From chirags at rutgers.edu Tue Sep 1 11:49:12 2015 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 11:49:12 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] CFP: iConference 2016 - Paper deadline Sept. 9 Message-ID: <6B558C69-419A-41C0-BBB4-5A0B9B730A70@rutgers.edu> Now Accepting Submissions: iConference 2016 iConference 2016 | Partnership with Society Philadelphia, PA, USA March 20-23, 2016 SUBMISSION DEADLINES Papers: Sept. 9 Workshops: Sept. 28 Doctoral Colloquium: Sept. 28 Posters: Oct. 5 Sessions for Interaction and Engagement: Oct. 5 Doctoral Dissertation Award: Oct. 12 Conference website: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ Conference submission site: https://www.conftool.com/iConference2016/ We are now accepting submissions for iConference 2016, our eleventh annual gathering of scholars, researchers and professionals who share an interest in the critical information issues of contemporary information society. iConference 2016 takes place March 20-23, 2016, in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This year?s theme of ?Partnership with Society? examines the dynamic, evolving role of information science and today?s iSchool movement, and the benefits to society. The conference includes peer-reviewed papers, posters, workshops and sessions for interaction and engagement, interspersed with multiple opportunities for networking. Early career and next generation researchers can engage in the Doctoral Student Colloquium, Early Career Colloquium and Undergraduate Student Showcase forums. Authors and organizers can now submit materials using our secure submissions website: https://www.conftool.com/iConference2016/ . The official proceedings will be published in the open access Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS). The deadline for papers is Sept. 9, with other deadlines thereafter. The iConference brings together scholars and researchers addressing critical information issues in contemporary society. The iConference pushes the boundaries of information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new technological and conceptual configurations?all shaping interdisciplinary discourses. Visit our website for more information, including sample topics and links to past proceedings: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ iConference 2016 is hosted by Drexel University?s College of Computing & Informatics. Our conference venue, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, is located in Philadelphia?s bustling center city. The historic 33-storey building is hailed as America?s first skyscraper, and is in easy walking distance of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, birthplace of the United States Constitution. Other nearby attractions include the Rodin Museum and the Philadelphia Art Museum. The iConference is presented by the iSchools (www.ischools.org ), a worldwide association of Information Schools dedicated to advancing the information field, and preparing students to meet the information challenges of the 21st Century. Affiliation with the iSchools is not required?all information scholars, researchers, and practitioners are welcome at the iConference. The event is sponsored by Microsoft Research. IMPORTANT LINKS * Conference: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ * Submissions: https://www.conftool.com/iConference2016/ * Past Proceedings: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/about-the-iconference/ * Facebook: IConference:https://www.facebook.com/IConference * Twitter: @iConf | #iconf16 SUBMISSION INFORMATION All submissions must be in English using our official template. All work should be original and not previously published. Complete guidelines can be found on our Author Instructions page: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/author-instructions/ * PAPERS: We invite papers falling into two categories: completed research, and early work/preliminary results. Completed research papers should be a maximum of 10 pages, including references; early work/preliminary results papers should be a maximum of 6 pages, including references. Each paper will be refereed in a double-blind process. The author(s) of the completed research paper judged the best of the conference will receive the Lee Dirks Award for Best Paper and $5,000. More at http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/papers/ Submission deadline: September 9, 2015 Papers Chairs: Yong Ming Kow, City University of Hong Kong; Bonnie Nardi, University of California, Irvine; Chirag Shah, Rutgers University * POSTERS We welcome submission of posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Submitted posters should be a maximum of 1,500 words, not including references. These posters will undergo a double-blind review. Poster abstracts will be published in the proceedings. More at http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters/ Submission deadline: October 5, 2015 Posters Chairs: Elke Greifeneder, Humboldt University; Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin * WORKSHOPS Workshops can be half- or full day, and are intended to foster interactive discussions focusing on the particular topic within the purview of the iSchools, namely, the relationships among information, people and technology. Workshops provide a great opportunity for attendees who share common interests and want to have intensive discussions. Workshop proposals should be less than 750 words, and follow the guidelines on our website: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/workshops/ Submission deadline: September 28, 2015 Workshops Chairs: Denise Agosto, Drexel University; Sam Oh, Sungkyunkwan University; Nicole A. Cooke, University of Illinois * SESSIONS FOR INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT (SIE) These sessions provide an excellent opportunity to present ideas, facilitate discussions, and foster knowledge-sharing in unconventional ways. Formats can include panels, fishbowls, installations, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging, and pluralistic. SIE proposals should be less than 750 words, and follow the guidelines on our