Re: [Air-L] [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore---avoid
I saw Philip Howard's response to the NTU jobs on the CITASA and AoIR listservs. Just to follow up on it. I'm not sure where the information that the president of the country overturned Cherian George's tenure decision came from, but my understanding (and FYI I'm an associate professor at NTU) is that NTU's board denied his tenure; there was no overturning. Certainly there were many faculty, including me, who were shocked by the incident, but there were probably just as many who were not surprised. I learned very quickly after moving to NTU that engaging in actions (whether through activism, publishing research, etc.) that directly criticize government policies could have dire consequences. But I would disagree that "it is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore." The research environment is lively and active, the faculty is internationally diverse, and faculty are supported in their work....as long as they don't bite the hand that feeds them. [Yes, that may feel like a slap in the face to a liberal academic, but it's also increasingly a reality in higher education everywhere.] The Cherian George case was political, but then again people are denied tenure or fired every year at universities for political reasons. You didn't do what your dean asked asked you to do once and got on her/his bad side....you didn't collaborate with the 'right' people in a lab or department or wherever....you told your students God doesn't exist....such stories circulate in the US, UK, Europe, and elsewhere as well. Even tenured professors in the US feel unsafe at some institutions, from teaching on sensitive issues to not securing 'enough' grant money...Singapore is nothing special in this regard. There are many people who don't get tenure at NTU, but many who do. I would agree that scholars doing advocacy or activist work that would target Singaporean public policy might very well do better elsewhere. But there are many scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and communication who do great work otherwise. Therefore I would add a caveat to Philip's statement: "If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you." A more accurate statement would be: If you study any of those things and plan to critique Singapore governmental policy, this is probably not a place for you." Folks interested in a job in Singapore can begin by looking at faculty profiles and seeing what kinds of things profs here are publishing, for one thing. Or just apply and, if you get a campus interview, ask good questions about your concerns during your visit. If you don't get a good feeling, you don't have to take the job. Cheers, patrick. On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Philip N. Howard <pnhoward@uw.edu> wrote:
Alas I don't believe these jobs will be good for many people on this list.
Unfortunately NTU, and Singapore, has a bad reputation for academic freedoms. Very recently the president of the country overturned a tenure decision involving one of our colleagues, Dr. Cherian George (phd Stanford), and neither his department nor his university were able to stand by him. I was one of his external reviewers and got drawn into the campaign to have the university and government respect the usual system of peer assessment.
http://techpresident.com/news/23575/op-ed-singapore-doesnt-always-need-inter...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-sandvig/internet-freedom-prof-den_b_...
http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2013/03/01/singapore-professor-denied...
If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you. Singapore as a country may open up in time, but you probably don't want to be the next test case for academic freedom! It is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore. p.
Dr. Philip N. Howard Professor, University of Washington Professor, Central European University GPG Key: 9CAAEABC www.philhoward.org @pnhoward
**New Book** Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up. Yale University Press, 2015, www.paxtechnica.org
-----Original Message----- From: CITASA [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Barry Wellman Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 3:29 PM To: communication and information technology section asa < citasa@list.citasa.org> Subject: [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore
As Rich sez, a great dept. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ FRSC INSNA Founder University of Toronto http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $14 Kindle $9 _______________________________________________________________________
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Dear all,
There are three positions open at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. There is a Full and an Asst. Prof. position in the area of ICT and an Asst. position in Integrated Marketing Communication.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/WKWSCI/Page...
The University is very dynamic. It is rising in the rankings and it is a great place to work.
-- Rich L.
