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Free Culture and the City interview
by Ilana Gershon 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Dear Colleagues, Alberto Corsín Jiménez and Adolfo Estalella discuss their book,Free Culture and the City: Hackers, Commoners, and Neighbors in Madrid, 1997–2017, with Nomaan Hasan today on the CaMP blog. campanthropology.org Best, Ilana Press blurb: *Free Culture and the City* examines how and why free software spread beyond the world of hackers and software engineers and became the basis for an urban movement now heralded by scholars as a model for emulation. By the late 1990s, digital activists embraced a philosophy of free software and "free culture" in order to take control over their cities and everyday lives. Free culture, previously tethered to the digital realm, was cut loose and used to reclaim and resculpt the city. In Madrid the effects were dramatic. Common sights in the city were abandoned as industrial factories turned into autonomous social centers, urban orchards, guerrilla architectural camps, or community hacklabs. Drawing on two decades of ethnographic and historical work with free culture collectives in Madrid,* Free Culture and the City* shows how, in its journey from the digital to the urban, the practice of liberating culture required the mobilization of, and alliances between, public art centers, neighborhood associations, squatted social centers, hackers, intellectual property lawyers, street artists, guerrilla architectural collectives, and Occupy assemblies.

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Seeking Funding for Research on ICT Laws in Haiti
by Jameson Pierre-Louis 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Dear Internet Research Association Members, My name is Jameson PIERRE-LOUIS, and I am writing to reach out to the community for assistance in securing funding for a vital research project. The project aims to compile a comprehensive list of existing legal texts applicable to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Haiti. This compilation will be accompanied by footnotes analyzing the applicability of each law to the evolving digital landscape. This resource will be invaluable for policymakers, researchers, and the general public, promoting a deeper understanding of the legal framework surrounding technology in Haiti. I have previously contacted several governmental agencies to explore funding possibilities, but unfortunately, haven't received any positive responses. Therefore, I am reaching out to the Internet Research Association community in hopes of identifying potential external funding sources. Specifically, I would appreciate any insights or information on: Grant programs: Are there any known grant programs supporting research projects related to ICT law and policy in developing countries, particularly Haiti? Private foundations: Can anyone recommend private foundations with a focus on digital development or legal research initiatives in Haiti? Crowdfunding platforms: Have any members of the community had success with using crowdfunding platforms to raise funds for similar research projects? Please bear in mind that people from Haiti are not eligible to start crowdfunding campaign on major platforms such as Gofundme. Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I believe this research project has the potential to make a significant contribution to the digital development of Haiti, and I am committed to finding the resources needed to bring it to fruition. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Jameson Pierre-Louis

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How to write about platformisation from Africa
by Cheryll Soriano 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, Please consider sharing this call with potential candidates. Thank you. *********** *How to write about platformisation from Africa* WHAT: A fully-funded, three-day writing workshop, sponsored by Edinburgh University through the Africa-Edinburgh Catalytic Partnership Fund 2023/24. WHY: Riffing off Binyavanga Wainaina’s famous satirical essay “how to write about Africa”, the intention of this workshop is to engage in creative and generative ways with writing about digital platforms, and strengthen the network of platform scholars working on and from Africa. WHO: Early-career researchers. Priority for funding will be given to Africa-based scholars, but there will be a few additional spaces for researchers based elsewhere and capable of co-funding their travel. WHERE: African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa WHEN: 15-17 July 2024 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 25 April 2024 Further details about the scope of the workshop, the selection criteria and the programme can be found at this link: https://www.africancentreforcities.net/how-to-write-about-platformisation-f… <https://www.africancentreforcities.net/how-to-write-about-platformisation-f…> How to write about platformisation from Africa - African Centre for Cities <https://www.africancentreforcities.net/how-to-write-about-platformisation-f…> Call for applications to attend an intimate three-day writing workshop on "How to write about platformisation from Africa" www.africancentreforcities.net CONVENORS: M. Amir Anwar, Liza R. Cirolia, Andrea Pollio

