Microsoft Research, Social Media Postdoc Opening
The Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research New England (MSRNE) is
looking for a social media postdoctoral researcher for next year. This
position is an ideal opportunity for a scholar whose work touches on social
media, internet studies, technology policy, and/or science and technology
studies.
Application deadline: December 12, 2011.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/jobs/fulltime/postdoc.aspx
Microsoft Research provides a vibrant multidisciplinary research environment
with an open publications policy and with close links to top academic
institutions around the world. Postdoc researcher positions provide an
opportunity to develop your research career and to interact with some of the
top minds in the research community, with the potential to have your research
realized in products and services that will be used world-wide. Postdoc
researchers are invited to define their own research agenda and demonstrate
their ability to drive forward an effective program of research. Successful
candidates will have a well-established research track record as demonstrated
by journal publications and conference papers, as well as participation on
program committees, editorial boards, and advisory panels.
Postdoc researchers receive a competitive salary and benefits package, and are
eligible for relocation expenses. Postdoc researchers are hired for a one- or
two-year fixed term appointment following the academic calendar, starting in
July 2012. Applicants must have completed the requirements for a PhD,
including submission of their dissertation, prior to joining Microsoft
Research.
While each of the six Microsoft Research labs has openings in a variety of
different disciplines, the Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research New
England (located in Cambridge, MA) is especially interested in identifying
social science candidates. Qualifications include a strong academic record in
anthropology, communications, information science, jurisprudence, media
studies, sociology, or related fields. The ideal candidate will be working on
issues surrounding social media, internet studies, technology policy, and/or
science and technology studies.
The Social Media Collective is comprised of full-time researchers, postdocs,
visiting faculty, PhD interns, and research assistants. Current projects
include:
- How do youth make sense of networked publics? (danah boyd and Alice Marwick)
- How do people with minimal access to the Internet use mobile media to
negotiate cultural marginalization and social immobility? (Mary L. Gray)
- How can networked information systems support a public right to hear, not
only an individual right to speak? (Mike Ananny)
- How do digital modes of self-presentation function as displays of
conspicuous consumption? (Alice Marwick)
- What is technology's role in human trafficking? (danah boyd)
- How do we listen to each other in networked environments, and what are the
implications for intimacy, privacy and social change? (Kate Crawford)
- How do people living in regions controlled by organized crime engage in
collective action using social media? (Andrés Monroy-Hernández)
- How does social media use affect relationships between artists and audiences
in the creative industries? (Nancy Baym)
To apply for a postdoc position position at MSRNE:
1. Submit an online application at:
https://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/jobs/fulltime.aspx
2. After you submit your application, send us an email
((msrnejob /at/ microsoft.com)) alerting us so that we can immediately request
letters of reference on your behalf.
- Indicate that you are applying for the social science postdoc opening.
- Include the following in your application: 1) Two journal articles, book
chapters, or an equivalent writing sample; 2) An abstract of your
dissertation (one page maximum length); 3) A description of how your research
agenda relates to social media (one page maximum length)
