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Re: [Air-L] Researching and intervening in digital inequalities - Online Symposium. Wednesday 10th November, 2pm – 4pm.
by Mary Darking 09 Nov '21

09 Nov '21

Centre for Digital Media Cultures (CDMC), University of Brighton. Online Symposium. Wednesday 10th November, 2pm – 4pm. Researching and intervening in digital inequalities: shifting objects, shifting methods Professor Ellen Helsper, Department of Media and Communication, London School of Economics and Political Science (Keynote) Dr Laura Harvey, Dr Dave Harley, Dr Mary Darking (School of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Dr Jenny Whetham (Consultant in HIV and Sexual Health, UHS NHS Trust) Digital infrastructure and the touchpoints it forms, and does not form, with people’s daily lives took on renewed significance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Technology became the means through which people, newly-required to work from home, continued in employment; through which children and young people stayed connected with their schools; and through which relationships with friends and family were maintained. It made goods and services accessible from home when shops were closed, and provided entertainment, news and information. It offered a means of engaging with health services when face-to-face care was not possible. Yet not for everyone. For all the ways that technology created opportunities to participate and connect, it by corollary, compounded and amplified existing social and economic inequalities. As Helsper (2021) describes, “In one reality, the social and digital seamlessly merge. In another reality, the digital is a hard-to-reach, inhospitable land” (2021:1). Social inequalities are inseparable from digital inequalities, however, the unevenness of digitisation processes means that digital inequalities shift, in non-linear ways, over time and according to context. Therefore, research and innovation designed to prevent the entrenchment of inequality needs to shift too. In this online seminar, we will discuss what forms of project design, research methods and thinking about the digital are best placed to act as effective interventions in digital inequalities. Highlighting and intervening in the production of digital inequalities is arguably one of the most important contributions that digital scholarship, innovation and arts practice can make. For this reason the Centre for Digital Media Cultures Research<https://www.brighton.ac.uk/digital-media-cultures/index.aspx> is delighted to welcome Professor of Socio-Digital Inequalities at the London School of Economics and Political Science Ellen Helsper<https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/people/academic-staff/ellen-…> for an online symposium. Professor Helsper’s keynote will be followed by presentations from Centre for Digital Media Cultures researchers and research partners. Tickets are available here. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-digital-media-cultures This event will take place on Zoom. Joining instructions will be sent out on Tuesday 9th November 2021. Photo by fabio<https://unsplash.com/@fabioha?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_c…> on Unsplash<https://unsplash.com/s/photos/digital?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referr…> Dr Mary Darking<https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/mary-darking?_ga=2.261041865.518…> | Principal Lecturer in Social Policy and Innovation Director @Centre for Digital Media Cultures Research<https://www.brighton.ac.uk/digital-media-cultures/index.aspx> Course Leader MSc Social Research Methods School of Applied Social Science University of Brighton Watson Building, Village Way, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9PH Direct Line: 44 (0)1273 644717 Email: m.l.darking(a)brighton.ac.uk<mailto:m.l.darking@brighton.ac.uk>

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communication +1 presents: Crises and Communication
by Peter Royal 09 Nov '21

09 Nov '21

communication +1 presents: Crises and Communication edited by Zachary J. McDowell, Peter Royal, and Justin Raden Notwithstanding the current situation, periods of crisis and upheaval exacerbate inequities in our communication infrastructure and throw into sharp relief the profound barriers to access. In such fraught moments, we can glimpse the extent to which our systems of mediation differentially serve and confound us according to our positionality within these systems. To understand the effects of crises on communication, it is important to consider the history of systems of mediation that have both limited and encouraged access, participation, and equity across knowledge, space, and culture. What have crises, both present, perpetual, and past, intimated about flaws, gaps, and inequities in systems of communication that are overlooked or disregarded under “normal” (if “normal” exists) conditions? How might we think about how infrastructure relates to the crises and thus the infrastructures of communication are the infrastructures of communication in/justice? How and why are people and communities affected differently in these crises, and how do systems of communication and mediation both mitigate and compound these phenomena? This issue takes on these and other approaches to explore crises and communication in what we hope will inspire and engage new approaches and investigations. Please access our latest issue at www.communicationplusone.org <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.commun…> communication +1 is a diamond open access journal and is part of the Directory of Open Access Journals, Open Humanities Press, and is supported by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and The University of Illinois at Chicago Best, Peter ———————————————— Peter Royal (he/him/his) Doctoral Student Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago

