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Readings on "taboo online epistemologies"
by Zimmer, Michael 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Hello, AoIR community. I posted this request on Twitter but wanted to ping the listserv as well. I have a student interested in studying what they call "taboo online epistemologies" - groups who organize online around controversial/false narratives. Initial work looked at Jan 6 truthers on Reddit, but this could also include anti-vaxxers, Q*non, etc. Their interest also extends to more general controversial/risky knowledge production online, such as self-harm communities, crowdsourced sleuthing, hobbyists reconstructing CIA/drone flight paths, other forms of digital communities where open knowledge production is risky... I'm gathering readings to help us both explore what's already been done in this space, identify best practices regarding methodologies, etc. Any suggestions are most welcome. Thanks, Michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer(a)marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michae…> @michaelzimmer Schedule a meeting with me at https://calendly.com/michael-zimmer/<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalendly.…>

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Request for literature on populist exploitation of outrage online
by Yvesmichelet 06 Feb '22

06 Feb '22

Hi I have a request for literature about how populists exploit outrage in order to spread their message and reach new audiences. In brief, there is this opinion piece by Ryan Holiday https://observer.com/2017/02/i-helped-create-the-milo-trolling-playbook-you… Which states: The key tactic of alternative or provocative figures is to leverage the size and platform of their “not-audience” (i.e. their haters in the mainstream) to attract attention and build an actual audience. Let’s say 9 out of 10 people who hear something Milo says will find it repulsive and juvenile. Because of that response rate, it’s going to be hard for someone like Milo to market himself through traditional channels. His potential audience is too spread out, and doesn’t have that much in common. He can’t advertise, he can’t find them one by one. It’s just not going to scale. But let’s say he can acquire massive amounts of negative publicity by pissing off people in the media? Well now all of a sudden someone is absorbing the cost of this inefficient form of marketing for him. If a CNN story reaches 100,000 people, that’s 90,000 people all patting themselves on the back for how smart and decent they are. They’re just missing the fact that the 10,000 new people that just heard about Milo for the first time. The same goes for when you angrily share on Facebook some godawful thing one of these people has said. The vast majority of your friends rush to agree, but your younger cousin has a dark switch in his brain go on for the first time. I wanted to ask - are there any academic studies on this aspect of exploiting outrage, e.g. on twitter or facebook? So far I haven`t found anything! Thanks Yves

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): First Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 06 Feb '22

06 Feb '22

*** First Call for Papers *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 The Call-for-Papers for the 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) is OPEN! The IEEE ISC2 2022 Organizing Committee is glad to announce that it is currently accepting papers for the 8th edition of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. This year, the IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference this year is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. Learn more about IEEE Smart Cities here. Besides contributions addressing the conference theme, authors are welcome to submit their original research results in traditional topics across broad application and functional domains, within the context of smart urban infrastructure systems. The complete list of technical areas can be found here: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-papers/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline – May 15, 2022 • Conference Acceptance Notification – July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline – July 31, 2022 • Conference Dates – September 26-29, 2022 Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organizers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information will be available on the conference web site. The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Should you need further clarifications or have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: isc22022(a)easychair.org . If you want to become a Sponsor of our event, please send an email to: smartcities-info(a)ieee.org . Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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Deadline extended: ACM Web Science Conference (#WebSci22), 26-29 June 2022 in Barcelona + Online
by Weller, Katrin 06 Feb '22

