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Call for Abstracts "The (Post-)Digital City: Media, Technology and Architecture
by Jeffrey Wimmer 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Final Conference of the Research Network “The Digital City. Materiality and Objects of Urban Communication Culture (DIGISTA)”. (www.digista.de <http://www.digista.de/>) 17-18 February 2022 at University of Augsburg (Germany) Deadline: October 31, 2021 (either in English or German). In cooperation with ECREA Media, Cities and Space Section (https://mediacitytwg.wordpress.com <https://mediacitytwg.wordpress.com/>) The Conference ist supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Cities are spaces where processes of social, cultural and technological change unfold with particular intensity. In the past decade, it is above all processes subsumed under the term “digitalisation” that are regarded as the main driver and catalyst for the ongoing transformation of urban spaces. While there is broad consensus that technologies such as sensors and cameras, measuring stations, platforms and dashboards are changing urban life, culture and governance, and have permeated cities to such an extent that they have been lately also referred to as “post-digital cities” (Negroponte 1998; Cramer 2014), it is contested in what ways these changes actually occur, what impact they have on different levels and how these changes can be normatively evaluated. DIGISTA is an interdisciplinary research network that addresses the topic of digitalisation in cities from the perspective of communication and media studies, cultural sociology, architectural history and computational sciences. While “digitalisation” has arguably impacted the administration, planning and everyday life in cities for quite some time, we believe that changes in (post-)digital cities have recently picked up speed. Neighborhood platforms on the Internet are changing the ways local residents interact; the architecture and function of central squares and buildings in cities have changed; the infrastructures in cities have been altered and specific architectural typologies, such as libraries, are redefined. Technologies such as location-based apps and dashboards as well as applications of virtual and augmented reality have changed the perception and production of space. Understanding digitalisation as an umbrella term under which a wide range of developments and technologies that permeate cities today can be subsumed, we investigate the impact and significance of different processes of digitalisation for urban space. Assuming that digitalisation processes are neither neutral, nor purely technological, but constitute a field of highly contingent, situated and material practices mediated through technologies, as well as discourses, architectures and infrastructures and produced in different ways in the everyday lives of inhabitants, we believe that these processes in cities must be analysed from an interdisciplinary perspective. For the final conference of our research network, we invite contributions that deal with digitalisation processes in the (post-)digital city. Submissions may relate to the four disciplines represented in our network (communication and media studies, architectural history, cultural sociology, computer science), but also come from other disciplines dealing with the complex phenomenon of (post-)digital cities. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers as well as practitioners from the social sciences, humanities and information sciences to discuss the complexity and diversity of phenomena relating to the (post-)digital cities of our time. Negotiated in the everyday life and practices of city inhabitants and dwellers, but also in a variety of discourses, infrastructures and architectures, specific technologies and particular places, we invite submissions addressing theoretical aspects of the (post-)digital city, as well as empirical studies on the interwoven processes of social, cultural and technological changes and the associated practices and representations. Submissions on the following topics are welcome, but need not be limited to these: Media representations, governance of and appropriation of urban spaces in the (post-)digital city Within less than a decade, “smart urbanism” and the “smart city” have become major topics in the discourse on urban development. While the “smart city” has become somewhat of a leitmotif in the context of city branding, promising sustainability, efficiency, security, transparency and participation, it has also been criticized as instrumental to impoverishment and inhospitality, surveillance and control, as well as the enforcement of capitalist logics and technocracy (Srnicek 2017; Zuboff 2019; Dijck, Poell, and Waal 2018). In contrast, “smart urbanism” promises to take into account local conditions and the needs of citizens (Odendaal 2021; Marvin, Luque-Ayala, and McFarlane 2016; McFarlane and Söderström 2017; Söderström, Paasche, and Klauser 2014). Digitalisation of urban spaces is, as these discourses indicate, apparently not a fixed path, but a conflict-ridden field. Questions we want to address in this panel include, but need not be limited to the following: What are the current discourses and narratives relating to the actual or imagined “smart city” or “smart urbanism”? What are the strategies and practices of local actors (civil society, politics, business) in the context of these narratives? How is the (post-)digital city represented? Do specific platforms, such as neighborhood platforms or maps, contribute to more inclusion and participation or do they (re-)produce or (re)inforce existing social, cultural and economic power structures? What are the practices and interventions that create and constitute the (post-)digital city beyond such apps and platforms? And what are the ethics of the (post-)digital city? Augmentation and virtualisation in the (post-)digital city The (post-)digital city is in many respects a hybrid space. While we already interact with media augmented cities in the form of digital maps in