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Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Ph.D. program application deadline 4 January, 2021
by Jeffery Joe Hemsley 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies welcomes applicants for our Ph.D. program. The interdisciplinarity of our program is visible through the backgrounds of the 30 current doctoral students and the faculty involved. Doctoral students pursue individualized course plans that are tuned to their particular research interests and needs. This means advising and close working relationships with faculty members are cornerstones of the Syracuse University iSchool Ph.D. program. This is why our program is both residential and full-time. Current students hail from ten countries and have academic training in the social sciences, communications, business, computer science, librarianship, linguistics, information science, data science and other areas. Our doctoral program is a welcoming and inclusive place for scholars from under-represented populations, something we see as a defining element of our program. We celebrate the success of our recent graduates who are taking up tenure-track positions in premier research institutions and exceptional liberal arts colleges, excelling in academic and policy think tanks, and pursuing entrepreneurial success! Current students are earning awards for their publications and dissertation work, continuing a long tradition of such recognition. We encourage you to contact faculty seeking doctoral students for 2021 to discuss shared interests: https://ischool.syr.edu/faculty-recruiting-phd-students/! Applications are due 4 January 2021. Admitted students making satisfactory progress are assured of up to five years of funding (including three years of summer support) along with tuition and other support. You can learn more about the iSchool PhD program at https://ischool.syr.edu/academics/ph-d-in-information-science-and-technolog… You can learn PhD application process at https://ischool.syr.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply/phd-application-checkli… You can learn more about the Syracuse iSchool faculty and interests at https://ischool.syr.edu/research/#research Please reach out to the faculty members whose interests draw you forward to talk about opportunities, as admission You are also welcome to contact director, Steve ssawyer(a)syr.edu<mailto:ssawyer@syr.edu>; or, the doctoral programs manager, Jennifer Barclay, at istphd(a)syr.edu<mailto:istphd@syr.edu> with questions.

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BOOK ON THE COMMONS
by vag pap 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Hi all, This is to share my book on the commons which is available under the license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. One can also buy the paperback edition from the publishing house as well as from other known sites. You can find both here: https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/m/10.16997/book46/ kind regards vangelis papadimitropoulos

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What’s intimate about data?
by Susanna Paasonen 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Dear all, Please join us for a Zoom seminar this Friday on the intimacies of data-driven culture with Irina Shklovski, Deborah Lupton and Minna Ruckenstein. The talks will also be posted on our website for later viewing. What’s intimate about data? What’s intimate about data flows? Who tracks what or whom? Why should we care? Digital media is, especially in these times of social distancing, infrastructural in how we navigate the obligations of work, studies and social life. Devices, apps and services both generate and leak data as we message, do searches, post on social media, track our number of steps or match with someone on a dating app. All kinds of daily routines give rise to data shadows reflective of our habits, likes and intimate attachments. Our seminar asks, what is at stake in data-driven technologies both shaping and invading everyday life. The invited speakers are the world’s leading experts within the fields of research on intimacy, data and the digital world. Program, 23.10.2020, 10:00-13:00 EET Susanna Paasonen, University of Turku, “Intimacy in Data-Driven Culture” Susanna Paasonen’s work focuses on internet research, affect theory and sexuality. She is the PI of Intimacy in Data-Driven Culture. Irina Shklovski, University of Copenhagen, “The Perils of Visibility: Why the digital world is inevitably creepy” Irina Shklovski seeks to answer how to design to exploit technology’s usefulness without exploiting its users. This drives her research in three areas: privacy and creepy technologies, ethics and responsibility in innovation, and how to address the sense of powerlessness people experience in the face of massive personal data collection. break Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales, “More-than-Human Data Intimacies” Deborah Lupton has a background in sociology and media and cultural studies. She is the author/co-author of 17 books and editor/co-editor of six book collections, as well as many chapters and articles, ranging across such topics as health and medicine, food, the body, the emotions and affect, risk, parenthood, digital technologies and cultures of data. Minna Ruckenstein, University of Helsinki, “Self-Tracking and the Limits of Intimacy” Minna Ruckenstein works as an associate professor at the Consumer Society Research Centre and the Helsinki Centre for Digital Humanities. Her research group explores digitalization/datafication by highlighting emotional, social, political and economic aspects of current and emerging data practices. Join the seminar via Zoom: https://utu.zoom.us/j/64555625487 Meeting ID: 645 5562 5487 Join by SIP 64555625487(a)109.105.112.236 64555625487(a)109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 645 5562 5487 The seminar is organized by IDA – Intimacy in Data-Driven Culture (2019-2022/25), a research consortium funded by the Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland exploring different vulnerabilities connected to data culture, the shapes that intimacies take in networked exchanges, and the avenues available for building a more just and open data economy. https://www.dataintimacy.fi/en/ with all best, Susanna -------------------------- Susanna Paasonen Professor of Media Studies University of Turku <suspaa(a)utu.fi>

