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Friday night off-site entertainment at AoIR Montreal
by Jonathan Sterne, Dr. 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Hi Everyone, Are you interested in seeing/hearing some professors in a Canadiana rock band, some other professors in a noise/sound/art act, and the conference chair DJing? Do you want to get out to a bar in Montreal on Friday night? Want to hang out with like minded nerds? Then you’re in luck! Hard Red Spring #landscapeofhate DJ Ouroboros 12 October, 9pm, O Patro Vys, 356 Mont Royal Est, $5 door (goes to AoIR) https://www.facebook.com/events/2178131329099066/ —Jonathan

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Seeking Participants for our CSCW Workshop: Solidarity Across Borders
by Michaelanne Dye 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Hi Everyone! Following Casey Fiesler's earlier email promoting CSCW, I'd like to invite you to participate in our workshop: Solidarity Across Borders: Navigating Intersections Towards Equity and Inclusion, which will take place at the CSCW conference on *Sunday, Nov. 4.* We seek participation from individuals who engage in research and practice with marginalized communities, particularly those who pursue research on feminism, intersectionality, social justice, and global development (be it in the Global North or South). We also welcome participation from the broader CSCW community interested in learning more about these topics. We are currently accepting submissions and are on a rolling deadline. Please submit position papers via email to cscwsolidarity(a)gmail.com by 3 pm EDT on Friday, September 28, 2018. There is more info below the fold and more details may be found on our website: http://cscwsolidarity.com. Thanks! Michaelanne Dye (On behalf of my co-organizers: Neha Kumar, Ari Schlesinger, Marisol Villacres, Morgan Ames, Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Jacki O'Neill, Joyojeet Pal, and Mary L. Gray) More Info: Potential participants are asked to submit 2-4 page position papers in CHI extended abstract format <https://sigchi.org/templates/> that that articulates your positionality, describes your research area, and comments on how you find yourself in solidarity (or not) with others doing work in this area. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): - Definitions and conceptualizations of marginalization, intersectionality, and/or social justice - The potential role of solidarity within and across specific research areas - Vulnerable/marginalized/under-served communities’ experiences of information technologies - Examples of CSCW work being conducted “at the margins” - Work on the intersecting margins of power structures related to gender, race, caste, class, etc. - Reflections on methods for connecting marginalized communities (and researchers) across geographies - Original and reflective submissions from all types of scholars and practitioners working both in the center and the periphery of the CSCW research space who want to foster solidarity Submissions will be accepted based on the relevance and development of the chosen topic, as well as their potential to contribute to the workshop discussions and goals. Papers will be peer-reviewed by the workshop organizers. At least one author of each accepted paper will need to register for this workshop, along with at least one day of the CSCW2018 conference <https://cscw.acm.org/2018/attend/registration.html>, with the registration code we will provide. Workshop registrations can always be added via the RegOnline portal <https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2158075>, even after participants have already registered for the conference. -- *Michaelanne Dye* *Ph.D. Candidate, Human-Centered Computing* Georgia Institute of Technology *e: mdye(a)gatech.edu <mdye(a)gatech.edu>* *t: @michaelannedye <http://twitter.com/michaelannedye>*

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A sample 2018 digital campaign plan
by Colin Delany 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Hey gang! I have more goodies this week: a sample 2018 digital campaign plan. It's written with political campaigns in mind, but many of the steps could apply to advocacy campaigns as well. http://www.epolitics.com/2018/09/12/a-sample-2018-digital-campaign-plan/ It's another excerpt from my latest digital strategy ebook, and if you missed the earlier Big Trends article (also from the book), here's the link: http://www.epolitics.com/2018/08/22/ten-big-trends-in-digital-politics-advo… Please let me know if you have suggestions for improvements, too -- this thing gets better every time b/c of lessons from the community. Also, the ebook is now being used in several university classes around the world, so take a look if you think it may be a good fit for your courses. I'm happy to send a review copy if that helps. --cpd "How to Use the Internet to Change the World and Win Elections: A Comprehensive Guide to Online Politics for Campaigns & Advocates" [Ebook] http://www.epolitics.com/winning Colin Delany Epolitics.com -- digital strategy for politics and advocacy http://www.epolitics.com 202-422-4682 cpd(a)epolitics.com @epolitics @dronewarjournal