our everyday lives, research and large companies are increasingly looking toward a future of visually augmented three dimensional urban spaces? From a technological as well as practical perspective, we are interested in Mixed Reality technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in the (post-) digital city, particularly in public places. In order to move towards Mixed Reality technologies being an omnipresent phenomenon, we need to rethink paradigms that we are used to in the smartphone age. How can Mixed Reality applications for public spaces be designed and where can they be used? Which challenges do users of such applications face? How do design principles, philosophies, and technologies change the way we communicate and perceive public space? How can established best practices in human-computer interface design be transferred or reinterpreted in Mixed Reality? Besides HCI-related topics, it is crucial to develop concepts and negotiate rules for the participatory design of augmented public spaces as a society. In this context, content-filtering technologies such as collaborative filtering and AI-based approaches need to be designed and evaluated, both from the perspective of content creators and consumers. Architectures and infrastructures in the (post-)digital city The (post-)digital city is not located in some remote “cloud”. Although data transmission and storage may seem ephemeral, they are tethered to a whole range of real, material and physical infrastructures and geographically situated in actual spaces and architectures. It is these kinds of tangible infrastructures on the ground (such as cable routes, transmission masts, distribution boxes or Wi-Fi routers) and specific architectures (such as data centers and control rooms) that enable digitalization “to take place”. Physical infrastructures and architectures, hence, form an important part of the (post-)digital city. While architectures and infrastructures have been the subject of social science research for quite some time now, it remains open to what extent these are distinct in the (post-)digital city. Questions we want address in this panel include, but need not be limited to the following: In what ways are the infrastructures of the (post-)digital city unique and how do they differ from other infrastructures (Laak 2018; Barlösius 2019; Büchner 2018)? What are their politics, what power relations are (re-)produced by the infrastructures of the (post-)digital city and which (new) inequalities possibly arise in this process (Graham and Marvin 2001; Rodgers and O’Neill 2012; Larkin 2013)? In what ways can digital infrastructures be usefully described as invisible, and what does that imply? To what extent has this invisibility increased in the (post-)digital city? Because infrastructures have been generally conceived of as embedded in (other) structures, shaped by and shaping the conventions of a community of practice, as well as largely invisible but visible upon breakdown (Star and Ruhleder 1996; Star 1999), these are some of the questions worth asking. Apart from the infrastructures and architecture of and for the (post-)digital city, digitalization has also affected the architectural nature of long-standing institutions (such as museums and libraries). In what ways are such existing architectural typologies transformed by digitalization (Arantes 2012)? What does the architecture of the (post-)digital look like and how do people interact with it? What new architecture is being produced in the (post-)digital city? And does this architecture influence the practices and interaction processes of its inhabitants and, if so, in what ways? The conference is planned for February 17 and 18, 2022. Depending on the pandemic situation, the conference will be either held in a hybrid format online and onsite in Augsburg or online only. Proposals (that address the topics listed under the three headings or related topics) can be submitted in the form of an abstract (max. 7,000 characters) by October 31, 2021 (either in English or German). Notice of acceptance will be given until November 15. Please also indicate whether you would like to present in English or German. Selected papers of the conference will be published in a peer reviewed book. We especially encourage emerging scholars. Please contact us for travel support. We are looking forward to your abstracts. Please send them to Paula Nitschke, University of Augsburg (paula.nitschke(a)phil.uni-augsburg.de <mailto:paula.nitschke@phil.uni-augsburg.de>). Do not hesitate to contact us in case of any questions or further information All the best, Jeffrey ------------ Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Wimmer Research Group Media Reality Department of Media, Knowledge and Communication University of Augsburg Universitätsstr. 10 D-86135 Augsburg Tel: +49 (0) 821 598-5576 Email: jeffrey.wimmer(a)phil.uni-augsburg.de http://www.imwk.uni-augsburg.de Latest Publication Wimmer, J. (2021): The subject in times of media and social change. The analytic potential of the mediatization approach using the case of retro Gaming. In Mediatization Studies 4/2020, 25-40. DOI: 10.17951/ms.2020.4.25-40

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2 Research Assistant Roles: First RespondXR
by Leonie Tanczer 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Hi Everyone, We are looking for two Research Assistants that could work part-time on our "First RespondXR<https://spritehub.org/2021/08/20/first-respondxr-digital-vulnerability-of-i…>" project which looks at the vulnerabilities of immersive training for first responders, specifically English law enforcement officers. Here are the two adverts: Research Assistant - Social Science Expertise ref: 1034479 - https://portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDetails/24218285 Research Assistant - Legal Expertise ref: 1034480 - https://portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDetails/24218324 If an applicant meets the requirements for both roles, the jobs could be combined, enabling a person to work 32 hours (rather than the 16 hours for each RA post). Please be aware that we are only able to hire individuals that have the right to work in the UK. Please share this information with your students and other networks! Best wishes, Leonie ________________________________________________________________ Dr Leonie Maria Tanczer Lecturer in International Security and Emerging Technologies Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy University College London Twitter: @leotanczt Website: http://www.leonietanczer.net/ Key Fingerprint: 9F21 A6A6 913E 1393 1BC6 73DA EBEF 07A4 F61F 79DA

