2nd CALL FOR PAPERS with new information – Media Education Conference (MEC 2015), 15-17 June 2015, Salla, Finland

Welcome to the MEC 2015!

Media Education Conference – MEC 2015 (former NBE) is an informal and friendly conference which participants attend to exchange ideas and information dealing with media education, educational use of ICTs and learning environments. Media Education Conference – in the Light of the Midnight Sun is organized on 15-17 June 2015 in Sallatunturi. The event organizer  is the Centre for Media Pedagogy at the University of Lapland (CMP).

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Two job vacancies in Jyväskylä, Finland

Two job vacancies for your attention:

Vacancy for a Professor in Journalism

The University of Jyväskylä, Finland, is seeking for applications for Professorship in Journalism at the Department of Communication. The professorship is based on a contract of employment to be filled as of January 1, 2016, in effect until further notice. The deadline of application expires on Feb 1, 2015. The professor’s job-specific salary component is between 4617,75 € and 6803,52 €//month. In addition, a personal performance-based salary component, maximum of 46,3% of the job-specific salary is also paid. The professor is specifically expected to have expertise in the areas related to the future of journalism, such as media and journalism in a networked and multicultural society, effects of social media on journalism and its relationship with the audience, journalistic innovations, as well as journalism and globalization.

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