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several openings in the UNESCO AI Ethics team
by duaa.ayounes＠gmail.com 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Dear all, Feel free to disseminate widely See below announcement of a couple of openings in our AI Ethics team at UNESCO, I am not objective but the team is great and the work is really impactful, I am currently on maternity leave so my email response is slow, but I'll try to pay attention to written questions regarding any of those positions, Some of the openings are consultancies and others are more of full time positions within the team, Do you want to join UNESCO's effort to secure ethical future for AI? Are you interested in building effective AI governance frameworks worldwide? Then use your relevant knowledge and skills to contribute to these aims with UNESCO's Ethics of AI team, and apply for the newly announced vacancies for two exciting initiatives: Promoting Ethical Governance of AI Project provides comprehensive assistance to five countries to implement UNESCO's Recommendation on the Ethics of AI and produces actionable knowledge and policy-oriented research to support effective AI governance in these countries and globally. UNESCO is looking for experts to lead on the following workstreams: * Developing Models of AI Governance Framework <https://careers.unesco.org/job/Other-cities-Consultant/791818302/> (Deadline 17 April) * Mapping Global <https://careers.unesco.org/job/Other-cities-Consultant/791818602/> Market Trends in AI (Deadline 17 April) * Exploring AI <https://careers.unesco.org/job/Other-cities-Consultant/791819202/> 's impact on the Equity, Non-discrimination, and Inclusion Agenda (Deadline 17 April) Supervising AI by Competent Authorities Project aims to provide support to the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure, and to the members of the Dutch and European Working Groups of Competent Authorities on AI, to enhance their competencies and capacity to supervise AI in compliance with the EU AI Act and other relevant legislation and international standards, such as UNESCO's Recommendation on the Ethics of AI. UNESCO is looking for experts for the following positions: * Project Coordinator <https://careers.unesco.org/job/Other-cities-Consultant-Project-Coordinator/ 791819602/> (Deadline 17 April) * Lead Expert for developing training outputs and facilitating knowledge transfer <https://careers.unesco.org/job/Other-cities-Project-Consultant/791770102/> (Deadline 16 April) * Lead Expert for conducting research for case studies and policy outputs <https://careers.unesco.org/job/Other-cities-Project-Consultant/791769902/> (Deadline 16 April) Please follow the instructions provided in the announcements to submit your application by the indicated deadline. If you have any questions, please contact the Ethics of AI Unit at admin-ai-ethics(a)unesco.org <mailto:admin-ai-ethics@unesco.org> Best regards Doaa

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2 Assistant Professor Positions in Media Studies (Centre for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen)
by Esteve Del Valle, M. 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, Consider applying to these positions at the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies (University of Groningen): 1. Assistant Professor in Media and Digital Cultures: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-0… 2. Assistant Professor in Media and Digital Humanities: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-0… You may apply for these positions until 25 April 11:59 pm / before 26 April 2024 Dutch local time (CEST). Best wishes, Marc -- Dr. Marc Esteve Del Valle, Assistant Professor, Center for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen (the Netherlands) Associate Editor, *Political Research Exchange* (PRX) Webpage: marcestevedelvalle.com | ThePatio.network <https://thepatio326116328.wordpress.com/> Social Media: Twitter <https://twitter.com/netmev?lang=en>| ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marc_Esteve_Del_Valle>| Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BtRD8IkAAAAJ&hl=en> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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VIDEO «Más allá de los bytes: Comprendiendo la gobernanza de Internet» con Alejandra Stolk
by Joly MacFie 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