06 Feb '22

----------------------------------------------- 14th ACM Web Science Conference 2022 (WebSci'22) 26-29 June, 2022 Hybrid conference: Barcelona, Spain, and online co-located with ACM Hypertext and ACM UMAP Deadline for paper submissions (extended): Feb 17, 2022 (23:59 anywhere on earth) Deadline for workshop/tutorial proposals: Feb 21, 2022 https://websci22.webscience.org/ ----------------------------------------------- Dear colleagues, to better align with the deadlines of our co-located conferences, we are extending the deadline for paper submissions for #WebSci22 to Feb 17 (23:59 anywhere on earth). Workshops and tutorials can also still be proposed until Feb 21. The 14th ACM Web Science Conference (#WebSci22) will take place on 26 - 29 June 2022 as a Hybrid Conference in Barcelona, Spain, and online. ACM's Conferences #HT2022 and #UMAP2022 will also be hosted in Barcelona a few days after #WebSci22. WebSci'22 is an interdisciplinary conference where a multitude of research disciplines converge with the purpose of creating greater insight into a complex global Web than the sum of their individual parts. We invite participation from diverse fields including computer and information sciences, communication, economics, informatics, law, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. Please carefully check the conference Website for information on formatting and templates. Review is double-blind. Proceedings will be published open access through ACM's OpenTOC system. For authors who wish to opt out of publication proceedings, this option will be made available upon acceptance. For full details about submission formats and topical scope, please see the call for papers at: https://websci22.webscience.org/calls-guidelines/call-for-papers/ IMPORTANT DATES: Paper Submissions ----------------- Feb 17, 2022: Paper submission deadline (extended) Mar 31, 2022: Notification May 12, 2022: Camera-ready versions due Jun 26-29 22: Conference dates (Barcelona and online) IMPORTANT DATES: Workshops & Tutorials ------------------- Feb 21, 2022: Workshop and Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline Mar 07, 2022: Notifications Apr 09, 2022: Workshop Paper Submission Deadline May 12, 2022: Camera-ready Deadline for the Companion Proceedings Jun 26, 2022: workshop and tutorial day at WebSci'22 (Barcelona and online) ----------------- ORGANISERS ----------------- PROGRAMME COMMITTEE CHAIRS ---------------------------- Oshani Seneviratne (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Ingmar Weber (Qatar Computing Research Institute) Taha Yasseri (University College Dublin) For any questions and queries regarding the paper submission, please contact the pc chairs at websci22(a)easychair.org<mailto:websci22@easychair.org> WORKSHOP & TUTORIAL TRACK CHAIRS ---------------------------- Anna Bon, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands Srinath Srinivasa, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India CONTACT: websci22-workshops-tutorials(a)easychair.org<mailto:websci22-workshops-tutorials@easychair.org>

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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): Third Call for Contributions
by Announce Announcements 05 Feb '22

05 Feb '22

*** Third Call for Contributions *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ Goals and Scope The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in software maintenance and evolution. We invite high quality submissions describing significant, original, and unpublished results related to but not limited to any of the following software maintenance and evolution topics (in alphabetical order): • Change and defect management • Code cloning and provenance • Concept and feature location • Continuous integration/deployment • Empirical studies of software maintenance and evolution • Evolution of non-code artifacts • Human aspects of software maintenance and evolution • Maintenance and evolution of model-based methods • Maintenance and evolution processes • Maintenance and evolution of mobile apps • Maintenance and evolution of service-oriented and cloud computing systems • Maintenance versus release process • Mining software repositories • Productivity of software engineers during maintenance and evolution • Release engineering • Reverse engineering and re-engineering • Run-time evolution and dynamic configuration • Software and system comprehension • Software migration and renovation • Software quality assessment • Software refactoring and restructuring • Software testing theory and practice • Source code analysis and manipulation • Technical Debt ICSME welcomes innovative ideas that are timely, well presented, and evaluated. All submissions must position themselves within the existing literature, describe the relevance of the results to specific software engineering goals, and include a clear motivation and presentation of the work. ICSME invites contributions to a number of different tracks. These are listed below with more information, including submission instructions, available on the conference web site (submission dates are midnight, AoE, UTC-12). The submission link for all tracks is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsme2022 . Please use this link and choose the appropriate track for your submission. Research Track • Abstract Submission: March 25th, 2022. • Paper Submission: April 1st, 2022. • Notification: June 10th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 1st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-research-track/ . Doctoral Symposium • Paper Submission: July 8th, 2022. • Notification: August 1st, 2022. • Camera-Ready: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-doctoral-symposium/ . Journal First Track • Paper Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Notification: July 8th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-journal-first-track/ . Tool Demo Track • Abstract Submission: June 13th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 20th, 2022. • Notification: July 19th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 26th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/tool-demo-track/ . Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival • Artifact Submission: August 26th, 2022. • Notification: September 16th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-joint-artifact-evaluation-… . Industry Track • Full/Short Papers Abstract Submission: April 22nd, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Submission: April 29th, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Full/Short Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Submission: May 20th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-industry-track/ . News Ideas and Emerging Results Track • Abstract Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 24th, 2022. • Notification: July 18th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 31st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/new-ideas-and-emerging-results/ . Registered Reports Track • Initial Report Submission: June 3rd, 2022. • Feedback from PC: July 8th, 2022. • Authors Response: July 22nd, 2022. • Notification for Stage 1: August 12th, 2022. • Submission of Accepted Report: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/registered-reports-track/ . Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Andrea Capiluppi, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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CALL FOR PAPERS - Kansas State University Journal of Media Law & Ethics
by Uyen DIEP 04 Feb '22

