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X/Twitter Data Access Beta Test
by Stuart Shulman 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Attention: Researchers, Researcher Directors, Chairs, and Deans Topic: X/Twitter Data Access Beta Test Authorized X data access for academic and market research has been recently re-established via DiscoverText. We invite scholars and other researchers to join a beta test of this new service. To begin, researchers must sign up for a free account at DiscoverText.com, then schedule a meeting. The beta test will run for 1-2 weeks. All beta test participants will receive a small gratis dataset relevant to their research. To schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/discovertext What to expect: https://youtu.be/BI7XaNW3BPY. Updated short XSifter demo: https://youtu.be/lNGyE4a7Apk. This is the beta version. It allows you to generate estimates using a date range going back 30 days. As the tool evolves, we will let users combine micro sampling, human labeling feedback, and AI to revise queries. The goal will be to reduce data budget waste and return highly responsive datasets. We anticipate version 2 will include access to the complete, undeleted history of X/Twitter. This should be live during the fall semester. DiscoverText was a university tech transfer that grew out of NSF-funded eRulemaking research from 2000-2008. It is foremost a web-based scientific instrument for improving human and machine learning. The federal government uses it to sort public comments. Corporations use it on large-scale surveys and in eDiscovery. Academics have cited DiscoverText in theses, books, and articles across the disciplines, using diverse methods, and in many languages: https://tinyurl.com/DT4Twitter. Though XSifter is new, our work with Twitter dates to 2011. We have spent more than a decade providing a platform compliant with the X/Twitter Terms of Service. This includes live checks for deletions, suspensions, and privacy changes. The pillar of this compliance system is the use of the live X/Twitter display. The most likely new users of this platform will be from the digital humanities and social science branches of data science. However, health sciences, legal scholars, and a range of other disciplines as well as professions have found the tools and data accessible via our graphical user interface. While research interest in X/Twitter data has dropped significantly due to concerns about ownership, bots, trolls, and the cost of formerly free data, X/Twitter is the press release platform of choice for world leaders, corporations, terrorists, protesters, and citizens alike. Please share this information widely at your institution. Thanks, Stu -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Founder and CEO, Texifter Editor Emeritus, Journal of Information Technology & Politics

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Call for Papers: 'Age-appropriate design of online platforms: questions for EU law and children’s rights'
by Eskens, S.J. (Sarah) 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

** Call for Papers: ‘Age-appropriate design of online platforms: questions for EU law and children’s rights’ ** Governments and parents throughout Europe are demanding that minors are better protected when they go online. So far, much of the debate has concentrated on social media age limits. France has adopted statutory social media age restrictions. Similar efforts are being made in other European countries. There is also increasing political pressure on the EU to take action. In response to that, the European Commission established a panel of experts to advise on child safety online. After the co-chairs of the panel presented their final report in July 2026, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her support for ‘phased and gradual access for different age ranges’. When it comes to protecting minors online, social media age limits are just one possible solution to a complex and broad problem. First, the problem is broader than social media, as online games and AI chatbots present similar risks to social media, including exposure to harmful content, manipulation, grooming, and problematic or addicted use. Second, social media age limits presume there is a single ‘right’ age to start using these services, whereas a children’s rights perspective requires age-appropriate design of online services that respects children’s evolving capacities. The final report of the co-chairs of the special panel acknowledges these issues. It speaks of ‘social media+’ instead of just social media and calls for ‘age-appropriate regulation’ of such services, which signals the policy debate may be moving beyond simple age limits. Age-appropriate design of online services raises many questions on the intersection of children’s rights and EU law. For instance, what is the role of EU platform regulation and data protection law in ensuring age-appropriate design of social media, online games, and AI chatbots? Furthermore, how do different solutions to ensure age-appropriate design relate to children’s human rights? For example, if countries implement statutory age limits of 16 years for social media, then is the interference this poses with children’s right to freedom of expression justified in light of its aim? Another question is to what extent the EU has competence to legislate EU-wide design or access requirements for online services used by minors. At the same time, it can be asked how social media age limits and other solutions at the national-legal level relate to the Digital Services Act’s fully harmonised regime. It is also an open question which services should be addressed in protecting children online, and how the targeted services should be defined. The fast developments around social media age limits and the protection of minors online necessitate critical reflection from different legal perspectives. It is crucial that the discussion does not narrow itself to statutory age limits as the only solution available to EU and national lawmakers, and that the interaction between children’s rights and EU law is sufficiently considered. Therefore, we are organising a workshop to bring together scholars working on the protection of minors online, from the perspective of either children’s rights or EU law. The goal of the workshop is to bring together these different perspectives and explore how children’s rights should inform the implementation of existing EU laws (platform regulation, data protection, media regulation) and possible new legal solutions, including social media age limits. ** Submissions ** Are you interested in presenting your work during this workshop? Please submit an abstract of a maximum of 750 words to mailto:s.j.eskens@vu.nl with the subject line ‘Workshop age-appropriate design of online platforms’. Please also include a short biography of up to 150 words in your submission. We specifically welcome work in progress so that authors can benefit from the wide range of views we aim to bring together. We also encourage early-career scholars, including doctoral candidates, to submit an abstract. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 16 October 2026. We aim to conclude the selection process mid-November. ** Workshop format ** Accepted contributors will each give a presentation of approximately 15 to 20 minutes, followed by discussion. This is a discussion-oriented workshop, and we ask participants to attend for the full day so that everyone can engage with each other’s work. ** Financial support ** This workshop is funded by the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research. There will be a limited amount of financial support available to cover accommodation and travel for those with limited institutional resources. Should you require funding to enable your participation to the workshop, please indicate this when submitting your abstract via email. ** Date and location ** The workshop takes place in person at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, which is located at De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam. The date for the workshop is Friday, 19 February 2027. Attending the workshop is free of charge. ** Contact ** For any questions about the workshop or the submission process, please contact Sarah Eskens at mailto:s.j.eskens@vu.nl. ** Convenors ** Sarah Eskens, Assistant Professor in Law and Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Simone van der Hof, Full Professor of Law and Digital Technology, Leiden University