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Join No Tech For Tyrants Onboarding and Action Call this Wednesday 6pm UK Time!
by Peaks Krafft 08 Nov '21

08 Nov '21

Has the news of Big Tech like Palantir creeping its way into government services got you down? Are you worried about the companies that are taking over border control, policing, and healthcare, with no public accountability? Us too. So let's organise, and defeat racist anti-migrant tech! No Tech For Tyrants is holding an onboarding and action call for new members to help us research and disrupt the relationships between higher education institutions, unethical tech companies, and governments. Whether you'd like to get involved in the operations of our national-level projects, or you'd like a little extra support for justice work already happening on your campus, we've got opportunities for you. Anyone with an interest in human rights/tech/migration/ethics is very welcome to take part! We’re students and researchers predominantly from UK universities and institutions who know it’s time to take a stand against the role of technology companies in oppressing migrant communities. We believe that students, researchers, and activists have the power to dismantle the tech-talent pipeline. Come to this onboarding event to find out about campaigns and projects we’ve been working on and how you can get involved. No Tech For Tyrants 2021 ONBOARDING & ACTION CALL WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10 6-7.30 PM GMT, ZOOM Eventbrite link<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/say-no-to-violent-tech-no-tech-4-tyrants-onboa…> Zoom link<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86054033149?pwd=WmY0UVV4Y09tY21qekRiTmpLZWI5dz09> Agenda * Welcome & Introductions * Highlights from Past Campaigns * Ongoing Campaigns * Overview of Organisational Structure of NT4T * Getting Involved! This email and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email and/or its attachments you must not take any action based upon them and you must not copy or show them to anyone. Please send the email back to us and immediately and permanently delete it and its attachments. Where this email is unrelated to the business of University of the Arts London or of any of its group companies the opinions expressed in it are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute those of University of the Arts London (or the relevant group company). Where the sender's signature indicates that the email is sent on behalf of UAL Short Courses Limited the following also applies: UAL Short Courses Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 02361261. Registered Office: University of the Arts London, 272 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EY

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Search: Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, UNC Chapel Hill
by Alice E. Marwick 08 Nov '21

08 Nov '21

Hi all! My dept at UNC-CH is looking for an external chair. We have a great set of folks here at UNC, and I'd be absolutely thrilled to have people associated with AOIR apply. This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong vision and a passion for academic leadership. Warmly, Alice Alice E. Marwick, PhD (she/her) Associate Professor, Department of Communication Principal Researcher, Center for Information, Technology and Public Life (CITAP) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill amarwick(a)gmail.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org/> http://citap.unc.edu <http://citap.unc.edu/> The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for *Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication*. Reporting to the senior associate dean for fine arts and humanities, serving as the department’s academic leader and lead administrative officer, the chair will be called upon to: create an environment that facilitates an effective shared vision; proactively lead department academic, research and service activities; promote an inclusive and culturally competent environment with a strong commitment to recruiting and retaining diverse faculty, staff and students; promote, recognize and reward faculty research, excellence in teaching and mentoring, and excellence in service; provide programs and opportunities for students to develop research and leadership skills; effectively link programs within the department to the broader college and university missions; foster a culture of high-impact interdisciplinary research and collaboration within the college; build partnerships and alliances across the university; provide leadership in developing external partnerships and fundraising in support of the department’s mission and goals; continue a nationally and internationally recognized research program; demonstrate strong abilities in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; and facilitate student recruitment, budget administration, and personnel management. The Department of Communication is one of 44 departments and curricula in the College of Arts & Sciences. As the largest unit on campus, the College of Arts and Sciences forms the academic core of the Carolina experience. Through teaching, research, and service, the Department of Communication addresses how communication functions to create, sustain, and transform personal life, social relations, political institutions, economic organizations, and cultural and aesthetic conventions in society. Recognized for significant contributions to the profession, University, state, and nation; the Department houses a Ph.D. program, a major in Communication, an interdisciplinary major in Cultural Studies, and a minor in Writing for the Screen and Stage. It serves as the intellectual home for 25 faculty members, 45 graduate students, and over 600 undergraduates. The Department’s doctoral program offers a theoretically rich, interdisciplinary, problem-based approach to education and research that enables graduate students to define their own research in response to the changing demands of a constantly evolving communicative and cultural world. The Department’s undergraduate major features four structured concentrations: interpersonal and organizational communication; media and technology studies and production; performance studies; and rhetoric. Each concentration offers the Department’s majors, as well as the hundreds of pan-University non-majors, a set of critical capacities that contribute to an engaged, creative, and critical 21st-century citizen. The successful candidate (they) must be eligible for appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure, including a Ph.D. or recognized equivalent They must have a national reputation in Communication or an adjacent field with an outstanding record of research, teaching, and service. The successful candidate must be able to articulate an innovative vision of communication for the 21st century that reflects that department’s commitment to engagement, creativity, and critique. They will be a relationship builder and advocate with a proven capacity to persuade a wide range of audiences and guide the implementation of their vision. They will be a collaborative and creative leader who is collegial and supportive with a commitment to the promotion of diversity. They will have demonstrated administrative management experience, including an ability to balance the priorities of multiple stakeholders. The successful candidate must have a demonstrated commitment to developing the excellence of communication faculty, as well as recruiting and supporting promising students, maintaining strong relationships with our alumni, and working with University Development to secure philanthropic support. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled. To apply: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/214767 For more information, contact Professor Jocelyn Neal, jneal(a)email.unc.edu, Chair, Search committee.