04 Feb '22

Dear Colleagues, The Kansas State University Journal of Media Law & Ethics (ISSN1940-9389) invites theoretical and analytical manuscripts that advance the understanding of media law and ethics in society. Submissions may have a legal, historical, or social science orientation, but they must focus on media law or ethics. All theoretical perspectives are welcome. All manuscripts undergo blind peer review. Access to JMLE is available to the public online at no charge. Published by the Kansas State University A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications as a quarterly or occasional journal since fall 2021, JMLE has previously published articles spanning defamation, privacy, copyright, censorship, licensing, reporters’ privilege, news accuracy, bias, and media literacy. Submissions in these and similar areas that explore legal, policy, and ethical issues facing the media are welcome. Manuscript preparation rules: The ideal length for submitted papers is 20-30 double-spaced pages (6,000 to 8,000 words using 12-point Times Roman or equivalent type), including footnotes, tables, and figures. Longer manuscripts will be considered when justified by space, topicality, or quality. Manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft Word or converted to that format. Footnotes should be in Bluebook form. Tables and figures must be “camera-ready,” formatted to 5.5 inches in width and no more than 7.5 inches in height. The first page should contain the title of the manuscript, names and affiliations of the author(s), contact addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Only the first page should include identifying information. The second page should contain the manuscript title, an abstract of 150-250 words, and five keywords for referencing the document in electronic databases. Past issues of JMLE are available for reference at https://jmc.k-state.edu/academics/graduate/medialaw.html. Manuscripts should be submitted by email to Dr. Nikhil Moro, Editor, at nmoro(a)ksu.edu. Sincerely yours, Uyen -- *Diep Pham Phuong Uyen* (Ms.) - *Media Correspondent * *https://thanhnien.vn/author/diep-uyen-1094.html <https://thanhnien.vn/author/diep-uyen-1094.html>* Email: dppuyen(a)gmail.com SMS: +84 903 691 101 (VN) Mobile: +1 785-706-3719 (US) Linkedin: *https://www.linkedin.com/in/uyendpp/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/uyendpp/>*

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Call for AoIR panelists - NFTs/blockchain and critical perspectives
by Adrienne Massanari 04 Feb '22

04 Feb '22

Hello all, Pat Aufderheide, Aram Sinnreich and I are working on a proposal for AoIR Dublin highlighting critical approaches to NFTs/blockchain technologies (broadly conceived), and we’re looking for additional panelists. We’re especially interested in hearing from those outside the US, graduate students, and those who are working with how these tech might disproportionately impact marginalized communities. If you’re interested, please email me (adrienne(a)american.edu<mailto:adrienne@american.edu>) off-list. And, feel free to forward this call to your networks as appropriate. Thanks, Adrienne --- Adrienne Massanari, PhD she/her/hers Associate Professor School of Communication American University @hegemonyrules www.adriennemassanari.com<http://www.adriennemassanari.com>

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for Workshop Proposals / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)
by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 04 Feb '22

