Maija Ozola-Schade

Jul 2017 – present

Doctoral candidate, IfMK FG EM/PK, TU Ilmenau

Apr 2021 – present 

Research Assistant, IfMK FG EM/PK, TU Ilmenau

Oct 2019 – Mar 2021

Teaching Assistant, IfMK FG EM/PK, TU Ilmenau

Feb 2018 – Sep 2018

Teaching Assistant, IfMK FG EM/PK, TU Ilmenau

Nov 2016 – May 2017

Assisting to the program manager at Centre for Media Studies at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia)

Apr 2013 – Jun 2015

Technische Universität Ilmenau, Media and Communication Science (MA). Master Thesis: Framing Dialogue on Female Entrepreneurship in the United States Media. Quantitative Media Content Analysis

Oct 2012 – Feb 2013

Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Austria), Medien, Kommunikation und Kultur (Media, Communication and Culture) (MA)

Jun 2011 – Dec 2011

Internship (AIESEC) at Innovation Office of the University of Münster (Germany)

Apr 2009 – Aug 2010

Assisting to the event manager at Latvijas Koncerti, Riga (Latvia)

Sept 2007 – Jan 2012

The University of Economics and Culture, Riga (Latvia), Cultural Management (BA)

Feb 2006 – Feb 2009

Sales Representative at airBaltic Corporation, Riga (Latvia)

Main research focus:

- Media Effects Research

- Political Communication

- Public Opinion Research

- Migration Research 

In pursuit of doctoral dissertation Immigration in Europe: Mass Media, Public Opinion and Politics

SS 2020/WS 2021

- Research on media content, media usage, and media effects (The European media discourse on immigration)

SS 2018

- Introduction to Automated Content Analysis