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Fellowship opportunity: 2018 Research Fellow @ Project Information Literacy, News Consumption Study
Project Information Literacy (PIL) has an opening for a part-time “PIL Research Fellow”
in 2018. The Fellow will join the PIL Research Team on January 11, 2018 and will work on
average 12 hours a week through May 11, 2018. The Fellow will be paid a $1,000 stipend at the conclusion of the fellowship in May 2018. The deadline for applying for the PIL Research Fellow is Thursday, November 16, 2017 by noon PST.
The PIL 2018 Fellow will work virtually on our latest national research study that investigates how young adults consume news and gather information. The mixed methods study, which is being conducted in partnership with faculty at Northeastern University and Wellesley College, will focus on two of the most pressing issues of what has been called our “post-truth” era: currency and authority.
The PIL report will look to break new ground as an empirical and quantitative study of many issues – such as “fake news” and misinformation – to help better ground public discourse and potential policy solutions. It will also formulate a set of recommendations for professionals directly implicated in addressing relevant problems, offering insights to three groups in particular working with young adults on the front lines: librarians, journalists, and educators.
The PIL Fellow will learn and develop a mastery of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including survey data analysis, computational analysis of social media datasets, interviewing, data coding, content analysis, and reliability testing. In addition to learning and practicing rigorous research methods, the Fellow will learn the day-to- day process of what’s involved in conducting a national research study, especially what it takes to collaborate closely with a group of 6-7 other team members that are geographically dispersed. They will also practice methods for collecting data from students at different institutions and analyzing emergent research trends.
If you would like to apply for the “PIL Research Fellow” opening, please send
a CV to alison@projectinfolit.org. Also, please tell us a little about yourself in a few paragraphs, i.e., what excites you about the news consumption study, how you may qualify, and what you hope to learn from PIL through our 2018 fellows program.
For this study, we are specifically looking for applicants for the “PIL Research Fellow”
that has the following qualities:
• Ability to work virtually for 12 hours a week, on average, from January 11, 2018 through May 11, 2018 (including permission from a dean, director, or supervisor that you are available to spend time working on our study as part of your job)
• First-hand experience and knowledge with helping students find news and
information for course-research assignments
• Strong interest in conducting research about information literacy and today’s
students
• Holds a MLS or related masters degree;
• Has previous training and experience in research methods and familiarity with
research terminology
• Experience with conducting computational analysis of large data sets (a plus)
• Has current CITI certification (optional)
• Is highly collaborative, collegial, professional, and has a sense of
humor (not optional)
Our PIL research study on news consumption is supported with funding from the Knight Foundation, and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Additional support comes from Northeastern University Libraries and the College of Arts, Media and Design Division. The study, set to conclude in fall 2018, will be one of the largest of its kind, with surveys and interviews
on college campuses and other educational settings across the country.
Project Manager for Training in Digital Methods for Humanists (TDMH)
The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH), http://www.iprh.illinois.edu/ at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Project Manager to be responsible for coordinating, managing and supporting the Training in Digital Methods for Humanists (TDMH) pilot program, and other IPRH initiatives as needed. Focus and training in digital humanities methods is imperative to the success of the eligible incumbent for this position.
The Project Manager will accomplish strategic objectives by overseeing multiple project activities, provide effective coordination of the unit’s projects and management of their inter-dependencies and initial and ongoing coordination of the TDMH pilot program and other IPRH academic and curricular projects as they arise.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and serve as the main point of contact for all operational and faculty-development aspects of the Training in Digital Methods for Humanists (TDMH) pilot program.
- Survey the landscape of institutional resources (both human and otherwise) for the TDMH program, and work to cultivate collaborative partners and networks as necessary to support the work of the program.
- Coordinate and steer the activities of the TDMH Working Group.
- Run the application, selection, and notification process for the TDMH program.
- Investigate external resources available to TDMH Fellows, keeping a current list of opportunities and assisting Fellows with accessing those opportunities.
- Assist Fellows with identifying courses to complete their digital methods training, and facilitate navigating the audit, or similar, processes for course attendance.
- Run the application, selection, and notification process for the TDMH program.
