[Air-l] Fwd: Visiting Research Fellowships, "Networked Publics"

[Steve Jones]

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> Visiting Research Fellowships, “Networked Publics”
> Annenberg Center for Communication
> University of Southern California
>
> The Annenberg Center for Communication (ACC) at the University of 
> Southern California invites applications for two postdoctoral 
> positions and one visiting scholar position on the theme of “Networked 
> Publics.” ACC is a research institute devoted to the study of new 
> media from an interdisciplinary perspective. The 2005-06 theme invokes 
> emergent changes to how we are engaging as audiences, activists, 
> citizens, and producers in maturing networked media ecologies. These 
> changes include but are not limited to the changing relationship 
> between production and consumption, viral and peer-to-peer 
> distribution, and networked lateral political mobilization. Although 
> the Internet is clearly a central player, we consider media forms both 
> old and new as part of a much broader media ecology undergoing 
> profound social, technical, and cultural transformation.
>
> The ACC themes are intended to convene an interdisciplinary cohort of 
> scholars to focus on a topic of pressing concern not well addressed in 
> more established disciplinary and departmental institutions.  This 
> cohort will include the three visiting positions advertised here as 
> well as fellows selected from among USC faculty and graduate students. 
> The visiting fellows will be expected to pursue their research in 
> residence at the Annenberg Center  during the 2005-06 academic year. 
> They will collectively be responsible for organizing one conference 
> and a monthly speaker series and will be expected to attend and 
> organize a weekly seminar of graduate, postdoctoral, and faculty 
> fellows on the theme of Networked Publics.  They may not hold any 
> other appointment during the period of the fellowship.
>
> The postdoctoral fellowship is intended for scholars who have 
> completed their Ph.D within five years of August 2005. It carries a 
> stipend of $40,000 in addition to a limited amount of funds to support 
> research and relocation expenses.
>
> The visiting scholar position is intended for a mid-career scholar 
> with a well -established track record and demonstrated leadership and 
> expertise related to the theme. The stipend will be commensurate with 
> the scholar’s current position. ACC will also provide a limited amount 
> of funds to support research and relocation expenses.
>
> Applicants should clearly indicate whether they are applying for a 
> postdoctoral position or the visiting scholar position.  Applications 
> should include a CV, a cover letter including a personal statement,  
> and a brief statement of research goals in relation to the theme.  
> Three letters of recommendation are to be sent directly by the writers 
> (letters may also be faxed to 213-747-4981).  Address all application 
> materials to Donna Coleman, Annenberg Center for Communication, 
> University of Southern California, 734 West Adams Boulevard, Los 
> Angeles, CA 90007.  Email contact: dcoleman at annenberg.edu.  The 
> deadline for receipt in our office is April 15, 2005.