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Job openings University of Amsterdam - New Media & Digital Culture
by Michael Stevenson 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

Hello AOIR, There are currently two relevant job openings at the University of Amsterdam: - Assistant professor in New Media and Digital Culture (Faculty of Humanities, dept. of Media Studies) - http://bit.ly/nm_uva2 - Lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture (Faculty of Humanities, dept. of Media Studies) - http://bit.ly/nm_uva1 The deadline for applications is 30 October 2017. See the full ads for details and contact info. Kind regards, Michael Stevenson Associate Professor Media Studies University of Amsterdam m.p.stevenson(a)uva.nl http://twitter.com/_mstevenson

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Postdoc and PhD Position at Media Change & Innovation Division, Zurich
by m.latzer＠ipmz.uzh.ch 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

The Media Change & Innovation Division (Prof. Michael Latzer, http://www.mediachange.ch) at the IPMZ - Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich is hiring: 1 Postdoc (60%) and 1 Doctoral researcher / PhD student (60%) in Internet & Society / Algorithm Studies Please find the individual job descriptions below. Starting date: January 2018 or as agreed upon Please send your application with the usual documents and a letter of motivation (one pdf file) to Dr. Moritz B¸chi: m.buechi(a)ipmz.uzh.ch. Additionally, please attach a representative scientific contribution (publication in a scientific journal or excerpt from your doctoral dissertation for the position of the postdoc; or a scientific publication or Masterís thesis for the position of the doctoral researcher). The selection process will begin in mid-November 2017. However, the job offers remain open until qualified candidates are found. The University of Zurich strives for the equality of men and women in academic positions and therefore particularly invites applications of qualified female researchers. Job description: Postdoc (60%) in Internet & Society or Algorithm Studies The position is initially fixed-term (1 year) but can be renewed for up to 5 additional years. An increase of employment percentage through third-party funds is envisaged. The workplace is Zurich and the starting date is January 2018 or as agreed upon. Job specifications: -Participation in the research projects The Significance of Algorithmic Selection for Everyday Life (survey, tracking, interviews; especially in the domains of information seeking and social and political orientation on the Internet, bias, manipulation) and/or World Internet Project ñ Switzerland (representative survey on Internet usage of the Swiss population and attitudes towards topics like online privacy, participation, digital well-being etc.) -Further academic qualification along the lines of the division´s research and teaching areas -Publications and conference participation -Teaching -Student supervision and administrative tasks We offer: -Excellent conditions for research on highly topical issues -Integration into a highly motivated and globally connected team at a leading institute for communication sciences in Europe -Opportunity for additional training in theory and also in qualitative as well as quantitative methods -Opportunity to deepen didactical skills -Adequate payment Job requirements: -Completed doctorate in communication sciences or a related discipline in the social sciences -Research experience reflected in publications, or a trajectory of potential publications, on relevant topics in communication research -Prior knowledge of or high interest in the divisionís main areas of research (see http://www.mediachange.ch) -Very good knowledge of quantitative research methods and their application; experience with statistical and other analysis software (R skills of advantage) -Experience in survey methods, tracking and big data analysis of advantage -Experience in qualitative research methods of advantage -Very good command of written and spoken German strongly desired; excellent command of English; further foreign language competence (especially Swiss national languages) of advantage, intent to acquire and improve German language skills for non-native speakers -Strong team orientation -Accurate and reliable working attitude Job description: Doctoral researcher / PhD student (60%) in Internet & Society or Algorithm Studies The position is initially fixed-term (1 year) but can be renewed for up to 5 additional years. An increase of employment percentage through third-party funds is envisaged. The workplace is Zurich and the starting date is January 2018 or as agreed upon. Job specifications: -Participation in the research projects The Significance of Algorithmic Selection for Everyday Life (survey, tracking, interviews; especially in the domains of information seeking and social and political orientation on the Internet, bias, manipulation) and/or World Internet Project Switzerland (representative survey on Internet usage of the Swiss population and attitudes towards topics like online privacy, participation, digital well-being etc.) -Further academic qualification (doctoral dissertation) along the lines of the division´s research and teaching areas -Publications and conference participation -Teaching -Student supervision and administrative tasks We offer: -Excellent conditions for research on highly topical issues -Integration into a highly motivated and globally connected team at a leading institute for communication sciences in Europe -Opportunity for personal training in theory and also in qualitative as well as quantitative methods -Opportunity to acquire and deepen didactical skills -Adequate payment Job requirements: -Outstanding degree in communication sciences or a related discipline in the social sciences (Master or equivalent) -Interest in further academic qualification (doctoral dissertation), research experience desirable -Prior knowledge of or high interest in the divisionís main areas of research (see http://www.mediachange.ch) -Knowledge of quantitative research methods and their application; experience with statistical and other analysis software (R skills desirable) -Experience in survey methods, tracking and big data analysis desirable -Experience in qualitative research methods desirable -Fluent in spoken and written German and English, further foreign language competence (especially Swiss national languages) desirable -Strong team orientation -Accurate and reliable working attitude -------------------------------------------------- Prof. Michael Latzer, IPMZ - University of Zurich, Chair, Media Change & Innovation Division mediachange.ch -------------------------------------------------- * Just, Natascha / Büchi, Moritz / Latzer, Michael (2017): A Blind Spot in Public Broadcasters' Discovery of the Public: How the Public Values Public Service. In: International Journal of Communication, 11, 992-101. http://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Just_2017_PSB.pdf * Bauer, J. M./Latzer, M. eds. (2016). Handbook on the Economics of the Internet. Edward Elgar. http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-on-the-economics-of-the-internet * Just, N./Latzer, M. (2016). Governance by Algorithms: Reality Construction by Algorithmic Selection on the Internet. In: Media, Culture & Society. http://mcs.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/04/20/0163443716643157.abstract * Büchi, M./Just, N./Latzer, M. (2016). Caring is not enough: The importance of Internet skills for online privacy protection. In: Information, Communication & Society, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1229001. * Büchi, M./Just, N./Latzer, M. (2015). Modeling the second-level digital divide: A five-country study of social differences in Internet use. In: New Media & Society. http://nms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/09/08/1461444815604154.abstract * Saurwein, F./Just, N./Latzer, M. (2015). Governance of Algorithms: Options and Limitations. Info. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/info-05-2015-0025

