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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdocs / Research Scientists Digital and Computational Demography
by MPIDR - Career 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting highly qualified Post-Docs/Research Scientists, at various levels of seniority, to join the Lab of Digital and Computational Demography. The MPIDR is one of the leading demographic centers in the world. It is part of the Max Planck Society, a network of more than 80 institutes that form Germany's premier basic-research organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of world-class, foundational research in the sciences, technology, social sciences and the humanities. They offer a unique environment that combines the best aspects of an academic setting and a research laboratory. The Lab of Digital and Computational Demography, headed by MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni, is looking for candidates with a background in Demography, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Geography, Applied Mathematics, Public Health, Public Policy, or related disciplines. The Lab brings together methodologists (from areas like Statistics, Computer Science or Mathematical Demography) with experts in areas of the Social Sciences in order to enable cross-pollination of ideas, to advance methods and theory of population research, and to address pressing societal questions. For more information about the Lab and its current projects, see: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/lab-dcd<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.demogr.mpg.de_go_l…> The successful candidate must have obtained their PhD (or expect to have obtained their PhD by the time the post commences no later than Fall 2021), and their profile should match one of the following three: 1. A methodologist interested in producing advances in demographic methods and in the field of Digital and Computational Demography. 2. A social and behavioral scientist with strong expertise in at least one of the following substantive areas: migration and mobility; population aging and generational processes; social demography; environmental demography; (digital) health; technological change and well-being. 3. A computational social scientist interested in working on questions central to demographic research. Across all profiles, the ability and willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams in order to conduct cutting-edge research that advances population science is key. Applications have to be submitted online via https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/JobAd617491<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.demogr.mpg.de_go_J…> and include the following documents: 1. Curriculum Vitae 2. Letter of interest (Max 1 page): Briefly state why you are interested in joining the MPIDR, how the MPIDR could foster your professional development and career trajectory, and in which ways your interests fit the research strengths of the MPIDR. 3. Research Statement (Max 2 pages): Briefly describe your research accomplishments, as well as ongoing and future research plans. Please also describe your technical skills, areas of expertise, as well as the type of advanced training that you would like to receive as a research scientist. 4. Names and contact information for 3 academic references 5. One or two writing samples or publications Note that incomplete submissions will not be considered. The positions will be open until filled. In order to receive full consideration, applications should be submitted by December 1st, 2020. The starting date is flexible, but no later than Fall 2021. Successful applicants will be offered a 3-year contract with remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 56,000 EUR gross per year for researchers who have just completed their PhD, up to approx. 70,000 EUR gross per year for more senior scientists) based on the salary structure of the German public sector (Öffentlicher Dienst, TVöD Bund). The successful candidates are expected to work locally at the MPIDR in Rostock, Germany. Relocation support is available. The Max Planck Society offers a broad range of measures to support the reconciliation of work and family. These are complemented by the MPIDR's own initiatives. For more information, see: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/work-family<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.demogr.mpg.de_en_c…>. In addition, there are a range of central initiatives and measures primarily geared towards helping young female researchers and mothers to advance their career. See the link below for some examples: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/career-development<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.demogr.mpg.de_en_c…>. Our Institute values diversity and is committed to employing individuals from minorities. The Max Planck Society has set itself the goal of employing more severely handicapped people. The Institute and the Max Planck Society also seek to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented. As women are underrepresented in computational social sciences, we explicitly encourage them to apply. For inquiries about the positions, please contact sekzagheni(a)demogr.mpg.de<mailto:sekzagheni@demogr.mpg.de>. ---------- This mail has been sent through the MPI for Demographic Research. Should you receive a mail that is apparently from a MPI user without this text displayed, then the address has most likely been faked. If you are uncertain about the validity of this message, please check the mail header or ask your system administrator for assistance.

