From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Dec 5 04:24:23 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:24:23 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd [JESSE]: i3 PhD Teaching Fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh iSchool Message-ID: <52A04647.8080106@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: i3 PhD Teaching Fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh iSchool Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:21:10 -0500 From: Michael Depew Dear Colleagues, Please share the job description below regarding PhD summer teaching fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh iSchool. Apologies for any cross postings. Best regards, Mike Depew /*-- Michael Depew*// // Director, iSchool Inclusion Institute (i3) / University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences 135 N. Bellefield Avenue, Room 603 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 mdepew at pitt.edu 412-624-3981 ----------------------- * Job/Position Title: i3 PhD Teaching Fellows* *Number of Openings: 4 * *Description*/* */The University of Pittsburgh?s School of Information Sciences seeks four doctoral students to serve as Teaching Fellows at the upcoming 2014 iSchool Inclusion Institute (i3) . i3 is an undergraduate research and leadership development program that prepares students from underrepresented populations for graduate study and careers in the information sciences. Each year 20-25 undergraduate students from across the country are selected to become i3 Scholars. Those students undertake a year-long experience that includes two summer institutes held at the University of Pittsburgh?s School of Information Sciences and a year-long, team research project. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has supported i3 with three grants totaling more than $1.5 million. Most recently, a three-year renewal grant of $819,000.00 was awarded in June 2013 to expand the size of the program through 2016. Additional support has come from the iSchools Caucus , a consortium of information schools dedicated to advancing the information sciences as a broad, interdisciplinary field. Select partner iSchools have created scholarship offerings for i3 Scholars applying to their respective graduate programs. *Job Duties* /* */i3 Teaching Fellows will co-teach a two-week module to the 2014 cohort of i3 Scholars (25 students). Two Teaching Fellows will be selected to co-teach a two-week Programming Module, introducing students to the basics of a programming language (preferably Python, but will consider others). An additional two Teaching Fellows will be selected to co-teach a two-week Research Design module introducing students to key research elements (e.g. formulating research questions, choosing between qualitative and quantitative methods, coordinating a research study, data collection, data analysis, presentation of findings). Teaching Fellows will be responsible for co-teaching 1.25 hours per day for 10 days. Additional time will be required for instructional preparation and follow-up with i3 Scholars. Teaching Fellows may also attend any of the other i3 events, speakers, or tours included in the institute schedule. The class schedule, a detailed curriculum outline, and teaching resources will be provided by i3. With assistance from i3 Faculty and Staff, Teaching Fellows will be responsible for developing and delivering the daily, in-class content of their respective modules. Teaching Fellows will be provided with office space within the School of Information Sciences, access to our labs, access to the University?s 17 libraries, access to office supplies and equipment, and the support of our administrative staff. During their residency, Teaching Fellows will have the opportunity to individually teach a workshop/seminar on a topic of their choosing. In addition, Teaching Fellows will be paired with a faculty mentor from the iSchool at Pitt throughout the fellowship period to provide guidance and facilitate professional development. * Teaching Fellow Dates*/* */Arrival to University of Pittsburgh: June 5, 2014 Departure from University of Pittsburgh: June 21, 2014 Teaching Modules: June 9-20, 2014 *Qualifications*/* *Required/ * Applicants must have documented experience as a teaching assistant or course instructor within an iSchool or similar institutional context * Applicants must have completed one semester of coursework at the doctoral level * Applicants must be U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents /Preferred / * Applicants should have experience working with students from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds and documented experience working in a diverse, multicultural teaching and research environment * Applicants should ideally have the long-term goal of becoming a faculty member at an iSchool or similar institutional context * Doctoral students at iSchools will receive priority consideration * Doctoral students from iSchools other than the University of Pittsburgh are encouraged to apply * Applicants should be able to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and increasing opportunities for underrepresented populations *Compensation *Fellows will receive a $1,000.00 honorarium. Fellows will receive $250.00 for course supplies and materials. Travel expenditures to/from Pittsburgh will be paid for by i3. Housing arrangements will be made in University of Pittsburgh apartments and provided by i3 at no cost to Teaching Fellows. *Application Materials *Application packages should include a cover letter, CV, and sample course evaluations or a letter from a faculty member attesting to the applicant?s teaching excellence. Applicants should indicate in their cover letters their preferred teaching module (i.e. Programming or Research Design). Application packages should be submitted via email to *Michael Depew (i3 Director)* at *i3info at pitt.edu *. