Dear all, The Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield is inviting applications from scholars worldwide for its Visiting International Fellowship programme for the 2024-2025 academic year. This is a competitive scheme across the entire thematic scope of the Department, which includes the Digital Media and Society team. With AoIR2024 to be held in Sheffield from 30 October 2024, potential attendees might be interested in applying for this scheme, especially if coming from countries on the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee List of Overseas Development Assistance countries. There are two categories of fellowship: Senior International Fellow and Early Career International Fellow, with one award per category. Fellowships are awarded for the duration of one academic year, and involve a mix of in-person (one visit) and virtual engagement and collaboration. In-person visits are expected to last between 4 and 6 weeks, and should avoid July and August. This is not a paid fellowship, but there is funding provided to support the in-person visit. Applications close on 6 March 2024, and full details about the scheme are available here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/news/apply-our-visiting-international... It is strongly advised to discuss a potential application well ahead of time with members of the Department. There are numerous people whose research covers subjects and themes relevant to AoIR members; from a Digital Media and Society / Science, Technology and Medicine in Society perspective, this includes: Dr Hannah Ditchfield (currently on leave) Dr Ysabel Gerrard Dr Eva Giraud Dr Briony Hannell Dr Tim Highfield Professor Helen Kennedy Dr Lianrui Jia Dr Ozge Ozduzen Dr Warren Pearce Dr Preeti Raghunath Dr Harrison Smith Dr Stefania Vicari Dr Kate Weiner Dr Ros Williams You can find contact information for the above, as well as information about the academics across the Department and their research, here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/people/academic-staff The Department of Sociological Studies features four key research themes - Everyday Life and Critical Diversities; Social Inequalities and Social Order; Well-being Across the Lifecourse; and Science, Technology and Medicine in Society (see https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/research/research-themes). Potential applicants might see their research as fitting within one or more of these themes, as well as having connections to other research areas, networks, and centres located within the Department. Please do get in touch with any questions. Many thanks, Tim. -- *Dr Tim Highfield | *Pronouns: he, him, his Lecturer in Digital Media & Society Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield C435, The Wave 2 Whitham Road Sheffield S10 2AH Director, Digital Society Network: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/social-sciences/research/digital-society *Latest writing* Highfield, T., & Miltner, K.M. (2023). '‘Platformed solidarity: examining the performative politics of Twitter hashflags’. *Convergence*. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13548565231199981 Highfield, T. (2023). 'BeReal Now: Digital temporal authenticity on BeReal'. *Flow*, *29*(4): http://www.flowjournal.org/2023/02/bereal_now_temporal_authenticity/ *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>