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CFP - Against Platform Determinism at Data & Society - Deadline Oct 21st!
by Robyn Caplan 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

Hi Everyone, Wanted to send out a reminder to apply to the Against Platform Determinism <https://datasociety.net/announcements/2020/09/15/call-for-participants-agai…> academic workshop at Data & Society. Deadline is October 21st. In-progress papers are strongly encouraged (and you can apply just as a participant/reader as well). Thank you! Robyn Caplan Researcher Data & Society --- *CFP: Against Platform Determinism: How institutions, individuals, and infrastructures mediate platform power.* *Data & Society* is hosting a workshop on *January 14, 2021*, Against Platform Determinism: How institutions, individuals, and infrastructures mediate platform power. <https://datasociety.net/announcements/2020/09/15/call-for-participants-agai…> The deadline to apply <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelEdOfdwj8avryzN1KZj9zD7Cgvbouwpl…> for this workshop is *October 21, 2020*. This workshop invites scholars to consider how interactions with platform companies do or do not shape how technologies are designed, and deployed, and how global users are governed. Though platforms are centralized and powerful actors, this workshop is intended to explore the existing and emerging infrastructures, cultures, and organizational forms can shape decision-making and design or impede platforms’ implementation “on the ground.” These forces can include users of these platforms, industry actors, civil society organizations, and government, but it can also include how existing infrastructures—such as low connectivity areas—can mediate the impact of technology on communities. More information about the call can be found <https://points.datasociety.net/against-platform-determinism-899acdf88a3d> here <https://points.datasociety.net/against-platform-determinism-899acdf88a3d>. The workshop is designed for in-progress work! We're also going to be inserting some more interactive/network-y type components to the day designed to help facilitate connections across the field. *All participants will receive a $150 stipend.* *Key dates:* Application Deadline: October 21, 2020 Selection Decisions: November 9, 2020 Revised Abstracts + RSVP Deadline: November 20, 2020 Full Paper Deadline: December 9, 2020 Workshop: January 14, 2021 If you have any questions, please contact events(a)datasociety.net

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Podcast - AI, Automation & Why Business Analysts are so hot right now
by Matthew Moore 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

Hello, Alan is the founder of industry analyst firm Deep Analysis and author of Amazon bestseller “Practical Artificial Intelligence - An Enterprise Playbook” - Alan has over 20 years experience as an adviser to tech firms and enterprises - focusing on emerging technology trends in Information Management. We talk about the skills needs to effectively use tools such as artificial intelligence and automation - and the differing fates of information professionals who either embrace or ignore them. Podbean: https://infoinnouts.podbean.com/e/alan 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 Regards, Matt Moore Industry Fellow University of Technology Sydney 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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Invitation: Digital Research Pedagogies fishbowl/online session (23 October 2020)
by Tim Highfield 18 Oct '20

18 Oct '20

Dear all, You are invited to join a live online event as part of our fishbowl on ‘Digital Research Pedagogies’ for this year’s AoIR2020 conference (see our initial provocations video in playlist 04 – 'Internet research: Sources, methods, pedagogies'). Hosted by the Digital Intimacy, Gender and Sexuality (DIGS) Lab at Concordia University (https://www.digslab.net/) and led by scholars from North America, Europe, and Australia, this session will take place on Friday 23 October 2020 at 20:00 UTC / 16:00 east coast North America / 13:00 west coast North America. While not quite replicating the in-person fishbowl experience, this event is intended as a discussion with interested researchers and teachers, and we invite participation from across the AoIR community. A full description of the event follows below. Speakers: Stefanie Duguay, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Ariadna Matamoros-Fernandez, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Pablo Rodrigo Velasco González, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark Tim Highfield, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/digital-research-pedagogies-tickets-121216322283. A Zoom link will be sent out to registered attendees prior to the event. Friday 23 October: 20:00 UTC / 16:00 EDT / 13:00 PDT / Saturday 24 October 07:00 AEDT About this event: As part of our fishbowl session at the Association of Internet Researchers’ (AoIR) 2020 Conference, this live online session invites discussion of how to teach about digital research and its associated methodological approaches. As internet scholars, we develop and engage with new methods for researching digitally mediated life and digital technologies, even as they are ever-changing and updating. We also pass along methods collegially (such as through the AoIR listserv), in post-secondary classrooms, and through other forms of knowledge transfer. This pedagogy often necessitates unconventional and unique approaches that address the realities of digital research, which include difficulty accessing data, unexplored platforms, shifting cultures of use, and evolving research tools, among other complications. Rapid expansion in the realms of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things further challenge us to make these unfolding areas intelligible to our students while we simultaneously grapple with how to study them. Join us to think through these topics and discuss approaches to teaching about digital research methods. This session is open to all AoIR attendees and more broadly to scholars not registered for the conference. The speakers will pose initial routes of inquiry and open the floor for discussion as a scholarly community. -- *Dr Tim Highfield | *Pronouns: he, his Lecturer in Digital Media & Society Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield Elmfield, Northumberland Road Sheffield S10 2TU *Research projects* Digital Media, Location Awareness, and the Politics of Geodata <https://research.qut.edu.au/geoprivacy/> (ARC DP180100174) *Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures* <http://timhighfield.net/research/instagram/> (with Tama Leaver and Crystal Abidin; Polity, 2020) *Social Media and Everyday Politics* <http://timhighfield.net/research/social-media-and-everyday-politics/> (Polity, 2016) timhighfield.net / @timhighfield <http://twitter.com/timhighfield>

