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Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Digital Society)
by Helen Kennedy 14 Aug '17

14 Aug '17

The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a two-year Postdoctoral Research Assistant to contribute to the Faculty of Social Science’s vibrant, interdisciplinary Digital Society Network (DSN, https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/faculty/social-sciences/digital-society-network) to support and enable digital society research. The successful candidate will work with DSN Director Professor Helen Kennedy (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/staff/staff-profiles /helen-kennedy) and the DSN steering committee on a broad portfolio of research in the field of Digital Society. The role has a large developmental element, encompassing assisting with proposal writing and identifying funding and grant opportunities across the digital society field in the UK and Europe. You will work with the DSN steering committee to implement a strategy which is interdisciplinary and international, and you will work with Professor Helen Kennedy on large, interdisciplinary bids and fellowship applications, providing support as appropriate, specifically in the areas of data in society, human-data interaction and data visualisation. You will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of tasks in the preparation of research applications, including literature reviews, liaison with research partners and specific writing tasks. You will have a PhD (or equivalent experience) in a relevant subject (e.g. Sociology, STS, Media Studies, Digital Media), with specialist academic experience in and knowledge of data in society (human-data interaction, data visualisation, data ethics, algorithmic accountability). This full-time, fixed-term post is available immediately for 24 months. Further details can be found at: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs. *Job Reference Number: *UOS016927 *Contract Type: *Fixed-term, available immediately for 24 months *Working Pattern: *Full-time *Faculty: *Social Sciences *Salary: *Grade 7: £30,175 to £38,183 per annum *Closing Date: *7th September 2017. -- Professor Helen Kennedy, Chair in Digital Society Department of Sociological Studies / Faculty of Social Sciences Elmfield, Northumberland Road Sheffield S10 2TU T: 0114 2226488 E: h.kennedy(a)sheffield.ac.uk LATEST ARTICLE: *'*The Feeling of Numbers: emotions in everyday engagements with data and their visualisation <http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0038038516674675?journalCode=so…>', *Sociology*, 2017.

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RACI Reminder: Apply by End of This Week
by Gergana Petrova 14 Aug '17

14 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, The RACI call for applications for our autumn meetings is still open. RACI covers the flight, accommodation and meeting ticket for the selected participants to present their research. - ENOG 14 (9-10 October, Minsk): apply by 20 August - RIPE 75 (22-26 October, Dubai): apply by 20 August Apply online: https://ripe.net/raci Examples of relevant topics: - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things Follow us and interact with us via our various channels: - Mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list - Twitter: @RACI_RIPE - LinkedIn group: https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin If you have any questions about RACI or about applying, please get in touch. Thank you in advance for your help in spreading the word to your networks! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC Stationsplein 11, 1012 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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Position Announcement - Seeking Media Studies Chair at UBC, Vancouver
by Freund, Luanne 14 Aug '17

14 Aug '17

The Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus, invites applications for a President’s Excellence Chair in Media Studies. The chair will be a full-time tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. We are seeking a senior scholar with expertise in Media Studies and the ability to build on growing momentum in this area at UBC and provide intellectual and institutional leadership. The successful candidate will be an outstanding researcher whose scholarship has made a major international impact in the Humanities; be a recognized leader in the field of Media Studies; have a strong record of attracting and supervising graduate students; and be pursuing an original and innovative research program in Media Studies. More details on the position and a link to the job ad can be found here: https://academic.ubc.ca/media-studies Luanne Freund Associate Professor and Director The iSchool, University of British Columbia luanne.freund(a)ubc.ca

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Job Announcement: FALL 2017 - Lecturer of Information Technology, Design, and Society
by Malazita, James Wilson 12 Aug '17

