Forwarded on request... Holly ________________________________ From: Pauline Cheong Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:47 PM To: 'air-l@listserv.aoir.org' Subject: Post-Doctoral Fellowship position announcement Arizona State University Postdoctoral Fellowship in Communication, Counter-Terrorism, and National Security 2009-2010 The Consortium for Strategic Communication (CSC) at Arizona State University seeks to enhance its rising stature as a center of excellence in Communication, Counter-Terrorism, and National Security. As part of this initiative, the CSC is pleased to announce a new Postdoctoral Fellowship program beginning May 15, 2009. Postdoctoral Fellowship Three postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded for the 2009-10 year with appointments beginning May 15, 2009. Appointments are for full time employment (40 hours per week) for one academic year, and are renewable for an additional academic year given satisfactory performance. A third year of continuation is possible, contingent on additional funding by the sponsor.  Salary is $60,000 and the University offers subsidized health insurance.  Support for travel to conferences will be available.  Fellows are responsible for relocation and housing expenses.  Fellows will support a research project sponsored by the Office of Naval Research involving the collection and assessment of narratives circulating in contested populations of Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and/or Southern Europe/Northern Africa. Eligibility Applicants must have an earned or pending doctoral degree in Communication, Film/Media Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Languages, Religious Studies, or a related field/discipline.  The degree must have been earned no earlier than 2005.  Candidates with pending degrees who will have successfully defended their dissertations by May 1, 2009 will also be considered. Applicants must have no more than two years of formal postdoctoral experience. In addition, applicants must have critical language expertise and cultural knowledge of one or more of the three regions listed above. Relevant expertise in one or more of the subjects of strategic communication, counter-terrorism, ideology, narrative analysis, media analysis, transmediation, and/or computational modeling is desirable. For additional information regarding postdoctoral fellowships at ASU, please see: http://provost.asu.edu/postdoc. Responsibilities Postdoctoral scholars are expected to carry out the research plan and fulfill the goals established with the supervising faculty member, Dr. Steve Corman; to assist the supervising faculty member and other Co-Principal Investigators in fulfilling the requirements of the grant in a timely manner; to communicate regularly with the supervising faculty member and other members of the research team; and to notify the faculty member of any change in research plans. Application Before applying, we strongly recommend visiting the CSC website and becoming familiar with our work and goals:  http://comops.org Letters of application and supporting material should include the following: A cover letter stating your interest in the Postdoctoral Fellowship. Provide details on how your research and expertise contributes to the interests of the CSC, how your research and expertise relates to the project described above, and your long-term professional goals. An up to date curriculum vitae. Contact information for two references who agree to be contacted. Copies of up to three published papers/scholarly work. Scanned copies of current academic transcript from all degree awarding institutions. Official transcripts will be requested from those who received formal offers. Send all application materials by March 31, 2009 to: Steve Corman, Director Consortium for Strategic Communication Hugh Downs School of Human Communication Arizona State University PO BOX 871205 Tempe, AZ 85287-1205 ASU is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Equal Access employer. With Warm Regards, Pauline Pauline Hope Cheong, Ph.D. Associate Professor Hugh Downs School of Human Communication Arizona State University | P.O. Box 871205, Stauffer Hall 462 Tempe, AZ 85287-1205 http://humancommunication.clas.asu.edu/people/cheong.shtml -- -- // // This email is // [ ] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [X] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net //