[ecrea] Postdoctoral position with Cornell eRulemaking Initiative

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> Postdoctoral Associate, CeRI - Cornell eRulemaking Initiative-23050
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> Description
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> CeRI (Cornell eRulemaking Initiative) is an interdisciplinary group 
of researchers spanning Cornell Law School, the departments of Computer 
Science, Communication, and Information Science, and the Scheinman 
Institute on Conflict Resolution. The group’s research focuses on 
sociotechnical systems involved in online civic engagement with complex 
policymaking. CeRI operates Regulation Room – an online platform that 
hosts live consultations about proposed Federal policy. The senior 
research team of CeRI includes Profs. Claire Cardie (Computer Science), 
Dan Cosley (Information Science), Cynthia Farina (Law), Susan Fussell 
(Communication), and Gilly Leshed (Information Science). Additional 
information about CeRI and Regulation Room can be found at 
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/ceri/ and www.regulationroom.org 
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> We seek a highly motivated and qualified postdoctoral associate to 
conduct cutting edge social science research on the tools and practices 
of online civic engagement in complex policymaking. Specific topics may 
include (but are not limited to) framing, online communities, epistemic 
communities, online group dynamics, procedural justice, online 
collaboration, and situated knowledge. The exact focus of the 
associate’s research will depend on his or her interests and 
qualifications and the team’s needs. While the associate’s primary focus 
will be on research, he/she will also have the opportunity to assist in 
teaching an e-government clinic through which the online research 
platform, RegRoom.org, is primarily operated.
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> Qualifications
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> An essential element of this position is willingness and ability to 
bridge disciplinary boundaries, facilitating and engaging in 
collaborative research and publication with various members of the group 
of faculty and graduate students involved in CeRI. Candidates should 
have demonstrated ability to carry out independent research and have a 
record of communicating research results via peer-reviewed publications 
and presentations. Expertise in qualitative and/or quantitative social 
science research methods is necessary; an ability to think outside the 
box and combine methodological approaches is highly desirable.  The 
postdoctoral associate must have a Ph.D. in one of the following areas 
by the time of employment: communication and technology, HCI, 
information science, political science, psychology, sociology, STS or 
another related area.
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> This is a full time, one year appointment, with the option to extend 
pending promising work and funding. The appointment comes with health 
insurance and other employee benefits. The preferred start date is early 
Summer 2014, but no later than August 15, 2014.  The institutional home 
of the fellow will be at Cornell Law School, but he/she may receive 
guidance and mentoring offered by the entire senior CeRI research team.
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> Interested candidates should submit: (1) a cover letter providing a 
high-level overview of their interest in and fit for the position, their 
career objectives, and the names and contact information for three 
references, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) an in-depth research statement 
covering their previous research experience, future research interests, 
and potential links to CeRI research, and (4) a relevant sample of 
published or submitted work. Prior to submitting their materials, 
candidates should review the www.regulationroom.org platform run by CeRI 
as well as additional information about the initiative available at 
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/ceri/. Materials should be emailed to 
John Niederbuhl, Administrative Assistant to CeRI at (jwn3 /at/ cornell.edu). 
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the 
position is filled.
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> Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great 
place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff 
impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas 
to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and 
engagement. Located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence 
includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of 
Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the new Cornell Tech campus to be 
built on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.
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> Diversity and inclusion have been and continue to be a part of our 
heritage. Cornell University is a recognized EEO/AA employer and educator.
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> Primary Location
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> -Law School
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> -Full-time



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