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CFP - Soul Sync: Exploring Technological Resonance in Religious and Spiritual Energy - Workshop at NordiCHI 2026
by Sarah Cooney 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

Hello AoIR, Please see the CFP below for this workshop on intersections of technology and religion/spirituality. More details and the submission form can be found at the workshop website: https://spiritedhci.org/nordichi-2026/#workshop-description We hope to see you in Vaasa! -------- We invite all HCI researchers, designers, and religious or spiritual (R/S) leaders/theologians/practitioners who are interested in considering R/S and technology in their work, including those who don't generally work in R/S contexts but have had intersections (intentional or not) with R/S (e.g., study participants who cite R/S beliefs or practices as a key consideration in technology adoption). Participants of any and all R/S beliefs (including no beliefs) are welcome. We call on potential participants to share short submissions (3-4 pages, excluding references) that resonate with one of the four themes, and may take the form of (but are not limited to). * Case studies discussing completed, in-progress, or potential studies * Design artifacts/artworks related to energy in R/S contexts * Research methods/approaches for exploring R/S experiences (e.g., autoethnography) * Position papers articulating strategies, principles, guidelines, or themes for R/S-related work We ask that participants submit non-anonymized submissions via the workshop website (form below). Submissions will be lightly peer-reviewed by the organizers to ensure fit with workshop themes. With permission, accepted submissions may be published on the workshop website. NOTE: At least one author of each accepted submission must attend the workshop in person, and all participants must register for both the workshop and at least one day of the conference. Sarah Cooney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor she/her Department of Computing Sciences Villanova University sarah.cooney(a)villanova.edu<mailto:thomas.way@villanova.edu>

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REDINPLA-MOCReN symposium, Methodological Exchanges on Music and Platforms, 12 August 2026
by Steven Gamble 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