**Desde el 1 de abril de 2024, el servicio de transmisión en vivo de la comunidad ISOC Live ya no está financiado por Internet Society. ¡Muchas gracias a nuestro primer patrocinador mensual, Vint Cerf, por su apoyo! ** Una descripción completa de la Gobernanza de Internet del Presidenta de nuestro Capítulo de Venezuela English AI captions / transcript available on the archive. [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6d4ddc2fa023ca60a9623cb…> El *4 de abril de 2024* la* Fundación para la Cultura Urbana <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7b07baee83dead9c6105e34…>* presentó «*Más allá de los bytes: Comprendiendo la gobernanza de Internet*». Esta fue la segunda Conferencia FCU del 2024, realizada como un evento híbrido en la sede de la FCU en Caracas. La presidenta del capítulo venezolano de la Internet Society ISOC (2022-2024), *Alejandra Stolk <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=38ceb2f42f9b5001202d74a…>*, describió cómo funciona Internet: como un modelo de Múltiples partes aceptables (Foro para la Gobernanza de Internet-IGF); sus pilares, que sea abierta segura y accesible. También en aspectos como la libertad de expresión, seguridad cibernética, protección de la privacidad, derechos humanos en línea y los derechos digitales como extensión de los anteriores, así como, el problema de la fragmentación, el control de cifrados y contenidos en algunos países. *ORADORA* *Alejandra Stolk*, Ingeniera en Sistemas, Hacker ético, y presidenta del Capítulo Venezuela de Internet Society *VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/v3i1Eo5tt60 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a9206b862ce47b38947e227…>* *TWITTER #ConferenciaFCU <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=fed0949c35a40da1f63c5db…> #gobernanzadeinternet @AleStolk @ISOC_Venezuela @CulturaUrbana* *INSTAGRAM REEL https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5WsVxbuPYI/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c5594a9cb13ea7aa3104832…>* *ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/mas_alla_de_los_bytes <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c3c2d5f486cb52d4899810d…>* (EN/ES AI Captions) Permalink https://isoc.live/17602 -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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ARCHIVED: Finnish Internet Forum 2024
by Joly MacFie 07 Apr '24

07 Apr '24

*Since April 1 2024 - the ISOC Live community livestream service is no longer funded by the Internet Society - big thanks to our first monthly sustaining sponsor Vint Cerf for his support! ** Last week's Finnish Internet Forum is now archived, with EN and FI captions https://archive.org/details/fiforum2024/ There is a corrected EN transcript of the WSIS/GDC session https://archive.org/download/fiforum2024/04_Global_Digital_Compact_and_WSIS… Slides https://archive.org/download/fiforum2024/04_Global_Digital_Compact_and_WSIS… Read on blog <https://isoc.live/17554/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=90e5afa4a886f4888679b93…> On *Wednesday April 3 2024* at *09:15-14:00 EEST (06:15 – 11:00 UTC)* the *Finnish Internet Forum <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=baa0cb9bcfe006dd82a1c2c…>* will be convened at ethe Little Parliament building in Helsinki. The 2024 Finnish Internet Forum focuses on artificial intelligence and digital everyday crisis resistance. The Finnish Internet Forum is an annual multistakeholder event, set up in 2010 to discuss internet-related issues from a Finnish perspective. The organizers of the Finnish Internet Forum include Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finnish Internet Association, Information and Communication Technology Professionals, TIVIA, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation of Finland. This event will be in Finnish, with the exception of the final session, which will be in English *PROGRAMME* *9:15 Opening remarks* *Aino-Kaisa Pekonen*, Chair of the Future Committee, Member of Parliament, Left Alliance *Kirsi Karlamaa*, Technology and Strategy Director, Traficom *9:30 Panel I: The EU's artificial intelligence regulation - already out of date when completed?* *Petri Myllymäki*, Professor, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, University of Helsinki *Aura Salla*, Member of the Future Committee, Member of Parliament, Kokooomus *Anna-Maija Ohlsson*, Development Manager, Save the Children *Tapani Tarvainen*, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Finland Moderator: *Tommi Karttaavi*, digital director, Itä-Uusimaa welfare region Commentary: *Joonas Mikkilä*, Teknologiateollisuus *10:45 Panel II: Cyber security and new technologies* *Petri Puhakainen*, VTT, cyber security research developer *Noora Hammar*, Founder and Chapter President, Women4Cyber Finland *Mikko Hyppönen*, research director, WithSecure Moderator: *Stefan Lee*, Deputy Cybersecurity Director, LVM *12:45 Global Digital Compact and WSIS+20* *David Souter*, Managing Director , ICT Development Associates *Aki Enkenberg*, Senior Adviser: Innovation and Digital Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland *13:45 Closing remarks* *Timo Harakka*, Vice President of the Future Committee, Member of Parliament, SDP *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/fiforum2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=48e796f0adc6e12d87f4358…>* *TWITTER #fiforum <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2f4ffbb891e48db178a1cae…> @isocfinland @internetSociety* *SIMULCASTS* *https://verkkolahetys.eduskunta.fi/fi/seminaarit/finnishinternetforum_03042024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=00f20c0ef2a60b6e0db73a7…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4ac1502e3a657453df1156d…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=19491e03baeb3a6044188ae…> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/fiforum2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0dc188b833f8df9a3469a02…>* Comment <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CFM--AI and Education
by Sarina Chen 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

