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[Job Posting]: Associate or Full Professor in Informatics (Director of Human Computer Interaction/design Program) at Indiana University, Bloomington
by philippj＠hawaii.edu 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Dear AoIR Members, The Informatics Department at Indiana University is inviting a tenured HCI Scholar to lead our HCI/d Program, which celebrated it's 20th Birthday this year. I am a junior member on the Search Committee, feel free to reach out to me here regarding the position or the listed contacts in the ad: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/14025 Applications received before December 1, 2022 will be assured full consideration; however, the search will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Candidates should review application requirements, become informed about IU, the Luddy School, and its many opportunities, and apply online at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/14025 Best Phil ___________________ PHILIPP JORDAN, PH.D. philippj(a)hawaii.edu <mailto:philippj@hawaii.edu> https://luddy.indiana.edu/contact/profile/index.html?Phil_Jordan ============================================================================ ======== Full Ad: Associate or Full Professor in Informatics (Director of Human Computer Interaction/design Program) The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering (https://luddy.indiana.edu/) at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington, Indiana invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured Associate or Full Professor position in the Department of Informatics to begin on August 1, 2023 in the area of human computer interaction (HCI).The Associate or Full Professor appointee will serve as the Director of our HCI/design (HCI/d) program (https://hcid.luddy.indiana.edu/) one of the most preeminent programs of its kind, with a nineteen-year history and an international reputation. We are particularly interested in candidates who can teach and mentor students in any of the following areas (no order intended): Human Centered Computing, Human Computer Interaction (HCI) broadly defined, Ethnographic Methods in HCI, Design Oriented HCI, Sustainable Interaction Design (SID) or Sustainable HCI (SHCI), AI and HCI, Social Justice and HCI, UI/UX Design Strategy. We seek candidates prepared to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education, especially those with experience in teaching or working with diverse student populations. https://luddy.indiana.edu/about/diversity/strategic-plan-for-inclusive-excel lence.html The HCI/d Director duties will include both online and in person teaching, research, service, and mentorship of students at the undergraduate, M.S., and PhD levels as well as formulating and coordinating industry partnerships for teaching and learning. The HCI/d Director will be part of the HCI/d faculty and will participate in course, curriculum, and overall program design. Applicants should have an established record of excellence in research and teaching, and a PhD in, Informatics, Computer Science, HCI, Design, or a related area. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Indiana University provides a comprehensive benefits program for full-time appointed employees. Coverage for core benefit plans, such as Basic Life Insurance and a base retirement plan are entirely paid by the University. For detailed benefit options please visit: https://hr.iu.edu/ Applications received before December 1, 2022 will be assured full consideration; however, the search will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Candidates should review application requirements, become informed about IU, the Luddy School, and its many opportunities, and apply online at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/14025 Questions and confidential inquiries may be sent to Professors and Search Committee Co-Chairs Patrick C. Shih (patshih(a)indiana.edu <mailto:patshih@indiana.edu> ) and Selma Sabanović (selmas(a)indiana.edu <mailto:selmas@indiana.edu> ).

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ISOC Early Career Fellowship 2023 - Apply Now!
by Joly MacFie 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

The Internet Society is accepting applications for the 2023 cohort of the Early Career Fellowship. We strongly encourage emerging Internet leaders who are motivated to create a bigger and stronger Internet to join us. There are only 2 weeks left to apply! https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowships/early-career/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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PhD Program Virtual Information Session, Nov. 16 - University of Oregon (Communication and Media Studies)
by Bryce Newell 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce a virtual information session for the Communication and Media Studies doctoral program at the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication on Nov. 16. Please forward this to any of your students, colleagues, or alumni who may be interested. Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program Virtual Information Session: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. PST You are cordially invited to learn about the doctoral program in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication. For more than twenty-five years, the program has been known for its internationally recognized faculty who are experts in: * Critical/cultural approaches to communication * Persuasion and media psychology * Global media * Media and public life * Technology and society * Journalism studies * Visual communication ethics * Science and environmental communication Join program director Dr. Julianne H. Newton and SOJC faculty and students to get answers to your questions about this leading-edge program at one of the nation's oldest accredited schools of journalism and communication, situated in an R1 Research University and located in the stunning Pacific Northwest. Zoom Meeting: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/92170761918 Meeting ID: 921 7076 1918 Find your local number: https://uoregon.zoom.us/u/ac9jKCrIxN The application deadline for Fall 2023 enrollment is January 1, 2023. Application details can be found here. If you have questions, please contact Amy Boutell at aboutell(a)uoregon.edu or 541-346-6304. **** Sincerely, Bryce C. Newell, PhD, JD Assistant Professor of Media Law and Policy School of Journalism and Communication University of Oregon Co-Director of the Surveillance Studies Network (SSN)<https://www.surveillance-studies.net/> Dialogue Editor of Surveillance & Society<https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society> www.bcnewell.com<http://www.bcnewell.com/> | Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=7kICf7kAAAAJ> | @newmedialaw<http://twitter.com/newmedialaw>