Dear colleagues, Please join us for a collaborative symposium presented by Red de investigadores en Plataformas <https://sites.google.com/view/redinpla/inicio> (REDINPLA) and the Music and Online Cultures Research Network <https://www.mocren.org/> (MOCReN): Methodological Exchanges. Music/Musicians, Interstitiality, and Platforms. The event is free to attend online at Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 10:00–13:00 Argentina and Brazil / 8:00–11:00 Colombia and Ecuador / 14:00–17:00 BST. The symposium features a talk from Santiago Videla on mediatisation and interstitiality in video game concerts, with discussant Steven Gamble, followed by presentations and Q&A by Karina Moritzen, Juan José Primosich, and Edward Katrak Spencer. You can register to join the event at https://sites.google.com/view/redinpla/registration if you would like to ask questions, or simply watch the YouTube livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/lzOALnsD8dc. On a separate note, a reminder of the upcoming deadline for MOCReN's January 2027 Winter Workshop at Utrecht University: https://www.mocren.org/ww27. The call for participation closes on 21 August 2026 – join us in the Netherlands for a care-led and playful research development event on the theme music and (post-)truth in the age of GenAI ‘slopaganda’! Best regards, Stim Dr. Steven Gamble <http://stevengamble.com/> (he/him) Lecturer in Digital Humanities <https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/digital-humanities>, University of Southampton — 'Live music imaginaries in the reception of online popular music concerts <https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261424887>’, New Media & Society, 2026 Popular Music and Online Cultures <https://online.ucpress.edu/jpms/issue/37/4> special issue of Journal of Popular Music Studies (37/4), 2025 Digital Flows: Online Hip Hop Music and Culture <https://academic.oup.com/book/58670> (OUP, 2024) How Music Empowers: Listening to Modern Rap and Metal <https://www.routledge.com/How-Music-Empowers-Listening-to-Modern-Rap-and-Me…> (Routledge, 2021)

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Call for Chapters: Internet Studies - A Multidisciplinary Approach
by etalmud＠univ.haifa.ac.il 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

Call for Chapters Internet Studies: A Multidisciplinary Approach We invite chapter proposals for an edited volume to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This interdisciplinary collection will provide a timely synthesis of Internet Studies amid rapid technological and societal transformations, with a strong focus on the convergence of platforms and artificial intelligence. About the Book In the last decade, the digital landscape has been profoundly reshaped by dominant platforms, generative and agentic AI, intensifying geopolitical contests over digital sovereignty, widespread datafication, and new forms of algorithmic governance. This volume examines how these developments are reconfiguring power relations, economic structures, social inequalities, cultural practices, and global governance. The book adopts an explicitly interdisciplinary and pluralistic approach, drawing on sociology, science and technology studies (STS), political science, law, communication and media studies, political economy, anthropology, education, and computational social science. Comparative, global, and Global South perspectives are particularly welcome. It seeks to bridge classic Internet Studies concerns with the urgent realities of the post-2025 AI era, offering new theoretical frameworks, methodological innovations, and forward-looking visions. The volume is structured in five parts: - Part I: Foundations and Theorizing Internet Studies - Part II: Platforms, Data, and Economic Transformations - Part III: Society, Culture, Identities, and Inequalities - Part IV: Governance, Regulation, Ethics, and Rights - Part V: Methods and Future Directions A detailed table of contents with chapter abstracts is available upon request. We Welcome Contributions On (but not limited to): - Theorizing the shift from Web 2.0/network societies to agentic AI ecologies and sociotechnical systems - Materiality of internet infrastructures (cloud, cables, data centers) and contested global imaginaries - Platform capitalism, monopoly power, value extraction, and AI expansion - Datafication, algorithmic governance, and behavioral steering of everyday life - Global platform labor, gig economies, precarity, and emerging solidarities - Generative and agentic AI: impacts on creativity, attention economies, cultural production, authorship, and labor - Digital inequalities and the emerging AI divide (beyond access to capability gaps) - Intersectionality (race, gender, class, etc.) and identity performance in algorithmic environments - Fractured digital publics: communities, misinformation, polarization, and epistemic crises - Global internet governance, digital sovereignty, and geopolitical fragmentation - Comparative platform and AI regulation (e.g., EU DSA/AI Act, US, China, Global South) - Ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, surveillance, and human rights in the AI age - Hybrid and computational methodologies for studying fast-evolving digital phenomena - Sustainable digital futures: AI literacy, environmental costs, human-centered design, and speculative approaches Submission Guidelines Please submit to: Ilan Talmud, University of Haifa, talmud(a)soc.haifa.ac.il - A chapter abstract of 300–500 words (excluding references) - A provisional chapter title - Author name(s), affiliation(s), and a short bio (approx. 100 words per author) - Indication of which part of the book the proposed chapter best fits Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2026 Final chapters should be approximately 8,000–10,000 words (including footnotes, references, and any tables/figures) and will undergo peer review. Timeline - Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2026 - Notification of acceptance: Late October 2026 - Full chapter submission: May 2027 - Revised chapters due: September 2027 - Manuscript delivery to publisher: Spring 2028 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sSn46lDQNhIsMhtQPhI0TuXFeKgLsN6h/view?usp=… Prof. Ilan Talmud, Ph.D. ايلان تلمود Pronouns: He / Him / His Department of Sociology, University of Haifa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-9582 https://sites.google.com/soc.haifa.ac.il/profilantalmud/home Office phone: 972-4-8240992 Secretaries: 972-4-8240995 04- 8249643/048249645 FAX: 972-4-8240819