website:http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/sessions-for-interaction-and-engagement/ Submission deadline: October 5, 2015 SIE Chairs: Karen E. Fisher, University of Washington; Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University OTHER EVENTS SCHEDULED * DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM The Doctoral Colloquium provides doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students receive feedback on their dissertation, career paths, and other areas from participating faculty and student peers. More at http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/doctoral-colloquium/ Application deadline: September 28, 2015 Doctoral Colloquium Chairs: Greg Leazer, UCLA; Iris Xie, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee * DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD Recognizing the outstanding dissertation of the preceding year, this competition is open to all member iSchools. Each school may submit one dissertation for consideration. The winner will receive a cash prize of $2,500, the runner up $1,000; both will be honored at the iConference. More at http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/dissertation-award/ Submission deadline: October 12, 2015 Dissertation Award Chairs: Michael Seadle, Humboldt University; Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Tsukuba * EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM This half-day event is intended for assistant professors, post-docs, or others in pre-tenure positions and builds on the tradition of highly successful events at past iConferences. Participants will sign up at registration. More at http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/early-career-colloquium/ Early Career Colloquium Chairs: Virginia Ortiz-Repiso Jimenez, University Carlos III-Madrid; Kristin Eschenfelder, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Eric Myers, University of British Columbia *UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SHOWCASE FORUMS The undergraduate showcase will feature iSchool undergraduate research. Such examples include senior design, senior projects, STAR (Students Tackling Advanced Research) Scholars Program students, etc. Details will be posted to our website as they become available. ADDITIONAL ORGANIZERS Conference Chairs: David Fenske and Jane Greenberg, Drexel University Technical Program Chairs: Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University; Spiros Mancoridis, Drexel University Proceedings Chairs: Xia Lin and Mick Khoo, Drexel University Program Committee: Naresh Agarwal, Simmons Moranan Alac, University of California, San Diego Daniel Alemneh, University of North Texas Eric Baumer, Cornell University Wade Bishop, University of Tennessee Teresa Cerratto-Pargman, Stockholm University Gobinda Chowdhury, Northumbria University Hong Cui, University of Arizona Xianghua Ding, Fudan University Niklas Elmqvist, University of Maryland Ingrid Erikson, Rutgers University Andrea Forte, Drexel University Roberto Gonzalez-Ibanez, University of Santiago Helen Hasan, University of Wollongong Jeff Hemsley, Syracuse University James Howison, University of Texas at Austin Yun Huang, Syracuse University Mohammad Jarrahi, University of North Carolina Victor Kaptelinin, Umea University Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University Wayne Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Liz Lyon, University of Pittsburgh Karine Nahon, University of Washington and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Gabriela Marcu, Drexel University Alex Mitchell, National University of Singapore Javed Mostafa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kyong Eunoh Oh, Simmons Sanghee Oh, Florida State University Xinru Page, Bentley University Matt Ratto, University of Toronto Rebecca Reynolds, Rutgers University Jennifer Rode, ACM Bryan Semaan, Syracuse University Patrick Shih, Indiana University Clay Spinuzzi, University of Texas Norman Makoto Su, Indiana University Emiliano Trer?, Autonomous University of Quer?taro Deborah Turner, Drexel University Ron Wakkary, Simon Fraser University Hao-chuan Wang, National Tsing Hua University Yang Wang, Syracuse University Rosina Weber, Drexel University Tan Xu, AT&T Jude Yew, National University of Singapore Xiaojun Yuan, University at Albany, State University of New York Yan Zhang, University of Texas at Austin More at: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ **** Chirag Shah, PhD Assistant Professor of Information and Computer Science Rutgers University 4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901 p. (848) 932-8807 f. (732) 932-6916 http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~chirags **** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Tue Sep 1 16:08:06 2015 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 16:08:06 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] Save the date for RDAP16! Message-ID: <381-220159212086964@LEN-dick-2011> Save the date for RDAP16! (with apologies for cross-posting) The 2016 Research Data Access and Preservation Summit will be held May 4-6, Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA. Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for more information over the coming months. Call for proposals will go out in late October/early November 2015. For the latest RDAP news: Visit our website - http://www.asis.org/rdap/ Join our listserv - http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/RDAPsummit Check out our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ResearchDataAccessPreservation And, send any questions to either of the RDAP16 program chairs, Lisa Zilinski at ldz at cmu.edu and Kate Dillon at katherine.dillon at sjsu.edu. Hope to see you in Atlanta! 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 Wed Sep 2 05:44:49 2015 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 11:44:49 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Sigmetrics] PhD studentships In-Reply-To: <161184005.538099.1441174213226.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe11.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> References: <161184005.538099.1441174213226.