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WEBCAST OCT 13: Internet Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow / الإنترنت بالأمس واليوم والغد
by Joly MacFie 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Cerf, Badran, Kolkman - what one might bill as 'Three the Hard Way' :) A special feature from our MENA region. [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/mena2>On *Wednesday October 13 2021*, at *14:00-15:30 UTC*, the *Internet Society <https://internetsociety.org/>* presents a panel '*Internet Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow <https://bit.ly/3oLfrz4>*'. Vint Cerf, with our *Internet Growth <https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/access/>* team, will tell us the "story" behind the Internet, how it evolved, its critical properties, and a brief overview of the *NewIP* proposal. This event is dedicated to the MENA region members, and Arabic interpretation will be available on both Zoom and livestream. *SPEAKERS* *Vint Cerf*, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google *Olaf Kolkman*, Principal - Internet Technology, Policy, and Advocacy, Internet Society *Hosein Badran*, Director, Internet Growth and Trust, Internet Society *MODERATOR* *Jane Coffi*n, SVP, Internet Growth *LIVESTREAM (ENGLISH) http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/mena2 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/mena2>* في يوم الأربعاء 13 أكتوبر 2021، الساعة 14:00 – 15:30 بالتوقيت العالمي المنسق، تقدم جمعية الإنترنت حلقة بعنوان “الإنترنت بالأمس ، اليوم والغد”. سيخبرنا فينت سيرف ، مع فريق نمو الإنترنت لدينا ، “القصة” وراء الإنترنت ، كيف تطورت ، وخصائصها الهامة ، مع نظرة عامة موجزة عن اقتراح بروتوكول الانترنت الجديد. هذا الحدث مخصص لأعضاء جمعية الانترنت في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا، وستتوفر الترجمة الفورية باللغة العربية على كل من منصة زوم والبث المباشر. ضيوف الحلقة: فينت سيرف، نائب الرئيس ورئيس مبشري الإنترنت، Google أولاف كولكمان، مدير – تكنولوجيا الإنترنت والسياسة والتأييد حسين بدران، مدير نمو وثقة الإنترنت محاور: جين كوفين، نائب الرئيس الاعلي لجمعية الانترنت والمدير العام لمشروع تنمية الانترت. *LIVESTREAM (باللغة العربية) http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/mena2 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/mena2>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM*: *https://bit.ly/3oLfrz4* <https://bit.ly/3oLfrz4> (EN/AR - ISOC membership required) *المشاركة عبر* *TWITTER #GrowInternet <https://bit.ly/3AjvGWd> @ISOC_MiddleEast @vgcerf @kolkman Hosein Badran @jane_coffin @InternetSociety @ISOC_Community* *SIMULCASTS سيمول* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* (EN only) *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCMiddleEast <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCMiddleEast> *(AI Captions) *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/>*) *ARCHIVE أرشيف* *https://archive.org/details/mena2 <https://archive.org/details/mena2>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14615/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Technical and Professional Communication
by Jason J. Peters 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Hello folks, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is conducting a search for a tenure-track, assistant professor in technical and professional communication. For questions, please contact the search committee chair, Dr. Brenda Helmbrecht (bhelmbre(a)calpoly.edu<mailto:bhelmbre@calpoly.edu>). Assistant Professor—Technical and Professional Communication Full-time, academic year, tenure-track Assistant Professor of English at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, to begin September 15, 2022. Specialization in Technical and Professional Communication. Ph.D. in English or related field required. The successful candidate will not only teach upper- and lower-division technical and professional communication courses, but also coordinate a thriving undergraduate Technical Communication Certificate Program, which will include establishing and overseeing student internships, along with curriculum and program development in General Education and in the English major. For this position, we seek leadership, creativity, and an eagerness to engage in cross-disciplinary collaborations across multiple STEM-focused colleges with academic programs and/or funded research in aerospace, civic design, information systems, big data, usability study, and STEM education. Specific research areas within technical and professional communication are open. We particularly welcome applicants who demonstrate research interests in designing for social good, interactive, and immersive technologies, or digital/public rhetorics, and applicants who take a culturally situated approach based on ethnographic, community-driven research. For the full job ad and to apply, please visit https://jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/505089/assistant-professortechnical-and-…<mailto:https://jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/505089/assistant-professortechnic…>. Jay Peters Jason Peters, PhD Associate Professor Department of English California Polytechnic State University 1 Grand Avenue San Luis Obispo CA 93407-0322 https://english.calpoly.edu/faculty/peters ******************* Cal Poly is in tiłhini, the Place of the Full Moon. We gratefully acknowledge, respect, and thank yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini, Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region, in whose homelands we are guests.

