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Tenure-Track Position in Technology and Social Behavior- Open Rank
by TSB Search 2011 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Tenure-Track Position in Technology and Social Behavior- Open Rank The Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University seeks to hire for a tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2012. The position will be open as to rank. The successful candidate will be expected to publish innovative research, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and perform professional service commensurate with rank. We are looking for candidates who can contribute to a strong interdisciplinary program in technology and social behavior. Possible areas of expertise include but are not limited to: human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, social computing, communication and information infrastructures, language and behavior in virtual communities, and the study, design, and development of media and social networks. Potential to attract external funding is expected, and a record of successful funding is required for a tenured appointment in the open-rank position. The Department of Communication Studies supports a popular undergraduate major and graduate programs in Media, Technology, and Society, Interaction and Social Influence, and Rhetoric and Public Culture, as well as the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Technology and Social Behavior. Through special resources for research support and scholarly event programming, the department is able to offer rich opportunities for scholarly development. School of Communication faculty also can have opportunities during their career at Northwestern to teach and conduct research at the Northwestern University campus in Doha, Qatar. Candidates should send a letter of application, CV, a publication or work in progress, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference to Professor Darren Gergle, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, tsbsearch2011(a)northwestern.edu. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2011. Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. Technology and Social Behavior Search Chair: Darren Gergle Search No. 17681 Department of Communication Studies 2240 Campus Drive, Room 2-118 Evanston, IL 60208 tsbsearch2011(a)northwestern.edu

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Tenure-Track Position in Technology and Social Behavior- Assistant Professor
by TSB Search 2011 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Tenure-Track Position in Technology and Social Behavior- Assistant Professor The Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University seeks to hire for a tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2012. The position will be at the level of assistant professor. The successful candidate will be expected to publish innovative research, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and perform professional service commensurate with rank. We are looking for candidates who can contribute to a strong interdisciplinary program in technology and social behavior. Possible areas of expertise include but are not limited to: human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, social computing, communication and information infrastructures, language and behavior in virtual communities, and the study, design, and development of media and social networks. Potential to attract external funding is expected, and a record of successful funding is required for a tenured appointment in the open-rank position. The Department of Communication Studies supports a popular undergraduate major and graduate programs in Media, Technology, and Society, Interaction and Social Influence, and Rhetoric and Public Culture, as well as the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Technology and Social Behavior. Through special resources for research support and scholarly event programming, the department is able to offer rich opportunities for scholarly development. School of Communication faculty also can have opportunities during their career at Northwestern to teach and conduct research at the Northwestern University campus in Doha, Qatar. Candidates should send a letter of application, CV, a publication or work in progress, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference to Professor Darren Gergle, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, tsbsearch2011(a)northwestern.edu. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2011. Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. Technology and Social Behavior Search Chair: Darren Gergle Search No. 17673 Department of Communication Studies 2240 Campus Drive, Room 2-118 Evanston, IL 60208 tsbsearch2011(a)northwestern.edu

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TENURE TRACK POSITION IN HCI AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN
by Sun Sun LIM 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

TENURE TRACK POSITION IN HCI AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN The Communications and New Media Department (CNM) at the National University of Singapore has an opening for a tenure track position in the area of HCI and interactive digital media design. CNM's interactive "Interactive Media Design" area includes researchers and teachers concentrating on theoretical and production issues at the intersection of HCI concerns (usability, interface) and interactive arts/entertainment design (game design, cyberarts). Faculty normally teach three courses per year and supervise honours and graduate research students. Compensation at NUS is highly competitive and includes eligibility for annual salary increments, performance bonuses, heavily subsidized housing, and other benefits, as well as generous research support. We are seeking someone who conducts research, does creative work, and has teaching and/or industry experience in one or more of the following areas of arts/entertainment HCI: interaction design, experience design, cognitive/social science methods, games, serious games, computer supported cooperative work/play, or cyberarts (e.g., interactive storytelling, music, painting, typography, video, comics, characters, textiles, sculpture, heritage, exhibits, installations). The successful candidate is expected to be an excellent researcher who contributes regularly to relevant top-tier conferences and journals; a teacher able to teach a mix of theory and studio/design modules for both undergraduate and graduate students; and a supervisor of undergraduate and graduate research. The successful candidate will teach core CNM media design courses as well as courses in his/her area of specialization. Topics in the core design modules include theory, user studies, design methods, prototyping, evaluation, cognition, cyberarts, and the like. For a representative overview of relevant modules, see the "Interactive Media Design" offerings at http://blog.nus.edu.sg/cnmimd Candidates chosen for interviews will be expected to do a teaching presentation (to representative undergraduate and graduate students) as well as a research presentation to the faculty. A PhD in HCI or related field is required. Preference will be given to candidates who qualify to enter at the Associate Professor level, but exceptional candidates who qualify to enter at the Assistant Professor level will also be considered. Qualified candidates should submit: 1. Statements of research and teaching interests 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. The names and full contact details of at least six referees (references) 4. Copies of five articles or chapters representing best work (and, if appropriate, portfolio of design/creative work) To ensure consideration on the first round, applications should arrive by January 1, 2012. The position will remain open, however, until a suitable candidate is found. We strongly uphold the principle of non-discrimination and encourage every qualified individual to apply. Enquiries and applications should be sent to Ms. Gayathri D/O Dorairaju, Department of Communications and New Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Blk AS6, #03-41, 11 Computing Drive, Singapore, 117416. Tel: (65) 6516-4670, Fax: (65) 6779-4911, email: cnmcareer(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:cnmcareer@nus.edu.sg>