Dear Colleagues, Greetings! Below please find the CFM: *AI and Education*, for Vol. 57 of *Iowa Journal of Communication*. Thank you very much for your consideration. Sincerely, Shing-Ling Sarina Chen Dept. of Communication Studies Univ. of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614 USA ******************** *AI and Education* *How to use AI in teaching and learning* Artificial Intelligence (AI) includes any device utilized computer technologies to emulate or exceed human capacities. While AI was historically used by mathematicians to find patterns in huge data sets, recent developments of AI have utilized the pattern-matching capacity to generate words, images, videos, and sounds, called Generative AI (GenAI). Teaching and learning utilize language, GenAI's specialty is language. Hence, GenAI positions itself as a best teaching assistant for the teachers, and a best study aid for students. However, how to effectively utilize AI in teaching and in studying, in order to maximize the benefits that GenAI provides, and avoid the shortcomings of GenAI, have become crucial questions to be addressed among teachers and students. *Virtual Teaching Assistant* GenAI has many features that make GenAI a greeting teaching assistant. GenAI can come up with a strategy for crisis communication, or provide contingency scenario planning for organizations. GenAI could be a useful conversation partner for learning foreign languages. GenAI could generate lessons for students to critique. Given these features of GenAI, how can communication teachers restructure their courses to adapt to the use of AI in their teaching? What are best practices to weave GenAI into lessons to utilize the benefits of the technology? *Virtual Study Aid* GenAI also possesses many features to assist students in learning. GenAI could annotate long documents, make highlights in long research papers, answer questions about materials, make flashcards, and produce practice quizzes. In addition, GenAI can check grammar and help clarify sentences in writing. GenAI could also help with research assignments. *Pitfalls and Precautions* Based on how GenAI is constructed, utilizing GenAI in teaching and studying are not without pitfalls. GenAI is based on large language models which predict the next most likely word in a sequence; hence it does not adhere to presenting factual or truthful information. Hence, GenAI is likely to generate false information, called hallucination. What skills do educators and students need to have to avoid or detect hallucinations? AI generated content has been found in new sites, content farms, and product reviews. Fabricated events, medical advice, and celebrity death hoaxes are examples. What media literacy skills do students need to have to help them detect false information? Given GenAI can generate essays upon receiving textual prompts, how to transform essay writing in courses to prevent students from cheating--using GenAl to write essays for them? *Call for Manuscripts* To provide answers to these important questions regarding utilizing AI in teaching and learning,* Iowa Journal of Communication* is publishing a special issue, *AI and Education* in 2025. If interested please submit an abstract of no more than 750 words to Jeffrey Brand (Jeffrey.brand(a)uni.edu) by *May 15, 2024*. If the abstract is selected for inclusion, the final manuscript is due *November 15, 2024*. For any question about this call for manuscripts, please send your queries to Jeffrey Brand, at jeffrey.brand(a)uni.edu. Sincerely, Jeffrey Brand Guest Editor of* Iowa Journal of Communication*, Vol. 57, No. 1, 2025 Dept. of Communication and Media Univ. of Northern Iowa USA *********************

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Digital Methods Summer School 2024 - Visual Methods - Call for participation
by rogers＠govcom.org 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