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VIDEO: More Than A Feeling: Emotions & Knowledge Management
by Matthew Moore 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/tanVYgiXv5U Our lives are full of emotion but emotions are rarely talked about in knowledge management. In this session we will discuss: - Different theories of emotion and what they mean for organisations - How knowledge and information professionals can manage their own emotions and respond to those of others - How we design products and programs that account for emotion Matt Moore is an Industry Fellow at UTS. He has over 20 years of experience working in knowledge management with organisations such as PwC, IBM, Oracle and ASIC. UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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WEBCAST TODAY: Inclusive Cyber Policymaking / Involving Stakeholders in Cyber Policy Development
by Joly MacFie 20 Oct '20

20 Oct '20

The CyberSecurity SIG is going full tilt, as this is the first of no less than 3 webinars this week! This one has a definite African flavour, as top experts from around the continent discuss cyber engagement. This will be in English. Only the FB simulcasts are captioned. A transcript will be uploaded to the archive later. For those of you that missed Webinar 4, the transcript is here.: https://archive.org/download/cybersig4/2020.10.15_Why_National_Cybersecurit… ISOC Live posted: "Today, October 20 2020 at 09:00 EDT (13:00 UTC) the Internet Society Cybersecurity Special Interest Group (CyberSecSIG) hosts the 5th Webinar in the Global Cyber Forum series, as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with the theme 'Inclusive Cyber Polic" <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybersecsig5> [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybersecsig5> Today, *October 20 2020* at *09:00 EDT* (13:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Cybersecurity Special Interest Group <https://cybersecsig.org/>* (CyberSecSIG) hosts the 5th Webinar in the* Global Cyber Forum series <https://cybersecsig.org/events/>*, as part of *Cybersecurity Awareness Month <https://www.cisa.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month>*, with the theme ‘*Inclusive Cyber Policymaking / Involving Stakeholders in Cyber Policy Development <https://cybersecsig.org/webinarOct20>*‘. *SPEAKERS*: *Adeboye Adegoke*, Senior Program Manager, Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria *Nthabiseng Pule*, Project Coordinator and Outreach Manager, Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA) *Lillian Nalwoga*, Programme Manager, Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) *Christopher Banda*, Manager, Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (MWCERT) *Sanusi Drammeh*, Principal ICT Officer, Ministry of Information & Communication Infrastructure (MOICI), The Gambia *Kenneth Adu-Amanfoh*, Executive Director, Africa Cybersecurity and Digital Rights Organisation (ACDRO), Ghana. *MODERATOR* *Daniela Schnidrig*, Senior Programme Lead, Global Partners Digital (GPD) *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybersecsig5 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybersecsig5>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://cybersecsig.org/webinarOct20 <https://cybersecsig.org/webinarOct20>* *TWITTER @CyberSecSIG <https://bit.ly/CyberSecSIG> #BeCyberSmart * *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/CyberSecSIG/live/ <https://www.facebook.com/CyberSecSIG/live/>* (AI captions) *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live/ <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live/>* (AI captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/cybersecsig5 <https://archive.org/details/cybersecsig5>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12842/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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PODCAST: Stuart Buchanan - Digital Programming @ Sydney Opera House
by Matthew Moore 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