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe11.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> Message-ID: <55E6C511.7020507@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Sigmetrics] PhD studentships Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 07:10:13 +0100 (BST) From: thelwall mike Reply-To: thelwall mike To: sigmetrics Funded PhD studentships in scientometrics / social media metrics / book indicators / patent indicators http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/phd_2015.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri Sep 4 11:50:39 2015 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 17:50:39 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: QUT Digital Media Research Centre PhD Scholarships for 2016 Entry Message-ID: <55E9BDCF.5080803@orange.fr> > > QUT Digital Media Research Centre PhD Scholarships for 2016 Entry > > 01 September 2015 > > The Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) at Queensland University of > Technology (QUT) is now calling for expressions of interest from > prospective postgraduate research students as part of the University's > annual Scholarship Round, closing 30 September 2015 for entry in early > 2016. > > *About the DMRC* > The DMRC > > aims to conduct world-leading research that helps society understand > and adapt to the changing digital media environment. It is a leading > Australian centre for the fields of media and communication - areas in > which QUT has achieved the highest possible rankings in ERA, the > national research quality assessment exercise. We are actively engaged > with the Asian region across all our research programs; and we have a > strong commitment to research training for academic and industry > researchers alike. > > The Centre is based within QUT's Creative Industries Faculty > and located within the Creative Industries > Precinct at Kelvin Grove - a $150 million facility for teaching, > research, production and business development in media and design, > visual and performing arts. This site boasts some of Australia's most > sophisticated, high-tech digital facilities, and acts as an incubator > for the next generation of ground-breaking ideas, emerging and > experimental artists and designers, and creative enterprise. > > *About the PhD Scholarships* > Applicants with excellent academic track records (equal to an > Australian Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours) or equivalent > research experience may be eligible for competitive PhD scholarships > to undertake study with us. Successful applicants will work on topics > that align closely with one or more of our four research programs. The > DMRC is also offering a number of additional top-ups to these > scholarships for highly ranked students. > > *Program 1 - Journalism, Public Communication & Democracy* > This program addresses the digital transformation of public and > political communication. We combine state-of-the-art big social data > analytics and rich qualitative approaches to develop new insights into > the impact of digital and social media on journalism and the processes > of opinion formation which are core to a functioning democratic system. > > /PhD topics for 2016/ > - Debates in social media spaces and their impact on public communication > - Audience feedback mechanisms and their impact on journalism > - Transformation of journalistic forms and content in the digital age > > /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here > . > Dr Emma Baulch (Media & Communication) > Prof Axel Bruns (Media & Communication) > Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication) > A/Prof Folker Hanusch (Journalism) > Dr Stephen Harrington (Media & Communication) > Dr Tim Highfield (Media & Communication) > Prof Brian McNair (Journalism) > > *Program 2 - Industries, Economies & Regulation* > This program aims to develop an interdisciplinary framework for > understanding and critically engaging with digital media industries > and the digital economy. It focuses on the interaction between > socio-technical innovations and legal, regulatory, educational and > policy environments. > > /PhD topics for 2016/ > - Digital media and entertainment industries - national, regional and > global perspectives > - Regulating digital media platforms - the roles of online > intermediaries in Internet governance including human rights > - Digital copyright and innovation > > /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here > > Dr Emma Baulch (Media & Communication) > Dr Bridgstock (Creative Industries) > Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication) > Prof Stuart Cunningham (Media & Communication) > A/Prof Michael Dezuanni (Film, Screen & Animation/Education) > Prof Terry Flew (Media & Communication) > Dr Ben Goldsmith (Media & Communication) > Dr Kylie Pappalardo (Law) > Dr Kevin Sanson (Entertainment Industries) > Dr Christina Spurgeon (Media & Communication) > Dr Nicolas Suzor (Law) > A/Prof Patrik Wikstrom (Media & Communication) > > *Program 3 - Technologies & Practices in Everyday Life* > In this program, we investigate how digital media technologies both > shape and are shaped by the everyday practices of diverse users, in > relation to questions of digital inclusion and participation. Our > research engages with a range of contexts including education and > work, gender and sexuality, cultural and media consumption, the > popular cultures of digital media, and the everyday experience of place. > > /PhD topics for 2016/ > - Cultural diversity and social inclusion in digital media environments > - Placemaking, mobile and locative media > - Digital labour and workplace identities > > /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here > > Dr Ruth Bridgstock (Creative Industries) > Prof Axel Bruns (Media & Communication) > Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication) > Dr Elija Cassidy (Media & Communication) > Prof Stuart Cunningham (Media & Communication) > A/Prof Michael Dezuanni (Film, Screen & Animation/Education) > Dr Ben Goldsmith (Media & Communication) > Dr Tim Highfield (Media & Communication) > Prof Ben Light (Media & Communication) > Prof Brian McNair (Journalism) > Dr Peta Mitchell (Media & Communication/Urban Informatics) > Dr Kevin Sanson (Entertainment Industries) > Dr Christina Spurgeon (Media & Communication) > A/Prof Patrik Wikstrom (Media & Communication) > > *Program 4 - Digital Methods* > This program focuses on the development of innovative research > approaches, methods and tools grounded in and suitable for the study > of digital media - from computational analyses of 'big social data', > to close qualitative analysis of digital media platforms and > practices, and critical approaches to questions of method. These > approaches may be applied across any of the other three programs in > the Centre. > > /PhD topics for 2016/ > - Critical approaches to big social data, data-mining and surveillance > - Methods for network, statistic and geo-visualisation > - Innovation at the interface between traditional and digital methods > > /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here > > Prof Axel Bruns (Media & Communication) > Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication) > Dr Tim Highfield (Media & Communication) > Prof Ben Light (Media & Communication) > Dr Peta Mitchell (Media & Communication/Urban Informatics) > A/Prof Patrik Wikstrom (Media & Communication) > > *How to apply* > It is essential that you discuss your application with us well before > the deadline. > > Contact the Centre via email at dmrc at qut.edu.au > to express your interest. > > Include with your email: > > 1. Current CV including educational qualifications > 2. Brief statement outlining which of the proposed topics interest you > 3. Names of preferred supervisors (optional) > > If suitable supervision for your project can be arranged, we will then > work with you to complete the formal application. > > General information on the University's Annual Scholarship Round > including eligibility requirements and the application process can be > found here > . > > Closing date: 30th September 2015 (earlier enquiries essential) > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu Fri Sep 11 18:13:00 2015 From: Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu (Alemneh, Daniel) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:13:00 +0000 Subject: [Students-l] Announcing 2015 ASIST Student Chapter Awards Message-ID: Dear ASIST students and advisors, The Jury for the 2015 ASIST Student Chapter Award worked very hard to review the submitted reports/nominations and provide their comments. Based on jury's comments, scores, and deliberations, we are happy to announce the following awards for this year. * Student Chapter-of-the-Year: We are pleased to announce that the San Jose State University Student Chapter (SJSU ASIS&T) is the 2015 winner of the ASIS&T Student Chapter of the Year Award. In selecting SJSU ASIS&T for the award, the jury considered the chapter's membership, activities, communications, financial and administrative management, and contributions to ASIS&T and the broader IS community. An online, virtual chapter, SJSU held a total of 15 meetings and 18 events with 29 speakers, including 8 cooperative ventures with other ASIS&T and iSchool organizations (out of 14 eligible events). A 35% increase in membership, increased event attendance, and community engagement were driven through social media, SJSU YouTube, and the new ScholarWorks repositories. Administratively, new Bylaws and enhancements to chapter management helped drive growth. SJSU members actively supported the Association through SIG leadership, social media contributions, and task force support. As of June 2015, SJSU reported the highest number of current ASIS&T student members in the chapter's 4-year history-84-, including 3 ASIS&T New Leader Award winners in the past 2 years. SJSU developed the #HUGASIG campaign that was distributed around ASIS&T this year-now we can give them a congratulatory hug! Please join us in congratulating SJSU ASIS&T! * Chapter Growth Awards: The ASIS&T Student Chapter Membership Competition fosters student engagement in ASIS&T by encouraging student chapters to recruit more members. The award is based on student chapter membership growth over the last year. We are pleased to announce the 2015 Membership Competition winners: 1. Pratt Institute Student Chapter (ASIS&T at Pratt )- 117% Growth - (Three Annual Meeting free student registrations) 2. University of Denver Student Chapter - 80% Growth - (Two Annual Meeting free student registrations) 3. University at Albany Student Chapter of ASIS&T (UAlbany ASIS&T) - 50% Growth - (One Annual Meeting free student registration) Please join us in congratulating these Student Chapters for their innovative use of programs, social activities, social media, and hard work to increase their memberships this year! By the way, if your student chapter did not submit a report in July, you need to do it now - the deadline is Oct. 30. We hope to see you all at the ASIST conference in St Louis. We will post more details on student party. Sincerely, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, University of North Texas Karen Miller, University of South Carolina. ----------------------------------------------- Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Ph.D. Digital Curation Coordinator, UNT Digital Libraries Adjunct Professor, College of Information University of North Texas Willis Library # 322, Denton, TX 76203 Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu 940-891-6703 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Announcing 2015 ASIST-Student-Chapter-Awards.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 278350 bytes Desc: Announcing 2015 ASIST-Student-Chapter-Awards.pdf URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Sep 15 07:47:53 2015 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:47:53 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [ciresearchers] PhD Research Scholarship with Oxfam in Bangladesh and Monash University. In-Reply-To: <1442296721.404755.383859697.4BF1F717@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1442296721.404755.383859697.4BF1F717@webmail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: <55F80569.9000200@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ciresearchers] PhD Research Scholarship with Oxfam in Bangladesh and Monash University. Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:58:41 +1000 From: Larry Stillman Reply-To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net, Larry Stillman To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net, communityinformatics at vancouvercommunity.net Are you interested in working on a progressive social-technical project in Bangladesh with Oxfam and its partners and earning a PhD from Monash University? You may wish to apply for this scholarship if you are qualified. The information url is http://it.monash.edu/protic-eoi . The deadline for Expressions of Interest is September 30 2015. PROTIC (Participatory Research and Ownership with Technology, Information and Change) is an innovative five-year mobile communications international development project. It works in regional Bangladesh trialling innovative information and communications strategies, though participatory action research. PROTIC has a focus on empowering women though enhancing community well-being and livelihoods in poor agricultural communities. Community involvement, particularly women is critical to the project in determining their information needs and priority in conjunction with experts, rather than experts deciding what is important. 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URL: From chirags at rutgers.edu Wed Sep 16 10:01:37 2015 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:01:37 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] CFP: Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational: Oct 30-31 Message-ID: Call for Proposals Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational for Master?s Students October 30-31, 2015 Deadline: September 21, 2015 Notification of decision: September 25, 2015 Rutgers University iSchool invites students with in-progress and completed master?s degrees to the Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational. The focus of this symposium is to showcase iSchool master?s student research interests (completed, in-progress and prospective work), and to network with our iSchool community. The participants will also have a unique opportunity to learn about the Rutgers PhD program and the excellent benefits it offers to those interested in pursuing research in iSchools areas of interest. Attendees will present a research poster. They will participate in networking events such as a catered dinner, research presentations by current PhD students, and discussions with iSchool faculty. Any current or past masters student with interest in pursuing research, including a PhD, in iSchool is welcome to apply. A complete proposal for participation requires: Poster abstracts of up to 500 words outlining your research interests and any results you have gleaned to-date, a CV, and a cover letter of introduction briefly describing you, your background and career plans. Applications will be considered by a juried panel of Rutgers faculty based upon thorough completion of the requested materials, depth of coverage, and fit in the iSchool scholarly fields. Selected participants will be reimbursed for up to $300 for travel to Rutgers University. Their hotel for up to two nights and meals will also be covered. Tentative schedule for the event: Friday, October 30: Noon Lunch; Tour of Rutgers; Poster presentations by the participants; Dinner; Optional night out with current Rutgers doctoral students. Saturday, October 31: Breakfast; Presentations by current students and faculty; Research games and exercises in groups; Lunch; Optional tour of the area. Apply today: http://tinyurl.com/ru-invitational For more information, contact: Dr. Chirag Shah (chirags at rutgers.edu ) Rutgers iSchool provides an excellent environment for research in areas such as Human Information Behavior; Information Retrieval; Language and Communication; Information Agencies and Artifacts; Learning, Youth, Information and Technology; Social and Community Informatics. The school includes world-renowned faculty who lead and teach in these areas. Their accomplishments are reflected in a large pool of scholarly publications, awards, and grants. **** Chirag Shah, PhD Assistant Professor of Information and Computer Science Rutgers University 4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901 p. (848) 932-8807 f. (732) 932-6916 http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~chirags **** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hiris at uwm.edu Fri Sep 18 17:20:05 2015 From: hiris at uwm.edu (Iris Xie) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 21:20:05 +0000 Subject: [Students-l] 2016 iConference Doctoral Colloquium Call for Submissions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 2016 iConference Doctoral Colloquium Call for Submissions The application deadline is September 28, 2015, 11:59 pm EDT The Doctoral Colloquium will take place on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, the final day of the 2016 iConference. While the official Colloquium is a one-day event, other Colloquium-related events will be held throughout the iConference. Therefore, students are required to attend the entire conference, March 20-23, 2016. We are seeking a broad representation of participants The iConference Doctoral Colloquium is not limited to students from member iSchools. Priority will be given to students that are further along in their doctoral program who have not yet attended a colloquium event; however, applications to participate in the Doctoral Colloquium are encouraged from all doctoral students at any stage, including those still in coursework. Those participating will have the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a setting that is relatively informal, but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students will receive feedback on their dissertation, career paths, and other areas from participating faculty and student peers. Financial Support The conference organizers will seek financial