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Educational uses of Facebook
by Chris Werry 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Hi, I have a number of students interested in researching the educational uses of Facebook. They are interested both in informal, creative, outside-the-classroom uses by students, as well as the way teachers are including Facebook in their courses. They are interested in both K-12 and post-secondary uses of Facebook. I've pointed them to dana boyd's work, but I'm not aware of much else. Can anyone point me to a bibliography or some key resources? Thanks! Chris

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Education/Facebook lit
by Nicole Ellison 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Hi, Regarding the query about educational uses of Facebook, here are some cites off the top of my head. This is a growing area I myself am very interested in and I would love to hear from others regarding other work in this area! Thanks, Nicole Pasek, J., More, E., & Hargittai, E. (2009). Facebook and academic performance: Reconciling a media sensation with data, 14(5). Retrieved from http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2498/2181 Heiberger, G., & Harper, R. (2008). Have You Facebooked Astin Lately? Using Technology to Increase Student Involvement. (R. Junco & D. M. Timm, Eds.)New Directions for Student Services, 124, 19-35. doi:10.1002/ss.293 Junco, R. (2011). The relationship between frequency of Facebook use, participation in Facebook activities, and student engagement. Computers & Education, 58, 162–171. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2011.08.004 Junco, R. (2011). Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance. Computers in Human Behavior. Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2011.08.026 Lampe, C., Wohn, D. Y., Vitak, J., & Ellison, N. & Wash, R. (2011). Student use of Facebook for organizing collaborative classroom activities. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. (link on my site) McEwan, B. (2011). Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education | Hybrid engagement: How Facebook helps and hinders students’ social integration. In L. A. Wankel & C. Wankel (Eds.), Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/S2044-9968(2011)0000002004 Not limited to Facebook, but related: Greenhow, C., & Robelia, B. (2009). Old communication, new literacies: Social network sites as social learning resources. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14(4), 1130-1161. Greenhow, C., & Robelia, B. (2009). Informal learning and identity formation in online social networks. Learning, Media and Technology, 34(2), 119-140. doi:10.1080/17439880902923580 Junco, R., Heiberger, G., & Loken, E. (2011). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(2), 119-132. Retrieved from http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00387.x