Stuart Buchanan is a cultural programmer and curator, who seeks to deepen our relationship with the arts through digital channels and platforms. He has collaborated with artists and producers to devise and deliver many award-winning digital projects, from developing one of Scotland’s first cultural websites (for Edinburgh Fringe) through to the current Covid-19 Digital Season for Sydney Opera House. His work also extends to music programming, for broadcasters such as ABC Double J and FBi Radio, and as Director of the experimental music initiative, New Weird Australia. Stuart talks about digital programming at Australia's most recognizable arts institution, coping with COVID and the future of art. Podbean: https://infoinnouts.podbean.com/e/stuart Subscribe to the podcast feed here. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/information-innovation-uts/id15031092… Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2luZm9pbm… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0HIr6BG7lOhphcSyarTSTu UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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CfP: “Critical Game Design” proposed special issue of Design Issues
by Malazita, James Wilson 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

Hi Everyone, We (Jim Malazita and Elizabeth LaPensée) invite abstracts for a proposed special issue of Design Issues, titled “Critical Game Design.” Please let us know if you have any questions, and we’re looking forward to reading abstracts! "Critical Game Design" Special Issue Description: Despite critical work by foundational games scholar-designers such as Tracy Fullerton, Mary Flanagan, and Katherine Isbister, the academic field of games has largely developed along two separate axes: game production and games criticism. This split produces tensions for game scholars, who, despite often self-describing as “interdisciplinary,” are still bound by the epistemic, political, and institutional boundaries of the academy. Game scholars must produce scholarship in forms that are knowable and legitimizeable by their institutions. Researchers in game production face challenges when articulating the impact of colonial, race-based, and gendered legacies of their “purely technical” field. Conversely, researchers in games criticism risk being labeled as “selling out” when attempting to practice scholarly and political critique through game production. Tenure and job search committees, already concerned with the disciplinary and epistemic “fit” of games candidates, are likely to discount production work by scholars in the humanities and social sciences, and critical work by scholars in the computational sciences and development. Game scholars have thus been required to internalize knowledge practices about how research is conducted, what topics are considered “in bounds,” and what questions and criticisms are permitted. Though “design methods” have been posited as a way to muddle through these tensions, they are often done so in ways that reinforce the modularized, consilience model of game scholarship, or without engaging with the intellectual and political tensions and criticisms that design research itself faces. This proposed special issue seeks to address the gap in the intersection of knowledge production across games criticism and design research. We're especially interested in providing a venue for games scholars engaging with design research and practice as a form of critical knowledge-making, as well as for broader conversations about the roles that different practiced and embodied research knowledges can have in the Game Studies community. We expect that essays will engage with the political and epistemological dimensions of design research, including how systems of power legitimize certain ways of knowing over others, the challenges of integrating critique and material practice, and the potential for games + design to highlight feminist, Indigenous, and raced knowledges that have been marginalized in both game studies and in design research. Examples of topics of interest to this issue include, but are not limited to: * Connecting Game Studies with game design * Game design as knowledge practice * Feminist, Indigenous, critical race, and disability interventions in game design * Intersections of design research and game design * Materiality, platforms, and game design * Game design in/as academic institutions * Dismantling disciplinary boundary work between design and critique * Politics with and through game production * Theorizing game design * Institutionalization of critical game design * Game Design and Game Studies in the higher-ed classroom Articles will have a maximum length of 5000 words (not including citations), formatted in Chicago Manual Style. Interested Authors should send an abstract of 300 words, alongside a short author bio and 2 page CV, to the guest editors (malazj(a)rpi.edu and odamino(a)msu.edu) by December 4, 2020. Jim Malazita, Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Elizabeth LaPensée, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Jim Malazita malazj(a)rpi.edu Assistant Professor Science & Technology Studies Games & Simulation Arts & Sciences Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Call for Participation: PRESENCE 2020 online/free this Friday (10/23)
by Matthew Lombard 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