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Tenure-Track Position in Technology and Social Behavior at Northwestern- Open Rank
by danah boyd 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Tenure-Track Position in Technology and Social Behavior- Open Rank The Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University seeks to hire for a tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2012. The position will be open as to rank. The successful candidate will be expected to publish innovative research, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and perform professional service commensurate with rank. We are looking for candidates who can contribute to a strong interdisciplinary program in technology and social behavior. Possible areas of expertise include but are not limited to: human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, social computing, communication and information infrastructures, language and behavior in virtual communities, and the study, design, and development of media and social networks. Potential to attract external funding is expected, and a record of successful funding is required for a tenured appointment in the open-rank position. The Department of Communication Studies supports a popular undergraduate major and graduate programs in Media, Technology, and Society, Interaction and Social Influence, and Rhetoric and Public Culture, as well as the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Technology and Social Behavior. Through special resources for research support and scholarly event programming, the department is able to offer rich opportunities for scholarly development. School of Communication faculty also can have opportunities during their career at Northwestern to teach and conduct research at the Northwestern University campus in Doha, Qatar. Candidates should send a letter of application, CV, a publication or work in progress, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference to Professor Darren Gergle, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, tsbsearch2011(a)northwestern.edu. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2011. Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. Technology and Social Behavior Search Chair: Darren Gergle Search No. 17681 Department of Communication Studies 2240 Campus Drive, Room 2-118 Evanston, IL 60208 tsbsearch2011(a)northwestern.edu

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Deadline approaching: DGI-Conference 2012 "Social Media & Web Science". European Afternoon on March 22nd, Düsseldorf Germany
by Isabella Peters 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

*Apologies for cross-posting* Call for Papers DGI-Conference 2012 European Afternoon, 22 March 2012 <http://www.dgi-info.de/CfP2012DGI-Konferenz_GB.aspx> http://www.dgi-info.de/CfP2012DGI-Konferenz_GB.aspx *Social Media and Web Science* *The Web as a Living Space* Co-located with the 2nd DGI-Conference and 64. Annual Meeting 22 and 23 March 2012, Düsseldorf/Germany Twitter hashtag: #dgi2012 (For those of you who speak German the Call for Papers for the main DGI-Conference might also be of interest: http://www.dgd.de/CfP2012DGI-Konferenz.aspx) The upcoming DGI-Conference, hosted by the German Society of Information Science and Information Practice, will take place on March 22nd and 23rd in Düsseldorf, Germany. DGI-Conference continues the long tradition of annual meetings by the DGI, being held regularly since its foundation in 1948. This time, the conference topic is “Social Media & Web Science”. While the presentations of the main conference will be held in German, it is planned to also organize a special research track in English language. This “European Afternoon” will take place on March 22nd. We would like to welcome researchers and practitioners interested in the social dimensions of Web developments and information technologies, e.g. from the fields of information science, library and documentation science, computer science, digital humanities, linguistics, psychology, political science, law and economics. The conference will cover topics such as: Social Media ● Collaborative and collective information services (e.g. social bookmarking, social networking, wikis) ● Information retrieval for the Social Web, social search ● Knowledge representation for the social web (social tagging and folksonomies) ● Social Semantic Web ● Social software use cases & policies (e.g. corporate social software, social media for research, in e-learning environments, in libraries) ● Enterprise 2.0: knowledge management with social media ● Social analytics, metrics for social media ● Market research and trend monitoring ● Communities of practice and user networks ● Web-economy, new business models ● Linked Data and Open Data on the Social Web Web Science ● Characteristics and structures of communication on the Web (e.g. blogs, microblogging) ● Information literacy and didactics for information science ● Measuring information behaviour, e.g. for particular target groups ● Visualization of data structures, networks and information ● Science and the Internet: eScience, digital humanities, scientific communication, eLearning ● Game studies, serious games and browser-based games ● Digital libraries ● The digital divide, accessibility and usability of information on the Web ● Emotions on the Web ● Legal dimensions of Web usage, trust and privacy, cybercrime ● eGovernment, eGovernance & eDemocracy ● eActivism & eProtest (e.g. Guttenplag-Wiki, Wikileaks) ● Crowdsourcing (e.g. for politics, in science, in business) ● Mobile Web and location based services ● Webometrics We particularly welcome interdisciplinary approaches for Web research! Submissions You can submit scientific research papers of up to 36,000 characters in length (including spaces). Please use the APA style for formatting your references. Additional information and a link to a conference management tool for uploading your submission will be provided on <http://www.dgi-info.de/CfP2012DGI-Konferenz_GB.aspx> http://www.dgi-info.de/CfP2012DGI-Konferenz_GB.aspx. Accepted papers will have to be presented during the conference and will be published in the printed conference proceedings. Important Dates Submission of full papers: 31.08.2011 Notification of acceptance: 21.11.2011 Submission of camera-ready (revised) versions: 21.12.2011 Programme Committee Programme Chairs: Katrin Weller & Isabella Peters (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf) Organiser Deutsche Gesellschaft für Informationswissenschaft und Informationspraxis e.V. (DGI) / German Society of Information Science and Information Practice Windmühlstraße 3 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Fon +49 (0)69 430313 Fax +49 (0)69 4909096 e-mail: mail(a)dgi-info.de www.dgi-info.de Contact Nadja Strein