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Deadline Extended: CCA 2012/Technology and Emerging Media
by Guillaume Latzko-Toth 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Please note that the deadline for submitting a proposal is extended to November 22. And since the link to the conference management system is not easy to find, here it is: http://ocs.sfu.ca/fedcan/index.php/cca2012/cca2012/login Note that master's students can co-author a paper with a professor, but can't present a paper alone in regular sessions. They are welcome in master's sessions (more on this on the website: http://www.acc-cca.ca/ ). Please feel free to contact me if you have any question. Guillaume (version française plus bas) CCA 2012 Annual Meeting: Call for papers on the theme Technology and Emerging Media Starting this year, various initiatives will be set up to foster exchanges around the theme Technology and Emerging Media within the Canadian Communication Association. Notably, a meeting will be scheduled during the upcoming CCA annual conference to discuss the possible creation of an interest group. There also are plans to publish papers that will be presented at this conference, which will take place in Waterloo, Ontario from May 30 to June 1, 2012. This publication project will take the form of online proceedings edited by the two theme co-chairs. INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS: Articles must have been previously presented at the Canadian Communication Association (CCA) conference under the theme Technology and Emerging Media (see deadline and link below for submission details): Please note that this theme focuses upon the following topics: - Information and communication technologies, notably their design, diffusion, and uses; - Digital media and related social phenomena; - Issues relating to recent technological innovations in the field of communication -e.g., social media/social Web, mobile media, online games, and new diffusion platforms for traditional media. Papers should meet the criteria of a scholarly article, and must therefore include an outline of the problem/issue being addressed, a theoretical or conceptual framework, as well as a description of research method(s) employed. The editors reserve the right to reject a text that doesnt meet these criteria. Papers should be between 25,000 and 35,000 characters in length, including spaces, footnotes and bibliography. They may contain tables and pictures. The text should be organized in sections identified by titles and subtitles. Bibliographical references should appear at the end of the text and follow the APA format (6th edition). The first page must contain the title of the paper, authors names with their affiliations and institutional addresses, as well as a 150-word abstract. - Deadline for submitting proposals to CCA conference: **November 15, 2011** (http://www.acc-cca.ca/) - Deadline for submitting *full* papers for publication : May 15, 2012 Papers should be sent in *.doc, *.docx or *.rtf format to the *two* addresses below: Guillaume Latzko-Toth <guillaume.latzko-toth(a)com.ulaval.ca> Florence Millerand <millerand.florence(a)uqam.ca> Looking forward to meeting you in Waterloo next Spring, Guillaume Latzko-Toth and Florence Millerand, theme co-chairs, Technology and Emerging Media *** Colloque annuel de lACC 2012: Appel à contributions sur le thème « Technologie et médias émergents » À compter de cette année, diverses initiatives seront proposées dans le but de favoriser les échanges autour de la thématique Technologie et médias émergents" au sein de lAssociation Canadienne de Communication. Notamment, une rencontre sera organisée durant le prochain colloque annuel de lACC pour discuter de la création éventuelle dun groupe d'intérêt. En outre, il est prévu de publier les communications qui seront présentés à ce colloque qui aura lieu du 30 mai au 1er juin 2012 à Waterloo, en Ontario. Ce projet de publication prendra la forme dactes de conférence publiés en ligne, sous la direction des deux co-responsables de la thématique. CONSIGNES AUX AUTEURS: Les textes soumis devront avoir fait lobjet dune présentation au colloque de lAssociation Canadienne de Communication (ACC), dans le cadre des sessions sur la thématique « Technologie et médias émergents » (voir ci-dessous la date limite et le lien pour soumettre une proposition). Rappelons que cette thématique regroupe les travaux dont les objets de recherche ou les problématiques concernent principalement: · les technologies de l'information et de la communication, notamment sous l'angle de leur conception, de leur diffusion, et de leurs usages; · les médias numériques et les phénomènes sociaux qui leur sont associés; · les enjeux liés aux récents développements technologiques dans le champ de la communication: médias sociaux/Web social, médias mobiles, jeux en ligne, nouvelles plateformes de diffusion des médias traditionnels, etc. Le contenu des textes doit répondre aux critères dun article scientifique, et doit donc comprendre une problématique, un cadre théorique ou conceptuel, et une présentation des méthodes utilisées. Les responsables de la publication des actes se réservent le droit de refuser les textes ne répondant pas à ces critères. La longueur des textes doit être comprise entre 25 000 et 35 000 caractères, espaces compris, incluant les notes et références bibliographiques. Il est possible dintégrer des tableaux ou des images. Les textes doivent être structurés en différentes parties identifiées par des titres et sous-titres. La présentation des références bibliographiques en fin de texte doit respecter la norme APA (6e édition). Sur la première page doivent figurer: le titre du texte, le nom des auteur-e-s ainsi que leur affiliation et adresse institutionnelle, ainsi qu'un résumé de 150 mots. - Date limite de soumission des propositions de communication au colloque de lACC : **15 novembre 2011** (http://www.acc-cca.ca/) - Date limite de soumission des textes pour publication: 15 mai 2012 Les textes, en format *.doc, *.docx ou *.rtf, devront être envoyés aux *deux* adresses suivantes: Guillaume Latzko-Toth <guillaume.latzko-toth(a)com.ulaval.ca> Florence Millerand <millerand.florence(a)uqam.ca> Au grand plaisir de vous rencontrer en mai prochain à Waterloo, Guillaume Latzko-Toth et Florence Millerand, co-responsables de la thématique « Technologie et médias émergents » -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Guillaume Latzko-Toth Professeur adjoint / Assistant Professor Information & Communication Université Laval, Québec, Canada =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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Fwd: William T. Grant Foundation Offers Support for Research Projects Addressing Youth Social Settings
by danah boyd 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

This may be of interest to some of you. (I know nothing else about it.) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- William T. Grant Foundation Offers Support for Research Projects Addressing Youth Social Settings Deadline: January 5, 2012 (Letters of Inquiry) The William T. Grant Foundation, which supports research to understand and improve the everyday settings of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States, is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Investigator Initiated Grants program.The program is designed to support high-quality research projects that address the foundation's current research interests — enhancing the understanding of how youth social settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved. Social settings are defined as the social environments in which youth experience daily life. These include environments with clear boundaries such as classrooms, schools, and youth-serving organizations; and those with less prescribed boundaries such as neighborhoods or other settings in which youth interact with peers, family members, and other adults. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be employed at a nonprofit institution, either in the United States or abroad. Proposed projects must be consistent with the foundation's current research interests; address issues that have compelling relevance for theory, policy, and/or practice affecting the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the U.S.; and reflect high standards of evidence and rigorous methods.Investigator-initiated grants usually range from $100,000 to $600,000 for projects of two to three years. Newly initiated experiments in which settings are randomly assigned to condition often have higher awards ranging up to $1.5 million. http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/inve…