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Join us at CSCW in November!
by Casey Lynn Fiesler 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Hello all! I'm sure that many of you may be familiar with CSCW, but if not, there is a wonderful amount of overlap with this community. This is also the first year where conference publications have moved to a journal model (Proceedings of the ACM) which we hope will help open up the community to other disciplines. The conference is coming up in November, and the early registration deadline is next Monday. There are also still opportunities to participate formally via workshops. More information below! Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW) is the premiere venue for discussing how people, groups, and communities engage with new technology. This year, CSCW is happening on New York City’s Hudson River on November 5-7, which is why we are reaching out to you, fellow technologists, data scientists, user experience designers, and others similarly curious about the way computing affects our lives. We are excited to have CSCW back in the New York area, as the city is rapidly becoming a global center for tech innovation. To register for the conference, to find a workshop where you can submit to participate, or make travel arrangements, please see the following links: Register for CSCW: http://cscw.acm.org/2018/attend/registration.html Reserve a hotel room: http://cscw.acm.org/2018/attend/hotel.html Find workshops: http://cscw.acm.org/2018/program/workshops.html The early registration deadline has been extended to Monday, September 17! There will also be daycare options available at the conference, more information forthcoming. CSCW will be especially exciting this year! This will be the largest CSCW conference to date, with almost 300 papers from the two submission rounds, provocative panels<https://cscw.acm.org/2018/program/panels.html>, inspiring keynotes (to be announced) and other exciting sessions. You can find the tentative overview schedule for the conference on the website<https://cscw.acm.org/2018/>. The final presentation schedule will be posted soon, but authors (and others) can check out the preliminary session schedule<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lSI3Nb3XyWGGzscJlF_eBKVx7X-KgQA4dP6…> to better plan ahead. If you have questions, feel free to email me! You can also sign up for the mailing list on the website, to receive further information. See you on the Hudson. :) Casey Fiesler CSCW 2018 Communications Co-Chair --- Casey Fiesler Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science University of Colorado Boulder www.caseyfiesler.com<http://www.caseyfiesler.com> @cfiesler<http://www.twitter.com/cfiesler>

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Tenure-track position at MIT / Latin American Studies
by Lisa B Hickler 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Latin American Studies: The Global Studies and Languages Faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA invites applications for a full-time faculty in Latin American Studies to teach in any period or discipline, effective July 1, 2019. The position is open at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. Candidates must have completed a PhD in Latin American Studies or a related field, or expect to have done so, by September 1, 2019. Candidates should provide evidence of innovation and excellence in research, as demonstrated by their published contributions or potential contributions to scholarship in the field as well as a strong commitment to and demonstrated excellence in teaching. The position requires teaching upper-level content courses in Spanish, in addition to teaching subjects in English. Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English is required. Please submit letter of application, CV, two writing samples of published or publication-ready scholarship (no longer than 30 pages each, one in English and one in Spanish), and two syllabi of undergraduate courses that you would be interested in teaching (one syllabus in English for a course taught in English and one syllabus in Spanish for a course taught in Spanish). Apply online via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11319. Complete applications must be received by October 10, 2018. Please send questions to gsl-search(a)mit.edu<mailto:gsl-search@mit.edu>. After the initial review of applications, semi-finalists will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation. MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.

