Hi folks, Internet Studies at Curtin University (Perth, Western Australia) is hiring a 2-year, full-time, level B Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project looking at Social Media Influencers as Conduits of Knowledge in East Asia and Australia. The candidate will be working closely with Dr Crystal Abidin and based in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry (MCASI), which explores new technologies and values the creative industries and social sciences. The School aims to encourage creative and critical reflection while engaging with relevant industries. You will bring to the role: - A PhD, preferably in Humanities or Social Sciences. - Demonstrated experience in conducting traditional or digital ethnographic fieldwork – highly desirable. - Competence in an East Asian language, preferably Chinese, Japanese or Korean – essential. - A record of high-quality, peer-reviewed research publication, preferably demonstrating expertise in social media studies. - Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with students and staff with cross-cultural sensitivity. - Demonstrated commitment to applying policies, procedures and legislation, as well as maintaining data security and confidentiality. - Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to manage and implement project plans to achieve desired outcomes within required constraints. Deadline for applications is 03 February 2020. More information + Apply via the link here: https://staff.curtin.edu.au/job-vacancies/?ja-job=84194&fbclid=IwAR2rcFCAdkz... Thank you for sharing this across your networks. /C ––––––––––––––– Dr Crystal Abidin, PhD wishcrys.com Senior Research Fellow & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University Affiliate Researcher, MMTC, Jönköping University Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia / Pacific Standard Magazine 30 Top Thinkers Under 30 Books: Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures (2020) <https://wishcrys.com/instagram-polity/> Microcelebrity Around the Globe: Approaches to Cultures of Internet Fame (2018) <https://wishcrys.com/microcelebrity-around-the-globe-emerald/> Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online (2018) <https://wishcrys.com/internet-celebrity-emerald/> Recent publications: "Si Geena" (Brat): Un-Social Digital Juveniles' Episodic Resistance in Singapore (2019) <https://brill.com/view/journals/dias/aop/article-10.1163-22142312-12340118/article-10.1163-22142312-12340118.xml?rskey=3AvAEw&result=5> Minahs and Minority Celebrity: Parody YouTube Influencers and Minority Politics in Singapore (2019) <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19392397.2019.1698816> Navigating Interdisciplinarity as a Precarious Early Career Researcher (2019) <https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/csrj/article/view/6880?fbclid=IwAR3qSTzf7HbuZG_dFgn5JaPFnZNL7hiBqOVEMuRU_xmTcYn2Ce1Pz9EeHyo> Tacit Labours of Digital Social Research as an Early Career Researcher (2019) <https://jdsr.se/ojs/index.php/jdsr/article/view/10> <http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1274581&dswid=1725>