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Job Opening: Doctoral Researcher Computational Social Science
by Weller, Katrin 08 Nov '21

08 Nov '21

GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne, Department Computational Social Science is looking for a Doctoral Researcher in Computational Social Science (working time 75%, limited to three years) The position is part of the project "Political polarization and individualized online information environments: A longitudinal tracking study" that is funded by the funding line Leibniz Collaborative Excellence. The project is a collaboration with the Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut in Hamburg, the University of Bremen and the University of Konstanz. Tasks: Conducting research on digital media and political polarization Contributing to the collection and preprocessing of surveys and web tracking data (website visits and content) Automated text analysis of political online content Statistical analysis of data collected in the project (web tracking, social media, surveys) Publications with the principal investigators of the project Profile: Master's degree in political science, communication science, survey methodology, statistics or a related discipline Knowledge of R is required; knowledge of Python is a plus Experience in automated text analysis Knowledge in at least one of the following research areas: political communication, digital media, political sociology Excellent English language skills in speaking and writing; knowledge of German is a plus What we offer: Opportunity to write a doctoral thesis using innovative research We support you in your doctoral studies with our Doctoral Program including a broad selection of training programs An inspiring and interdisciplinary working environment with a friendly and collegial atmosphere as well as an excellent cooperation in the project team Support for your research activities through stays at renowned partner institutions and the opportunity to participate in international conferences Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home in Germany Applicants can apply via our online application portal until December 1st 2021: https://www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/gesis/stellenangebot/22300/Do… Best regards Katrin Weller ---- Dr. Katrin Weller Team Lead "Digital Society Observatory" Dept. Computational Social Science GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8 D-50667 Cologne https://www.gesis.org/en/institute/staff/person/katrin.weller

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Request for Proposal — Bid on ACM IUI 2024
by Daricia Wilkinson 07 Nov '21