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Research overiview on lgbtq use of social media?
by Evelina Liliequist 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

Hi, I’m writing my dissertation on LGBTQ people's perception of identity, place and time in relation to the use of social media in northern Sweden. I’m now looking for some good research overview on LGBTQ use of social media, I know there is a lot (at least in an international context an from urban areas). Does anyone have a recommendation where to look? So basically i’m looking to get a picture of the overall themes in the field, what has been done and if someone knows, what seems to be lacking/needs to be done? Thanks in advance, Evelina Liliequist Postgraduate student Ethnology, Digital humanities Department of Culture and Media Studies, Umeå University Umeå University SE-901 87 Umeå Sweden Tel: +46 90 7866305 Email: evelina.liliequist(a)umu.se<mailto:evelina.liliequist@umu.se>

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Internet Research Ethics 3.0: invitation to interviews
by Charles M. Ess 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

Dear AoIR-ists, copy to aline franzke, The AoIR guidelines for ethical decision-making (2002, 2012) are living documents that continue to prove useful to researchers and ethical review boards alike who confront the multiple ethical challenges that arise in internet-facilitated research. But novel developments, such as the increased complexity of datasets, questions of “grey data” and data from mixed sources (governmental, corporate, university-based), embedded metadata, along with many others, have occasioned the AoIR project of developing additional ethical guidelines and resources for internet research. So an Ethics Working Group was inaugurated following last year’s conference in Berlin; a first stage in our work will be two ethics roundtables this coming week in Tartu that highlight such contemporary ethical challenges and their possible resolutions, and dialogues with researchers facing similar challenges. At the same time, the Working Group wants to collect examples and develop case-studies of such contemporary ethics challenges. We hope that an effective way of doing so is to invite interested researchers to short, informal interviews (e.g., instead of asking for more formal and time-consuming written accounts). Specifically, we would be very grateful indeed to collect your personal views and opinions about challenges you see in data-driven research. With your permission, these opinions and views may be used to build paradigmatic case-studies that will help improve the guidelines, add some flesh, so to speak, and create a broader and more complete picture about what needs to be addressed in the new guidelines and resources. aline franzke is an ethics WG member who has developed considerable expertise in the area of data ethics. We are very fortunate indeed that aline serves this fall as a research assistant in the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, with specific focus on furthering the research and work of the WG. aline will be available in Tartu to interview researchers who wish to contribute their experiences and comments. The interview may take only a few minutes, but will be limited to 30 minutes. Interviews will be audio-recorded and then transcribed: the original interview recordings will be deleted. Interviewees may remain completely anonymous: it is not necessary to give your name, institution or position. Interview transcriptions will be used only for the purpose of building the body of case-studies. Interviewees may also request to review any potentially public use of the case-study prior to its distribution or publication; they may further ask for either additional steps to protect confidentiality and anonymity, or simply withdraw their permission for the case-study to be published in any way. While challenging and sometimes difficult to document in these ways, we know that it is only by making personal struggles with data research transparent to a certain degree will we be able to respond adequately in the new version of the AoIR guidelines. Please feel free to contact aline at <aline.franzke(a)gmail.com> if you would like to share a story or describe an issue that urgently needs to be addressed. Many thanks in advance, - charles ess Co-chair (with Anja Bechmann and Michael Zimmer), AoIR Ethics WG -- Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Postboks 1093 Blindern 0317 Oslo, Norway c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no

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Invitation: dialogues on internet research ethics 3.0
by Charles M. Ess 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

