12 Fully Funded PhD positions across Europe (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)

Applications are now open for 12 fully funded PhD positions in the RePIM (Revisioning Public Interest Media) Doctoral Network, a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program under Horizon Europe. This opportunity focuses on media research, particularly how public interest media can innovate and remain relevant in a data-driven, platform-dominated digital ecosystem. It covers interdisciplinary areas such as content production and distribution, digital infrastructures, organizational change, policy and regulation, and audience engagement.

The program is fully funded, providing competitive salaries, allowances, international secondments, paid internships, and comprehensive training—no application fee is required. Applications are open to candidates from all nationalities who meet the MSCA eligibility rules, with positions hosted at leading universities across eight European countries. You can check out BS, MS, PhD and postdoc positions here.

Key Details

• Degree Level: PhD (Doctoral Researcher positions)
• Funding Type: Fully funded.
• Host Countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Poland, Switzerland
• Open to Nationalities: All nationalities
• Application Fee: None
• Application Deadline: Varies by Position.

What This Scholarship Offers:

• A competitive salary (€4,340 to €7,940) including a living allowance, mobility allowance, and family allowance (if applicable).
• Full employment contract with social security coverage at a leading European university.
• International academic secondments (typically 2 months) at partner universities within the consortium.
• Fully paid internships (e.g., 3 months) at prominent public interest media organizations.
• Comprehensive interdisciplinary training through three Summer Schools (in Brussels, Copenhagen, Salzburg), three Winter Seminars (online), and workshops on research skills, data management, ethics, policy, management, and leadership.
• Participation in ongoing scenario-building exercises and a final RePIM Scenario-Building Symposium & Career Days in Brussels.

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Eligibility Criteria:

MSCA Requirements

• You must not already hold a doctoral degree at the time of recruitment.
• You must comply with the mobility rule: not have resided or carried out your main activity (work/studies) in the host country for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the recruitment date.

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General Requirements

• A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field.
• Strong motivation to conduct individual PhD research in public interest media transformation.
• Willingness for international mobility, including relocation to the host country and participation in trainings, internships, and exchanges.
• Excellent academic track record.
• Solid scientific background, ideally with prior research experience.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

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Open PhD Positions:

• DC1: Coping with the challenges of automated content in public interest media.
• DC2: Reinventing content for online-first public media.
• DC3: Quality news bots for public service media.
• DC4: Object oriented edge-casting using semantic encoding.
• DC5: Digital infrastructures in the public interest.
• DC6: Global logics in local contexts: Reinventing partnership strategies for Public Interest Media.
• DC7: Reconfiguring organisational structures for delivering platformised public value.
• DC8: Developing and transforming sustainability requirements for Public Interest Media.
• DC9: Regulating Public Interest Media in a platform world.
• DC10: Public support for non-public service media organisations.
• DC11: Reaching the unreachable.
• DC12: Audience data management and performance measurement in the cross-media landscape.

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How to Apply

• Visit the official RePIM Recruitment page for full position descriptions, including project details, supervisors, secondments, and exact application instructions.
• Prepare your documents (e.g., CV, motivation letter, Master’s certificate, etc.—specifics vary by position but often include a one-page motivation letter and options for second/third choices).
• Submit applications directly as instructed.
• You may apply for up to three positions in one application; clearly indicate your first, second, and third choices.

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