Department of Communication and Media Research - International & Comparative Media Research

01/2020 – present

Senior Research and Teaching Associate (Oberassistentin/Postdoc) at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland

02/2020 – 06/2020

Lecturer at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies, University of Bern, Switzerland

07/2019

Visiting scholar at the Smart Family Institute of Communications, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Host researcher: Prof. Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt)

01/2016 – 12/2019

Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland

01/2016 – 12/2017

Employed in the Project „Populist Political Communication in Europe: Comprehending the Challenge of Mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics” funded by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

10/2010 – 09/2015            

Various positions as Student Research Assistant at the Institute of Mass Communication & Media Research, Divisions: International & Comparative Media Research and Media & Politics, University of Zurich

03/2013 – 08/2013

Junior Communications Manager at swissnex San Francisco

09/2012 – 12/2012

Communications Intern at the Communications Office of the Government Council, Canton of Zurich

10/2011 – 06/2012

PR Trainee at Weibel Communication AG, Zollikon

12/2019

PhD (Dr. phil) in Media and Communication Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Summa cum laude.

Thesis: Populist Online Communication. Interactions among Politicians, Journalists, and Citizens

Committee: Prof. Dr. Frank Esser, University of Zurich (first supervisor), Prof. Dr. Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (second supervisor).

09/2013 – 12/2015

Master of Arts in Communication Science and Media Research (Major) and Political Science (Minor), University of Zurich, Switzerland

09/2009 – 06/2012

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Science and Media Research (Major), Political Science (1^st Minor), and Theory and History of Photography (2^nd Minor), University of Zurich, Switzerland

Since 06/2020

Member of the coordination committee for organizational development of the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Since 05/2020

Student and early career representative of the International Communication Association (ICA) Political Communication Division

Since 09/2019

PhD and Postdoc representative (Mittelbausprecherin) at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2016 – 2018

Substitute Member of the Management Committee of COST Action IS1308 on “Populist Political Communication in Europe” URL: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/isch/IS1308

2020

SCM Top Paper Shortlist, Affiliate Journal-Session, International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast (AUS)/virtual due to COVID-19, 2020

2018

GRC Travel Grant by the University of Zurich for a research stay at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Host researcher: Prof. Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt

2016

Semester Award by the University of Zurich for outstanding scholarly work for the Master's thesis with the title „Populist Communication in the Self-Presentation of Politicians. A Comparative Analysis of Talk Shows, Facebook, and Twitter in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States.“

Fall 2020

Lecture (BA-level): Einführung in die Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung [Introduction to communication science and media research], IKMZ, University of Zurich (co-teaching with F. Esser et al.)

Spring 2020

Block course (PhD level): Current Trends in Political Communication. Part IV: Populist Political Communication, Doctoral Program Democracy Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Proseminar (BA-Level): Digitale politische Kommunikation zwischen Likes, Shares & User Comments [Digital Political Communication between Likes, Shares & User Comments], Institute of Communication and Media Studies, University of Bern, Switzerland

BA-Colloquium and Supervision of BA-Theses, IKMZ, University of Zurich, Switzerland (co-teaching with A. Staender)

Fall 2019

Research Seminar (BA-Level): Wahlen 2019: Politische Kommunikation in der Schweiz [Elections 2019: Political Communication in Switzerland], IKMZ, University of Zurich, Switzerland (co-teaching with A. Staender)

Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

Research Seminar (BA Level) and Supervision of Bachelor Theses: Populistische Kommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter [Populist Communication in Digital Times], IKMZ, University of Zurich, Switzerland (co-teaching with N. Ernst)

Spring 2018

Seminar (BA Level): Politische Kommunikation zwischen Likes, Shares & User Comments [Political Communication Between Likes, Shares & User Comments], IKMZ, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Fall 2017

Lecture (BA Level): Grundlagen der Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft I & II [Introduction to Communication Science and Media Research I & II], Co-teaching, IKMZ, University of Zurich, Switzerland (co-teaching with F. Esser, N. Ernst, & B. Fretwurst)

Fall 2016 & Spring 2017

Research Seminar (BA Level) and Supervision of Bachelor Theses: Erfolgreiche Populisten in ganz Europa: Welche Rolle übernehmen die Medien? [Successful Populists Across Europe: What Role do the Media Play?], IKMZ, University of Zurich, Switzerland (co-teaching with N. Ernst)