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3 PhD positions in Platformization and Music at the University of Groningen (NL)
by R. Prey 22 Feb '23

22 Feb '23

Hello everyone, Applications are invited for three fully funded, five-year PhD positions within the ERC Starting Grant project “The Platformization of Music: Towards a Global Theory” at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, coordinated by the Principal Investigator, dr. Robert Prey. The focus is on how music streaming and social media platforms are changing the working conditions and creative practices of musicians. The PhDs will focus on either South Korea, Nigeria, or the Netherlands. For more information and to apply: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-0… sincerely Robert -- Dr. Robert Prey Centre for Media and Journalism Studies University of Groningen The Netherlands http://www.rug.nl/staff/r.prey/ Google Scholar profile <https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=2Wu-9yIAAAAJ&hl=en> *Recent Publications: * The Behavioral Code: Recommender Systems and the Technical Code of Behaviorism. (2022) [with Marit de Jong] In: Cressman, D. (eds) *The Necessity of Critique*. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, vol 41. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07877-4_8

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Full scholarship to study an MA in Communication at Carlos III University in Madrid
by Francisco Seoane 22 Feb '23

22 Feb '23

Full scholarship to study an MA in Communication at Carlos III University in Madrid The Carlos III University in Madrid has issued a call for a full scholarship to study the Master’s degree in Applied Communication Research. This is an in-person one year’s master’s (60 ECTS) of interest for those willing to pursue a PhD. The scholarship covers tuition costs and offers a bursary of 11,500 EUR for the whole year. The deadline for applications is 13 march 2023. The call text (in Spanish and English) and the portal to apply for the scholarship are available here: https://www.uc3m.es/empleo/ayudas-completas-master-2023-2024-M01-2324 The master’s programme director, Prof. Raúl Magallón, is available for any queries at: raul.magallon(a)uc3m.es ### -- Francisco Seoane Pérez Associate Professor / Profesor Titular Subdirector, Máster en Investigación Aplicada a los Medios de Comunicación Managing Editor, International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics Departamento de Comunicación, Universidad Carlos III de MadridDespacho 17.2.06, Calle Madrid, 133. 28903 Getafe (Madrid) SpainTel. +34 91 624 85 55 Ext. 8553E-mail: fseoane(a)hum.uc3m.es

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Job opportunity: contractor for NSF subgrant at SSRC
by Molly Laas 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

Dear AoIR colleagues, I am collaborating with Hacks/Hackers on a NSF Convergence Accelerator grant project with Hacks/Hackers: the project is called the Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/>), and I am looking for a contractor to work with me on the project. This would be a good fit for a graduate student or a recent PhD with knowledge of (or interest in) current academic research on trust and credibility, interpersonal communication and conflict, and/or media literacy. The work would be to help assemble an annotated bibliography of this literature, which will be used to power the development of an online tool that will help people navigate complex conversational exchanges around contentious topics like vaccines. The full job description is pasted below. Please circulate widely; Interested candidates should email laas(a)ssrc.org<mailto:laas@ssrc.org>. Best, Molly Laas SSRC is Hiring: Contractor for the Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust Project The Media & Democracy program at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC<https://www.ssrc.org/>) is looking to hire a contractor for its part of the Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/>) project, for an immediate start date. The project, funded by the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/hacks-hackers-partners-advance-to-phase-ii-o…>, is an initiative that is building an online tool focused on helping people engage in conversations in trust-building ways and facilitate constructive online exchanges around difficult topics. As part of this work, SSRC will develop the second version the ARTT Catalog<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/artt-catalog/>, which will contain interdisciplinary scholarly research that offers insight into practical methods for improving conversations, both online and in-person. The ARTT Catalog will ultimately help power the development of the project’s online tool, the ARTT Guide, which will empower users to develop their own responses during complicated exchanges by offering guidance and suggestions about how to best correct or engage with others. In partnership with the Media & Democracy Program Director, the contractor will: * Review extant literature in the first version of the ARTT Catalog and the MediaWell<https://mediawell.ssrc.org/> Zotero library. <https://www.zotero.org/groups/2243448/mediawell_citations_library/library> * Develop an open literature review of research into methods for generating trust, that starts with the nine different categories offered by the current catalog and verifies as well as builds upon them; * Attend an SSRC-hosted conference that invites experts to add to and expand on the research review; * Incorporate feedback from the conference to the research review, and build it out further based on recommendations from the broader community of scholars who may be interested in the project. * Amend and build the review into a second version of the ARTT catalog, with papers highlighted for methods that may be incorporated by the ARTT tool. Qualifications: * PhD candidate, or recent PhD, in the social sciences or humanities or a related field, which could include psychology, communications, political science, conflict studies, and science communication. * Knowledge of current academic research on trust and credibility, interpersonal communication and conflict, and/or media literacy. * Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail and a high degree of professionalism. * Excellent interpersonal skills; team player with demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and respond flexibly to changing demands. * Strong writing skills. This is a one-year, independent contractor position. The conference and related work will take place at the SSRC offices in Brooklyn, New York. Preference will be given to local candidates, but remote work will be considered. The position will run through mid-February 2024. Interested applicants should email laas(a)ssrc.org<mailto:laas@ssrc.org>. Molly Laas, Ph.D. Program Director | Media and Democracy laas(a)ssrc.org<mailto:laas@ssrc.org> | 413-219-0950 Social Science Research Council<http://www.ssrc.org/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/SSRC.org/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/SSRC_org> One Pierrepont Plaza (300 Cadman Plaza West), 15th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11201