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[AoIR HQ] Reminder: An Update about the Air-L Mailing List
by Association Coordinator 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

Hi AoIR community, We wanted to reshare an earlier announcement about the shift of the Air-L. As the change over date approaches, we want to make sure everyone is aware which address is correct. If you have any questions, please reach out to ac(a)aoir.org or air-l-owner(a)lists.aoir.org. Thank you! — Some housekeeping about the air-l mailing list. We're moving the list to a new host with updated software. Air-L isn't going anywhere, and for the most part you won't have to do anything. The new setup makes a few things easier. You’ll be able to better manage your own subscription settings, and switching between digest mode and individual messages without having to email an administrator. The one change that affects you is the list address. It's changing slightly: Old: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org<mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org> New: air-l(a)lists.aoir.org<mailto:air-l@lists.aoir.org> The old address will keep working during the transition, but starting on August 1st mail sent to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org<mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org> will stop going through and you will be directed to report it through the new email. If you have the address saved in your contacts or email filters, update it to air-l(a)lists.aoir.org<mailto:air-l@lists.aoir.org> when you get a chance. Nothing is being lost in the move. The full archive and all past messages are available on the new mailing list servers. If you run into anything, you can reach the list manager at air-l-owner(a)lists.aoir.org<mailto:air-l-owner@lists.aoir.org>. — Best, Emerson (she/her) AoIR Communications and Membership Coordinator ac(a)aoir.org<mailto:ac@aoir.org> Looking for Michelle? After nine years, Michelle has officially stepped down from her position at AOIR. I'm Emerson, and I'll be stepping in to continue her work. As I'm sure anyone familiar with Michelle knows, I have big shoes to fill, and I appreciate your patience as I get up to speed!

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CfP - What does a good digital society look like? 10/11 June 2027, Sheffield UK
by Helen Kennedy 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

Submissions are open for the ESRC Digital Good Network's final two-day conference ‘What does a good digital society look like?’ on 10 & 11 June 2027, at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Submit your abstract or proposal by 29 October 2026. WEBSITE: https://digitalgood.net/conference-2027/ Digital technologies should be good for people, societies and the planet, but there is ample evidence that they are often not. Social scientists, humanities scholars and others have provided rich empirical evidence of the harms and inequities that can result from digital tech deployments. For example, dating apps are used to harass and control as well as to enable romantic connections. Social media platforms deny users access to communities of wellbeing support in the process of moderating content to limit self-harm. Generative AI can provide creative assistance and make skills accessible, but it also hallucinates, infringes copyright and results in job losses. And there are environmental costs from data centres’ energy consumption and the global appetite for new devices. The negative consequences of tech deployments make clear the digital society we do not want. The next step is to ask what a good digital society looks like, a question which is attracting growing interest around the globe. What does a good society look like? is a two-day conference which addresses this question. It takes place in Sheffield, UK, on 10-11 June 2027. The conference represents the culmination of the five-year long Digital Good Network, which is collectively concerned with the notion of the ‘digital good’: both what it means, and how we achieve it. *Keynote speaker* We are delighted to announce that *Professor Ruha Benjamin*, transdisciplinary scholar, writer, educator, and cultural worker, and Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, will give the keynote address at the conference. Her work is a major source of inspiration for our own, especially her (2019) invitation to "Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live within". She is also Founding Director of the Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab, and author of four books, Imagination: A Manifesto (2024),Viral Justice (2022), Race After Technology (2019), and People’s Science (2013), and editor of Captivating Technology (2019). *Plenary speakers will include* *Jean Burgess,* Distinguished Professor of Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology and Associate Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society *Rachel Coldicutt OBE*, Founder and Executive Director of Careful Industries *Susan Halford*, Professor of Sociology, University of Bristol and Director of the ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures *Details * When: Thursday 10 and Friday 11 June 2027 Where: Sheffield Hallam University, UK Participation fee: £150 full fee / £100 for PhD students or those without institutional support. The fee covers conference attendance, refreshments and lunches during the event and an evening reception on the first day. Travel, accommodation and evening meals are not covered. -- Professor Helen Kennedy FBA FAcSS Professor of Digital Society, University of Sheffield, she/her Director of: ESRC Digital Good Network <https://digitalgood.net/> (@digitalgoodnet) + Living With Data <https://livingwithdata.org/> (@Living_WithData) + Public Voices in AI <https://digitalgood.net/dg-research/public-voices-in-ai/> Formerly Director of: Seeing Data <https://seeingdata.org/> Co-editor of: Data Visualization in Society <https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/22273/9789048543137…> *Recent publications:* Kennedy, H., Aiello, G., Annabell, T. & Anderson, C.W. (2025) Generic visuals in the news as public images: Activating emotions, experiences and identities. *European Journal of Cultural Studies*. https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494241310675 Kennedy, H., Ditchfield, H., Oman, S., Bates, J., Perea, I. M., Fratczak, M., & Taylor, M. (2024). How people connect fairness and equity when they talk about data uses. *Big Data & Society*, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517241303162 Ditchfield, H., Oman, S., Kennedy, H., Frątczak, M., Bates, J., Taylor, M., & Medina-Perea, I. (2024). 'What ifs: The role of imagining in people’s reflections on data uses', *Convergence*. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565241300898 The Digital Good Network (2024) 'What do we mean when we talk about a good digital society?' in British Academy (ed) *What are the Possibilities of a Good Digital Society? * http://doi.org/10.5871/digital-society/9780856726934.001 <http://doi.org/10.5871/digital-society/9780856726934.001>

