Vacancies doctoral candidate for the Revisioning Public Interest Media program
Currently, we have three open vacancies as part of the Revisioning Public Interest Media (RePIM) program. RePIM is a new Europe-wide doctoral network funded by the European Union’s MSCA Doctoral Networks scheme. RePIM will explore how public interest media, including public service media, quality journalism, cultural heritage outlets and trusted online media, can adapt and thrive in a rapidly transforming media ecosystem.
Over the next four years, RePIM will train twelve doctoral candidates through an ambitious and interdisciplinary programme combining rigorous academic training, cross-sectoral mobility, and real-world engagement. Three of the twelve positions are hosted by imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel:
- Global logics in local contexts: Reinventing partnership strategies for Public Interest Media. Supervised by Tim Raats and Ulrike Rohn (Tallinn University).
- Reconfiguring organisational structures for delivering platformised public value. Supervised by Catalina Iordache, Karen Donders and Michał Głowacki (University of Warsaw)
- Reaching the unreachable. Supervised by Wendy Van den Broeck and Petr Szczepanik (Charles University).
Applications for these positions at the VUB are open until 8 February 2026. More information about the program can be found at repimnetwork.eu
Spontaneous applications
imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel accepts spontaneous applications. Please send your resume and motivation to smit.jobs@vub.be