This may be of interest .... -----Original Message----- From: Phil Agre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 8, 2000 10:56 AM To: Red Rock Eater News Service Subject: [RRE]job ads [I have enclosed another set of academic job ads in the general area covered by RRE. Please pass them to anyone who might be interested. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). You are welcome to send the message along to others but please do not use the "redirect" option. For information about RRE, including instructions for (un)subscribing, see http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/rre.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 14:33:03 -0400 From: "Frank E. Ritter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Job announcement at Penn State in IST (e.g., cog sci, HCI) http://www.ist.psu.edu/jobposts/track2_062700.html We are hiring 5-7 people for each of the next 4 years. Job announcement at George Mason in Cognition http://hfac.gmu.edu/opening.html Frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] School of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16801-3857 ph. (814) 865-4453 fax (814) 865-5604 http://ritter.ist.psu.edu Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 17:37:52 -0700 From: Arvind Rajagopal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: please post this job ad New York University School of Education Department of Culture and Communication Tenure Track Faculty Positions Fall 2001 The Department of Culture and Communication is seeking 3 full-time tenure-track faculty at the Assistant/Associate level to teach both graduates and undergraduates, to conduct research and publish, and to participate in the life of the department and School. Applicants for each position must have a Ph.D. in Communication or related field, successful, university teaching, and strong record/potential for scholarly involvement and publication. Media Ecology and Communication Studies-(2) positions Areas of special research/teachings include the impact of new media, global communication, comparative media systems, media and society, and media and education. Duties include: teaching; research and writing; advisement/committee service for M.A. and Ph.D. students. Speech and Interpersonal Communication-(1) position Areas of special research/teaching interests include intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, the impact of technology on these areas; ability to teach the basic course and/or public speaking. Duties include: teaching; research and writing; advisement/ committee service for graduate students. Send letter of application, and curriculum vita, to: Prof. Neil Postman, Dept of Culture & Communication, New York University, 239 Greene Street, Suite 735, New York, NY 10003. Deadline: Review of applications will begin January 10 and continue until the position is filled. NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Arvind Rajagopal Associate Professor Department of Culture and Communication New York University 239 Greene Street East Bldg, Rm 737 New York NY 10003 Tel: 212.998.9032 (o) Fax: 212.995.4046 Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 07:57:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Schudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The UCSD Department of Communication plans to appoint a senior faculty member (Associate Professor to Professor) starting with the 2001-2002 academic year. The appointee will hold a dual affiliation with the Communication Department and UCSD's new Center for Research on Educational Equity and Teaching Excellence (CREATE). The Department of Communication is an interdisciplinary department with a faculty drawn from a variety of social science and humanities fields. Its distinguished faculty (5 Guggenheim Fellows and other award winners) come together in their research and teaching interest in the various media of communication, including language, print, film and theater, broadcasting as well as web/internet/information technology. CREATE is a new academic unit whose mission includes improving education and educational opportunity in San Diego. The Communication/CREATE faculty member would be a full member of the Communication Department. His or her CREATE affiliation would mean teaching at least one course per year that supports CREATE as part of normal teaching responsibilities in the Communication Department. It would also be expected that the faculty member would undertake research in connection with one or more of CREATE's partner K-l2 schools in San Diego. We especially seek scholars who study communication processes in relation to diversity and equity issues. This interest can be expressed in a variety of theoretical and empirical domains, including the influence of race, class, gender and national identity on educational achievement, technology as a transforming and stratifying practice, communication practices in classrooms, schools, and communities. For department information see: http://communication.ucsd.edu/ and http://create.ucsd.edu/ Salaries are in strict accordance with UC pay scales. If non-citizen, state immigration status. UCSD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Applicants are invited to preview campus diversity resources and programs at Diversity at UC San Diego. To assist applicants who may have concerns regarding employment opportunities for spouses/partners, please consider the UCSD Academic Job Opportunities Bulletin, the Staff Employment Opportunity Bulletin or employment opportunities at other education and research institutions in San Diego. Send vita, statement of research and teaching interests, and names of 3 references by November 15, 2000, or until the position is filled to: Michael Schudson, Recruitment Committee Chair (CBB), Department of Communication (0503), UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0503. [this is from a web page -- no mail header] --- SSRC Summer Fellowship for PhD students and faculty Information Technology, International Security and Global