07 Nov '21

Request for Proposal — Bid on ACM IUI 2024 Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) is the premier conference series sponsored by ACM (SIGCHI and SIGAI) and has been held annually since 1993 as the principal international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. To involve the greater IUI community in conference organization and better plan for the conference, we request proposals for hosting and organizing IUI two years ahead of time. We regularly rotate the conference locations to engage with IUI research communities around the globe. Below shows the location and time of the three most recently scheduled IUI conferences: IUI 2021 Virtual April 13-17 IUI 2022 Helsinki, Finland March 22-26 IUI 2023 Sydney, Australia ?? Why host IUI? There are several benefits of hosting and organizing an IUI conference. First, conference hosts/organizers have an opportunity to publicize their work, build relationships, and interact with the international IUI community. Second, this is a great opportunity for the organizers/hosts to introduce their students and colleagues to the IUI community and help grow the community as a whole. Third, hosts/organizers can use the opportunity to build local IUI communities, connecting representatives from both academia and industries. Bid Requirements All proposals must be written in English with a readable font not smaller than 12 point and margins not less than one inch on all sides. The proposal should address each aspect outlined below but not exceed 15000 characters (approx. 5-6 pages). Based on the merits of the proposals and factors such as ensuring a diversity of conference locations, the board will choose the top candidates and then a finalist will be chosen and announced at IUI 2021. Please note that the bid requirements have been modified from previous years. Please read the requirements below carefully before writing up your bid. Hosts/Organizers The conference hosts/organizers should have knowledge of the IUI community, such as having attended and published regularly at IUI, and have experience with conference organization. One of the main IUI goals is to bring together people from diverse backgrounds. For that reason, the bid proposal must suggest ONLY the conference general chairs and program chairs. The IUI steering committee will work with the selected bid proposers on building the conference organizing team. We especially encourage that the key conference organizers consist of people from both industry and academia, representing both AI and HCI since the work presented at IUI is at the intersection of these disciplines. Please include short bios of the proposed conference general and program chair(s). Location Since IUI is an international forum, we expect that attendees will travel from different parts of the world to the conference location. It is important that the proposed location is conveniently located for all attendees to reach by available means of transportation. COVID-19 has created a great deal of uncertainty around conference planning, but we expect that an in-person conference will be possible by 2024. Organizers should still be prepared for the possibility of a virtual conference, and also consider hybrid options to accommodate those who may still be unable to travel. Time IUI conferences have been held at various times during late winter through early spring, most typically in March though earlier times will be considered. Your bid should include a proposed time with key dates (e.g., paper submission and notification). The choice of time should also take into account the weather conditions of the proposed location to avoid potential weather-caused travel delays and potential conflicts with other conferences and their submission deadlines. Please also consider major religious holidays that occur around this time of year, including Easter and Ramadan, and try to avoid scheduling the conference on a Saturday to avoid the Jewish Sabbath. It may be helpful to consult the SIGCHI event and holiday calendars at https://sigchi.org/community/. Please note that the HRI conference frequently takes place at around the same time as IUI each year. HRI is also soliciting bids for 2024 currently and we do not yet know when that conference may take place, but the HRI steering committee expects it to be in the first two weeks of March. We suggest avoiding these weeks if possible, and identifying two or more potential times to hold the conference at your desired venue in order to avoid conflicting with HRI 2024. Conference Venue Please describe the proposed conference venue, including the following aspects: - Capacity. In recent years, IUI has typically had around 250 attendees, though IUI 2018 had a record high of over 350 participants and IUI 2019 had a similar number. No physical conference has been held since COVID, however current ACM recommendations are to anticipate a 30-40% decrease in attendance in the near term. IUI has typically taken place over four days, the first of which consists of workshops and tutorials hosted in parallel separate rooms (10-20 people). To encourage interaction among the attendees, during the main conference, it is also desirable to have additional space at the venue to put up IUI posters for the attendees to visit during coffee breaks. - Facilities. The venue should provide basic conference facilities, such as high speed internet access that can support the participants in parallel effectively and LCD projectors. Available upload speed for live streaming of talks in the case of a hybrid event should also be considered. - Location. The venue should be centrally located for attendees to reach quickly by ground transportation and have access to other amenities (e.g., restaurants). - Accessibility. The venue should be accessible to attendees with disabilities. - Reception and poster session dinner. Traditionally, IUI opens with a welcome reception on the night before the 1st day of the conference. The first night of the conference features a dinner reception with the poster and demo session. The location(s) of the receptions are not required to be co-located with the venue, however the location criterion above should still be used to minimize travel for the attendees. - Social event. Traditionally, IUI has a social event + dinner on the second day of the main conference. - Special events. Traditionally, during the conference the “test of time” paper award is given to the most influential IUI paper, which is accompanied by a plenary talk session for its authors. TiiS papers published in the last year are also integrated into the technical program, there is a “town hall meeting” where IUI community issues are discussed, and there is IUI steering committee lunch with current and upcoming conference and program chairs. These events need to be considered while planning the conference. Accommodation Most physical conference attendees will need accommodation during the conference period. One of the responsibilities of the conference hosts/organizers is to locate and reserve a bulk of affordable lodging for attendees. Please describe the proposed accommodation options, including the price range of the hotel rooms and the distance to the main venue. Provisionary Budget Plan The proposal should also include a provisional budget, outlining the cost of major items, including the rental of the conference venue, cost/per person for the reception and banquet, and the estimated conference registration fee. Please consider including meals for participants in the budget, especially if there are limited food options near the conference venue. Please also make it clear whether you intend to have a separate fee for workshops and tutorials or whether that is included in the conference fee. Important Dates Jan 10, 2021: Bids are due. Please submit your bid to steering-chair(a)iui.acm.org Feb 11, 2021: Notifications are sent to all submissions. For further information, please contact: jeff(a)jeffreynichols.com -- Daricia Wilkinson Ph.D. Student School of Computing Clemson University 100 McAdams Hall Clemson, SC, 29634

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Leveraging Connections! Call for Participation [Reminder]
by Enilda Romero-Hall 06 Nov '21