The PRESENCE 2020 conference is this Friday, October 23, and will be online and free. Despite not being physically together as at previous conferences, we'll do everything possible to retain the informal, social nature of the in-person PRESENCE conferences. The program for the day-long event is below, and you can register at https://forms.gle/vAAJbCaGgNw8hcGdA. For more information, please go to https://ispr.info/presence-2020 and if you have questions or concerns about the conference e-mail me (lombard(a)temple.edu) --Matthew Lombard, on behalf of the organizing committee PRESENCE 2020 18th conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) Online + Synchronous October 23, 2020 https://ispr.info/presence-2020 Conference theme: Presence during and after the pandemic REGISTER: https://forms.gle/vAAJbCaGgNw8hcGdA OVERVIEW: Telepresence, often shortened to presence, is a state or perception in which we overlook or misconstrue the role of technology and feel present in the environments and/or connected to the people or things we experience via technology. It´s increasingly relevant to a wide range of media experiences and application areas. Following a series of 17 successful Presence conference events, PRESENCE 2020 will retain the single-track format and enjoyable social environment of previous conferences while featuring an expanded variety of paper and poster sessions, panel discussions, keynote presentations, hands-on demonstrations of presence applications/services/projects, and informal discussion, networking and fun. Members of both academic and industry communities are welcome. PROGRAM: All times are Eastern Standard time (EST); convert to your timezone here. 9:30 am EST: Welcome: Login and Greeting 9:45 am EST: Opening Remarks Speaker: Matthew Lombard (Temple University) 10:00 - 10:50 am EST: Roles of Attention in Presence Chair & Moderator: Cheryl Bracken (Cleveland State University) Integrating the world of presence theory: Illusion, pretence, attending, and pretending John Waterworth (Umeå University) Ingvar Tjostheim (Norwegian Computing Center) Constructing attention to engage social presence: Choosing wisely and managing expectations Sonja Foss (University of Colorado Denver) Jeanine Turner (Georgetown University) The role of task complexity and personality in the effect of co-presence Merel van den Berg (Sofia University) 11:00 - 11:50 am EST: Panel: The Critical Role of Presence in Instruction as Covid-19 Forces Learners and Instructors Online COVID-19 has made technology-mediated learning the new normal. While online instruction can be just as effective as face-to-face instruction, and indeed sometimes can be more effective than face-to-face instruction, this is only possible when technology is used effectively and the communication fosters presence. This panel will review the range of presence research to suggest critical knowledge for instructors and learners to be their most effective selves in the COVID-19 classroom. Chair & Moderator: Stephanie Kelly (North Carolina A&T State University) Stephanie Kelly (North Carolina A&T State University) David Westerman (North Dakota State University) Suzy Prentiss (The University of Tennessee) Kyle Varberg (North Dakota State University) Scott Christen (Tennessee Technological State University) Michelle Garland (University of South Carolina Upstate) Ryan Goke (North Dakota State University) 12:00 - 12:45 pm EST: Discussion: Teaching Presence Informal conversation: Feel free to bring your lunch, snack and/or drink. Presence is increasingly taught as a topic within courses and even as the main focus of entire courses. This discussion will begin with a description of a cross-course teaching collaboration in which media producers learn about presence and incorporate it in their design of 360 degree vides and augmented reality projects while media psychology students advise and conduct audience/user research to measure presence and other responses. We'll then open up an informal discussion of tools and techniques that we use (or would like to use) to teach presence, and the possibilities for compiling our collective knowledge and advice in an online resource and/or future publication. Chair & Moderators: Laura Zaylea and Matthew Lombard (Temple University) 12:45 - 01:50 pm EST: Short Presentations & Interactive Breakouts Informal conversations: Feel free to bring your lunch, snack and/or drink. Chair & Moderators: Matthew Lombard (Temple University) and Hocheol Yang (Cal Poly) Telepresence and binge watching: Future research directions