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Hi everyone. My department and college are hiring a number of people this year. Here are links to the ones from my department, Media and Information: Internet Economics (tenure system, assistant professor): http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1631/ Data Science and Health (tenure system, assistant professor): http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1632-tenure-system-position-in-data-science-a... Media and Information Theory and/or Methods (tenure system, associate or full):http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1678/ Posting #1631: Assistant Professor - Internet Economics | The College of Communication Arts &... cas.msu.edu Posting #1631: Assistant Professor - Internet Economics Posted on: July 29, 2015 Professor East Lans... Join us! I love MSU! Please share with others who may find this of interest. Thanks. Shelia
With all due respect, while I am not denying the possibility of politically-motivated censorship by the University, It could be argued then, that no jobs with the Universies in China, Russia, Kazakhstan etc. academics should apply for...and no associations with institutions from these countries should be established. It is a common and reasonable expectation everywhere, that academics complay with policies established by the faculty they are employed by and do not openly criticize their own management via public domains. Being a foreign academic/consultant/associate - one has to be even more respectful towards policies, practices and agendas of the employer. There is a clear difference between freedom of speech/expression/academic freedom and employee loyalty! As an employer, a University can have a peer assessment system of its choice (just like any other employers in any other industries) as long as this system is within legal boundaries. In this particular case, I may not agree with the NTU's approach...but the call is theirs rather than mine so I would refrain from advising others not to accept jobs with them On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 12:37 AM, Patrick Williams <subcultures@gmail.com> wrote:
I saw Philip Howard's response to the NTU jobs on the CITASA and AoIR listservs. Just to follow up on it.
I'm not sure where the information that the president of the country overturned Cherian George's tenure decision came from, but my understanding (and FYI I'm an associate professor at NTU) is that NTU's board denied his tenure; there was no overturning. Certainly there were many faculty, including me, who were shocked by the incident, but there were probably just as many who were not surprised. I learned very quickly after moving to NTU that engaging in actions (whether through activism, publishing research, etc.) that directly criticize government policies could have dire consequences. But I would disagree that "it is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore." The research environment is lively and active, the faculty is internationally diverse, and faculty are supported in their work....as long as they don't bite the hand that feeds them. [Yes, that may feel like a slap in the face to a liberal academic, but it's also increasingly a reality in higher education everywhere.]
The Cherian George case was political, but then again people are denied tenure or fired every year at universities for political reasons. You didn't do what your dean asked asked you to do once and got on her/his bad side....you didn't collaborate with the 'right' people in a lab or department or wherever....you told your students God doesn't exist....such stories circulate in the US, UK, Europe, and elsewhere as well. Even tenured professors in the US feel unsafe at some institutions, from teaching on sensitive issues to not securing 'enough' grant money...Singapore is nothing special in this regard.
There are many people who don't get tenure at NTU, but many who do. I would agree that scholars doing advocacy or activist work that would target Singaporean public policy might very well do better elsewhere. But there are many scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and communication who do great work otherwise. Therefore I would add a caveat to Philip's statement: "If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you." A more accurate statement would be: If you study any of those things and plan to critique Singapore governmental policy, this is probably not a place for you." Folks interested in a job in Singapore can begin by looking at faculty profiles and seeing what kinds of things profs here are publishing, for one thing. Or just apply and, if you get a campus interview, ask good questions about your concerns during your visit. If you don't get a good feeling, you don't have to take the job.
Cheers,
patrick.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Philip N. Howard <pnhoward@uw.edu> wrote:
Alas I don't believe these jobs will be good for many people on this list.
Unfortunately NTU, and Singapore, has a bad reputation for academic freedoms. Very recently the president of the country overturned a tenure decision involving one of our colleagues, Dr. Cherian George (phd Stanford), and neither his department nor his university were able to stand by him. I was one of his external reviewers and got drawn into the campaign to have the university and government respect the usual system of peer assessment.
http://techpresident.com/news/23575/op-ed-singapore-doesnt-always-need-inter...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-sandvig/internet-freedom-prof-den_b_...
http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2013/03/01/singapore-professor-denied...
If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have
domains
of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you. Singapore as a country may open up in time, but you probably don't want to be the next test case for academic freedom! It is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore. p.
Dr. Philip N. Howard Professor, University of Washington Professor, Central European University GPG Key: 9CAAEABC www.philhoward.org @pnhoward
**New Book** Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up. Yale University Press, 2015, www.paxtechnica.org
-----Original Message----- From: CITASA [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Barry Wellman Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 3:29 PM To: communication and information technology section asa < citasa@list.citasa.org> Subject: [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore
As Rich sez, a great dept. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ FRSC INSNA Founder University of Toronto http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $14 Kindle $9
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Dear all,
There are three positions open at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. There is a Full and an Asst. Prof. position in the area of ICT and an Asst. position in Integrated Marketing Communication.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/WKWSCI/Page...