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ethics of new or emerging media
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

Tery, Pardon the self-promotion, but since you asked I will tell you about *Online Interviews in Real Time*, available from Sage and your favorite bookseller. See: http://tinyurl.com/einterview (Kindle and CourseSmart versions available this fall.) This book explores the use of synchronous new media and communications tools for research interviews. One chapter focuses on Ethical Online Research, and there are "ethics tips" throughout all of the chapters. On the "Study Site" (http://www.sagepub.com/salmonsstudy/) you can find additional materials or request a Blackboard/WebCT cartridge. I also created sample syllabi-- you could choose some unit/assignment ideas that fit your course. ((Download at: http://www.vision2lead.com/OnlineInterviewSyllabus.doc) Ethical issues and dilemmas offer a lot of food for thought in our ever-changing world. Whether this book fits or not, I wish you the best. Kind regards, Janet Salmons *Janet Salmons Ph.D.* *Capella University School of Business and Technology and Vision2Lead, Inc. *Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter at /einterview jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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'Netnography' a book I am about to read
by Peter Timusk 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

Has anyone else read this book by Robert V. Kozinets, Netnography: Doing ethnographic research on line, (London, Sage, 2010)? What big or insightful idea/concept/method did you find in it? Peter Timusk at571(a)ncf.ca ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca web: www.crystalcomputing.net blogs www.cyborgcitizen.org

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Re: [Air-L] ethics of new or emerging media
by Kris M. Markman 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

I have also used Charles Ess' Digital Media Ethics class in my Cyberethics course (senior capstone in a communication department). I use it as a primary text along with some other supplementary texts and readings. I've had generally positive reactions from students about the book. -Kris Markman ---------- ---------- ---------- Kris M. Markman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication University of Memphis www.krismarkman.com > Hi all, > > I'm thinking of introducing an Ethics of New Media course next spring, and > am wondering if anyone has suggestions for a text. This would be for > sophomore-senior undergraduates. > > I've read Ethics of Emerging Media, and while I appreciate the text, it's > beyond the level of my students. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > Tery Griffin

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Re: [Air-L] Resources about mobile devices, small screens, and cognition
by Vili Lehdonvirta 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

> From: Kevin Guidry <krguidry(a)gmail.com> > Does anyone have resources related to mobile phone use and cognitive > processes? Cognitive scientist Antti Oulasvirta and his group have done a lot of work on mobile phone use: http://www.hiit.fi/~oulasvir/ Some papers that might be relevant to you: Oulasvirta, A., Rattenbury, T., Ma, L., & Raita, E. (accepted). Habits make smartphone use pervasive. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. Oulasvirta, A., Wahlström, M., & Ericsson, K.A. (2011). What does it mean to be good at using a mobile device? An investigation of three levels of intermediate experience and skill. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Oulasvirta, A., Tamminen, S., Roto, V., and Kuorelahti, J. (2005). Interaction in 4-second bursts: The fragmented nature of attentional resources in mobile HCI. Proceedings of CHI 2005, ACM Press, New York, pp. 919-928. Best wishes, Vili -- Dr Vili Lehdonvirta Researcher, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT Adjunct Professor, University of Turku http://vili.lehdonvirta.com/ Twitter: @ViliLe ------------------------------------------------------------- Virtual Economy Research Network - http://virtual-economy.org

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ethics of new or emerging media
by Tery G 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

Hi all, I'm thinking of introducing an Ethics of New Media course next spring, and am wondering if anyone has suggestions for a text. This would be for sophomore-senior undergraduates. I've read Ethics of Emerging Media, and while I appreciate the text, it's beyond the level of my students. Thoughts? Thanks, Tery Griffin

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