- Serve as liaison between the Fellows and the wider intellectual community, including facilitating relationships with the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) and similar campus resources to foster the development of digital methods for undergraduate classroom instruction.
- Conduct research and data collection and assessment on the TDMH program to document and evaluate its impact and sustainability.
- Research grant opportunities and spearhead the preparation of funding proposals to support current TDMH projects and future iterations.
- Organize regular events, activities, and final conference in 2021. Coordinate with Library and Scholarly Commons faculty and staff for digital humanities methods brown bags and other co-curricular programming events.
- Prepare interim and final reports on the project.
- Investigate and pursue personal professional development opportunities in digital methods to deepen knowledge and stay ahead of current trends.
- Provide support to a variety of emerging projects, including Mellon-funded initiatives under development, as determined by the needs of IPRH, including the Mellon Emerging Areas in the Humanities Certificate Programs.
- Supervision, tasking and scheduling of staff, as needed; and maintaining appropriate staffing levels to ensure project success.
Position Requirements and Qualifications:
Required: Receipt of PhD in a humanities field. A minimum of 2 years’ experience in digital humanities or digital methods through either academic training or career development. Proven record of developing successful professional collaborations. Work experience in a higher-education environment. Strong project-management skills, time management, detail orientation, and capacity to work independently. Effective interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively and foster mutually beneficial partnerships. Robust writing, research, and communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
Preferred: Previous supervisory experience. Familiarity with Python, HTML, and relational database programming. Familiarity with Scalar and/or Omeka.
Proposed start date: March 1, 2018.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Appointment Status: Full-time academic professional appointment. Qualified individuals will be eligible to receive vacation, sick, and personal leave; retirement through the State Universities Retirement System; and group health, dental, vision and life insurance.
To apply: For full consideration, applications must be received by November 15, 2017. Search will remain open until qualified candidate is identified. Interviews may be conducted prior to search closing date, but hiring decision will not be made until after the closing date. To apply, submit an online profile through https://jobs.illinois.edu, and upload a letter that details qualifications noted above, CV/Resume and the names and contact information of three professional references. Also required is a narrative of no more than 1,000 words explaining the intended career trajectory and addressing the following questions:
- What is your vision of Digital Humanities in the academy today?
- What are your intellectual and professional goals for this position?
- What experience do you have in facilitating intellectual community?
- What in your career trajectory leads you to seek this kind of work?
All requested information must be submitted for your application to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
For further information please contact Erica Hanson, HR Associate, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, at elhanson@illinois.edu(link sends e-mail).
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu.
Faculty Position in Digital Humanities Computing
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma seeks an innovative scholar in digital humanities/humanities computing for an open rank, tenured/tenure track faculty position. This search is part of a cluster hire in the new Data Scholarship Program (DSP). The humanities component of the position is open, so candidates from a broad range of humanities and humanities-related disciplines are encouraged to apply. The position will begin in August 2018.
The incumbent is expected to become a leader within a vibrant community of humanists and other researchers using computational tools. A successful candidate in this position will play an integral role in the development of the DSP. This initiative connects researchers from diverse scholarly domains for collaboration via common approaches and for improvement of educational opportunities and research support. The incumbent will take a leadership role in curriculum and research development for this cross-disciplinary program and contribute to teaching of undergraduate and graduate students in the Data Scholarship Program and the home department(s). Humanities researchers at OU are allied through the Humanities Forum (http://www.ou.edu/humanitiesforum.html), which among many other activities has regularly hosted a Digital Humanities Symposium featuring local and national leaders in Digital Humanities. In addition, digital humanists are supported and connected through the award-winning staff of the Digital Scholarship Lab, who help to forge collaborations among researchers across the disciplines. Such connections include those with faculty from the College of Engineering who teach in the rapidly growing, Data Science and Analytics M.S. program (datascience.ou.edu).
Required Qualifications
- A doctoral degree in a humanities, information science, or related discipline.
- An active and productive research program.
- Experience with computational tools and methods for analyzing and visualizing data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge and skills essential to digital humanities computing project development and completion, including but not limited to skills related to developing and managing datasets, data modeling and structuring, data analysis and visualization, and/or mining textual, visual, or aural data.