Cheryl Bracken (Cleveland State University) Bridget Rubenking (University of Central Florida) Social presence cultivation & loneliness during COVID-19 Matthew Klein (University of Georgia) Rabindra Ratan (Michigan State University) Lin Li (Michigan State University) Chimobi Ucha (Michigan State University) Justin Duby (Michigan State University) Kristine Nowak (University of Connecticut) Teaching death awareness through a sense of presence with digital immersive experiences during a pandemic Dorote Weyers-Lucci (Sofia University) "Walking into the dark": Cognition manipulation and methodological challenges with behavioral measures of physical presence in VR Eugene Kukshinov (Temple University) Matthew Lombard (Temple University) The virtual mandala: Three registers of presence in COVID-era hybrid reality yoga instruction Joshua Potter (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) The Zoom Uncanny: The production of presence in an online spiritualist circle Tamar Gordon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) The body as presence-generating technology Ellen Esrock (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Exploring media use and presence during a Coronavirus lockdown Hannah Lucia Bromley (Temple University) Camryn E. Dodd (Temple University) Amber L. Douglas (Temple University) Zachary Wyatt Jaworski (Temple University) Kaitlyn Ann Kerwin (Temple University) Cassidy Lorenz (Temple University) Giana Marinelli (Temple University) Megan R. Swick (Temple University) Matthew Lombard (Temple University) and others 02:00 - 02:50 pm EST: Different Paths to Presence Chair & Moderator: Eugene Kukshinov (Temple University) Presence, flow, and narrative absorption questionnaires: A scoping review Federico Pianzola (University of Milan Bicocca) Investigating character identification in virtual reality Shane Burrell (California State University, San Bernardino) Immersive medical augmented reality that evokes presence and affect Hyunji Doh (Temple University) 03:00 - 03:50 pm EST: Panel: Cultural and Contextual Adaptations of the Presence 5 Framework to Foster Physician Humanism and Meaningful Connections with Patients Time constraints, technology, and administrative demands often impede the human connection that is central to clinical care. Presence 5, developed to address these barriers, comprises evidence-based practices that promote clinician presence and foster connection. As a framework, Presence 5 has been iteratively adapted to virtual visits, extended to the nurse-caregiver context, evaluated for anti-racist messaging, and modified for resident and medical student education efforts. Chair & Moderator: Juliana Baratta (Stanford University School of Medicine) Juliana Baratta (Stanford University School of Medicine) Raquel Garcia (Stanford University School of Medicine) Gisselle De Leon Signor (Stanford University School of Medicine) Cynthia Pérez (Stanford University School of Medicine) Gabrielle Li (Stanford University School of Medicine) Megha Shankar (Stanford University School of Medicine) Marie Haverfield (Stanford University School of Medicine) Cati Brown-Johnson (Stanford University School of Medicine) Donna Zulman (Stanford University School of Medicine) Original Presence 5 Gabrielle Li Presence for Racial Justice Cynthia Pérez Presence in Nurse-Caregiver Interactions Juliana Baratta Presence in Medical Education Raquel Garcia Telepresence Gisselle De Leon Signor 04:00 - 04:50 pm EST: Virtual Companions Chair & Moderator: Kun Xu (University of Florida) Falling in love with robots: The three-stage model of social perception and interaction with computer-generated imagery influencers Fanjue Liu (University of Florida) Para-social presence for companionship: A case study on Pokémon Go Yi-Fan Chen (Farmingdale State College) Virtual companions: Fostering telepresence between generations during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond Gabrielle Li (Stanford University School of Medicine) Gisselle De Leon (Stanford University School of Medicine) Raquel Garcia (Stanford University School of Medicine) 05:00- 5:15 pm EST: Closing Speaker: Matthew Lombard (Temple University) 5:15 - ?? pm EST: Informal socializing for anyone who has the energy! ---- -- Matthew Lombard, Ph.D. Co-Chair, Department of Media Studies & Production Klein College of Media and Communication Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA President, International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) lombard(a)temple.edu http://matthewlombard.com http://ispr.info