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WEBCAST TODAY: Africa Internet Resilience #7 – Digital Solutions for Health Services and the Medical Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic | «Solutions numériques pour les systèmes de santé et le secteur médical durant le COVID-19»
by Joly MacFie 18 Oct '20

18 Oct '20

The final African Internet Resilience webinar. There are no live captions today, but a transcript and captions will be added to the archive in the next few days. ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday October 15 2020 at 10:00 UTC the African Union Commission (AU) and the Internet Society (ISOC), in collaboration with Huawei, present a webinar 'Digital Solutions for Health Services and the Medical Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic'. This" <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience7> [image: Livestream (English)] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience7>On* Thursday October 15 2020* at *10:00 UTC* the *African Union Commission <https://au.int/en/commission>* (AU) and the* Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/>* (ISOC), in collaboration with *Huawei <https://www.huawei.com/za/>*, present a webinar ‘*Digital Solutions for Health Services and the Medical Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic <https://bit.ly/3iTA5Xi>*‘. This, the seventh and last webinar of the African Internet Resilience series, will explore how Africa can build on the digital revolution in the health care sector to deliver solutions to fight against COVID-19. The webinar will strive to identify health care problems that can be solved by Internet-based solutions and showcase and encourage innovative solutions to improve health care during the pandemic. [image: livestream (Francais)] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/africaninternetresilience7>Le* jeudi 15 octobre 2020* à *10h00 UTC*, la *Commission de l’Union africaine <https://au.int/en/commission>* (UA), l’*Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/>* (ISOC), en collaboration avec Huawei <https://www.huawei.com/za/>, présentent un webinaire «*Solutions numériques pour les systèmes de santé et le secteur médical durant le COVID-19 <https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/events/african-internet-resilience/digit…>*». Ce septième et dernier webinaire de la série African Internet Resilience, explorera comment l’Afrique peut s’appuyer sur la révolution numérique dans le secteur des soins de santé pour fournir des solutions pour lutter contre le COVID-19. Le webinaire s’efforcera d’identifier les problèmes de santé qui peuvent être résolus par des solutions basées sur Internet et de présenter et d’encourager des solutions innovantes pour améliorer les soins de santé pendant la pandémie. *SPEAKERS* *Dr. Dawit Bekele*, Regional Bureau Director for Africa, Internet Society *Moctar Yedaly*, Head, Information Society Division, African Union Commission *Dr. Margaret Agama-Anyetei*, Head of Health, Nutrition and Population, African Union *James Oladipo Ayodele*, Principal Communication Officer, Africa CDC *Yang Chen*, Director, Public Relations and Government Affairs, Southern Africa Region, Huawei *MODERATOR* *Verengai Mabika*, Senior Policy Advisor, Africa, Internet Society *LIVESTREAMS* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience7 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience7> (English)* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/africaninternetresilience7 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/africaninternetresilience7> (Francais)* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/2H8W5Qx <https://bit.ly/2H8W5Qx> *(interpretation available) *AGENDA https://bit.ly/3iTA5Xi <https://bit.ly/3iTA5Xi>* *TWITTER #AfricanInternetResilience <https://bit.ly/AfricanInternetResilience> #Digitalhealth * @ISOC_Africa @_AfricanUnion @internetsociety @AFRINIC @WHOAFRO @AfricaCDC @Huawei #COVID-19 <https://isoc.live/?taxonomy=post_tag&term=covid-19> *SIMULCASTShttps://www.facebook.com/pg/ISOCAfrica/videos/ <https://www.facebook.com/pg/ISOCAfrica/videos/>https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live>https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/africaninternetresilience7 <https://archive.org/details/africaninternetresilience7>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12820/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -

