climate litigation and decolonial issues.
• Fluency in English and French; Spanish is an asset.
• Willingness to relocate to Belgium for the fellowship duration.

Required skills

• Large‑scale data handling and extraction.
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis of discursive and multimodal materials.
• Strong academic writing and interdisciplinary collaboration.