Digital Methods Summer School and Data Sprint 2024 1-12 July 2024 https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/SummerSchool2024 Media Studies, University of Amsterdam Digital Methods Summer School and Data Sprint: Call for Participation The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) is holding its annual Summer School on 'Visual methods for digital research'. The format is that of a (social media and web) data sprint, with tutorials as well as hands-on work for telling stories with data. There is also a programme of keynote speakers. It is intended for advanced Master's students, PhD candidates and motivated scholars who would like to work on (and complete) a digital methods project in an intensive workshop setting. From platform aesthetics and data visualisation to AI hermeneutics The application of visual methods to online culture has swung between the hermeneutical tradition of interpretation to the formalisms of visualisation and, most recently, to the question of how to interpret generated images. In the interpretative tradition, platforms have visual styles that are carried forward when one posts. There may be a dominant aesthetic that then is extolled in the comments and scoring systems. For example, the term 'Instagramism' captures a 'look' or mise-en-scène associated with the platform, and how well one performs it is reflected in comment space, together with the metrics. Platforms may have preferred communicative styles and means of expression such as memes and emoji. The style is also an affordance aesthetic, where one's knowledge of platform vernacular is displayed in a post that maintains a thread or in a well chosen reaction that closes it. These posts, comments, reactions, replies, threads, and conversation stoppers are also datapoints which depending on their combination and other meta would be visualised in specific manners. Learning to visualise (and when to visualise) are central to visual methods for the study of online data and images. Collections of images may be visualised or they may be datified and then visualised. Most recently, the study of image generation by AI platforms has multiple points of departure. Computational hermeneutics, or the analysis of the histories and styles extended in computational outputs, focuses on how the visual is the product of certain algorithms, models and/or architectures. For example, in AI hermeneutics there are outputs that one may discern through the model of generation such as diffusion or 'style transfer'. The Summer School takes up questions of how to study current visual platform aesthetics and affordances, online data visualisation, image collections, datafied images as well as generative AI image outputs. The first week has as its focus visual methods for visual data and interpreting AI; among the specific focal points are large (and small) image collections. The second week highlights visual platform affordances, taking up the study of different platform types, e.g., the post-and-comment platform as well as the tweet-and-reply space with threads. Applications: Key Dates There are rolling admissions and applications considered until 30 May 2024. To apply please send a letter of motivation, your CV, a headshot photo, 100-word bio as well as a copy of your passport (details page only) to summerschool [at] digitalmethods.net. Notifications of acceptance are sent 1-2 weeks after application. Final notifications on 31 May 2024. The full program and schedule of the Summer School are available by 14 June 2024. Tuition Fees, Completion Certificates & Accommodations The fee for the Digital Methods Summer School 2024 is EUR 795, and upon completion all participants receive transcripts (worth 6 ECTS). To complete the Summer School successfully all participants must co-present the one final presentation (poster session) and co-author one final project report, evidenced by the presentation slides or poster as well as the final report(s) themselves. Final reports should appear on the DMI wiki and contain a link to the final presentation slides or poster. They are due four weeks after the end of the Summer School. There are no other attendance or completion certificates issued other than the transcripts. Payment information is sent along with the acceptance notification. Students at the University of Amsterdam do not pay fees. Members of Dutch Research Schools and alumni of the University of Amsterdam pay half fees. There are no other scholarships or discounts. The Summer School is self-catered. The venue is in the center of Amsterdam with abundant coffee houses and lunch places. Accommodations information at https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/SummerSchool2024 Please join us in Amsterdam!