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5 x lectureships, Department of Sociology, Lancaster University
by Deville, Joe 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Members of this list might be interested in the five new posts (at all grades, from Lecturer to Professor) that have been created in the Department of Sociology, Lancaster University. The focus is on inequality, with the department having a particular interest in scholars with a research / teaching specialism in one or more the following areas: - Digital technologies, immersive media, and social change - Non-Western media cultures and practices - Gender, Sexuality and Media - Environment, Science and Technology - Violence and Society - Social Work (Children and Families or Adults) DETAILS Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Reader/ Professor of Inequalities, in the disciplines of Sociology, Social Work or Media and Cultural Studies Department of Sociology Salary: Lecturer: £33,518 - £47,722, Senior Lecturer/Reader: £50,618 - £56,950, Professor: minimum of £63,836 Closing Date: Sunday 30 September 2018 Interview Date: Thursday 18 October 2018 Reference: A2368 https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A2368 Announcing a major investment in the field of inequalities teaching and research, Lancaster University seeks to appoint five people to join the Department of Sociology, within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. We are seeking outstanding individuals, who can contribute to teaching, research and service, commensurate with the candidate's experience and seniority. Candidates will be expected to outline a detailed research plan that will contribute to social research on inequalities (such as those based on class, race, gender, sexuality, disability and age). For Senior Lecturer and above preference will be given to candidates with a track record of income generation, publication, successful supervision of postgraduate research students, outstanding undergraduate teaching portfolio. Posts will be housed within the three teaching programmes in the Department: Sociology, Social Work, Media and Cultural Studies (& Gender Studies). Lancaster Sociology is an exciting, research-oriented department and home to academics from a range of different disciplines attracted by the stimulating 'post-disciplinary' critical intellectual environment. The Department was rated in the top three for sociology in the last UK Research Excellence Framework, rated 46th best sociology department in the world, and our undergraduate programmes are consistently rated in the top ten in the UK for their subject areas. The Department is committed to forms of 'public sociology' that investigate, protect and enhance the interests of publics in changing and often dangerous times. Whilst the field is open we are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise on inequalities relates to any of the following research and teaching areas: - Digital technologies, immersive media, and social change - Non-Western media cultures and practices - Gender, Sexuality and Media - Environment, Science and Technology - Violence and Society - Social Work (Children and Families or Adults) Other areas of research in the department include: child protection and family justice, climate change, crises, disability studies, energy demand, food shortages, contested futures, mental distress, migration, mobilities security, social justice, and welfare reform. For further details about the department see: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/ Applications at all levels, from Lecturer/Teaching Fellow, Senior Lecturer/Teaching Fellow, Reader, Professor to Distinguished Professor are welcomed. Job share and part-time arrangements will be considered. Informal enquiries may be made to Chris Grover, Head of Department, Tel: +44 (0)1524 594122, email c.grover(a)lancaster.ac.uk or Imogen Tyler Tel: +44 (0)7920 828714 email i.tyler(a)lancaster.ac.uk We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

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CfP: DATA, SECURITY, VALUES: VOCATIONS AND VISIONS OF DATA ANALYSIS - Deadline 21. September - 1 hotel night will be funded
by Mareile Kaufmann 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

DATA, SECURITY, VALUES: VOCATIONS AND VISIONS OF DATA ANALYSIS 10.-11. December 2018 Peace Research Institute Oslo Call for Papers Data analysis can have many vocations and visions. Coding, programming and algorithmically interpreting data is informed by the concepts, ideas, values and affordances of the technologies and people that engage with data. Even if the word data means "given", information becomes socially and politically imbued as soon as it is selected and categorized to make it available for analysis. Such insights are no longer only subject of academic critique, but the normativity of data analysis has by now become integrated into public discourses. In fact, the value of data has created a new market for moral entrepreneurs, who re-frame data analysis as a tool for moral engineering and security politics. At this conference we explore how values, ideas and concepts are not only necessarily embedded in data analysis, but also in what way they are productive and co-create society. Please join our discussion on the many vocations and visions of data analysis in the security domain: These can include overt media manipulation and disinformation, the active sensoring or removal of online contents, the workings of editing algorithms or retweet-robots, the promotion of state-sponsored narratives online, but also the normativity of approaches that seek to "uncover fake news", "fight attacks on the freedom of speech online" or "make the world a more secure place with online data". Together, we discuss the relationship between data analysis, ideas and values by looking at the workings of digital security technologies, data security policies or the security politics of data. The three confirmed keynote speakers are: Miguel Sicart, Associate Professor at the Center for Computer Game Research at IT University Copenhagen, "Playing Data: Understanding the Ludic in the Information Age" Katja de Vries, postdoctoral researcher in Law Science Technology & Society at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, "The coexistence of humans and algorithmic profiling machines" Susanne Krasmann, Professor at the Faculty of Economy and Social Sciences, (Criminology) Hamburg University, "The desire for truth - and the secret of algorithms" The conference will further include a roundtable discussion with representatives from relevant Norwegian Authorities on "Data & the everyday of security authorities" The conference is organized by Mareile Kaufmann (PRIO) and Kristoffer Lidén (PRIO). Please send your abstracts of 250w. until the 21st of September to Mareile Kaufmann: markau(a)prio.no All paper presenters will get 1 hotel night covered. Other travel costs need to be self-funded. The theme is interpreted widely and can also include methodological papers.