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2nd call for papers: Persuasive 2012
by Brian Cugelman (discussions) 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Hello. The Persuasive 2012 conference is putting out its second call for papers. See the invitation below. Brian ---------------------------- Brian Cugelman, PhD Online strategy and research consultant AlterSpark Consulting http://www.alterspark.com brian(a)alterspark.com Phone: +1 (416) 921-2055 Mobile: +1 (416) 858-2055 Skype: cugelman http://linkedin.com/in/cugelman http://twitter.com/cugelman http://www.slideshare.net/cugelman http://www.socialmediacafe.ca Latest scientific paper: http://www.jmir.org/2011/1/e17/ -------------------------------- SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Persuasive 2012: Design for health and safety The 7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology June 6–8, 2012 Linköping, SWEDEN Persuasive Technology is a stimulating interdisciplinary research field that focuses on how interactive technologies and services can be designed to change people’s attitudes and behaviors. Influenced by areas such as classic rhetoric, social psychology and ubiquitous computing, researchers in this field are typically designing applications for domains such as health, business, safety, and education. The 7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (Persuasive 2012) will build on the successful prior conferences held at Eindhoven, Stanford, Oulu, Copenhagen, Claremont, and Columbus. The conference will feature the latest insights into how mobile and internet-based applications such as mobile games and social networking sites can be designed to influence behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. The conference is expected to gather researchers, practitioners, and students who are interested in networking, presenting, discussing and reflecting on central themes associated with persuasive computing and design. Conference themes The general theme of Persuasive 2012 – Design for health and safety – sets a special focus on current societal challenges. Themes of the conference include, but are not limited to: - Behavior change systems for healthy living - Lifestyles management technologies - Eco/Green persuasive technologies - Persuasive design for personal safety - Mass persuasion and safety - Smart environments and augmented reality for behavior change - Mobile and ubiquitous persuasion - Motivational technology - Design for education and learning - Robotics and persuasion - Security and privacy - Persuasive design and innovation - Methods, metrics and measurements in persuasive technology - Social and organizational issues - Theoretical foundations of persuasion - Ethics of persuasive technology - e-Interventions for addictions - Evaluation of persuasive technology - Persuasive Technologies in inclusive ICT - Business models for persuasive systems Formats and submission We accept submissions as full papers or posters. Full papers are limited to 12 pages in Springer’s LNCS format. Posters are limited to 4 pages in Springer’s LNCS format. Papers and poster submission accepted for publication will appear in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series from Springer Verlag (see http://www.springeronline.com/lncs) The electronic submission of the full paper or the poster in PDF format must be received on or before January 6, 2012. All papers must be submitted through the conference web page (www.ida.liu.se/conferences/persuasive2012) To support the blind review process, you need to prepare an anonymous version of the paper with author names and affiliations removed. In case you have any problems with the electronic submission, please contact the conference secretariat as early as possible (for contact information, see conference web site www.ida.liu.se/conferences/persuasive2012) The organizing committee also invites workshop, tutorial, and panel proposals in the field of persuasive technology. Key dates Paper submission: January 6, 2012 Author notification: February 10, 2012 Final version submission: March 9, 2012 Author registration: March 30, 2012 Poster submission: February 17, 2012 Workshop, tutorial, and panel proposals: February 10, 2012 Conference: June 6-8, 2012 Conference chair Magnus Bang, Linköping University, Sweden Scientific Programme Committee Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark Jeremy Bailenson, Stanford University, US Nilufar Baghaei, Unitec, New Zealand Shlomo Berkovsky, CSIRO, Tasmania, Australia Timothy Bickmore, Northeastern University, US Robert Biddle, Carleton University, US Winslow Burleson, Arizona State University, US Harry Bruce, University of Washington, US Samir Chatterjee, Claremont Graduate University, US Brian Cugelman, AlterSpark Consulting, Canada Janet Davis, Grinell College, US Susan Ferebee, University of Phoenix, US BJ Fogg, Stanford University, US Jill Freyne, CSIRO, Australia Luciano Gamberini, University of Padova, Italy Rosanna E. Guadagno, University of Alabama, US Anton Gustafsson, Interactive Institute, Sweden Jaap Ham, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Curtis P. Haugtvedt, Ohio State University, US Jette Hyldegaard, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark Stephen Intille, MIT and Northeastern University, US John Ittelson, California State University, US M. Sriram Iyengar, The University of Texas, Houston, US Giulio Jacucci, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland Rilla Khaled, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Judith Masthoff, University of Aberdeen, UK Tom MacTavish, Illinois Institute of Technology, US Cees Midden, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherland Fred Muench, CASA, Columbia University, US Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, University of Oulu, Finland Thomas Ploug, Copenhagen Institute of Technology, Denmark Wolfgang Reitberger, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Martha Russell, Stanford University, US Timo Saari, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Anna Spagnolli, University of Padova, Italy Jason Tester, Institute for the Future, US Julita Vassileva, University of Saskatchewan, US Peter de Vries, University of Twente, The Netherlands Fahri Yetim, University of Siegen, Germany Johan Åberg, Linköping University, Sweden Peter Øhrstrøm, Aalborg University, Denmark Organizing committee Magnus Bang, Linköping University Jonas Lundberg, Linköping University Eva Ragnemalm, Linköping University Mattias Arvola, Linköping University Jonas Rybing, Linköping University Contact information Magnus Bang Department of Computer and Information Science Linköping University E-mail: magnus.bang[at]liu.se