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Preference will be given to applications submitted by *January 31, 2014*. The University of Pittsburgh prohibits and will not engage in discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability, or status as a veteran. *Contact Information *Michael Depew Director, iSchool Inclusion Institute (i3) University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences 135 N. Bellefield Avenue, Room 603 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-3981 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Dec 10 08:02:17 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:02:17 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [EGOV LIST] PhD Research Fellow in Information Systems at University of Agder, Norway In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <52A710D9.4090109@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [EGOV LIST] PhD Research Fellow in Information Systems at University of Agder, Norway Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:02:59 +0000 From: Leif Skiftenes Flak To: egov-list at uw.edu Dear colleagues, The University of Agder (Norway) has a vacant research fellowship in information systems. The research fellowship is located within the research area of eGovernment, which is one of the department?s prioritized research areas. Applicants must document experience within a relevant area. Applicants are welcome to contact Associate Professor ?ystein S?b?, tel. +47 38 14 18 26oystein.sabo at uia.no , or Associate Professor/Head of Department Leif Skiftenes Flak, tel. +47 38 14 16 14, leif.flak at uia.no to receive more information about the department?s research focuses within the eGovernment area. See full announcement here: http://uia.easycruit.com/vacancy/1088547/35073?iso=gb Kind regards Leif -------------------------------------------------------- Leif Skiftenes Flak, Ph.D Head of department, associate professor Department of Information Systems University of Agder Serviceboks 422 4604 Kristiansand, Norway Phone : +47 38 14 16 14 GSM : +47 92 45 97 86 E-mail: Leif.Flak at uia.no --------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Wed Dec 11 09:50:16 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:50:16 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_=5BICTs-and-Society=5D_Social_Media?= =?utf-8?q?_PhD_at_Ume=C3=A5_University?= In-Reply-To: <20131209115119.3DD2A634153D@dd29412.kasserver.com> References: <20131209115119.3DD2A634153D@dd29412.kasserver.com> Message-ID: <52A87BA8.6020206@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ICTs-and-Society] Social Media PhD at Ume? University Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 12:51:19 +0100 (CET) From: christian.fuchs at uti.at To: discussion at lists.icts-and-society.net Phd Position in Social Media and Internet Studies at Ume? University We have a 4-5 year fully funded position available for a person looking to write a PhD in the field of Social Media and Internet Studies. The deadline for applying is January 31st 2014. The position is connected to my Internet/Social Media research group at the Department of Sociology. The person hired will become part of the interdisciplinary environment for digital studies within the social sciences and the humanities at Ume? University. A key part of this setting is the Media Places Research Program (http://humlab.umu.se/en/research-development/media-places/). Within the sociological part of this project we are currently studying social media activism, as well as processes of collective coping with trauma through social media. More (Google Translated) details on the application are found here http://goo.gl/Cdk3is (?Position 2?) It might increase the chances of an applicant to apply for the more general ?Position 1? as well! Contact Simon Lindgren for any clarifications twitter @simonlindgren? mail simon.lindgren at umu.se Welcome! Simon Simon Lindgren : Professor Department of Sociology : Ume? University (+46)-70-5656-104 : http://simonlindgren.com _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion at lists.icts-and-society.net http://lists.icts-and-society.net/listinfo.cgi/discussion-icts-and-society.net ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6904 - Release Date: 12/09/13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Dec 19 12:04:51 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:04:51 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Sighfis-l] Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information In-Reply-To: <1DFA5FB6-0652-4F85-A517-5D8A77787063@gmail.com> References: <1DFA5FB6-0652-4F85-A517-5D8A77787063@gmail.com> Message-ID: <52B32733.1000009@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Sighfis-l] Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 06:24:15 -0800 From: Rory Litwin To: icie at zkm.de, sighfis-l at asis.org I am pleased to announce next year's: Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information 1. Nature of the Award 1.1 The award shall consist of $1,000, given annually to a graduate student who is working on a dissertation on the philosophy of information (broadly construed). As we see it, the range of philosophical questions relating to information is broad, and approachable through a variety of philosophical traditions (philosophy of mind, logic, philosophy of information so-called, philosophy of science, etc.). 