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Apps for voting advice applications
by Nina Lasek 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Dear all, I am searching for someting like pre-configurated voting advice applications or relevant apps/software that could be used for programming voting advice applications. Any recommendations? Regards, Nina

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Please move to Tucson, University of Arizona is a great place to work!
by Catherine Brooks 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

We have the cleanest air, least amount of traffic, and some of the best sunsets in the world. The School of Information invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor with tenure (January 2019 or August 2019 appointment) with a strong record of research in usability studies, a scholar who is a global leader on research related to augmented reality, immersive media, virtual reality, new media’s impact on society, mobile communications, as well as integration and technology adoption in medicine and growing areas of health informatics. This position requires vision and approaches tied to outreach to underrepresented learners as well as strong pedagogical abilities for teaching a diverse set of students. Experience in academic leadership roles, tight industry partnerships, and research across domains to include health technologies are preferred. Ideal candidates will bring experience with interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary funded grant teams, and will exhibit the potential to raise the computational/big tech profile for the University of Arizona. The School of Information is an academic unit in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona, Arizona’s only public land grant university. The School’s mission: “As Arizona’s iSchool, we collaborate across disciplines, drive critical research and development, and educate the information intellectuals and professionals of tomorrow to further positive social change that is rooted in the places where we live and that impacts the world.” Please go to https://sbs.arizona.edu/diversity to view the College of Social and Behavioral Science’s diversity statement. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been listed by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers in the United States and WorldatWork and the Arizona Department of Health Services have recognized us for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocation services, please click here. Associate or Full Professor, Usability Studies (UPDATED) | | | | | | | | | | | Associate or Full Professor, Usability Studies (UPDATED) Note: This posting has been updated in its required documents, and in its Contact Information for Candidates. If... | | |

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Call for manuscripts and editorial board members
by Rosanna Guadagno 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Dear colleagues, I am writing in my capacity as the Editor-in-Chief of the interdisciplinary journal the International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST for short). This journal covers topics related to digitally-mediated communication across the disciplines of psychology, communication, and human-computer interaction and welcomes manuscripts on these topics employing both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Theoretical papers are welcome as well. As the editor, I am looking for scholars to help contribute to the success of the journal - both on the reviewer/editorial board side as well as on the manuscript submission side. So, this is a call for interested parties to consider: 1) nominate/self-nominate as ad hoc reviewers and/or editorial board members and 2) submit manuscripts for expedited review. We also have a current special Issue call for papers on Live Videos in Social Media: https://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special/international-journal-i… Here's the overall link to the journal: http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-interactive-communi… Here’s a link to our most recent issues: https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-interactive-commun… To express interest in joining the editorial board, please check this link: http://www.igi-global.com/journals/become-a-reviewer/?tid=41029 To submit a new manuscript, please check this link: http://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-interactiv… Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, Rosanna --- Rosanna E. Guadagno, Ph.D. Director, Information Warfare Working Group, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University Visiting Associate Professor, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies: ( http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-interactive-communi… ) Special Issue call for papers on Live Videos in Social Media: https://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special/international-journal-i…

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