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What if Twitter Ceased to Exist?
by John McNutt 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

While I do not think this is likely, what would happen if Twitter folded? If you've been studying technology for some time, you have seen many platforms come and go. What would we lose? How would we adapt? Would it lead to a proliferation of new platforms? It's worth thinking about. Just a thought, Best, John -- John McNutt, Professor Emeritus Biden Scholl University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 USA

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Recruiting Doctoral Students, UArizona iSchool, PhD in Information, Fall 2023 (Deadline: Jan. 20)
by Zack Lischer-Katz 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

*Recruiting Doctoral Students, UArizona iSchool, PhD in Information, for Fall 2023 * *(Deadline: Jan, 20, 2023)* *School of Information, University of Arizona – **Arizona's iSchool* *https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information <https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information> * The School of Information (iSchool) at the University of Arizona is accepting applications for *Fall 2023* admission into our PhD program. We are seeking a wide variety of students with different research interests and experiences, with emphasis in these areas: - Machine Learning • Human Computer Interaction (HCI) - Natural Language Processing • Educational Technology - Text Retrieval • Digital Curation & Preservation - Virtual/mixed Reality • Science & Technology Studies - Game Development & Design • Science of Science - Knowledge Infrastructure • Archival Studies - *New Media and Internet Studies* • Qualitative & Mixed Research Methods The UArizona iSchool's mission is to inspire interdisciplinary understanding, diverse interpretation, creation, and use of the emerging knowledge and information environments of the 21st century through innovative instruction and state-of-the-art technology. The iSchool is a place for the interdisciplinary study of information, broadly conceived, and is focused on preparing students for living, thinking, and working in the digital age. The iSchool is the state of Arizona's only member of the iSchool caucus, a consortium of over 100 international programs focused on "enhancing the lives of people, the productivity of companies, the innovation cycles of industries, the design of technologies, the policies that govern technology and information use, information services to communities, and much more." For students with interests in technology-focused areas, having advanced object-oriented programming skills, experience with machine learning toolkits such as scikit-learn or TensorFlow, and/or experience with widely used real-time development platforms such as Unity is a plus. Past instructional experiences, although not a requirement for admission, are also beneficial and should be highlighted in application materials. Funded positions will be available for select graduate students; those students will receive tuition remission and a stipend as they engage in instructional or research-related activity. The iSchool and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) are dedicated to creating a serious, open, free intellectual space for inquiry, one in which faculty, students, staff members, and community partners can participate fully, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, age, socio-economic status, citizenship status, size, abled status, language, religion, or any other characteristic. Strategically positioned to lead the University of Arizona's status as a Hispanic Serving Institution, the iSchool and SBS foregrounds our awareness of the deep ancestral footprint of our region's populations and cultures, including the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui peoples whose traditional lands we inhabit. We honor diverse knowledge traditions and lived experiences, and we strive to foster accessibility and equity, the conditions in which our members together can produce new, rigorous, urgent, and evidence-based knowledge. *For more Information, please visit: * https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information*.* *The application deadline is January 20, 2023.* If you have questions about the application process or materials, please reach out to our administrative support team through Eric Gonzales at ericgonzales(a)arizona.edu. ------------------------------ Zack Lischer-Katz Assistant Professor, Digital Curation & Preservation Director of Graduate Studies School of Information, University of Arizona zlkatz(a)arizona.edu ------------------------------

