Roskilde University (RUC) is offering a 3-year PhD scholarship in the research area of Communication for Social Change, starting September 2013.
The scholarship is co-financed between RUC Department of Communication, Business and Information Technologies (CBIT) and the Danish NGO ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency).
The successful candidate will research, analyse and position ADRA Denmark’s extensive experience with communication for social change vis-à-vis the current debates of how civil society in developing countries, particularly in Africa, make use of communication and media in articulating processes of empowerment, advocacy and social change. S/he must be able to understand Danish, the work language at ADRA.
Applications must be submitted electronically via http://www.ruc.dk/en/job/phd/ by 20 June 2013
For additional information see the full announcement here or contact ADRA Denmark’s Seceretary General Lehnart Falk (Lehfal@adra.dk) / Prof Thomas Tufte (ttufte@ruc.dk)
ADRA Denmark is a development NGO working in East Africa since 1987 with a focus on health, education and food security. It uses media and village dialogue strategically to enhance processes of empowerment and social change.