12 Aug '17

Hello list - a newly announced job for *this Fall* in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Please distribute and apply! --------- Faculty Fellow/Lecturer, Information Technology, Design, and Society Department of Science and Technology Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Job Search Number F17-00051 The Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute invites applications for a Faculty Fellow or Lecturer focused on Information Technology, Design, and Society. Rensselaer’s STS Department offers a Ph.D. and three undergraduate B.S. degrees: Science, Technology, and Society; Design, Innovation, and Society; and Sustainability Studies. The candidate must be prepared to teach large introductory lecture courses focused on the social impacts of information technology, as well as advanced seminar courses on the critical analysis and design of digital systems. Courses to be taught include IT and Society, Digital Design in History, and Open Source Art, Music, and Culture. The successful candidate must hold a PhD or equivalent in anthropology, sociology, history, science and technology studies, new media studies, or a related field. Evidence of effective teaching is required. As a Lecturer, candidates should also have have a record of professional practice relevant to the position and a demonstrated commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level. Ability to interact effectively with faculty in a broadly inclusive department is important, as is ability to effectively engage students and faculty from other disciplines, particularly in computer science and information technology. Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the nation’s first technological university. With approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students from across the country and around the world, the university offers more than 145 programs at the bachelors, master’s, and doctoral levels. Rensselaer is located in Troy, New York, the heart of the “Tech Valley” region of the Hudson River Valley. The university’s Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) offers scholars and students opportunities for creative interdisciplinary research in the arts, performance technologies, science, and engineering. We welcome candidates who will bring diverse intellectual, geographical, gender and ethnic perspectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus communities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity, Race/Gender/Veterans/Disability Employer. Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness in the form of teaching evaluations or a teaching portfolio at http://rpijobs.rpi.edu/postings/5338 . Three letters of reference should be emailed to Ms. Judi Reeves at reevej3(a)rpi.edu. Please contact search committee head Dr. Dean Nieusma (nieusma(a)rpi.edu) with any questions. ----- Jim Malazita malazj(a)rpi.edu Assistant Professor Department of Science and Technology Studies Games & Simulation Arts & Sciences Program Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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JOB - APC: Gender and Social Impact Facilitator for Local Access Networks Project
by Joly MacFie 12 Aug '17

12 Aug '17

https://www.apc.org/en/node/34224/ The purpose of the position is to develop and carry out gender analysis and social impact research strategy for the APC's new community-based connectivity action research project ‘Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves’. This will require on-site research into the social impact of community-based initiatives to build telecommunications connectivity infrastructure and to ensure the integration of feminist, gender and social impact perspectives and analysis into project planning and implementation, including the research, monitoring and evaluation. Additional details on the project are further below. Start date: 22 September, 2017, but preferably a week earlier. Deadline for applications: 27 August, 2017 Reporting: The position will report to the project coordinator for APC’s ‘Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves’ and work closely with other members of the project team. <snip> The applicant should preferably be a woman from and living in the Global South and must have excellent internet access. APC provides an equipment allowance but require staff to use their own computers. APC is a truly virtual organisation and does not have a physical headquarters. We do our work online. <snip> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Media @ University of Sheffield, UK
by Andrew M Cox 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Media @ University of Sheffield, UK The Information School is recognised nationally and internationally for its world-class research, excellence in teaching, and the achievements of its graduates. It is the leader in its field in the UK, achieving top-ranking positions for research environment and research impact in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 and ranked top in all previous national Research Assessment Exercises. It is a member of the international iSchools organisation, a group of leading cognate schools established to promote the role of the information field in shaping the future of the global information society. We are investing in a strategic appointment at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level in the area of social media to enhance and expand our excellent research and teaching in areas of information science, including data, information and knowledge in digital societies. The appointee will make a strong contribution to the further development of our research activities, to the delivery of our postgraduate MSc/MA programmes and to the supervision and development of research students in cognate areas. Additionally, those appointed as a Senior Lecturer will be expected to conduct internationally recognised innovative research and encourage and support research activities of other staff and act in senior roles within the School/Faculty to advance student academic and research development. You will have a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant field, a well-established or developing research profile, proven teaching ability, a strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, and will make a key contribution to advancing the School’s competitive position. You will be expected to contribute to the School’s Digital Societies Research Group and the Faculty of Social Sciences Digital Societies Network, as well as collaborating with colleagues in other research groups across the School, and more widely across the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University. The successful candidate’s research and teaching expertise will complement that of existing staff and will be in one or more of the following areas of: · Social media and Web 2.0 applications: the study of social media use and design in specific contexts such as, but not restricted to: business and marketing, health and healthcare, international development, education and political activism; or · Methodological innovations for undertaking social media research: including quantitative and mixed method approaches to analysis of social media; e.g., big data analytics, text and data mining, data visualisation, social network analysis, link analysis and webometrics; or · Ethical issues in the use of social media and in social media research: relating to privacy, confidentiality, copyright, and user awareness of rights and responsibilities. We are particularly interested in applicants with experience in utilising quantitative and computational methods of analysis. We welcome applications from ambitious, highly motivated and talented individuals with research expertise that will complement and strengthen our existing research profile, and who will be keen to play an active role in enhancing the School’s national and international reputation for research and teaching excellence and innovation. Those appointed to Senior Lecturer will also need to demonstrate a proven ability to lead and manage research activity (e.g. initiate grant applications, manage or co-manage funded research projects successfully to completion, manage research staff etc.) The full job advert and job description can be accessed via www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs, and searched for using the job reference UOS016918 (Social Media). The closing deadline for applications is Wednesday 6th September. -- Andrew Cox Senior lecturer Digital Societies Research Group orcid.org/0000-0002-2587-245X Co-Editor of *Online Information Review <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/oir>* Rm 222, Information School, Regent Court, Portobello, Sheffield S1 4DP <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/about-the-iconference/iconference-previ…> Find us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ischoolsheffield>, follow us on Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/infoschoolsheff>, read our latest news on our Blog <http://information-studies.blogspot.co.uk/> and join our community on LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-sheffield-information-school?…>