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Call for Papers: Loneliness, technology and the production of human (dis)connectedness
by Lars E. F. Johannessen 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Manuscript submission is now open for a Research Topic (Special Issue) that we are co-editing on "Virtual Presence: Loneliness, technology and the production of human (dis)connectedness". We are interested in empirical, methodological and theoretical work, and are currently inviting abstracts of no more than 300 words by 15th January 2023. If you would like to contribute, you can register your interest in the link below my signature. The aim of the collection, which will be published in Frontiers in Digital Health, is to bring together the latest articles from researchers working in this area. All research will be published in Open Access. We additionally aim to put together a free eBook of all published manuscripts to provide an overview of the latest research that considers the complicated relationships between loneliness, technology, and human (dis)connectedness. You can learn more about the collection here: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/46460/virtual-presence-loneline…<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.front…> The deadline for full manuscript submissions is 21st July 2023. We will consider original research and review articles for this Research Topic, details of article types and word counts can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health/for-authors/article-typ….<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinks.emai…> Please note that publishing fees are applied to accepted articles, but the team at Frontiers is happy to advise you in this regard. You can reach out to our dedicated point of contact at Frontiers, Ana, at digitalhealth.submissions(a)frontiersin.org<mailto:digitalhealth.submissions@frontiersin.org> if you have any questions. If you know someone else who might be interested in this call, please forward this invitation to them. On behalf of the editorial team, Lars E.F. Johannessen Editorial Team: Dr Gemma Hughes, University of Oxford Dr Lars Johannessen, Oslo Metropolitan University Dr Erik Børve Rasmussen, Oslo Metropolitan University Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, University of Oxford. If you are interested in contributing a paper to this Research Topic, please participate through this link - https://research-topic-management-app.frontiersin.org/manage/contributor-co…<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinks.emai…>

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CFP Algorithms for Her? 2 | 23rd-24th March 2023, Sheffield University
by Glatt,ZA (pgr) 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

CALL FOR PAPERS Algorithms for Her? 2: Feminist approaches to digital infrastructures, cultures and economies March 23rd-24th 2023 – Sheffield University Our daily lives are increasingly governed by algorithmic processes of selection, identification and discrimination. This international symposium focuses on the intersectional forms of injustice that algorithms—and the systems in which they are embedded—help to propagate and sustain. Given the significance and ubiquity of such processes in everyday life, and their disproportionate effects on those marginalised across intersections of gender, sexuality, class and race, this event will create a dedicated space for the discussion of algorithmic forms of oppression and inequality. Algorithms for Her? 2 seeks to support in-depth analysis of algorithms—together with their functions and entanglements—with critical feminist works that meaningfully examine the production and ethics of bias. “Newness” is often fetishised in analyses of digital culture. The approaches sidelined by this fetishisation are often those by women, nonbinary folks and scholars of colour, who have struggled to have their contributions included in dominant canons of thought. In recent years we have welcomed the increased visibility of critical perspectives on algorithms that are inclusive, intersectional, reflective and feminist, but there is still work to be done. Following the success of the first Algorithms for Her? event in January 2020, this conference seeks to give a platform to perspectives on algorithms and algorithmic culture that are still under-represented in the academy. We welcome both traditional conference presentations (15 minutes in length) and creative alternatives such as performances or artistic interventions. We invite contributions relating to… – Intersectional feminist work critically examining machine learning, content moderation and algorithms (broadly defined). – Intersectional feminist work examining software/tools/app design and infrastructure. – Intersectional feminist work on platform labour and inequalities. – Feminist methodologies for studying and teaching algorithms and the ethical questions they raise. – Industry/nonprofit cases of addressing discrimination/bias sustained by and ‘within’ technologies. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS *Dr Tiara Roxanne* Artist and Postdoctoral Fellow at Data & Society, New York. *Professor Rosalind Gill* Professor of Cultural and Social Analysis at City University, London. --- *Please send proposals of 250 words along with a 50 word bio to <algorithmsforher(a)gmail.com> by Friday 11th November 2022. You can also direct any queries to this address. More info here: https://algorithmsforher.wordpress.com/algorithms-for-her-2-call-for-papers/ A small number of travel bursaries will be available for early career researchers who do not have recourse to institutional funds. If you would like to be considered for a bursary, please add a short (100 words) paragraph to your proposal explaining why you are eligible. Given that these bursaries are limited, please only apply if you have no other funding options. King Regards, Algorithms for Her Organising Committee: Dr Sophie Bishop, Sheffield University Dr Rachel Wood, Keele University Dr Kate Miltner, University of Edinburgh Dr Zeena Feldman, King’s College London Dr Ysabel Gerrard, Sheffield University Zoë Glatt, London School of Economics and Political Science ________________________ Zoë Glatt www.zoeglatt.com<http://www.zoeglatt.com/> ESRC PhD Researcher in Media & Communications London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Co-Founder: LSE Digital Ethnography Collective @DigEthnogLSE<https://twitter.com/DigEthnogLSE> Graduate Student Rep 2019-2021: Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Managing Editor 2018-2020: ICA journal Communication, Culture & Critique<https://academic.oup.com/ccc/pages/About> YouTube channel<https://www.youtube.com/user/Zedstergal> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/ZoeGlatt> | LSE bio<http://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/people/phd-researchers/zoe-gl…>

