Research and teaching assistant position in journalism - Faculty of letters, translat

Organisation/Company Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Research Field Communication sciences » Journalism Communication sciences » Media studies Sociology » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Final date to receive applications 27 Feb 2026 - 11:00 (UTC) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 38 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Reference: 2026/S015

Job Description

The position involves hiring someone wishing to pursue doctoral research and divide their time between teaching assistance and research.

The person will assist professors in supervising practical exercises, debate sessions and correcting assignments and exams at the bachelor’s in information and communication and the master’s in journalism.

S/he will also develop a doctoral thesis in the field of journalism studies and more generally on professional, cultural, social or economic issues of media systems (past or present), within the framework of the activities of the Laboratory of Journalistic Practices and Identities (LaPIJ) of the Research Centre in Information and Communication (ReSIC).

A full-time assistantship (maximum duration of 6 years) is granted for an initial period of 2 years, potentially renewable for two further 2-year periods after review by the relevant bodies. As the objective of the assistantship is to conduct and complete a doctoral thesis, the tasks will be equally divided between teaching and research. These tasks may be reviewed periodically.

Title required

Hold a Belgian university master's degree (120 credits) or equivalent in Information and Communication Sciences or more broadly in social sciences and meet the conditions for access to a doctorate.

Required skills

The person will demonstrate professional skills in the field of journalism (ideally with experience in producing long-term journalistic works - documentaries, investigations, etc.), and an aptitude for academic work.

The person must demonstrate research skills and ideally have teaching experience to support students in carrying out journalistic projects and in gaining a thorough understanding of the skills required for the profession.

Fluency in French and English is required.

Courses covered

Four or five courses may be part of the candidate's teaching workload. These courses will be chosen from those related to journalism training:

At Master's level: journalistic practices, editorial analysis and conceptualization, news projects, narrative journalism and investigative journalism, issues and changes in journalism, history of journalism, journalism internships.

At Bachelor's level: critical analysis of media, sociology of media, media ethics.

Administrative duties: participation in student fairs and activities related to the Department of Information and Communication Sciences.

Interested?

For more information, please contact Ms Florence LE CAM (telephone:  – email: .

This template structures your application by including the following elements:

• a note on the applicant’s PhD research project (4 pages)
• two letters of reference

Incomplete applications or applications that do not use the template provided will not be examined by the selection committee.

ULB's personnel management policy is geared towards diversity and equal opportunities.

We recruit candidates on the basis of their skills, irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, origin, nationality, beliefs, disability, etc.

Would you like to be provided with reasonable accommodation in the selection procedure because of a disability, disorder, or illness? Please contact Marie Botty, the person in charge of diversity aspects for the academic and scientific staff ( ). Be assured of the confidentiality of this information.