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Tenure-Track Opening in Hip-Hop Studies, Seton Hall University
by Jess Rauchberg 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) of Hip-Hop Studies, Seton Hall University LINK TO POSTING: https://jobs.shu.edu/cw/en-us/job/496162/assistant-professor-of-hiphop-stud… Job no: 496162 Full time/Part time: Full-time Location: South Orange Categories: Faculty The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) at Seton Hall University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor of Hip-Hop Studies with a focus in either Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media and Arts, or Professional Psychology & Family Therapy. The position will begin in August 2024. Duties and Responsibilities: The ideal candidate will have the potential for and/or a demonstrated record of quality, rigorous, practical, and community-based research within the field of Hip-Hop studies as well as across the spectrum of Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media and Arts, or Counseling/School Psychology. As a new innovative faculty line, candidates’ areas of expertise, teaching, and research background will determine which department (Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media and Arts, or Professional Psychology & Family Therapy) they may be housed within. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in establishing robust collaborations between the Hip-Hop Studies program and other departments, such as Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media and the Arts, or Professional Psychology and Family Therapy. Through these interdisciplinary partnerships, the ideal candidate is expected to create a holistic educational experience that blends cultural studies, artistic expression, and critical media literacy with practical skills and theoretical knowledge. The college seeks applicants with a central commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Ideal candidates, using established and/or emerging theoretical and methodological frameworks, will connect DEI expertise to Hip-Hop Studies and Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media and Arts, or Counseling/School Psychology. The candidate should have a terminal degree in education or a related field (e.g., psychology, communication, cultural studies). We invite candidates with expertise in quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods research. Expertise in and experience with critical and creative methods is encouraged. A key role of this position will be to support the development of an interdisciplinary Hip-Hop Studies Program. As a result, the candidate will be expected to collaborate across the college and university to create course offerings that will exist as part of the newly developed Hip-Hop Studies program. This successful applicant will be expected to conduct research, teach courses as assigned, engage in department, college, and university service, and advise students. The department chairperson may assign additional duties when necessary. Note: The below responsibilities/qualifications may be specified towards applicants' area of expertise (e.g., Education Leadership, Educational Studies, Psychology, Communication, Media and the Arts). About the College and University Launched in Summer 2023, Seton Hall’s College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) embodies the University’s commitment to pedagogical innovation, intellectual ferment, and community engagement. Uniting scholars and students from four dynamic departments—Communication, Media, and the Arts; Education Leadership, Management, and Policy; Educational Studies; and Professional Psychology and Family Therapy—the College is the new home of cutting-edge, transdisciplinary inquiry into the stickiest problems of our time. The faculty, staff, and students of the College seek to improve the human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely complement one another, thereby preparing the next generation of dynamic leaders poised to tackle contemporary social challenges and opportunities. Expression underpins all facets of the integrated College’s portfolio — media as a form of education and artistic expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; expression and expressibility as critical to counseling and therapeutic treatment; and self-expression as a vehicle of social agency. With enrollment at approximately 1,550 total students, both graduate and undergraduate, CHDCM is the second largest college at Seton Hall University, with approximately 70 full time faculty and 125 adjunct faculty. Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey, just 14 miles from New York City. The University is the oldest Catholic diocesan institution of higher education in the United States, and the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a doctoral university. It is home to approximately 6,300 undergraduate and 4,700 graduate students from every state in the United States and from more than 70 countries around the world. Nearly 40 percent of our undergraduates identify themselves as students of color, and this figure is increasing with each new graduating class. The University also prides itself on supporting first generation students, and 98% of our students receive scholarships and grants to fund their education. Given this exciting and rich, diverse community, Seton Hall pursues academic excellence and ethical development in a collaborative environment, and prepares its students to be servant leaders in their professional and community lives, capable of engaging effectively with diverse populations. In keeping with Seton Hall’s emphasis upon those historically excluded from higher education, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media embraces the value and power of diversity—and the critical importance of creating inclusive, welcoming forms of community. Reflecting the University’s mission, the College is committed to advancing social justice, championing equity and inclusivity, and working toward an anti-racist future, free of violence and oppression of all kinds. We are especially called by our mission to serve underserved communities in and around the Archdiocese of Newark, though we also recognize the need to attend to the intersection of the local, national, and global in questions of power and access. We therefore commit to addressing systemic inequality and injustice of all kinds, and we look forward to welcoming new colleagues similarly aligned to this mission. For more information about the new College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, and Seton Hall University, please visit our website, https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/ Required Qualifications: • An earned doctorate in education or a terminal-related field (e.g., psychology, communication, cultural studies). • A demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion • A demonstrated record of or potential for publishing practical/community-based research in the field of hip-hop studies • A demonstrated record of or potential for quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels • A demonstrated ability to work/collaborate across academic departments Desired Qualifications: • Evidence of successfully designing, conducting, and publishing research • Evidence of innovative teaching practices and successfully designing interdisciplinary courses • Experience in leadership roles • Experience mentoring doctoral dissertations • Experience teaching in nontraditional environments (online and hybrid) • Experience with grant writing and funding • Evidence of experience of fieldwork specified to discipline (e.g., clinical work) • Demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary critical and creative methodologies, including (but not limited to) arts-based methods, autoethnography, community-based participatory research, and digital humanities. Salary Grade: FA01 - Faculty Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt Physical Demands: General Office Environment Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications should include a cover letter detailing qualifications for the position and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; curriculum vitae; the names and emails of three references; and unofficial transcript(s) from the highest degree earned. Inquiries about the position should be sent to the search committee chair, Dr. Edmund Adjapong, Edmund.Adjapong(a)shu.edu *Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.* -- Jess Rauchberg, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies Seton Hall University jessica.rauchberg(a)shu.edu www.jessrauchberg.com

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