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CFP for Fast Capitalism - TikTok, Balloons and the Fear of a Rising China
by Arditi, David M 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

Dear AOIR Colleagues, The TikTok and WeChat bans inspired me to do a special section of Fast Capitalism. Here is the CFP for the section entitled "TikTok, Balloons and the Fear of a Rising China<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffastcapit…>." Please consider submitting a piece and circulating to your networks. Thank you, David Dr. David Arditi Associate Professor of Sociology Director of the Center for Theory University of Texas at Arlington

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Call for Industry Track Papers: IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP), Deadline: February 23, 2023
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

================================================================================================================ ================================================================================================================ IEEE SMARTCOMP 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, June 26-30, 2023 https://smartcomp.isis.vanderbilt.edu/ https://twitter.com/IEEESmartComp Call for Industry Track Papers Important Dates Abstract & Paper submission : February 23 Acceptance notification: March 2 Camera-ready submission: May 10 ================================================================================================================ ================================================================================================================ Call for Industry Track Papers In addition to the main research track, the conference invites innovative applications and advances in the industrial use of the smart computing technology. The industry track will provide a forum to discuss novel ideas and emerging results, presenting innovative applications and tools, and bring about novel research questions, approaches, and directions, with an industry focus. The conference industry track draws upon many industrial applications such as transportation, energy, environmental protection, resource management, healthcare, security, banking, entertainment, and social media. An important criterion for papers to be submitted to the Industry Track is clear industrial association, either in the form of extensive evaluation of research results in industrial use cases or active participation of industry representatives as co-authors. Accepted papers will be published as part of a separate section of the main conference proceedings that highlights the Industry relevance of the submission. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Smart Cyber-Physical Environments and Energy / Water / Agriculture / Transportation / Healthcare / Banking Infrastructure / ... Security, Privacy, and Economics in Smart Environments Smart and Connected Communities across Cities Smart Computing Technologies Future Smart Computing Paradigms Smart Human-centric Environments, Health, Entertainment, and Social Activities Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Smart Computing Potential contributors are encouraged to look at the other calls associated with the main conference. This includes various workshops, phd forum, work in progress, demonstrations and posters. Submission Titles in the industry track should be in the format below: Industry: Title of Paper The submissions in IEEE conference format (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html) may be either full-paper (up to 8 pages) or short papers (up to 4 pages) which may be work-in-progress. The page limit includes references and submissions which do not follow the page limits will be automatically rejected. Having the industry relevance condition in mind, contributions related to ongoing or finished, but previously unpublished research papers are welcome. Submissions from a broad spectrum of research fields with common interest in smart computing are expected. Papers must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file through EDAS. All submissions will be reviewed by at least 2 members of the Program Committee -- the review process is not blind and authors can choose to include the author list in the submission. Submission link (select industry track): https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30194 SMARTCOMP 2023 Industry Track Chair Mina Sartipi (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) Contact For any Information about the industry track, please contact the Industry Track Chair: mina-sartipi (at) utc.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Vice Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab's News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> "Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach." ~ Aristotle

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Deadline extension: ethical AI postdoc positions
by Katherine Harrison 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

***with apologies for cross posting*** Deadline extension for the call for two postdoc positions to conduct research on ethical perspectives for AI applications, with a theoretical base in critical, intersectional studies of AI, data, design, algorithms and data management. *New deadline: 1 March 2023* Both based at the Dept. of Thematic Studies, Tema Genus, Linköping University, Sweden. More details can be found here: Postdoc in gender studies with a focus on critical data studies 1: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/20945 Postdoc in gender studies with a focus on critical data studies 2: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/20944 (Candidates for these positions might have a background in technical aspects of synthetic data, or machine learning, or statistics, but also an interest in feminist technoscience, gender studies, intersectionality, and critical studies of data, AI and algorithms.)

