[Commlist] Postdoctoral Fellowships: Digital Democracies (Simon Fraser University)

We are pleased to announce that SFU's Digital Democracies Group is now 
accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships that will begin 
September 2019. The Digital Democracies Group is a new research hub 
in the School of Communication that examines how we may use 
the humanities, social sciences and data science to address questions of 
equality and social justice. ____

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Successful candidates will have the oppurtunity to work with Dr. Wendy 
Chun, SFU's Canada 150 Research Chair, on one of two main projects. The 
first analyses neighborhoods, and the networked and physical 
segregations that are an inherent part of them, ultimately 
combatting this segregation through the development of new networking 
models. For this project, candidates must have their Ph.D. in a relevant 
discipline, a demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality research, 
strong written and oral communications skills, and expertise in critical 
data studies, urban studies, critical ethnic studies and/or network 
science. ____

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The second project examines the spread of misinformation by identifying 
the underlying infrastructures that make fake-news compelling, and 
counter this via the creation of alternative forms of online and offline 
interaction. For this, successful candidates must have their Ph.D. in a 
relevant, demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality research, strong 
written and oral communications skills, and expertise in critical data 
studies, media studies, theatre and performance studies, and/or digital 
methods. ____

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Interested candidates please visit our site 
<http://www.sfu.ca/digital-democracies/about/employment-opportunities.html> for 
more information on these roles, as well as how to apply. We are very 
much looking forward to reviewing your applications beginning March 
31st.____


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