support for the doctoral colloquium. Such funding, should it transpire, would help accepted participants offset a portion of their costs associated with attending iConference 2016. We cannot guarantee that all costs of participation will be covered. Applications Applications should include a short introductory statement, a research statement (not to exceed 1,000 words), and a current CV, which can be submitted as as a single PDF document via our secure submission website. For full details of the application process and the Colloquium in general, please visit the Doctoral Colloquium webpage. Questions can be sent to the Doctoral Colloquium Chairs: Greg Leazer, leazer at gseis.ucla.edu, Department of Information Studies, UCLA Iris Xie, hiris at uwm.edu, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ************************************************* Iris Xie, Ph.D. Professor School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Phone:(414)229-6835 Fax:(414)229-6699 https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/hiris/www/index.html ************************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Sun Sep 20 09:50:03 2015 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:50:03 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: Air-L Digest, 3 phd and 1 post-doc positions available ERC project 'Digital, Crossings in Europe' (Leurs, K.H.A. (Koen)) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55FEB98B.7090807@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 18:26:33 +0000 From: "Leurs, K.H.A. (Koen)" To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" , "medianthro at lists.easaonline.org" , "diaspora at lists.utu.fi" , "ecrea at listserv.vub.ac.be" Cc: "Ponzanesi, S. \(Sandra\)" Subject: [Air-L] 3 phd and 1 post-doc positions available ERC project 'Digital Crossings in Europe' Message-ID: <00655BF384232847B11F8A9380EDC227311919B0 at WP0047.soliscom.uu.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Dear colleagues, apologies for cross-posting, can you kindly inform possible candidates for these 4 positions on offer at Utrecht University, the Netherlands? There are 3 Phd positions available and one Postdoc position available within the project ?Digital Crossings in Europe: Gender, Diaspora and Belonging? (CONNECTINGEUROPE). This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC), by way of a Consolidator Grant awarded to the principal investigator (PI) Prof. dr. Sandra Ponzanesi (Professor of Gender and Postcolonial Studies, Utrecht University, the Netherlands) and will be running at Utrecht University, the Netherlands from 2016-2021. 3 PhD positions 'Digital Crossings in Europe. Gender, Diaspora and Belonging'(1,0 fte each) Postdoc 'Digital Crossings in Europe. Gender, Diaspora and Belonging' (0,8 FTE) The project aims to investigate the relation between migration and digital technologies, in particular the way in which the ?connected migrant? contributes to new forms of European integration and cosmopolitan citizenship. The project explores digital diasporas in relation to issues of gender, ethnicity and affective belonging, focusing on how new technologies enhance new forms of connectivity between the homeland and destination countries, bus also across diasporas. The project pioneers a new interdisciplinary method that combines media studies, postcolonial theories, digital humanities and gender studies, drawing from the humanities and social science. It proposes a comparative approach, based on qualitative digital methods, that focuses on Somali, Romanian and Turkish women migrants who have settled in some of Europe?s main cities (London ? PhD1, Amsterdam ? PhD2 and Rome ? PhD3) and the way in which they keep digitally and emotionally connected to their homeland cities (M ogadishu, Bucharest, Istanbul ? Postdoc). The project will chart how different forms of migration (labour, postcolonial and post socialist) impact on the new European order at the local and transnational levels. Within the project, three PhD positions and a postdoc position (advertised separately) will be available for the following projects: 1. PhD1 - Digital Diasporas: London. 2. PhD2 - Digital Diasporas: Amsterdam. 3. PhD3 - Digital Diasporas: Rome. 4. Postdoc: The Politics of Home The three PhDs will have to conduct fieldwork across the three migrant groups (Turkish, Somali, Romanian) in the proposed city (London, Amsterdam or Rome). The interaction, collaboration and sharing of data with the other PhDs and the postdoc is expected. The PhD and Postdoc candidates will of course have the opportunity to fill in the details of these projects or expand on them, based on their expertise, the data they gather and their own research ideas, all in consultation with the principal investigator. If you are interested, please contact the project director, Prof. dr. Sandra Ponzanesi (s.ponzanesi at uu.nl) for more information. For a short description of the project please click the following link: www.digitaleurope.nl/. To apply for the positions please go to: Postdoc: https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UU/vacancy/30039/lang/en/ PhD positions: https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UU/vacancy/30040/lang/en/ Koen Leurs, PhD Assistent professor Gender and Postcolonial Studies | Department of Media and Culture Studies | Utrecht University | Munstraat 2A 3512 EV NL | room 0.05 | T. + 31 (0)30 253 7844 | www.koenleurs.net ------------------------------ From chirags at rutgers.edu Tue Sep 22 09:07:57 2015 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:07:57 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] Deadline extended -- CFP: Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational: Oct 30-31 Message-ID: Less than one week left to promote and showcase awesome Master's degree student researchers and their excellent work. This event highlights master's student excellence, inviting students with in-progress and completed master?s degrees to participate in a scholarly poster research presentation, mentoring on what comprises an iSchool Ph.D., and networking with Rutgers faculty and all those in attendance