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Fwd: New authoritative overview of Social Computing by Tom Erickson, IBM Research Labs
by jeremy hunsinger 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: Mads Soegaard <mads(a)INTERACTION-DESIGN.ORG> > Subject: New authoritative overview of Social Computing by Tom Erickson, IBM Research Labs > Date: November 11, 2011 8:09:02 AM EST > To: SOCIOTECH(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Reply-To: mads(a)INTERACTION-DESIGN.ORG > > Dear friends, > > I'm happy to announce a new, *completely free*, and authoritative overview of Social Computing, which is highly relevant to anyone designing interactive products. It's written by Tom Erickson - veteran researcher at IBM Research Labs - and includes 9 HD videos filmed in Copenhagen. It also includes commentaries by renowned designers/researchers like Elizabeth Churchill - manager of the Internet Experiences group at Yahoo! - and Andrea Forte from Drexel Uni. > > These materials have taken 10 months to produce and involved 3 editors, 2 peer-reviewers, a camera crew of 2 people, 1 sound technician and 1 video editor. We've decided to continue to create world-class educational materials by elite professors and elite designers and give them to you for free. We would, however, be really grateful if you would share these materials, blog about them, or help us in other ways. > > You can watch the videos and read the full overview here: > http://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/social_computing.html > > > Have a great day! > > Best wishes from Denmark, > > Mads Soegaard > http://interaction-design.org/about jeremy hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Call for Papers: IJCTHD Special Issue (Second Call)
by Hakikur Rahman 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

*************************** CALL FOR PAPERS (Second Call) *************************** SUBMISSION DUE DATE: February 15, 2012 SPECIAL ISSUE ON Information Communication Technologies for Open Business International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) <http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=1101&DetailsT…>http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=1101&DetailsT… Guest Editors: Hakikur Rahman and Isabel Ramos, University of Minho, Portugal INTRODUCTION: The past three decades of human development have seen the transformation of global economy, entrepreneurship, and social structure, which have been mainly experienced by industrialized nations. New approaches on interpretation and framework in entrepreneurship have emerged following neo-Schumpeterian analysis. The rise of a new techno-economic paradigm determines the emergence of an interrelated set of innovations at all business levels, such as production (product, processes, and service), organizational structures, and cultural models. Innovation has transformed from being within closed peripheries to open paradigm. Entrepreneurships and business processes are increasingly adopting open innovation strategies to compete in this globalized scenario. A concept of open business is emerging surrounding the opportunities and constraints, and at the same time enable the businesses to fit into the global economy. It is expected that not only developed countries, but also, developing and transitional countries will be benefited from this open business concept, leading to a sustained business model of value chain. OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE: An open business environment is a newly evolved and emerging concept in the area of entrepreneurships that may support establishment of new ventures, ICT start-ups, or even joint ventures. This relates to all business communities, especially among SMEs to enter into the new market and operate on a national and global scale from their inception, removing roadblocks, supporting new ways of networking, and taking opportunity of the networked knowledge domain. In this context, human development and innovation ecosystems remain as the main focus. Thus, open business context can trigger immense possibilities of accelerating knowledge acquisition, intensifying entrepreneurship development and improving business skills, therefore, leading to business sustainability in an era when intellectual goods will become the basis of developed and developing economies. This special issue accommodates theoretical research and global practices incorporating the concept of open business in the arena of entrepreneurship focusing human development aspects utilizing ICTs in developed and developing economies. RECOMMENDED TOPICS: Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following topics in relation to utilization of ICTs for open business: · Global aspects of open business · Information and communication technologies that leverage open business · Innovation, entrepreneurship and development · Open business and human development · Open business and innovation ecosystems · Open business and sustainable development · Open business applications and intermediaries · Open business barriers and challenges · Open business concepts and strategies · Open business prospects and opportunities · Open innovation and open business · Open business in developing economies SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on ICTs for Open Business on or before November 1, 2011. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNALS GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at <http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf>http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. ABOUT International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) The mission of the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) is to create awareness on how ICTs contribute to human development in multiple areas. This journal describes the link between ICTs and human development, which includes economic, social, and political development. IJICTHD identifies potential applications for the development of human beings and provides insightful analysis about those factors (also contextual and institutional ones) that affect ICTs for human development initiatives. Proposing strategies to both governments and international cooperation organizations for moving forward, this journal also addresses future challenges. This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association <http://www.igi-global.com/ijicthd>www.igi-global.com/ijicthd Editors-in-Chief: Susheel Chhabra and Hakikur Rahman Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) PUBLISHER: The International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference), Medical Information Science Reference, Business Science Reference, and Engineering Science Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit <http://www.igi-pub.com>www.igi-global.com. All submissions should be should be directed to the attention of: Hakikur Rahman E-mail: <mailto:email@hakik.org>email(a)hakik.org