- Evidence of excellence in teaching that engages students in digital humanities interpretation and humanities computing skill development.
- A sustained research program and a record of top‐tier, peer‐reviewed or other high-impact scholarly publication.
- Experience with collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and a record of extramural funding.
- Leadership in research, instruction, and/or service.
Salary
The salary is competitive and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of Oklahoma offers an excellent benefits program. For further information please access the HumanResources website at http://hr.ou.edu/.
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Carnegie-R1 comprehensive public research university known for excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement, serving the educational, cultural, economic and health-care needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses: Norman, Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and the Schusterman Center in Tulsa. OU enrolls over 30,000 students and has more than 2700 full-time faculty members in 21 colleges.
In 2014, OU became the first public institution ever to rank #1 nationally in the recruitment of National Merit Scholars, with 311 scholars and now boasts a 92% student retention rate. The University is home to the History of Science Collection, the Western History Collection, and renowned natural history and art museums. The 277-acre Research Campus in Norman was named the No. I research campus in the nation by the Association of Research Parks in 2013.
The University of Oklahoma’s beautiful, bustling campus is nestled in the heart of Norman, the state’s third largest city, located just south of Oklahoma City. Norman combines the charm of a college town, the sophistication of a cosmopolitan city and the history and culture of the American West. With outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of living, Norman is a perennial contender on the “Best Places to Live” rankings. With a cost of living close to 15 percent less than the national average, Norman is a very affordable city. In fall 2014, Time ranked Norman the “least expensive city to raise children.” For more information visit: http://soonerway.ou.edu and http://www.ou.edu/flipbook
Applications should be submitted to apply.interfolio.com/46095 on ByCommittee and should include a curriculum vitae; three letters of reference; a statement of research interests and how the candidate would contribute to research and teaching in the development of a data scholarship program. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position may be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. June Abbas at jmabbas@ou.edu(link sends e-mail).
The University of Oklahoma, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to: admissions, employment, financial aid, housing, services in educational programs or activities, or health care services that the University operates or provides.
Lecturer, Computing and Information Science – Cornell University
The college of Computing and Information Science (CIS) at Cornell University invites applications for a full time position focused on teaching innovation and excellence, to be hired in one of its three academic departments-Computer Science, Information Science or Statistical Science. Information about CIS and these departments can be found at cis.cornell.edu.
We seek candidates to take a lead in developing innovative and effective teaching methods for CIS faculty in partnership with university teaching excellence programs. We expect that candidates will also teach, work with, and advise students in one or more of our undergraduate programs. Candidates for the position should hold a PhD and have demonstrated excellence in teaching CIS related undergraduate courses. Candidates holding a Masters who have shown exceptional teaching ability will also be considered.
CIS has as its foundation an outward-looking inter-disciplinary approach to computing and information, from a faculty that is grounded in core excellence within academic disciplines in its three departments. Computer Science brings together faculty, students and researchers in a broad range of interests including AI/machine learning, data science, graphics, human interaction cyber-security, scientific computing, systems/networks and theory. Information Science advances understanding of how people and society interact with computing and information. Statistical Science research and teaching includes statistical theory, statistical computing, data science or general methodology.
Evaluation of applicants will begin December 1, 2017. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by January 1, 2018, but will be accepted until the position is filled.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae with a teaching statement including evidence of their teaching abilities and background with innovative teaching methodologies, and arrange for three letters of reference directed towards their teaching performance to be submitted electronically.
Application materials must be submitted at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10025
CIS Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York, a city of about 30,000 people in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. Both Cornell and Ithaca offer a wide range of cultural activities, sports, and outdoor activities with the pleasures of both city and country close at hand.
Diversity and inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics – Data Science Assistant Professor – St. Lawrence University New York
St. Lawrence University invites applications for a new tenure-track position in Data Science within the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, at the assistant professor level to begin in August 2018. Our department currently has fourteen full-time faculty members and supports majors in all three areas and is developing a new major in Data Science. We are one of the top schools in the country in percent of students majoring in the mathematical sciences. The ideal candidate will contribute to our statistics and computer science offerings as well as help us develop courses in data science. The teaching load is three courses per semester and the university offers generous support for conference travel as well as an option for a pre-tenure sabbatical.