Dear AoIRists, On behalf of the AoIR Ethics Working Group and our colleagues contributing to two ethics roundtables this coming week in Tartu - I'm very pleased to invite scholars and researchers to the roundtables to engage in dialogue on the specific ethical challenges in your work. This is to say: the roundtables are structured not only to provide important examples of and reflection on contemporary research ethics challenges - please see the panel titles and participants, below: as well, additional time (15 minutes) in each roundtable will be devoted to one-on-one (or one-on-several, depending on interest) discussion and reflection between each roundtable presenter and researchers / scholars who are confronting the same or very similar challenges. So, for example, you may be interested in - Stine Lomborg (University of Copenhagen). Open data repositories: what are the Stakes for users’ whose data are re-purposed? This includes discussions of data activism and citizenship in relation to open data. - not only for the sake of Stine's presentation and experience, but also because you would like to talk with her about closely similar issues you're facing in your own project. Following the initial presentations (35 / 40 minutes) and open Q&A (15 minutes), Stine as well as the other presenters will move into the room for specific conversations on such shared issues, concerns, etc. Our concluding plenary wrap-up (15 minutes) will bring the results of the conversations to the larger group for final comment and discussion. Our hope is thus not only to offer potentially helpful resources and example resolutions of contemporary ethical challenges - but also to gain from attendees a more complete understanding of the ethical concerns confronting the AoIR research communities. (All of which is part of our larger remit to identify topics, issues, etc. that have emerged over the past few years that are not addressed either fully or in part in the previous guidelines issued by AoIR, but that thereby require more contemporary attention, reflection, and possible resolution.) At the same time, it has been clear throughout the development of the first (2002) and second (2012) guidelines that such shared dialogue and reflection are critical to our work on IRE: alongside new resources and insights - such dialogues are essential to the kinds of careful reflection and trust requisite to our community-based, process-oriented approach to ethics. And especially as our research projects and ethical challenges implicate participants from multiple disciplines and cultures, we hope that these dialogues will also improve our understanding of how to create and inspire such safe places. Especially if you and/or your colleagues are confronting such pressing ethical concerns or issues in your research, we warmly invite you to attend the relevant roundtable(s) and participate in these dialogues. My thanks in advance to all of the roundtable presenters who have kindly agreed to make themselves available in these ways to us. Safe travels and all best, - charles Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Editor, The Journal of Media Innovations <https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/> Postboks 1093 Blindern 0317 Oslo, Norway c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no == Roundtable 1 – Ethical Issues in Big Data IRE 19/Oct/2017: 2:00pm-3:30pm · Location: Dorpat - Struve II * Stine Lomborg (University of Copenhagen). Open data repositories: what are the Stakes for users’ whose data are repurposed? This includes discussions of data activism and citizenship in relation to open data. * Aline Shakti Franzke (Utrecht Data School). Digital and analogue tools for enabling constructive but slow reflection processes; the contextual nature of such an approach and the lessons and limits we have learned. * Anja Bechmann (Aarhus University). The ethical challenges in the analytical phase of data collection, including questions of sharing data across different countries as defining different legal and ethical guidelines; ethical issues in algorithms and AI models, e.g., do we anonymize data when it is provided to machines as we do when providing data to humans in qualitative approaches? * Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda (GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social * Sciences, Cologne, Germany). How can we promote internet data sharing to meet ethical obligations regarding research transparency and quality vis-à-vis the problematic origins of much of the data currently used in internet research? (e.g. internet of things)? * Michael Zimmer (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). Ethical issues in data sharing, data transparency; frameworks for ethical decision-making, including ethics of care; incorporating Nissenbaum's theory of privacy as contextual integrity. Roundtable 2 – Specific Issues, Larger Questions 20/Oct/2017: 2:00pm-3:30pm · Location: Dorpat - Struve II * Elisabetta Locatelli (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy). The ethical challenges of research on breastfeeding images on Instagram. * Stine Gotved (IT-University, Copenhagen, Denmark). The ethical dimensions surrounding the extra layers of sensitivity needed when dealing with digital aspects of physical death. * Ylva Hård af Segerstad (Gothenburg University, Sweden). The ethical sensitivities for dealing with how communities use social media as resources for coping with the death of a loved one. * Ane Kathrine Gammelby (Aarhus University, Denmark). Qualitative digital research, focusing on online health communities, informed consent, and balancing the protection of vulnerable individuals/communities with research transparency and rich qualitative examples. Meta-issues: * Katrin Tildenberg (Tallin University, Estonia; Aarhus University, Denmark). Teaching ethics: experiences, philosophies and approaches, and invitation for further suggestions and comments from participants. * Ben Zevenbergen (Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy, New Jersey, USA; Oxford Internet Institute, UK). How to construct meaningful cross-disciplinary discussions about Internet technology and research] * Carsten Wilhelm (Center for Research on Economy, Society, Arts and Technology [SFSIC] University of Haute Alsace, France). The “French point of view” on internet research ethics, based on SFSIC’s work.