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3 PhDs, a postdoc and an ass.prof. at the Center for Digital Narrative
by Jill Walker Rettberg 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

Hi everyone, We are launching the Center for Digital Narrative (CDN)<https://www.uib.no/en/cdn> (https://www.uib.no/en/cdn) at the University of Bergen in August, and have just started advertising positions. Right now we have an opening for an associate professor in game studies, three PhDs (one in electronic literature, one in social media narrative and one in AI/XR/conversational narratives) and a postdoc in electronic literature. There’ll be another open PhD in Digital Culture advertised soon. PhD positions (and postdocs and of course the ass.prof) in Norway all pay normal salaries (not student stipends) and carry with them employee rights like parental leave and all the standard Norwegian welfare benefits (healthcare, subsidized universal childcare etc). Salary ranges are stated on the job ads. You would need to live in or be willing to relocate to Bergen. CDN is a new Center for Research Excellence funded for ten years through the Norwegian Research Council. Our premise is that narratives are fundamental to humans’ understanding of ourselves and our world, and there is an urgent need to understand how narratives change with digital media. How do recommendation algorithms in social media shape the stories we can tell and how stories spread? How will AI or VR and AR impact storytelling? What characterizes narratives in digital games, or in electronic literature? In addition to developing new research, CDN aims to train new humanities researchers for the societal challenges ahead: researchers who know how to collaborate, to use digital methods and to work together to develop new knowledge. CDN will have its own building in the middle of our Bergen campus, with frequent social and research-based events. It’s going to be amazing – we are all so excited! Please apply if this looks right for you, or pass the ads on to others who may be interested! 1) Associate Professor in Digital Culture (Game Studies): (tenured position) https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240043/associate-professor-i… We are seeking an Associate Professor with research expertise within game studies, and with research interests that can complement the existing scholarly competency of the department and the CDN. We are seeking an ambitious candidate with an increasing research portfolio and who is eager to develop and refine their own research agenda within digital narratives. This is an entry-level position – in the Norwegian system we don’t distinguish between assistant and associate professors, and so anyone with a relevant PhD is encouraged to apply. The position is equally weighted between teaching and research. Application deadline: 24th March 2023 2) PhD in Electronic Literature: (4 year position) https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240672/phd-research-fellowsh… The successful candidate’s PhD project will address electronic literature from the standpoint of literary genres across historical periods, considering how forms of electronic literature are in conversation, agreement, and conflict with genres which might range, for example, from the epic to lyric poetry, to the novel. There is some flexibility in the topic of the dissertation, which will be developed in collaboration with the CDN electronic literature node leader during the candidate’s first semester. Application deadline: 19th March 2023 3) PhD in Extending Digital Narrative (XDN): (3 year position) https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240664/phd-research-fellowsh… Applicants must propose a PhD project to investigate new forms of digital narratives that use emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Extended Reality (XR), and/or conversational interfaces from a humanities perspective. Both critical and creative research approaches will be encouraged. There is some flexibility in the topic of the dissertation, which will be developed in collaboration with the XDN project leader during the candidate’s first semester. Application deadline: 1st April 2023 4) PhD in Social Media Media Narratives: (4 year position) https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240670/phd-research-fellowsh… The successful candidate’s PhD project will address narratives emerging in social media with an emphasis on marginalized and/or ideology-driven voices and communities. The project should use interpretative, qualitative methodologies, e.g., ethnography, visual or textual analysis etc. We are particularly interested in projects that consider how collective narratives shared across social media connect to a sense of belonging to or being excluded from a group. Relevance to a Norwegian or Nordic context is an advantage. There is some flexibility in the topic of the doctoral thesis, which the candidate will develop further in collaboration with the leaders of CDN's group for social media. Application deadline: 19th March 2023 5) Postdoctoral position in Electronic Literature: (3 year position) https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240519/postdoctoral-position… The Center for Digital Narrative is adapting an extensive open-access platform, the ELMCIP Electronic Literature Knowledge Database, to serve as a lasting research environment that will document current research in the broader category of exploratory, digital narrative. The database will also encompass emerging narrative forms that are increasingly found in computer games, social media, computational systems, and extended reality narratives. - The applicant is expected to develop this database and conduct independent research based on digital humanities analyses of genres, histories, technological and cultural contexts of electronic literature. - The applicant is also expected to survey international, multilingual databases documenting electronic literature, digital narrative, and related topics. - The applicant will help develop one or more independent grant proposals for future research with support from CDN. - The applicant will collaborate with other members at the center and participate in and contribute to its seminars and events. Application deadline: 1st April 2023 6) PhD in Digital Culture with a focus on Digital Narratives – this position will be advertised very soon! Check the CDN website (http://uib.no/en/cdn) or http://jobbnorge.no for updates. Jill Walker Rettberg Professor of Digital Culture and Co-Director of the Center for Digital Narrative Universitetet i Bergen https://www.uib.no/en/persons/Jill.Walker.Rettberg

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Postdoc Opportunity
by Jenny Davis 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