04 Feb '22

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Workshop Proposals Following the successful initiative from previous years, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL) intends to host a number of workshops on different TEL-related areas also in the next edition of the conference. Therefore, the MIS4TEL 2022 Organizing Committee invites workshop proposals. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission deadline: 11th February, 2022 - Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Please note that workshop proposals will be evaluated on a continuous basis and acceptance / rejection decisions will be sent to the workshop organizers within one week from submission. Early submissions are highly encouraged, so that workshop organizers have sufficient time to attract papers. ====================================================================== The aim of the workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics in the scope of the conference. Workshop contributions should be full papers (10 pages) or exceptionally short papers (6 pages); papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template. Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179) At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL 2022 to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings. Please note that workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and advertising the Call for Papers, managing the review process, and collecting the camera-ready papers. A dedicated Easychair installation will be provided by MIS4TEL conference organizers (under a centralized management). For each accepted workshop, one of its organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference. ====================================================================== PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and include the following information: - Workshop title - Workshop organizers' short bio (including prior experience in organizing workshops) and contact information - Workshop description and topics - Relevance of the workshop to the conference - Information about previous editions of the workshop (if applicable) - Program Committee members (tentative) - Estimated number of submitted papers - Draft CFP ** Please submit your workshop proposal by email to info(a)mis4tel-conference.net (Subject: MIS4TEL 2022 Workshop Proposal). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. ** ====================================================================== WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS - Zuzana Kubincova, Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/Submission info: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submissionContact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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ICA preconference call
by Lynn Schofield Clark 04 Feb '22

04 Feb '22

Call for 250 word abstracts: ICA Preconference: Young People & News in a Digital World: Local and Global Perspectives Deadline for abstracts: 26 February 2022 Event: 26 May 2022, 0900-1700 CET (UTC+1) In Paris with opportunities for online participation Keynote speaker: Professor Pablo Boczkowski Sponsored by the ICA Journalism Studies and Children, Adolescents and Media Divisions Organizers: Lynn Schofield Clark, U of Denver; Stina Bengtsson, and Sofia Johansson, Sodertorn University Please see the full Call for Papers here and plan to join us! The day ends just before ICA’s Opening Reception: https://www.sh.se/kalender/kalenderposter/2022-05-26-ica-preconference.-you…

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Two more jobs: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Oxford Internet Institute / Fairwork
by Mark Graham 04 Feb '22

