The RePIM (Revisioning Public Interest Media) Doctoral Network is pleased to announce the opening of 12 fully funded PhD positions across leading European universities. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks programme under Horizon Europe, RePIM brings together an international consortium of academic partners, public interest media organisations, and industry experts to rethink how Public Interest Media can sustain relevance, impact, and public value in a data-driven, platformised media ecosystem.

RePIM’s research addresses key transformations in the media landscape, spanning content and format innovation, platform infrastructures, organisational change, audience engagement, and policy development. The 12 Doctoral Candidates will work across five thematic clusters—Content production and Distribution, Infrastructures, Organisation, Policy and Regulation, and Audiences—supported by a comprehensive training programme including summer schools, winter seminars, international secondments, and a continuous scenario-building exercise, culminating in a final symposium.

Each PhD project focuses on a specific dimension of Public Interest Media transformation, from AI-assisted content creation, emerging storytelling formats, and recommender systems, to organisational restructuring, sustainable operational models, audience inclusion, and platform era regulation.

Successful applicants will join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community committed to ensuring that Public Interest Media can thrive and innovate in the digital age.

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Now Recruiting: 12 Doctoral Researcher Positions

The positions are hosted across Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Poland, and Switzerland. Each position offers:

• A 36-month/48-month fully funded PhD contract (duration depends on the host university)
• A competitive MSCA salary, mobility allowance, and (where applicable) family allowance
• International secondments with a co-supervising university in the consortium and a fully-paid internship in Public Interest Media partners
• Advanced methodological, entrepreneurial, and interdisciplinary training
• Close supervision by leading scholars and practitioners
• Participation in RePIM’s annual training modules and scenario-building workshops

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How to Apply

Full descriptions of each position—including project objectives, host institution, supervisors, secondments, eligibility criteria, and application instructions—are available on our Recruitment page.

Applications are open to candidates from all disciplines with a strong interest in media research, policy, digital transformation, organisational studies, data-driven media, or public interest communication.