Consider applying for this 2-year Research Fellow position, working with an interdisciplinary team (including me!!) to study AI in insurance https://jobs.anu.edu.au/en/job/549657/research-fellow Please feel free to be in touch with any questions Best, Jenny Jenny L. Davis Associate Professor School of Sociology The Australian National University Recent Article(s): Davis, Jenny L., Apryl Williams and Michael Yang. 2021. Algorithmic Reparation<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20539517211044808> Big Data & Society Book: How Artifacts Afford: The Power and Politics of Everyday Things (MIT Press 2020)<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/how-artifacts-afford> Website: jennyldavis.com<https://www.jennyldavis.com/> Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis<https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis>

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Journal of Communication Technology Call for Papers Winter 2023 Issue
by Plothe, Theodore 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

Journal of Communication Technology Call for Papers Winter 2023 Issue The Journal of Communication Technology (ISSN 2694-3883), the official journal of the Communication Technology division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to announce a Call For Papers for the Winter 2023 issue to be released in December 2023 or January 2024. JoCTEC welcomes scholarship from a broad area of inquiry, with the expressed mission to bring together research that facilitates discussion and cultivates understanding of the ways in which communication technologies are changing not only media processes and content, but also audiences, institutions, and society at large. We ask for submissions with a particular focus that pertains to communication technologies, this includes but is not limited to studies of advertising, science, networks, health, politics, history, policy, public relations, management, economics, ethics, minorities, visual communication, and social media. JoCTEC is not limited to a particular theoretical and methodological perspective. We welcome research that informs debates from comparative empirical perspectives and more conceptual and theoretical approaches. What remains at the forefront for our journal is that scholarship is systematic and rigorous concerning communication technologies and their impacts, no matter the disciplinary precision of the inquiry. While we will still consider article submissions on a rolling basis for regular issues, to receive full consideration for the Winter 2023 issue, we have set a June 1, 2023 deadline. Please find submission guidelines and information below. Guideline for Paper Submission: Submissions should follow the manuscript guidelines for JoCTEC. * Prepare the manuscript using APA (7th ed) citation style, with text of no more than 9,000 words (inclusive of abstract, figures/tables, and references). * Submit the manuscript in Word format with all author-identifying information omitted to allow for blind peer review. * Confirm manuscript is not before another journal for consideration, and that the manuscript has not been previously published, including in a language other than English. * The submission deadline is June 1, 2023.

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Call for papers; Practices of/for information access
by Oltmann, Shannon M. 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

Colleagues- Please see below for a new call for papers in the Journal of Information Policy; I'm co-editing the special issue with Sharon Strover (UT-Austin) and Christopher Ali (Penn State). We are purposefully taking a very broad stance with respect to "information access" and we hope to see some contributions from this community. Feel free to contact me with any questions. -Shannon Oltmann Practices of/for information access Manuscripts due by 6/15/2023 https://www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_JIP.html (then click on "submissions" tab) Information access is fundamental to communities of all sizes. Communities of all sizes and compositions, urban, suburban, or rural, dominant or traditionally marginalized, need the ability to access reliable, useful, and meaningful information. Information access has physical, social, and intellectual aspects (Burnett, Jaeger, & Thompson, 2008), which need to be contextualized in specific communities, times, and places. Access can be facilitated or constrained through specific policies, practices, companies, and social and civic institutions such as libraries and information organizations. In this call for papers, we seek article submissions that problematize, contextualize, and begin to resolve the complexities of information access for communities. We are particularly interested in articles that offer useful practices of and for information access in the United States, globally, and comparatively. Submissions may be specifically focused on particular aspects or examples of information access, such as what we have learned from past moments of broadband support and financing or the role of libraries in facilitating broader forms of information access. Other submissions may present a broad overview of the state of information access. Submissions may take a historical, theoretical, or empirical approach. We welcome submissions that describe (or problematize) practices, models, or theories related to information access (such as net neutrality, content moderation, or internet filtering). We welcome submissions that consider information access in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, from an international perspective, with an interdisciplinary lens, and through the use of multiple methodologies. Co-guest editors are Sharon Strover (sharon.strover(a)austin.utexas.edu) Christopher Ali (cba434(a)psu.edu) and Shannon M. Oltmann (shannon.oltmann(a)uky.ed) Manuscripts are due by June 15, 2023. Papers submitted to the Special Issue should be anonymized. They should be submitted through the Journal’s online submission platform and follow the Journal’s standard submission guidelines (https://www.editorialmanager.com/jip/account/JIP%20Author%20Guidelines.pdf) For more information on the Journal, see: https://www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_JIP.html and for submitting your paper, visit http://www.editorialmanager.com/jip/ Shannon M. Oltmann, Ph.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Associate Professor School of Information Science College of Communication & Information University of Kentucky shannon.oltmann(a)uky.edu<mailto:shannon.oltmann@uky.edu> Associate Editor, Library Quarterly

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