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Essential Reading: Trump, Russia, Facebook & Twitter
by Colin Delany 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

Hi folks, I've pulled together a list of good stories about two basic subjects, how the Trump campaign used tech/social media to win votes and how the Russians used it to interfere in the elections. Want to know how Russian disinformation ended up on Pinterest and Pokemon Go? Or perhaps a nice history of Russian subversion campaigns over the decades? Either way, I gotcha covered. I figured folks on this list could put it to good use. I'll be updating this list as new stories come out, and please let me know if I miss something. Some light reading for your Friday afternoon -- enjoy. Essential Reading: Trump, Russia, Facebook & Twitter http://www.epolitics.com/2017/10/13/essential-reading-trump-russia-facebook… --cpd Colin Delany Epolitics.com -- digital strategy for politics and advocacy http://www.epolitics.com https://www.facebook.com/epoliticsdotcom/ 202-422-4682 cpd(a)epolitics.com @epolitics

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How Smartphones Are Draining Our Brain Power
by Julian Hopkins 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Interesting podcast from NPR On Point 'How Smartphones Are Draining Our Brain Power' http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/10/12/smartphones-brain-memory --- *DR JULIAN HOPKINS* Lecturer in Communication School of Arts & Social Sciences Building 2, Level 6, Room 16 (2-6-16) Monash University Malaysia Jalan Lagoon Selatan 47500 Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia T: +60 3 5514 4920 E: julian.hopkins(a)monash.edu W: sass.monash.edu.my <http://www.sass.monash.edu.my/> *Your reaction is more important than who is right.*

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positions at Lake Constance
by U. Reips 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, two postdocs went on to professorships, so we now have the following openings in my lab at University of Konstanz. Please distribute to potential candidates who may want to work at Lake Constance with a view of the Alps ;-) Thank you for your help and greetings from the border of Switzerland, Ulf ***** Announcements: https://www.uni-konstanz.de/stellenangebote/stellenauswahl.php/stellenauswa… https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/en-au/employer/11626/universit… -- Prof. Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips Research Methods, Assessment, and iScience Department of Psychology Box 31 78457 Konstanz, Germany http://iscience.uni-konstanz.de