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CfP on "AI in Business and Strategic Communication"
by Yu Tian 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

Dear colleagues, This is a call for papers for a special issue of Communication and Change<https://link.springer.com/journal/44382> on AI in Business and Strategic Communication: Organizational Transformations, Stakeholder Relationships, and Emerging Communication Practices. Guest Editors: Dr. Hua Jiang, Syracuse University, USA Dr. Yi Luo, Montclair State University, USA Dr. Arunima Krishna, Boston University, USA Overview: Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the landscape of business and strategic communication across industries, organizations, and global contexts. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in organizational communication processes, important questions emerge regarding transparency, trust, authenticity, ethics, creativity, labor, collaboration, and human–machine interaction. AI is not only influencing communication efficiency and personalization but also redefining professional roles, organizational cultures, and stakeholder expectations in business and strategic communication environments. This Special Issue invites original research that examines the evolving role of AI in business communication, strategic communication, and related fields. We welcome theoretically grounded, methodologically rigorous, and practically relevant scholarship that advances understanding of how AI is shaping organizational dynamics, stakeholder relationships, and other strategic communication practices. We encourage interdisciplinary perspectives while emphasizing clear contributions to communication scholarship and practice. Themes of Interest (including, but not limited to): Theme 1: AI and Organizational Transformation * AI and strategic communication management * AI-enabled internal communication * AI and leadership communication * AI and employee engagement * Human-AI collaboration in organizational communication * AI and data-driven decision-making * AI and predictive analytics * AI and communication intelligence * AI and future of communication professions Theme 2: AI and Stakeholder Relationships * Stakeholder engagement and relationship management * AI and dialogic management * AI, employee well-being, and organizational outcomes * Trust, credibility, and authenticity * Audience perceptions and user experiences Theme 3: Emerging Practices in AI-Mediated Business and Strategic Communication * AI and crisis communication * AI and corporate reputation management * AI and content creation * AI and social listening * AI and campaign evaluation * AI’s role in storytelling and branding * Impact of chatbots on business and strategic communication * Virtual influencers * AI and media relations * AI and social impact We welcome diverse methodological approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, computational, experimental, ethnographic, and critical approaches. Important Dates: * September 15, 2026: Please submit an abstract (600–1,200 words) to cac(a)fudan.edu.cn<mailto:cac@fudan.edu.cn>. * October 15, 2026: Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified. * March 15th, 2027: Full papers (6,000 – 10,000 words) will be submitted via the journal’s online submission system. * Early 2028: The special issue is expected to be published online. For more information, please see https://link.springer.com/journal/44382/updates/53007998. Submission Guidelines: Authors should follow the journal’s standard formatting and submission procedures. Please indicate that your manuscript is intended for the Special Issue on AI in Business and Strategic Communication in the email subject line. Contact: For any inquiries about the special issue, please contact the special issue editor, Dr. Hua Jiang (hjiang07(a)syr.edu<mailto:hjiang07@syr.edu>). About the Journal: Communication and Change<https://link.springer.com/journal/44382> (C&C) is a peer-reviewed, open-access international journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of communication in the context of rapid technological and societal transformation. With emerging technologies such as AI and big data reshaping communication practices, social structures, and media landscapes, Communication and Change seeks to foster innovative research and theory-building that explores the dynamic interplay between communication and change. C&C is published by Springer and is institutionally based at the School of Journalism, Fudan University. Professor James E. Katz at Boston University and Professor Baohua Zhou at Fudan are the journal’s co-Editors-in-Chief.