The University is very dynamic. It is rising in the rankings and it is a great place to work.
-- Rich L.
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Well, Patrick, your post here should win you favor with your superiors. For those who believe in educating students and not merely spreading the party line, not so much. Rod Carveth
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 22:37:05 +0800 From: subcultures@gmail.com To: citasa@list.citasa.org; Air-L@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore---avoid
I saw Philip Howard's response to the NTU jobs on the CITASA and AoIR listservs. Just to follow up on it.
I'm not sure where the information that the president of the country overturned Cherian George's tenure decision came from, but my understanding (and FYI I'm an associate professor at NTU) is that NTU's board denied his tenure; there was no overturning. Certainly there were many faculty, including me, who were shocked by the incident, but there were probably just as many who were not surprised. I learned very quickly after moving to NTU that engaging in actions (whether through activism, publishing research, etc.) that directly criticize government policies could have dire consequences. But I would disagree that "it is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore." The research environment is lively and active, the faculty is internationally diverse, and faculty are supported in their work....as long as they don't bite the hand that feeds them. [Yes, that may feel like a slap in the face to a liberal academic, but it's also increasingly a reality in higher education everywhere.]
The Cherian George case was political, but then again people are denied tenure or fired every year at universities for political reasons. You didn't do what your dean asked asked you to do once and got on her/his bad side....you didn't collaborate with the 'right' people in a lab or department or wherever....you told your students God doesn't exist....such stories circulate in the US, UK, Europe, and elsewhere as well. Even tenured professors in the US feel unsafe at some institutions, from teaching on sensitive issues to not securing 'enough' grant money...Singapore is nothing special in this regard.
There are many people who don't get tenure at NTU, but many who do. I would agree that scholars doing advocacy or activist work that would target Singaporean public policy might very well do better elsewhere. But there are many scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and communication who do great work otherwise. Therefore I would add a caveat to Philip's statement: "If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you." A more accurate statement would be: If you study any of those things and plan to critique Singapore governmental policy, this is probably not a place for you." Folks interested in a job in Singapore can begin by looking at faculty profiles and seeing what kinds of things profs here are publishing, for one thing. Or just apply and, if you get a campus interview, ask good questions about your concerns during your visit. If you don't get a good feeling, you don't have to take the job.
Cheers,
patrick.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Philip N. Howard <pnhoward@uw.edu> wrote:
Alas I don't believe these jobs will be good for many people on this list.
Unfortunately NTU, and Singapore, has a bad reputation for academic freedoms. Very recently the president of the country overturned a tenure decision involving one of our colleagues, Dr. Cherian George (phd Stanford), and neither his department nor his university were able to stand by him. I was one of his external reviewers and got drawn into the campaign to have the university and government respect the usual system of peer assessment.
http://techpresident.com/news/23575/op-ed-singapore-doesnt-always-need-inter...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-sandvig/internet-freedom-prof-den_b_...
http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2013/03/01/singapore-professor-denied...
If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you. Singapore as a country may open up in time, but you probably don't want to be the next test case for academic freedom! It is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore. p.
Dr. Philip N. Howard Professor, University of Washington Professor, Central European University GPG Key: 9CAAEABC www.philhoward.org @pnhoward
**New Book** Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up. Yale University Press, 2015, www.paxtechnica.org
-----Original Message----- From: CITASA [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Barry Wellman Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 3:29 PM To: communication and information technology section asa < citasa@list.citasa.org> Subject: [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore
As Rich sez, a great dept. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ FRSC INSNA Founder University of Toronto http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $14 Kindle $9 _______________________________________________________________________
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Dear all,
There are three positions open at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. There is a Full and an Asst. Prof. position in the area of ICT and an Asst. position in Integrated Marketing Communication.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/WKWSCI/Page...
The University is very dynamic. It is rising in the rankings and it is a great place to work.
-- Rich L.
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