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[ecrea] Social Media Postdoc Opening

Tue Nov 15 22:10:05 GMT 2011




 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)





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