12 PhD positions available

The Revisioning Public Interest Media (RePIM) Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) Doctoral Network is starting! We are recruiting 12 fully funded PhD positions, which are due to begin in May 2026 across eight leading European universities. 

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, supported by a comprehensive training programme, work across five thematic clusters:

• Content production and Distribution

• Infrastructures

• Organisation

• Policy and Regulation

• Audiences

Each PhD project focuses on a specific dimension of Public Interest Media transformation, ranging 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!

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2026

Interested in how Public Service Media and other quality media are affected by technological changes? Want to study the impact of AI on content development and distribution strategy, their infrastructures, and the implications for policy and audiences? Do you want to become one of 12 PhD students in a Europe-wide EU-project?