06 Nov '21

Good morning, You are invited to participate in a research study titled "Leveraging Connections: Using Social Media for Academics Support and Branding" (IRB 19-120). This study is being conducted by Drs. Lina Gomez-Vasquez (Communication Department) and Enilda Romero-Hall (Education Department) from The University of Tampa. This project aims to better understand academics’ a) motivations for using social media for teaching, academic support, and professional exposure, b) benefits and challenges experienced when using these platforms and engaging on online social media communities, and c) communication patterns and user roles within online social media communities. If you agree to take part in this study, please complete the online survey that follows (at the end of the survey, you can register for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card). It will take you approximately 15 minutes to complete this survey: http://tiny.cc/SocialMediaConnect Thank you, Enilda Romero-Hall, Ph.D. Pronouns: *she, her, ella* Associate Professor University of Tampa https://www.enildaromero.net

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Fourth Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 06 Nov '21

06 Nov '21

*** Fourth Call for Papers *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022) The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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Digital Hate: The Global Conjuncture of Extreme Speech/open access volume
by sahana udupa 05 Nov '21

05 Nov '21

Dear all This new open access co-edited collection might be of interest: https://publish.iupress.indiana.edu/projects/digital-hate "*Digital Hate: The Global Conjuncture of Extreme Speech* provides the first distinctly global and interdisciplinary perspective on hateful language online" Best wishes Sahana *** Sahana Udupa, PhD Professor of Media Anthropology University of Munich (LMU) Now out: UN research paper: Digital technology and extreme speech <https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/digital_technology_and_extr…>

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Funded PhDs on Social Research in "Just" (as in justice) Technology with ESC at the University of Michigan
by Christian Sandvig 05 Nov '21

05 Nov '21

Dear AoIR colleagues, I decided to go to grad school when one of my profs suggested it. I was not very clear about what a PhD was. That conversation changed my life. I'm writing to ask you to consider having this conversation with your promising students right now. It's that time of year. It's a little personally embarrassing, but in order to improve our outreach to prospective students I've been experimenting with video. My video is a little bit like a late-night TV ad for a used-car lot, except I'm advertising getting a PhD in Information OR Communication & Media with my lab group. Here it is: https://lab.csandvig.people.si.umich.edu/join/ Some additional details: Infra.Lab is a multi-disciplinary research group at the University of Michigan dedicated to “just” technology (as in justice) at the ESC Center. We investigate the intermingled social and technical aspects of computing and digital media technologies and their implications for society. Our approaches include human-computer interaction; science and technology studies; policy research on politics, laws, and institutions; design; software development; artistic practice; and more. Our recent work has focused on racial and gender discrimination by algorithmic systems, negative consequences of targeted advertising, inequality and social media use, and the future of technology policy. We are recruiting prospective Ph.D. students with interests in tech and human rights, civil rights, social justice, racial justice, and inequality. We are building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. We particularly want applications from people who are interested in addressing the perspectives or needs of groups that have been historically underserved by academic research, computing, and digital media. - The deadline is usually December 1 every year. - The GRE exam isn’t required. - If the application fee (US$70-90) is a barrier to your application, we will waive the fee. Write to the relevant graduate program’s email address (see link above) for help with this. - The Ph.D. is full-time. Part-time degrees are not possible. - The Ph.D. takes about 4 years to complete. Usually the first 2 years involve mostly coursework, the last 2 years involve mostly research. - You do not have to pay tuition to get a Ph.D. Successful applicants are paid for 4 years as apprentice teachers and/or researchers. During this time you will make about US$45,000 per year for about 8 months of work each year. Summer funding is also possible. You also receive health, life, and dental insurance. - You don’t need a master’s degree to apply, but it may help you stand out from other applicants. - You DO need a bachelor’s degree to apply, but it does not have to be in these particular fields. You can apply with any bachelor’s degree if you make the case that you have some relevant background or experience. - We offer additional funding and incentives to those students whose admission will reduce disparities in graduate education. You do not need to apply separately for this funding, you will automatically be considered. - You do not need to be a US Citizen to be admitted, or to receive the funding described here. International students are common. - Either qualitative or quantitative skills/interests are relevant to us. - You do not need to be a computer programmer. - You do not need to have gone to a fancy school for your undergraduate degree. There is more information at the URL above. Please feel free to forward this email. Sincerely, Christian -- Christian Sandvig Director, Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing (ESC) H. Marshall McLuhan Collegiate Professor Information, Communication & Media University of Michigan http://esc.umich.edu/ -- http://umich.edu/~csandvig/

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