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Race, Media and AI pre-constituted panel, Media Industries conference, Madrid, June 2027
by Nessa Keddo 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

Media Industries conference 14th-16th June 2027 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Dr Nessa Keddo and Natasha D. Henry are seeking papers to join our panel titled ‘Race, Media and AI’. The scope of the panel is broad, but may include: * The relationship between race and AI in media industry work * Platforms, race and AI * Race and the impact of AI on media industry practitioners * Race, AI and human-computer interaction in the media industry If you are interested in joining the submission of this pre-constituted panel, please submit the following to nessa.keddo(a)kcl.ac.uk<mailto:nessa.keddo@kcl.ac.uk> by 7th August 2026: * Presenter name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) * 100 word biography * Paper title * Abstract (400 words max) * 3-5 keywords Best wishes, Nessa Dr Nessa Keddo (she/her) Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Media, Diversity and Technology Programme Director, MA Global Media Industries Co-Chair, Gender and Work in the Creative Industries (GWCI) Hub King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence King’s College London Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries Chesham Building, Strand Campus London WC2R 2LS

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Quant/computational postdoctoral scholar opportunity at the Quello Center, Michigan State University
by Bauer, Johannes 24 Jul '26

24 Jul '26

Dear all, The Quello Center for Media and Information Policy<https://quello.msu.edu/> at Michigan State University has an opening for a postdoctoral scholar. The position will apply quantitative and computational methods to modeling digital socio-technical systems and contribute to our broader research programs at the Quello Center. Current projects examine factors that shape the development of digital infrastructures with a particular interest in the role of policy, the information flows enabled by these systems, and their economic and social implications for individuals and communities. Our team comes from a variety of methodological backgrounds, which is reflected in the mixture of quantitative and qualitative research methods we are using for this project. One important goal of our research is to develop models and insights that inform decisionmakers from the local to the national scale. The candidate will employ appropriate theoretical perspectives and statistical methods, including economic and computational approaches. This research requires working with large datasets and the integration of information from multiple public and private sources. Moreover, our projects explore the spatial aspects of socio-technical systems. Data science skills and an interest in spatial modeling are highly desirable. Experience with multi-disciplinary teams deploying mixed methods in complementary ways is a plus and should be addressed directly in the application. The successful candidate will also contribute to research management, as related to the project. This is a 1-2-year opportunity (timing is flexible). Start date negotiable and can be as early as October 1, 2026. For more details and/or to apply, please visit the Michigan State University Employment opportunities website at https://careers.msu.edu, refer to posting #1147524. Or contact Johannes M. Bauer, bauerj(a)msu.edu<mailto:bauerj@msu.edu>. With best wishes, Johannes ----------------------- Johannes M. Bauer Professor, Department of Media and Information Director, James H. and Mary B. Quello Center Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1212 bauerj(a)msu.edu<mailto:bauerj@msu.edu> | +1.517.432.8005 | https://quello.msu.edu<https://quello.msu.edu/> ----------------------- Johannes M. Bauer Professor, Department of Media and Information Director, James H. and Mary B. Quello Center Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1212 bauerj(a)msu.edu<mailto:bauerj@msu.edu> | +1.517.432.8005 | https://quello.msu.edu<https://quello.msu.edu/>

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