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Call for Papers: IEEE SMARTCOMP 2022 -- Paper Submission Deadline: February 24th, 2022
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMARTCOMP 2022 8th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing June 2022, Helsinki, Finland www.smart-comp.org<http://www.smart-comp.org> CALL FOR PAPERS SMARTCOMP 2022, the 8th edition of the premier conference on smart computing, will be held in Helsinki, Finland. Smart computing is a multidisciplinary domain based on the synergistic influence of advances in sensor-based technologies, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, edge computing, big data analytics, machine learning, cognitive computing, and artificial intelligence. Applications of smart computing can be found in different societal domains including, but not limited to, transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, industrial systems, entertainment, and social media. Algorithmic and system advancements of cloud computing, mobile/pervasive computing, cyber-physical systems, sensor networking, and social computing are taking smart computing to a new dimension and improving our ways of living. We want SMARTCOMP 2022 to be a welcoming venue for novel, cutting-edge, and creative research. We realize that such innovative concepts may be harder to be fully developed and evaluated in all aspects. The review process will take this into account. Authors are encouraged to discuss the importance, timeliness, significance of their work, as well as limitations, potential future extensions, and directions. Selected papers from SMARTCOMP 2022 will be considered for publication in Elsevier's Journal of Pervasive and Mobile Computing. Topics of Interest: SMARTCOMP 2022 solicits submissions that address the fundamental questions of smart computing, namely how to design and build scalable and reliable smart computing systems, and how to use computing technology for resource sustainability to improve the human experience. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Future Smart Computing Paradigms * Models of Smart Environments * Algorithms for Smart Computing * AI and Machine Learning in Smart Computing * Security, Privacy, and Trust issues in Smart Computing * Fairness and Socio-technical issues of Smart Computing * Smart Computing for Cyber-physical Systems * Middleware Platforms for Smart Systems * Mobile and Ubiquitous Platforms for Smart Systems * Cloud, Edge and Fog Smart Computing Platforms * Data Architectures and Analytics for Smart Computing * Smart Computing for Smart and Connected Communities * Smart green computing * Social computing and smart systems * Wearable computing and IoT for Smart Systems * Architectures and Software for Smart Computing * Novel communication paradigms (e.g., 5G/6G, VLC, DSA) in smart computing * Quantum Computing in Smart Systems * Interdisciplinary approaches to Smart Computing * Applications of Smart Computing: * Smart healthcare and digital epidemiology * Smart agriculture * Smart infrastructures * Smart cities * Smart energy, transportation, water distribution systems * Smart factories * Smart workspace Important Dates Paper registration: February 17, 2022 Paper submission: February 24, 2022 Acceptance notification: March 31, 2022 Camera-ready submission: May 16, 2022 Conference Dates: 20-24 June 2022 The conference is currently planned as an in-person event in Helsinki, Finland. Depending on the pandemic situation, a hybrid or fully online mode will be considered. Paper Submission Guidelines Paper submissions must be no longer than 8 pages (the page count limit includes the references list) and formatted according to the two-column IEEE proceedings template. IEEE provides corresponding formatting templates at IEEE conference template<https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html>. Make sure to use the conference mode of the template, i.e., LaTeX users must use the conference option of the IEEEtran document class. Papers must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file on US Letter size paper (not A4), with all fonts embedded (the PDF-A standard complies with that), through EDAS (the link will be provided soon). All submitted papers will be subject to peer reviews by Technical Program Committee members and other experts in the field. All presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Journal Fast Track Extended versions of selected high-quality papers accepted in IEEE SMARTCOMP 2022 will be considered for publication in Elsevier's Pervasive and Mobile Computing journal (IF: 3.453). Program Chairs: Chiara Boldrini, IIT-CNR, Italy Simone Silvestri, University of Kentucky, USA Contact Information For any questions about the conference, please contact the TPC Co-Chairs at smartcomp22-pc-chairs(a)iit.cnr.it<mailto:smartcomp22-pc-chairs@iit.cnr.it> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Director of Recruiting and Admissions Computer Engineering Area Chair 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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WEBCAST OCT 12 -15: 5th Indigenous Connectivity Summit
by Joly MacFie 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