Security http://www.ssrc.org/iticgsfell.htm The Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce the availability of new summer fellowships for innovative research on information technology (IT), international cooperation, and global security. PhD students and faculty from any academic discipline may apply. These in-residence fellowships are designed for researchers who currently work on cooperation and security issues and who want to explore the role and impact of IT in this area; or for researchers who work on IT and want to explore its relationship to cooperation and security. International cooperation and global security involve a wide range of issues including new forms of global regulation and surveillance; transboundary advocacy and global civil society; economic and political "crisis" and transformation; unequal access to goods and services; transnational identity politics; conflict and transboundary intervention; military and warfare practices; and power and authority in the global realm. IT issues could involve the Internet and related technologies such as those associated with telecommunications, data processing, encryption, and systems of code; robotics, automation, and simulation; and concerns bearing directly on connectivity and content such as structures of information flow and processes of disinformation and dissemination. Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:59:53 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government seeks candidates for three endowed tenured professorships in the field of communication: the Kalb Chair in Global Communications, the Lombard Chair, and a chair in Information Technology. The Lombard Chair is in the the general field of political communication. Candidates should have a record of distinguished research and teaching in the theories and practice of communication. Send curriculum vitae, list of references and examples of published work to: Professor Thomas Patterson, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Harvard University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 19:42:08 -0600 From: Jim Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: (friends & colleagues) Subject: Three tenure-track assistant professor positions related to Hi folks, The College of Education at UIUC has three searches underway for assistant professors specializing in educational technology. Take a look at the position descriptions linked from: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/deans/computer-committee/2000-01/searches.html I'm chairing the search of the EdPsy position: http://LRS.ED.UIUC.EDU/LI-SEARCH/ Please pass on this message to whoever you think might be interested in any of these faculty positions. Jim Levin Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 19:25:31 EST From: "Judith Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RPI position Please post this advertisement for a faculty position at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: FACULTY POSITION: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Science and Technology Studies Department invites applications for a position in policy analysis or social analysis of information technology. Possible research areas include community/social informatics, education and IT, digital divide, digital governance, health informatics, historical and cultural studies of IT, privacy, and sustainable development and IT. Candidates should demonstrate a record of achievement in sponsored research and be able to provide leadership in a department and university that are committed to rapid expansion in the IT area. Candidates should also be able to teach interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate courses in the social sciences and humanities in the STS field. Rank is open, but preference will be given to faculty at the associate or full professor rank. Please send a CV and the names of three references to David Hess, Department Chair, STS Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590. Screening will begin December 1, 2000, but applications will be considered after that date. Rensselaer is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women and members of minority groups. For more information on the STS Department, see http://www.rpi.edu/dept/sts. Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 21:13:32 -0500 From: "Charles Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Assistant Professor Science, Technology and International Affairs Georgetown University Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service seeks to appoint an assistant professor (tenure-track) in its program in Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA). Candidates who specialize in the study of policy related to information and communications technology are especially encouraged to apply, although candidates in all subfields will be considered. The STIA program (see www.georgetown.edu/sfs/programs/stia) offers an undergraduate major, dealing with the intersection of science, technology, business and government in an international context, to more than 100 students in the School of Foreign Service. STIA is organized into four sub-fields: "Business, Information and Communications," including the impact of innovations in information technology on business, government, and international affairs; "Biotechnology and International Health," including political, economic, cultural and social factors; "Technology and Security," including nuclear proliferation, technology and military strategy, and unconventional security threats; and "Environmental Science, Politics and Economics." Application materials, including a letter of application, c.v., and three letters of reference may be sent to Dr. Peter Dunkley, Associate Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057. The committee will begin considering applications on December 15, 2000, and continue to receive applications until the position is filled. Georgetown University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. end