04 Feb '22

Dear colleagues, Please share the following role with anyone who might be interested in joining our team at the Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford). Full details of the job are available at: https://fair.work/en/fw/blog/14707/ We're actually hiring two full-time Postdoctoral Researchers from the call. Thanks, Mark ------------------------------------------ Mark Graham Professor, University of Oxford www.markgraham.space www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/mark-graham Director, Fairwork www.fair.work The Oxford Internet Institute seeks to hire a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Fairwork Foundation (f/m/x) The University of Oxford’s Fairwork project, partnered with the WZB <https://wzb.eu/en> (Berlin Social Science Center), is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher. This is a full-time, fixed-term position, with remuneration at Grade 8 (Salary £42,149 – £50,296 per annum), starting as soon as possible until August 2023. The closing date for applications is midday, 14 March, 2022. About Fairwork Fairwork is an action-research project that currently operates in 26 countries. We research working conditions in the platform economy, in order to develop ‘fairness ratings’ for digital labour platforms like Uber, Helpling and Deliveroo (see examples here <https://fair.work/en/fw/ratings/>). We use these ratings as a lever to improve pay and conditions for platform workers, through media and consumer pressure. The project currently operates in twenty six countries on five continents, and studies both geographically-tethered gig economy platforms and cloudwork (or ‘remote work’) platforms. Fairwork’s action research approach intends not just to understand the world, but to change it. By bringing workers, platforms, scholars, labour researchers and policymakers to the table, we work to collaboratively develop and embed principles of fair work into the script of the gig economy. Fundamental to the project is a commitment to being participatory and non-hierarchical within our communities: we are all—workers, unions, platforms, regulators, academics—the experts, and we all have co-developed this project. Our ultimate aim is to understand, and counter, some of the forces that disempower gig workers across the world. Over the past three years, we have mobilized a unique and growing transnational network of social justice-minded scholars <https://fair.work/en/fw/about/people/> from over ten countries in pursuit of this planetary goal. In order to effectively advocate for gig workers everywhere, we believe it necessary for our team too to reflect a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and more. In growing our team, we value and welcome the unique contributions that applicants can bring in terms of their education, opinions, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, religion, disability, and beliefs. We actively strive to build and nurture a culture of empathy, inclusiveness, and respect. About the Postdoctoral Researcher Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the post holder will act as a Postdoctoral Researcher of the Fairwork project. Fairwork is an action research project that assesses digital labour platforms against principles of fair work, and uses that research to push for positive change in the gig economy. The project currently operates in twenty six countries on five continents, and studies both geographically-tethered gig economy platforms and cloudwork (or ‘remote work’) platforms. The Researcher position will involve being the ‘country lead’ for Fairwork teams around the world. The specific teams that the post holder will work with will be chosen based on the post holder’s experience and the needs of local teams. Tasks will involve developing fair work standards, qualitative research with workers and platforms, organising meetings, outreach, liaising with external partners and stakeholders, publishing research in well-regarded academic journals, disseminating findings in the media, assisting with the supervision of project researchers external to the OII, and assistance keeping the project to some of our key deadlines. Selection criteria: Essential - Hold a relevant postgraduate degree in sociology, geography, anthropology, economics, development studies, social policy, law, or related fields. - Strong publication record and familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field. - Academic or professional experience, and an established career, related to the gig economy, platform work, remote work, the digital economy, decent work, or precarious/temporary work. - Possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research projects and methodologies. - Ability to manage own academic research and associated activities. - Previous experience of contributing to publications/presentations. - Experience with survey design and analysis. - Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings. - Ability to organise complex sets of information, and develop granular work schedules. - Experience coordinating a diverse set of stakeholders. - Ability to independently plan and manage a research project, including a research budget Ability to raise research funds through making grant applications. - Experience studying platform work in any of our countries of interest, and its relationships to inequality, race, gender, culture, and society. - An interest in understanding obstacles faced by platform workers. Desirable - Experience of managing a research budget. - Experience of making grant applications. - Experience working in low- or middle-income countries. - Proficiency in multiple languages. Responsibilities: - Develop research questions about the job quality in the gig economy, conduct research, analyse detailed and complex qualitative data from a variety of sources, and generate original ideas by building on existing concepts. - Doing primary and secondary research, and drawing on existing data collected by the Faiwork team in order to evaluate platform companies against principles of fairwork. - Having operational responsibility for multiple sub-areas of work within the bigger Fairwork project, and giving input to all key decision-making project-wide. - Regularly liaising with project stakeholders, and supervision of some of the project research team who are external to the OII. Agree clear task objectives, organise, and delegate workto other members of the team. - Disseminating the ‘fair work’ rating criteria in collaboration with the PI and project team. - Collaborate in the preparation of research publications, chapters, summaries, and reports. - Extensive travel to conduct research, both alone and with partners, to investigate and analyse wider issues shaping platform work in field sites. - Small scale project management and the co-ordination of multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. - Represent the research group at external meetings/seminars, either with other members of the group or alone. - Prepare regular update reports to the funder and other collaborators. - Disseminate findings in the media. - Leading efforts to maintain a constant public profile (blogs, social media, short reports, etc.) - Managing the project’s stakeholder relationships. - Maintaining an awareness of key project deadlines and helping to steer the team towards them. - Leading in the organisation of workshops and an international conference about fair work. - Raise research funds through grant applications and manage delegated budgets. - Share responsibility for shaping the research group’s plans and the writing of group-funding applications for new research projects - Carry out collaborative projects with colleagues in partner institutions, and research groups - Other duties as may be required by the PI. Duration and Deadline: This is a full-time, fixed-term position, with remuneration at Grade 8 (Salary £42,149 – £50,296 per annum), starting as soon as possible until August 2023. The closing date for applications is midday, 14 March, 2022.

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