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Queering Digital Cultures listserv
by Feldman, Zeena 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Dear all, A massive thanks to everyone who attended Queering Digital Cultures<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queering-digital-cultures-tickets-424052361027> on 28 October. As mentioned at the symposium, Jamie and I would like to keep this conversation going. So if you’re interested in staying connected, please join our mailing list. Sign up with your email address here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WQvPuVwnlTch1xhRb7_hGHfa_izOvwao1j7UYRUn1V…>. Once you've submitted your email address, we'll add you to a members-only Google Group. That group will enable all of us to stay in touch. You are welcome to use that group to share news, post announcements and events, propose collaborations, etc. Basically, it's an old school listserv but using the Google platform. Thanks again everyone for contributing to the conversation on queerness and digital cultures. Until soon, Zeena and Jamie https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dr-zeena-feldman https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/jamie-hakim

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National Survey on the Experiences in Academia of People who are Deaf or have Hearing Loss under Remote Work Conditions
by Michael Kurzmeier 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Dear AoIR members, I hope you are well. Please consider distributing the survey below within your personal networks: Dr. Rachel MagShamhráinand I, both academics at UCC, are conducting a nationwide survey on the experiences of Deaf people in an academic setting under the remote work and learning conditions imposed by COVID-19 with a view to collating this information into a position paper which may help with the experiences people with hearing loss have under imposed or voluntary remote working conditions in the future. We would be very grateful if you would share this survey as appropriate at your institution, and, once we have collated the information post-survey, we are happy to share the data with you if you wish. Appropriate cohorts in this case include anyone who is working at your institution who is Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing or has some hearing loss. The survey can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/zX1Jp7N4WED7HR8K9 The survey and project have been approved by UCC’s Ethics Committee, and are funded by a UCC Digital Microgrant to enhance inclusion in teaching and learning. With many thanks for your support with this project, Rachel MagShamhráin and Michael Kurzmeier Michael Kurzmeier PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow, C21 Editions Project<https://www.c21editions.org/>, Digital Humanities, University College Cork Recent Publications: Ogden, Jessica, Michael Kurzmeier, and Frédéric Clavert. How to Design Web Archives Research. Edited by Morgan Currie. United Kingdom: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2022. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529610147. Kurzmeier, Michael, Joanna Finegan, and Maria Ryan. “Exploring Special Web Archives Collections Related to COVID-19: The National Library of Ireland.” WARCnet Papers, January 1, 2022. https://cc.au.dk/fileadmin/dac/Projekter/WARCnet/Kurzmeier_et_al_COVID-19_N…. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4925-5197

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a new book on drones
by Ilana Gershon 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Dear Colleagues, CaMP anthropology blog just posted an interview with Julia M. Hildebrand on her book *Aerial Play: Drone Medium, Mobility, Communication, and Culture. * Check it out here: https://campanthropology.org Best, Ilana Press blurb: This book explores recreational uses of consumer drones from the lenses of media ecology, mobile communication, mobilities research, and science and technology studies. In this provocative ethnography, Julia M. Hildebrand discusses camera drones as mobile media for meaningful play. She thus widens perspectives onto the flying camera as foremost unmanned aircraft, spying tool, or dangerous toy towards a more comprehensive understanding of its potentials. How should we situate drone practices in recreational spaces? What ways of seeing, moving, and being do hobby drones open up? Across chapters about drone geography, communication, mobility, visuality, and human-machine relations, *Aerial Play* introduces novel frameworks for drone affordances, such as communication *on the fly*, disembodied mobilities, auratic vertical play, and drone-mindedness. In the mobile companionship with her own drone, Hildebrand contributes an innovative “auto-technographic” method for the self-reflective study of media and mobility. Ultimately, her grounded and aerial fieldwork illuminates new technological, mobile, visual, and social relations in everyday spaces.

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