2. Purpose of the Award 2.1 The purpose of this award is to encourage and support scholarship in the philosophy of information. 3. Eligibility 3.1 The scholarship recipient must meet the following qualifications: (a) Be an active doctoral student whose primary area of research is directly philosophical, whether the institutional setting is philosophy or another discipline; that is to say, the mode of dissertation research must be philosophical as opposed to empirical or literary study; (b) Have completed all course work; and (c) Have had a dissertation proposal accepted by the institution. 3.2 Recipients may receive the award not more than once. 4. Administration 4.1 The Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information is sponsored and administered by Litwin Books, LLC, an independent scholarly publisher. 5. Nominations 5.1 Nominations should be submitted via email by June 1st, 2014, to award at litwinbooks.com. 5.2 The submission package should include the following: (a) The accepted dissertation proposal; (b) A description of the work done to date; (c) A letter of recommendation from a dissertation committee member; (d) An up-to-date curriculum vitae with current contact information. 6. Selection of the Awardee 6.1 Submissions will be judged on merit with emphasis on the following: (a) Clarity of thought; (b) Originality; (c) Relevance to our time; (d) Evidence of good progress toward completion. 7. Notification 7.1 The winner and any honorable mentions will be notified via letter by July 1st, 2014. Advisory Board Jonathan Furner Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA Don Fallis School of Information Resources and Library Science, University of Arizona John Budd School of Information & Learning Technologies, University of Missouri Past Winners 2013: Steve McKinlay, of Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia _______________________________________________ Sighfis-l mailing list Sighfis-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sighfis-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Mon Dec 23 09:05:34 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:05:34 -0500 Subject: [Students-l] CFP ASIS&T 2014 Message-ID: <384-220131212314534419@LEN-dick-2011> Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities 77th ASIST Annual Meeting October 31 - November 4, 2014 Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA http://www.asis.org/asist2014/ The Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. The ASIST AM gathers leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe to share innovations, ideas, research, and insights into the state and future of information and communication in play, work, governance, and society. ASIST AM has an established record for pushing the boundaries of information studies, exploring core concepts and ideas, and creating new technological and conceptual configurations -- all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. The conference welcomes contributions from all areas of information science and technology. The conference celebrates plurality in methods, theories and conceptual frameworks and has historically presented research and development from a broad spectrum of domains, as encapsulated in ASIST?s many special interest groups: Arts & Humanities; Bioinformatics; Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts; Classification Research; Critical Issues; Digital Libraries; Education for Information Science; Health Informatics; History & Foundations of Information Science; Human Computer Interaction; Information Architecture; Information Needs, Seeking and Use; Information Policy; International Information Issues; Knowledge Management; Library Technologies; Management; Metrics; Scientific & Technical Information; Social Informatics; and Visualization, Images & Sound. Important Dates Papers, Panels, and Workshops: Submissions: April 30th Notifications: June 11th Final copies: July 15th Posters: Submissions: July 1th Notifications: July 30th Final copies: August 20th (All deadlines: midnight, Hawaii Standard Time) . Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Dec 24 07:33:31 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:33:31 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [ICTs-and-Society] phd day at emcsr 2014 in vienna In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <52B97F1B.3050305@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ICTs-and-Society] phd day at emcsr 2014 in vienna Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:26:22 +0100 From: Wolfgang Hofkirchner To: discussion at lists.icts-and-society.net dear all, if you are in pre- or postdoc stage and work on a problem that includes systemic ways of approaching the world or transdiscipliary frameworks, you might be interested in the following annotation: at the emcsr 2014 (european meetings on cybernetics and systems research) we will hold a phd day: : http://emcsr.net/calls-2014/calls-for-papers-2014/phd-colloquium-award/. the fee is 120,00 euros for attending the whole 4-days conference and will be waived if you qualify for the phd colloquium and award competition. the award is 1.000,00 euros. the winner of competition in 2012 was a student from the telecommunications research centre at trinity college, dublin (http://www.bcsss.org/research/grants-and-prizes/ludwig-von-bertalanffy-young-scientist-award/). the deadline for submitting a 3-pages abstract is 14 february 2014. looking forward to applications, wolfgang hofkirchner associate professor, vienna university of technology +43 1 58801 18730 (no voicemail) hofkirchner.uti.at -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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