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Call for Chapters: Book 3 of Learning, Education & Games (LEG) - 100 Games to Use in the Classroom and Beyond
by Karen Schrier Shaenfield 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

Hi all, I am excited to announce a call for chapters for the third book in the Learning, Education & Games series, published by ETC Press: Learning, Education, & Games Volume 3: 100 Games to Use in the Classroom and Beyond Editor: Karen Schrier Quick summary: For the third volume, we aim to create a guide for educators who want to use games, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the classroom (or in other educational contexts, such as libraries, homeschool environments, afterschool, or camps). This guide will include case studies of 100 games/interactive experiences that could be used for education (including K-12, preschool, and higher education). In each case study, we will explore how real educators have used the game – what they learned, their tips and techniques, and what worked and didn’t work. Each case study will be approximately 1000 words (or fewer). Who we are looking for: Previous case study authors/Revisers: For those authors who wrote case studies in books 1 and 2—we invite you to reshape your work into a case study for book 3! New Authors: We need some authors who can write brand new case studies and can either interview educators, work with educators, and/or write about their own use of games in the classroom. Educators: We need educators who have used games in their classrooms and can either write case studies, be interviewed by authors and offer examples of how they use games, and/or who can collaborate with authors to explore how they use these games in their classrooms. (This includes librarians, professors, afterschool educators, literacy specialists, music/art/technology teachers, adjunct faculty, pre-k teachers, tutors, camp counselors, homeschool teachers, religious school teachers, personal trainers, etc!) Interested? Here are the Next steps: Check out the full call for chapters <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FBy5o9huUyLONtmnJ45hwQvCykPQAwB5wyTqBs7…> for more information. ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FBy5o9huUyLONtmnJ45hwQvCykPQAwB5wyTqBs7… ) Deadline for Proposals: October 1st, 2017 Notification of Acceptance: November 1st, 2017 First Draft Due: January 15th, 2018 Submit your proposal <https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKKZfaJDmlxqdwEllpadfP7WL-e6R…> at: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKKZfaJDmlxqdwEllpadfP7WL-e6R… Multiple submissions are welcome. Please contact kschrier(a)gmail.com with any questions. About the LEG Book Series: The Learning, Education & Games SIG (part of the IGDA – International Game Developers Association) created a series of books on games and learning with ETC Press called Learning, Education & Games. The first volume in the series focused on the design and curricular considerations related to creating and using games for learning, such as designing for diverse audiences or designing for social studies, STEM, or music learning. The book also delves into specific design issues, such as aligning goals, designing for an audience, playtesting, and assessment. Check it out: http://press.etc.cmu.edu/content/learning-education-and-games-volume-one-cu… The second volume focused on the challenges of creating games and implementing them in educational settings, and covered issues such as gamification, using games to support ASD (autism spectrum disorder) students, selecting games for the classroom and library, homeschooling and gameschooling, working with parents and policymakers, and choosing the right tools for game development. Check it out: http://press.etc.cmu.edu/content/learning-and-education-games-volume-two-br… A key component of the books were case studies of games, which were inset from the primary text of each chapter, and served to illustrate the concepts and frameworks described in the chapters. For instance, we had short case studies on games such as Quandary, Minecraft, Civilization, and Foldit. Each chapter had approximately three case studies of games in it, and each were approximately 500-750 words. What is LEG? The Learning, Education and Games (LEG) SIG is a community of game developers, designers, educators, policy-makers, researchers, and entrepreneurs interested in the intersection of learning and games. This could include issues related to the design, development, distribution, promotion, use, and assessment of games in both formal and informal learning contexts; as well as both commercial off-the-shelf games and games made primarily for educational purposes. LEG is affiliated with the International Game Developers Association as a recognized Special Interest Group. LEG “officially” meets annually at the Game Developers Conference. Otherwise, LEG hosts monthly virtual meetings via Slack. LEG’s mission: - Grow and sustain a robust community of developers, educators, policymakers, and researchers, through a series of virtual and in-person meetings, workshops, online dialogues, and other shared activities. - Serve as thought leaders and advocates for the intersection of games and learning, both in classrooms and other contexts (healthcare facilities, after school programs, not-for-profits, corporate sector, government, military), such as through new collaborative projects and grants, or through the use and promotion of our ETC Press series of Learning, Education, and Games books. - Create, promote, and share resources related to the design and use of games for learning, such as standards and guidelines, case studies, models and exemplars, and an online database. LEG Executive Committee President: Karen Schrier, Marist College Steering Committee: Elena Bertozzi, Quinnipiac University David Simkins, RIT Matt Nolin, 1st Playable Mark Chen, Pepperdine University; University of Washington; University of Ontario Institute of Technology Join our monthly meetings via Slack (https://igda-leg.slack.com/) Need an invite to the Slack channel? Invite yourself at: https://igda-leg.herokuapp.com/ Join our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearningEducationGames/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LearningEdGames Check out our mission and vision: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j1PIQmj28KUga2Jr_IMWssIfHWUrXym1WyuoHc3… Check out our ongoing goals and tasks: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nqm90f1eAw4MZ9aS0ohaBgItb-saEWavbjXWO4… ----------------------------------------- Dr. Karen Schrier Shaenfield http://www.karenschrier.com http://www.knowledgegamesbook.com karen.schrier(a)marist.edu kschrier(a)gmail.com kls2108(a)columbia.edu kschrier(a)alum.mit.edu

