Research theme: Environmental Discourses and the Spread of Multilingual (Dis)information in Social Networks

The University of Eastern Finland invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher position (4 years) in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND . The position is based on Joensuu campus, and it is expected to begin no later than 1 April 2027. Applications must be submitted no later than 10 August 2026.

Description of the research theme

This project seeks a doctoral candidate interested in how environmentrelated discourses circulate within digital social networks. The main objective of the doctoral project is to investigate how discourses and (dis)information about climate, the environment, and climatesmart solutions spread in digital social media networks. The work will also incorporate multilingual perspectives, including tracing how concepts travel across linguistic communities and linguistic borders. The specific concepts and analytic...