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Manifold Digital Services Support Grants 2021 (Apply by Nov 15)
by Matthew K. Gold 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

Hi All, I wanted to share the opportunity below. Please get in touch if you have any questions. Manifold Digital Services Support Grants 2021 (Apply by Nov 15) https://mailchi.mp/f4e5c56e2a31/apply-for-a-2021-manifold-digital-services-… Best, Matt Co-PI, Manifold -- ** Manifold Digital Services Support Grants 2021 ** ------------------------------------------------------------ The Manifold Team invites you to apply for a Manifold Digital Services Support Grant, which will give you all you need to get started using Manifold for your digital publishing needs! ------------------------------------------------------------ We are so excited to offer the opportunity for organizations to apply for a Manifold Digital Services Support Grant. Recipients of these grants will receive installation of Manifold’s latest version, six hours of virtual training, strategies to integrate Manifold into your existing workflow, technical support, and a year of hosting generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In other words, everything you need to bring Manifold’s power to your digital publishing work. We’d love to see applications from groups publishing books, journals, OER materials, DH projects, student publications, and more. We strongly encourage applications from publishers and scholarly organizations who represent historically marginalized communities and advocate for the advancement of social justice through their work. We look forward to reading your applications and welcoming another group of publishers to the Manifold community! (If you are not quite ready to apply yet, we will be offering a similar opportunity next fall.) Apply by November 15 ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdELJstQWGm2a9Z4DpdeFXzy3ps8YIKlVk…) , and please reach out to us with any questions. Thank you for being part of our community! The Manifold Team Manifold has received an award for Best Open Tool from Open Education Global’s OE Awards 2020! Read the announcement ( https://awards.oeglobal.org/awards/2020/open-tool/manifold-scholar/ ) . ============================================================ ** Email (mailto:contact@manifoldapp.org) ** Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/ManifoldScholar) ** GitHub (https://github.com/ManifoldScholar/manifold) ** Manifold Homepage (http://manifoldapp.org) -- Matthew K. Gold, Ph.D. Director, M.A. Program in Digital Humanities <http://www.gc.cuny.edu/dh> & M.S. Program in Data Analysis and Visualization <http://www.gc.cuny.edu/datavis> / Associate Professor of English & Digital Humanities / Advisor to the Provost for Digital Initiatives, CUNY Graduate Center http://mkgold.net | @mkgold *pronouns: he/him/his*

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Open access book on Vigilant Audiences out now!
by Daniel Trottier 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

Open access book on Vigilant Audiences out now! *Introducing Vigilant Audiences* edited by Daniel Trottier, Rashid Gabdulhakov and Qian Huang Open Book Publishers Available at: https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0200 This ground-breaking collection of essays examines the scope and consequences of digital vigilantism – a phenomenon emerging on a global scale, which sees digital audiences using social platforms to shape social and political life. Longstanding forms of moral scrutiny and justice seeking are disseminated through our contemporary media landscape, and researchers are increasingly recognising the significance of societal impacts effected by digital media. The authors engage with a range of cross-disciplinary perspectives in order to explore the actions of a vigilant digital audience – denunciation, shaming, doxing – and to consider the role of the press and other public figures in supporting or contesting these activities. In turn, the volume illuminates several tensions underlying these justice seeking activities – from their capacity to reproduce categorical forms of discrimination, to the diverse motivations of the wider audiences who participate in vigilant denunciations. This timely volume presents thoughtful case studies drawn both from high-profile Anglo-American contexts, and from developments in regions that have received less coverage in English-language scholarship. It is distinctive in its focus on the contested boundary between policing and entertainment, and on the various contexts in which the desire to seek retribution converges with the desire to consume entertainment. Introducing Vigilant Audiences will be of great value to researchers and students of sociology, politics, criminology, critical security studies, and media and communication. It will be of further interest to those who wish to understand recent cases of citizen-led justice seeking in their global context.