This is just starting. Today is the end of the training, including that invaluable skill, crimping. Lots more over the next 3 days. Note that the streamtext link varies by session. ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday 12 October 2021 – Friday 15 October 2021 the Internet Society will convene the 5th Indigenous Connectivity Summit online. Each year the ICS community comes together to discuss ways to ensure Alaska Native, American Indian, Inuit, Native Hawaiia" New post on *ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD* <https://isoc.live/?author=6> WEBCAST OCT 12 -15: 5th Indigenous Connectivity Summit #2021ICS @ISOC_NA #internetforeveryone <https://isoc.live/14505/> by ISOC Live <https://isoc.live/?author=6> [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/2021ICS>On *Tuesday 12 October 2021 – Friday 15 October 2021* the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/north-america/>* will convene the 5th *Indigenous Connectivity Summit <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/>* online. Each year the ICS community comes together to discuss ways to ensure Alaska Native, American Indian, Inuit, Native Hawaiian, First Nations and Métis communities have affordable, high-quality and sustainable Internet access, and talk about how connectivity supports social and economic development. The ICS 2021 will highlight Indigenous communities pursuing innovative and independent ways to connect to the Internet and their unique challenges to connectivity – further complicated by exclusion from national markets and the policy making processes that support them. *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/2021ICS <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/2021ICS>* *AGENDA https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2021/… <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2021/…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3DTwR1z <https://bit.ly/3DTwR1z>* *REAL TIME TEXT: **https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC-ICS <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC-ICS>* or *https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC-ICS2 <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC-ICS2>* *TWITTER #2021ICS <http://bit.ly/2021ICS> @ISOC_NA* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico/ <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico/>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/2021ICS <https://archive.org/details/2021ICS>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14505/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Asst Prof (tenure-track), Dept of Media Studies and Production, Temple U
by Matthew Lombard 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Department of Media Studies & Production Klein College of Media and Communication Temple University Tenure-Track Assistant Professor The Department of Media Studies and Production in the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in ethnic popular media and technology. The start date for the position is July 1, 2022, with an expectation that the successful candidate will have an earned Ph.D. in Communication or related field by that date. We seek candidates working in media studies as it intersects with Black digital culture or Latinx/Latine media and popular culture. Suggested secondary areas include diaspora studies, postcolonial theory, infrastructure/institutional studies, ethnomusicology, and critical race studies Applicants working within qualitative, historical, or anthropological research frameworks or methods are especially encouraged to apply but all methodologies and approaches are welcome. The successful candidate will teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level, contribute to a college-wide Ph.D. program, develop courses within areas of expertise, and participate as a citizen of the department, college, and university. The Department of Media Studies and Production (MSP, http://klein.temple.edu/msp) has about 600 undergraduate majors in three tracks: Media Production, Media Business, and Media Analysis. The department also offers a minor in Digital Media Technologies, a 4+1 program and an M.A. in Media Studies and Production. The MSP faculty contributes to Klein´s interdisciplinary M.S. in Communication for Development and Social Change and Ph.D. program in Media and Communication. The Lew Klein College of Media and Communication is among the largest comprehensive colleges of communication in the nation. The college enrolls nearly 3,000 undergraduate students and more than 100 graduate students. Temple University´s community at large includes over 40,000 students in the region and at several international campuses. For more information about the department, college, and university, please visit http://Klein.temple.edu. Temple is classified as an R1 Carnegie Research University: highest research activity. Temple University is an equal opportunity, equal access affirmative action employer, committed to achieving a diverse community. COVID-19 vaccinations are required for employment at Temple University, unless granted a religious or medical exemption (see www.temple.edu/coronavirus) The Lew Klein College of Media and Communication was the 2018 recipient of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication´s Equity & Diversity Award, honoring the college's commitment to inclusion. We are committed to staying connected to the rich multicultural tapestry that is Philadelphia. We seek a colleague with a similar commitment and philosophy. Applicants should submit the following: (1) a cover letter indicating interest and relevant professional and academic background, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, and (4) names and contact information for at least three references. Review of applications will begin on NOVEMBER 1, 2021. Please submit applications and inquiries to msp(a)temple.edu. -- Matthew Lombard, Ph.D. Co-Chair, Department of Media Studies & Production Klein College of Media and Communication Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA http://matthewlombard.com President, International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) http://ispr.info