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Available: last minute accommodation in Tartu
by Anna Jobin 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Dear AoIR Community, Is any of you, or someone you know, for whatever unforeseen reason looking for accommodation during AoIR2017 in Tartu? There is a long story -- actually *two* long stories -- behind this last minute offer, but the outcome remains: I still/again have a place available in a 2 twin beds standard room from Oct 17-22 at the Dorpat conference hotel. (Great, shared rate; wifi and buffet breakfast included.) Please send a research statement, five reference letters, three syllabi and... just kidding. Simply contact me if you are interested or have any questions. I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the conference! Anna *_____ Anna Jobin, M.A.* *Doctoral Researcher **(*University of Lausanne, Laboratory of Digital Cultures and Humanities) *Visiting Research Scholar **(*Tufts University, Program of Science, Technology, Society) Mail: *anna.jobin(a)unil.ch <anna.jobin(a)unil.ch>* | Twitter: *@annajobin <http://twitter.com/annajobin>* | Website: *annajobin.com <http://annajobin.com/>*

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Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Practice
by Michael J. Faris 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Hello, The First-Year Writing program at Texas Tech is undergoing some major revisions, and as part of those revisions, we’re hiring an Assistant Professor of Practice in First Year Writing. I’ve pasted the ad below. Please share with anyone you think might be interested. While we’re starting to review applications next week, we’ll be accepting and reviewing applications until October 31. I’m happy to answer questions at michael.faris(a)ttu.edu <mailto:michael.faris@ttu.edu>. Thank you, Dr. Michael J. Faris Assistant Professor, Technical Communication and Rhetoric English Department Texas Tech University Managing Editor, Kairos, http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/ <http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/> Assistant Professor of Practice in First Year Writing The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University seeks an experienced and innovative educator to join its faculty as an assistant professor of practice specializing in teaching first-year writing (FYW). We are embarking on an exciting, challenging effort to reinvigorate how we teach FYW at Texas Tech. Already we teach almost 3,000 students a semester in introduction and advanced composition. We want to increase that number, but just as important, we want to improve the experience of the students enrolled in FYW, as well as those assigned to teach it as graduate teaching assistants. The successful candidate will contribute to our efforts to remake FYW, teaching 6 large-section (100-plus students per section with breakout sessions taught by TAs) FYW courses per year, as well as mentoring graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) assigned to support that teaching. Texas Tech University is designated as a Carnegie Tier One (Highest Research Activity) institution. It has a law school, a medical school, and colleges of Arts and Sciences, Agriculture, Architecture, Business Administration, Engineering, Human Sciences, Media and Communication, and Visual and Performing Arts. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of these, representing 28% of the total enrollment of 35,000. The university is located in Lubbock, a rapidly growing city of more than 300,000 on the high plains. Lubbock enjoys 260 days of sunshine every year. Mountains with skiing and other activities are only 4 hours away, and just a 5-hour drive can take you west to Albuquerque or east to Dallas-Fort Worth. Candidates with an earned doctorate in English, specializing in composition studies, writing program administration (WPA), or a related area, with at least 5 years of university-level teaching experience, are preferred. Experience mentoring graduate student TAs is desired. In addition, experience working with diverse student populations and first-generation students is highly desirable. Candidates who have very strong records of scholarship supported by extramural funding and who have the proven capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech are encouraged to apply. Service duties include program-building, as well as commitment to extra-curricular activities. Service to the department, college, and university is expected. As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples. For more information on our FYW program in English, see http://www.depts.ttu.edu/english <http://www.depts.ttu.edu/english>. This assistant professor of practice position in the Department of English is 3-year appointment, contingent on successful annual and cumulative performance appraisals. After 6 years of successful work, the assistant professor of practice can be recommended by the College Dean for a continuous service appointment. Candidates must apply online at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/workattexastech/ <http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/workattexastech/> with letter of application and vita. Dossiers will be solicited later from exceptionally qualified candidates. Applications will be accepted until October 31. Screening starts October 15. Direct inquiries to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Michael Faris (michael.faris(a)ttu.edu <mailto:michael.faris@ttu.edu> ). Search Requisition # 11801BR

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