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WEBCAST TODAY: Silicon Harlem Next Gen Tech Virtual Summit – Advancing Humanity
by Joly MacFie 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

Silicon Harlem has ever known how to put on a show, and the 'Virtual Summit' format has allowed them to outdo themselves in 2020. From the opening blasts of Vint Cerf, and Jessica Rosenworcel, to the closing pairing of Larry Irving with Gale Brewer, there is no let up! The only minus is that it's all packed into one day, they could have run this out to three! ISOC Live posted: "On Friday October 16 2020 Silicon Harlem will hold the 7th Annual Next Gen Tech Conference online. This year's 'Virtual Summit' theme is “Advancing Humanity”. Innovation must be focused on the humanistic applications of the advanced technologies emerging " [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ah2020>On *Friday October 16 2020 Silicon Harlem <http://www.siliconharlem.net/>* will hold the *7th Annual Next Gen Tech Conference <https://bit.ly/31euFjs>* online. This year’s ‘Virtual Summit’ theme is “*Advancing Humanity*”. Innovation must be focused on the humanistic applications of the advanced technologies emerging around the world. *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ah2020 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ah2020>* *AGENDA https://silicon-harlem-virtual-summit.eventcreate.com/ <https://silicon-harlem-virtual-summit.eventcreate.com/>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/31euFjs <https://bit.ly/31euFjs>* *TWITTER @SiliconHarlem <https://bit.ly/342uoC7> #ah2020 <https://bit.ly/3k4Jtsy>* *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/siliconharlem/live/ <https://www.facebook.com/siliconharlem/live/>* (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/isocny/live/ <https://www.facebook.com/isocny/live/>* (AI Captions) *https://www.youtube.com/siliconharlemnetwork/live <https://www.youtube.com/siliconharlemnetwork/live>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ah2020_ <https://archive.org/details/ah2020_>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12837/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Children's digital practices in the Pacific region
by Amanda Third 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

Dear all I write to let you know that, yesterday, in partnership with Plan International Australia and ChildFund Australia, the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University released a new report on children’s and families’ digital practices in three Pacific nations: Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. In terms of context, you may know that the Australian Government has funded a new submarine cable to bring high speed connectivity to the ‘Blue Continent’. As the region prepares for the cable to be switched on, there is a flurry of activity to make sure that Pacific nations are prepared to maximise the benefits and minimise the potential harms associated with rapidly increased uptake. This report contributes to those efforts. Indeed, the study – which deployed child-centred, creative and participatory, qualitative methods – was undertaken to inform Plan International’s and ChildFund’s development of a suite of online safety and digital literacy resources for implementation in the region, beginning in Solomon Islands. You can find the full report here: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/1760221/Pacifi… Warm wishes Amanda Professor Amanda Third Professorial Research Fellow | Institute for Culture and Society Co-Director | Young and Resilient Research Centre Research Stream Co-Leader | Centre for Resilient & Inclusive Societies Faculty Associate | Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard M: +61420364758 | E: a.third(a)westernsydney.edu.au<mailto:a.third@westernsydney.edu.au> Building EM, Western Sydney University Locked Bag 1797 Penrith NSW 2751 Australia

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Objet : Publication of a new collective book on qualitative digital research methods (in French)
by Myles, David 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

Dear colleagues. My apologies for the broken link. Here is the correct one: https://www.pum.umontreal.ca/catalogue/methodes_de_recherche_en_contexte_nu… Also, please note that this book is an initiative of the Laboratoire sur la communication et le numérique (LabCMO). For more information, please visit: www.labcmo.ca<http://www.labcmo.ca>. Sincerely, David

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