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Re : Social media and non-profit sector
by Mariana Goya 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Daria, One idea is to look at the use of social media by cyberactivists. Two simple readings to start with and to look at their references is Jungherr's Digiactive guide of Twitter (http://box.jisko.net/d/9f4156a8) and Myers' Communication technologies and social movements, which explains early uses of social mexia by cyberactivists. Hope this helps, Mariana --------------- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:33:40 +0100 From: Daria Santucci <webcampaigning.lab(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Social media and non-profit sector Message-ID: <CAO+AmLTcciBZqpkJKR=fB-=49ye98+wmwsJe3p5TCSD42=LUzw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all, I am looking for researches and data on the use of social media by the non-profit sector. Anything to suggest? Many thanks, best regards, Daria -- Daria Santucci, Ph.D. Professor of Web Communication Semiotics Communications Professional Journalist +39 347 2512926 www.vitaminapubblica.org www.progetto-rena.it/author/daria_santucci

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Social media and non-profit sector
by Daria Santucci 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Dear all, I am looking for researches and data on the use of social media by the non-profit sector. Anything to suggest? Many thanks, best regards, Daria -- Daria Santucci, Ph.D. Professor of Web Communication Semiotics Communications Professional Journalist +39 347 2512926 www.vitaminapubblica.org www.progetto-rena.it/author/daria_santucci

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Tenure Track Journalism position at University of Texas at Austin
by Johnson, Thomas J 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

The deadline for when we are going to be reviewing applications is quickly coming up! The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor, beginning Fall 2012, to join our faculty of distinguished scholars and professionals as we launch our new converged curriculum in our new facilities in the Belo Center for New Media. Candidates’ research interests should be relevant to the vital issues of the day concerning the evolution of journalism and its contributions to a democratic society, including the changing economics, professional roles, and institutional structure of media and/or the impact of the emerging new media on journalism, citizenship and the public sphere nationally and globally. Additionally, applications are encouraged from those with interests in qualitative methods, issue-driven reporting, visual media, or cross-platform journalism; candidates with diverse training and methodological approaches; and candidates with relevant professional experience. Applicants should have earned their PhD in Journalism or a related field by August of 2012. Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a vigorous program of original research and publication with potential for external funding; show promise of excellence in graduate-level teaching and mentoring (both M.A. and Ph.D.); and demonstrate the capacity and commitment to teach undergraduate journalism context courses and/or professionally-oriented journalism skills courses. Other desirable qualifications include the ability to work collaboratively within the School and College, and with scholars in other disciplines on campus and internationally. The School offers the B.J., M.A., and Ph.D. and is housed within a top-ranked College of Communication, which includes the nationally regarded Departments of Advertising & Public Relations, Radio-Television-Film, Communication Studies, and Communication Science and Disorders. Applicant Instructions: Screening of applicants will begin November 15, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Send curriculum vitae, names and contact information of three references, and a statement of interest in the position to: Thomas Johnson, Search Chair; School of Journalism; University of Texas at Austin; 1 University Station A1000; Austin, TX 78712-0113; email applications accepted at: tom.johnson(a)austin.utexas.edu<mailto:tom.johnson@austin.utexas.edu>. The School is committed to achieving diversity in its faculty, students, and curriculum, and it welcomes applicants who can help achieve these objectives.

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