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JOB: Assistant/Advanced Assistant Professor of Marketing (Tenure-track), Loyola University Chicago
by Drenten, Jenna 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

JOB OPENING: Assistant/Advanced Assistant Professor of Marketing (Tenure-track), Loyola University Chicago The Department of Marketing in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Advanced Assistant Professor of Marketing (tenure-track) to begin in August 2021, subject to funding approval. We seek candidates in the broadly defined areas of consumer behavior, integrated marketing communications, branding, analytics, insights and/or storytelling. Candidates should demonstrate a strong research agenda and pipeline. Research streams (e.g., transformative consumer research, public policy, social justice) which advance the University’s mission will be favorably received by the committee. We seek scholars who can support the current undergraduate and graduate marketing curriculum (Marketing majors and minors, MS Marketing and MBA) and potentially build unique course offerings such as multicultural marketing and textual analytics. Required documents: 1. Cover Letter 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. Research Statement 4. Teaching Philosophy 5. Diversity Statement (max. 300 words; see prompt in job posting) 6. References (3) For more details about the position and to apply online, view the job posting here: www.careers.luc.edu/postings/14385<http://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/14385> All applicants must apply online via www.careers.luc.edu<http://www.careers.luc.edu>. The committee will begin reviewing applications on October 26, 2020. For questions, please contact the search committee chair: Jenna Drenten, PhD Associate Professor of Marketing Quinlan School of Business Loyola University Chicago Telephone: (312) 915-6150 E-mail: jdrenten(a)luc.edu<mailto:jdrenten@luc.edu> -- Jenna Drenten, PhD Associate Professor of Marketing Quinlan School of Business Loyola University Chicago jdrenten(a)luc.edu<mailto:jdrenten@luc.edu> 803.212.8402 @jennadrenten<http://twitter.com/jennadrenten> Submit your research: * Special Issue of Journal of Marketing Management on "Influencer Marketing: Interdisciplinary and Socio-cultural Perspectives<https://www.jmmnews.com/influencer-marketing/>" - Deadline: September 1, 2021 (Guest Editors: Lauren Gurrieri, Jenna Drenten, and Crystal Abidin) * Transformative Consumer Research Conference<https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/track-1/> Track on "Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture<https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Track-Desc…>" - Deadline: November 1, 2020 (Co-Chairs: Jenna Drenten and Akon E. Ekpo) Access my research: Loyola eCommons<https://ecommons.luc.edu/do/search/?q=author_lname%3A%22Drenten%22%20author…> Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=cYOUU4EAAAAJ&view_op=list_w…>

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Postdoctoral position, Critical Study of Artificial Intelligence, Montreal, Quebec
by Fenwick Mckelvey 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

Postdoctoral Position: Critical Study of Artificial Intelligence (Media, Policy and Techno-Scientific Deployment) INRS’ Nenic Lab in collaboration with Concordia’s Algorithmic Media Observatory seek a post-doctoral associate for a position of 2 years (potentially extendable to 3 years pending funding) to work with respective directors, Professors J. Roberge and F. McKelvey on their collaborative projects. Funded by Canada’ Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the first project Media Governance after AI involves 1) media archeology, 2) controversy mapping, 3) policy analysis and 4) speculative design related to the adoption of AI systems in media regulation. The second project Shaping AI is a global partnership funded by SSHRC and its international partners. Led by C. Katzenbach at HIIG Berlin, the project is part of a consortium comprising scholars from the University of Warwick and the Media Lab, Paris as well as Canada. Shaping AI deals with the framing of AI by media, policy-leaders and computer scientists in Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a critical scholar who sees their work at the intersection of multiple social sciences. Especially, we seek candidates who have an interest and experience in researching historical and contemporary entanglements between technology, media and policy-making. Fields of specialization might include but are not limited to: Science & Technology Studies, Communication and Media Studies, Histories of Science, Sociology, or Anthropology. An interest in digital methods is an asset. Job Requirements: A strong research profile, organizational and networking skills, experience in collaborative and interdisciplinary research, and publishing projects. You will be primarily responsible for your own research as well as the organization of group work (curation, book editing projects, etc.) with our international team. As the research team is based in Montreal and spans over a Francophone and an Anglophone institution, the capacity to operate in both official languages of Canada would be considered an asset. Salary is CA$41,931/year (including 13% benefits) plus generous support for research and travel. Importantly, said salary is calculated on a 4 workdays/week basis (or 80% of a full-time position). Start date: November 16th, 2020 or to be determined with the successful candidate. Review of applications will start as early as October 30th, 2020 and will continue until the position is filled. Contact and Application Information: Please send a CV, a cover letter detailing current/future research directions and work experience (maximum two pages), as well as a writing sample to both fenwick.mckelvey(at)concordia.ca and jonathan.roberge(at) ucs.inrs.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadians and permanent residents. -- Be good, Fen

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