for the weekend as they consider research agendas for their work. We aim to expand participants' understanding of this general educational and career trajectory. Travel, lodging expenses paid for those accepted! Please circulate, and many thanks. ?? Call for Proposals Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational for Master?s Students October 30-31, 2015 Deadline: September 25, 2015 (new deadline) Notification of decision: September 29, 2015 Rutgers University iSchool invites students with in-progress and completed master?s degrees to the Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational. The focus of this symposium is to showcase iSchool master?s student research interests (completed, in-progress and prospective work), and to network with our iSchool community. The participants will also have a unique opportunity to learn about the Rutgers PhD program and the excellent benefits it offers to those interested in pursuing research in iSchools areas of interest. Attendees will present a research poster. They will participate in networking events such as a catered dinner, research presentations by current PhD students, and discussions with iSchool faculty. Any current or past masters student with interest in pursuing research, including a PhD, in iSchool is welcome to apply. A complete proposal for participation requires: Poster abstracts of up to 500 words outlining your research interests and any results you have gleaned to-date, a CV, and a cover letter of introduction briefly describing you, your background and career plans. Applications will be considered by a juried panel of Rutgers faculty based upon thorough completion of the requested materials, depth of coverage, and fit in the iSchool scholarly fields. Selected participants will be reimbursed for up to $300 for travel to Rutgers University. Their hotel for up to two nights and meals will also be covered. Tentative schedule for the event: Friday, October 30: Noon Lunch; Tour of Rutgers; Poster presentations by the participants; Dinner; Optional night out with current Rutgers doctoral students. Saturday, October 31: Breakfast; Presentations by current students and faculty; Research games and exercises in groups; Lunch; Optional tour of the area. Apply today: http://tinyurl.com/ru-invitational For more information, contact: Dr. Chirag Shah (chirags at rutgers.edu ) Rutgers iSchool provides an excellent environment for research in areas such as Human Information Behavior; Information Retrieval; Language and Communication; Information Agencies and Artifacts; Learning, Youth, Information and Technology; Social and Community Informatics. The school includes world-renowned faculty who lead and teach in these areas. Their accomplishments are reflected in a large pool of scholarly publications, awards, and grants. **** Chirag Shah, PhD Assistant Professor of Information and Computer Science Rutgers University 4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901 p. (848) 932-8807 f. (732) 932-6916 http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~chirags **** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Sep 24 09:55:36 2015 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:55:36 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] 2016 iConference Doctoral Colloquium Call for Submissions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <560400D8.40409@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Asis-l] 2016 iConference Doctoral Colloquium Call for Submissions Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:24:59 +0000 From: Iris Xie To: asis-l at asis.org *2016 iConference Doctoral Colloquium Call for Submissions * ** *The **application deadline is September 28, 2015, 11:59 pm EDT* The Doctoral Colloquium will take place on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, the final day of the 2016 iConference. While the official Colloquium is a one-day event, other Colloquium-related events will be held throughout the iConference. Therefore, students are required to attend the entire conference, March 20-23, 2016. *We are seeking a broad representation of participants* The iConference Doctoral Colloquium is not limited to students from member iSchools. Priority will be given to students that are further along in their doctoral program who have not yet attended a colloquium event; however, applications to participate in the Doctoral Colloquium are encouraged from all doctoral students at any stage, including those still in coursework. Those participating will have the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a setting that is relatively informal, but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students will receive feedback on their dissertation, career paths, and other areas from participating faculty and student peers. *Financial Support* The conference organizers will seek financial support for the doctoral colloquium. Such funding, should it transpire, would help accepted participants offset a portion of their costs associated with attending iConference 2016. We cannot guarantee that all costs of participation will be covered. *Applications * Applications should include a short introductory statement, a research statement (not to exceed 1,000 words), and a current CV, which can be submitted as as a single PDF document via our secure submission website .For full details of the application process and the Colloquium in general, please visit the Doctoral Colloquium webpage . Questions can be sent to the Doctoral Colloquium Chairs: *Greg Leazer*, leazer at gseis.ucla.edu , Department of Information Studies, UCLA *Iris Xie*, hiris at uwm.edu , School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ************************************************* Iris Xie, Ph.D. Professor School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Phone:(414)229-6835 Fax:(414)229-6699 https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/hiris/www/index.html ************************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From isto.huvila at abo.fi Fri Sep 25 10:12:00 2015 From: isto.huvila at abo.fi (Isto Huvila) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:12:00 +0300 Subject: [Students-l] Doctoral Student (alternatively post-doctoral researcher) in information studies (project HIBA) Message-ID: <1D665207-5D04-4F93-87DD-85D44A7EC067@abo.fi> Doctoral Student (alternatively post-doctoral researcher) in information studies (project HIBA) Fixed-term employment for the period 1.4.2016-28.2.2019 (doctoral student) or 1.4.2016- 28.2.2018 (post-doctoral researcher). Unofficial Translation. The official advertisement in Swedish can be found http://www.abo.fi/personal/sv/News/Item/item/10365 Information studies at A?bo Akademi University is inviting applications for a fixed-term employment as doctoral student for the period 1.4.2016-28.2.2019 or post-doctoral researcher 1.4.2016-28.2.2018 to the research project Health information behaviour in the context of e-health: the effect of a neglected element in a successful implementation of consumer focused health technologies for older adults (HIBA). An extension of the employment for 1-2 years might be possible depending on continued research funding after successful evaluation of the projects targets. The HIBA-project is examining how the citizens health information behaviour is affecting the use of consumer focused health technologies and how these technologies efficiently can be tailored for older adults suffering from type 2 diabetes in order to generate individual and societal added value to traditional healthcare services. The doctoral student is expected to write a doctoral thesis within the subject frame of the project and to contribute to the goals of the project. The post-doctoral researcher should conduct independent research according to the goals of the project. Eligible for a position as doctoral student, are those who have a Master?s degree in information studies or a similar subject and are admitted to the PhD program in the subject information studies at A?bo Akademi University, and are pursuing a doctoral dissertation. Eligible for the post-doctoral researcher position are researchers with a suitable doctoral degree in information science or in another relevant field. The PhD degree should generally be no older than four years. A Master ?s degree and admission to the PhD program at A?bo Akademi University and an accepted research plan is a prerequisite for an employment as doctoral student. When assessing the doctoral students for possible employment the applicants study results in information studies or similar subjects are prioritized. Further an ability and motivation to complete their research plan is required. In addition for the project relevant methodological competence, research experience and/or other relevant skills are taken into account. Employed doctoral students are assigned tasks in connection with teaching, supervision or other tasks in accordance with the current general collective agreement for universities and individual work plans. When assessing the post-doctoral researchers scientific competence the scientific merits the applicant has achieved are assessed in relation to the time elapsed since receiving his/her doctoral degree. In addition for the project relevant methodological competence, research experience and/or other relevant skills are taken into account. These could be knowledge within the research field of information studies regarding information behaviour, health information, survey research and advanced statistical competence. Further ability to successful scientific writing and publication, a capacity to long term independent scientific work and a very good ability to communicate in English both orally and in writing is required. Knowledge in Finnish (or Swedish) are seen as a merit. In addition to scientific merits pedagogical competence is required. The salary for doctoral students will be based on levels 1-4 and for post-doctoral researchers on levels 5-6 of the job demand level for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition a salary component based on personal work performance will be paid. See the salary chart for teaching and research staff. The language requirements for teaching positions at A?bo Akademi University are defined in ? 78 of the Universities Act (558/2009) and in the A?bo Akademi University internal language instructions, ? 1 and 2. A foreigner or a non-native Finnish citizen may be exempt from the requirements of Swedish when the language of teaching is not Swedish. For additional information about the positions and work tasks, please contact docent, Isto Huvila, ihuvila at abo.fi or HR Specialist Solveig Vaherkyla? +3582 215 3367, solveig.vaherkyla at abo.fi. To the applications, which are addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Social Science, Business and Economics Malin Bra?nnback the applicants should attach a CV, a copy of their Master ?s degree certificate, the decision about acceptance to the PhD program and a research plan (doctoral students). To the application for the position as post-doctoral researcher a copy of the applicants PhD degree certificate, an academic portfolio following the instructions for composing an academic portfolio and a summary of current work (max. 1 page) should be attached. A maximum of five publications they would like to have considered for assessing their competence should also be enclosed to the application as post-doctoral researcher. Applications should be submitted by Tuesday, 10th of November at 3 p.m. (CET+1) The applications should be sent either by post to A?bo Akademis kansli, Registrator, Domkyrkotorget 3, 20500 A?bo Finland or electronically to the university registry on: registrator at abo.fi. Please state ?Doctoral student/post-doctoral researcher in information studies? in the subject field in the e-mail or on the envelope. A?bo Akademi University is working for equal gender distribution and diversity in all staff categories. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: page1image24992.png Type: image/png Size: 108 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: page2image18152.png Type: image/png Size: 116 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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