Qualifications include a Ph.D. in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics or a related field, a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates in a liberal arts setting, and evidence of excellence in teaching and research potential.
To apply:
- Applicants should submit a letter of application, current CV, teaching statement, and research statement via AcademicJobsOnline.org.
- Applicants should have three letters of recommendation submitted via AcademicJobsOnline.org.
- Applicants must also complete a short St. Lawrence University online application form at https://employment.stlawu.edu/postings/1271.
The Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics Department at St. Lawrence is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where members from all backgrounds can live, learn, and thrive. In your application, we ask that you address how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service might support our commitment to diversity, inclusion and a liberal arts education. Also, at least one letter of recommendation should address your teaching.
Review of completed applications will begin on November 15, 2017. Applications submitted after this date will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.
Please direct any questions, queries, inquiries, or enquiries pertaining to this position to Professor Michael Schuckers at schuckers@stlawu.edu.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the finalist successfully passing a background (including criminal records) check.
Located at 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY, St. Lawrence University is a coeducational, private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,400 students from more than 40 states and 40 nations. St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit http://www.stlawu.edu.
Assistant Professor Position – Critical Studies of Technology, Media, and Persuasion – UC San Diego
Deadline: Fri. Nov. 10
The Department of Communication (http://communication.ucsd.edu/) within the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego is seeking to make an appointment at the Assistant Professor level, to begin Fall, 2018 in the following area: Critical Studies of Technology, Media, and Persuasion.
Candidates must have a PhD and an active and creative research and teaching program that focuses on technology, media, and persuasion in the digital age; explores the blurred boundaries between corporate and public interests; and considers possibilities for configuring novel forms of politics, civil society, and popular culture. Areas of particular interest include: emergent forms of media and data manipulation and distribution by state, corporate, and non-governmental actors; data mining and algorithmic targeting of consumers, citizens, and political actors by government and corporations; the impact of advertising, promotional communication, and consumer culture on civil society, industries, human subjectivity, and political movements.
For this position, successful candidates will situate their work historically and have strong methodological skills that include or combine ethnography, cultural and historical analysis, institutional analysis (including political economy), and/or textual and discourse analysis. A comparative perspective is also welcome.
The Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. We seek candidates who will maintain the highest standards of scholarship and professional activity and make a strong and meaningful contribution to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales. To ensure full consideration, all application materials must be submitted electronically by November 10, 2017, at the following link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01544
Application must include: a two to three page cover letter; CV; statement detailing your research interests; statement summarizing past and potential contributions to equity and diversity (for further information on statements of contributions to diversity, please see http://facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/c2d/index.html); and contact information for three reference letters.
UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
Assistant Professor Position – Journalism Studies/Networks of Production and Circulation of News – UC San Diego
Deadline: Fri. Nov. 10
The Department of Communication (http://communication.ucsd.edu/) within the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego is seeking to make an appointment at the Assistant Professor level, to begin Fall, 2018 in the following area: Journalism Studies/Networks of Production and Circulation of News.
Candidates must have a PhD and an active and creative research and teaching program that focuses on the evolving nature of journalism and, more broadly, on the networks of news-organization, -production, -circulation, and -consumption.
Areas of particular interest include: the shifting norms, genres, and practices of news production; the changing boundaries between journalism and other narrative forms and cultural platforms for information dissemination; the political economy of news organizations; and the interactions of journalists and other actors in the production and circulation of news.
For this position, successful candidates will situate their work historically and have strong methodological skills that include or combine ethnography, cultural and historical analysis, institutional analysis (including political economy), and/or textual and discourse analysis. A comparative perspective is also welcome.
The Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. We seek candidates who will maintain the highest standards of scholarship and professional activity and make a strong and meaningful contribution to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales. To ensure full consideration, all application materials must be submitted electronically by November 10, 2017, at the following link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01545
Application must include: a two to three page cover letter; CV; statement detailing your research interests; statement summarizing past and potential contributions to equity and diversity (for further information on statements of contributions to diversity, please see http://facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/c2d/index.html); and contact information for three reference letters.
UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.