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Asst. Prof. in Visual Analytics at Nanyang Tech. Univ., Singapore
by Rich Ling 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

Dear all, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is currently carrying out a search for an Assistant Professor in Visual Analytics. In particular, we are looking for a person who approaches this from the perspective of human-computer interaction, interface design, perceptual psychology, and/or social consequences. The actual announcement is attached. If you are interested please contact us. -- Rich Ling, Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University, Singapore rili(a)ntu.edu.sg

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last minute postdoc opportunity at the I-School, UC-Berkeley
by Jenna Burrell 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

*Postdoc Position* We are seeking a postdoc to manage a year long project on *Algorithmic Opacity and Fairness* working with Professor Jenna Burrell and Professor Deirdre Mulligan at the School of Information, UC-Berkeley. Artificial intelligence is raising new concerns around topics of longstanding interest to sociologists, law, and media scholars including social equality, civil rights, labor and automation, and the evolution of the news media. Complex, non-linear algorithms, and particularly machine learning algorithms, are increasingly being used in domains of socially consequential classification. The development of approaches or solutions to address these challenges are still nascent. At UC-Berkeley we are bringing together faculty and students from sociology, law, computer science and other relevant disciplines to explore and develop ideas and new research directions on this topic. There will be opportunities to dialogue about this topic and its many dimensions with researchers employed in the Bay Area’s tech industry. The project is funded by a grant from Google research. The postdoc hired for this position will provide intellectual leadership and will handle the logistics of managing an on-campus working group of faculty and students as well as organizing a speaker series for the 2017-2018 academic year (likely to be extended into fall 2018). You will dedicate 50% of your time to this effort and will have the freedom to pursue your own research the rest of the time. For details on qualifications and how to apply -- see the attached job announcement. For questions contact Professor Jenna Burrell at jburrell(a)berkeley.edu We are hoping to find someone to fill this position as soon as possible, ideally someone who can start early in this upcoming fall semester. Jenna Burrell Associate Professor School of Information UC-Berkeley

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Exciting publicaton opportunity
by Barry Wellman 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

You're invited to submit your paper for consideration in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society (ICS). For the 11th year, the journal ICS will publish a special issue in cooperation with CITAMS. It will be published speedily before the next ASA meeting in August 2018. Eligible papers are those presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, including roundtables, and the Media Pre-Conference in Montreal, CA. Youll have more than a month to polish up your presentations, as the full papers are not due until October 1, 2017 firm deadline. The special issue welcomes papers that focus on any facet of media, technology, communication, information, or related topics. This is a great opportunity to have your paper read by an interested audience, and the acceptance rate is quite good. ICS has enabled 'green open access,' meaning that authors may post pre-print versions of their paper on their own website, in an institutional repository or in a subject repository, such as the SocARXIV. Please submit manuscripts for consideration through ScholarOne, available at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rics. If you do not have an account, you will need to create one. Also, be sure to check the box for Special Issue and indicate CITAMS in it, so that it will be routed appropriately. All accepted manuscripts must respect a word limit of 6,000-8,000 words (depending on the number of submissions accepted) and conform to the journal's submission guidelines. RELEVANT DATES: Full papers due: October 1, 2017 First round of reviews back to authors: December 1, 2017 Final decisions: March 1, 2018 Special issue publication (anticipated): June 2018 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the co-editors: Co-Editor Jenny Davis: Jennifer.davis(a)anu.edu.au Co-Editor Barry Wellman: wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca Associate Editor Jason Smith: jsm5(a)gmu.edu Barry Wellman A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head Step by step, link by link, putting it together Streisand/Sondheim _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Network FRSC INSNA Founder http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman http://amzn.to/zXZg39 _______________________________________________________________________

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