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AoIR2021 Keynote will be live streamed on Facebook
by Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Hello All, *#AoIR2021 Live* starts today with our Keynote Address!! *Race and Racism in Internet StudiesAndré Brock will deliver the Keynote Address for AoIR 2021* 12 Oct. 2021, 22:00 UTC ( what time is that for me? <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=AoIR2021%2BKeynot…> ) André Brock is an Associate Professor of Black Digital Studies and Media in the Department of Literature, Media and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a leading academic in Black Cyberculture and the study of racial representations in social media, including groundbreaking research on Black Twitter. Other research interests include racial representations in videogames, black women and weblogs, whiteness, and technoculture. His award winning book, *Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures* was published by NYU Press in 2020 and offers insights into understanding Black everyday lives mediated by networked technologies. Anyone who would like to watch the Keynote is welcome to on AoIR's Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/associationofinternetresearchers>. This will be the only portion of AoIR2021 that does not require conference registration. If you would like to join us for more events this week, please renew or create your AoIR membership <https://members.aoir.org/join> and make sure to register for the conference <https://members.aoir.org/event-4396398>. Don't have a FOMO - join us! Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator

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Georgetown associate professor in Data Science and Analytics
by Leticia Bode 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Hi everyone, Please see the job description below. We are casting a very wide net so if this sounds remotely like you, please consider applying! I'm on the search committee and happy to answer any questions. Cheers, ~Leticia The Data Science and Analytics program at Georgetown University invites applications for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor. We seek candidates with skills and demonstrated research expertise in data science areas such as machine learning, text as data, large-scale computing and networks. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. and have a record of research and teaching commensurate with Associate Professor rank at Georgetown. Advanced Assistant Professors will also be considered. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic leader eager to make interdisciplinary connections across the Georgetown data science research community. We welcome candidates from a variety of academic disciplines, including data science, mathematics, computer science, computational linguistics, computational social science, economics, health informatics, information science and statistics. Applicants may be doing advanced data science work in a specific discipline we have not identified above. The successful candidate’s tenure home and teaching will be in the Data Science and Analytics program located in Georgetown’s Graduate School ( https://analytics.georgetown.edu/) Candidates may also have an affiliation with another department at Georgetown which can support the candidate’s research agenda. The Data Science and Analytics Program provides students with rigorous training in analytical, computational, mathematical, and statistical methods and models to prepare them for careers in data science and analytics. We offer a Master of Science degree in Data Science and Analytics as well as a BS-MS Degree in Data Science and Analytics. The Data Science and Analytics Program offers courses in big data and cloud computing, machine and deep learning, interactive and complex visualization methods, advanced structures, objects, algorithms, and complexity, text mining and natural language processing, advanced mathematical and statistical modeling, databases, and more. ( https://analytics.georgetown.edu/academics/course-descriptions) The program plans on continued growth in tenure line faculty and aspires to add a Ph.D. program. Applicants should provide a letter of application, CV, a research statement, and a teaching statement. Candidates should provide names and contact information for three references. The committee will begin reviewing files on November 1, 2021. We seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and candidates committed to making Georgetown a more inclusive community. The University attracts and enrolls students who bring a rich array of racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, disabilities, as well as socioeconomic, international and combinations of those dimensions. For many of our students, representation in the classroom is an important institutional value. Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please click here for more information, or contact the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA) at (202) 687-4798. To apply visit http://apply.interfolio.com/96419

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Leveraging Connections! Call for Participation
by Enilda Romero-Hall 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Good morning, If you are an instructor in higher education or a graduate student we would love to hear from you. Please click on this link to complete our survey (IRB # 19-120): 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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