[Air-l] Visiting Research Fellowships at Annenberg Center for Communication USC

[Merlyna Lim]

Visiting Research Fellowships: The Meaning of the New Networked Age
Annenberg Center for Communication
University of Southern California

The Annenberg Center for Communication (ACC) (www.annenberg.edu) at the 
University of Southern California invites applications for up to eight 
postdoctoral positions and one visiting scholar position. These Visiting 
Research fellows will take part in a major multi-disciplinary research 
initiative to explore the “The Meaning of the New Networked Age: 
Innovation, Content, Society, and Policy.” We welcome researchers from 
various disciplines including anthropology, architecture, the arts, 
business, communications, computer science, design, economics, 
engineering, history, international relations, law, library science, 
neurosciences, political science, rhetoric, and sociology.

ACC is a research institute devoted to the study of new media from a 
multi-disciplinary perspective. We are in a period of fundamental 
transformation in the nature of the networks that connect people, 
information, objects, and locations. But, what does it mean and what, if 
anything, should be done to guide the process? The ACC research program 
will explore the drivers of these changes, their meaning, and their 
implications for business and government policy.

The 2006-2007 theme investigates the structure and evolution of today’s 
political, social, cultural, technological, and knowledge networks. 
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- How new technology is transforming politics and citizen engagement 
worldwide,
- Communication law and policy
- New models of intellectual discourse and citation,
- Peer-to-peer cultural production and distribution,
- The emergence of pervasive mobile and wireless networks.

The ACC intends to convene a multi-disciplinary cohort of scholars to 
focus on a topic of pressing concern not well addressed in more 
established disciplinary and departmental institutions. The visiting 
fellows will work with the ACC’s senior fellows and also will be 
expected to pursue their research in residence at the Annenberg Center 
during the 2006-2007 academic year. They will collectively be 
responsible for organizing one conference and a monthly speakers series, 
and to attend two weekly Fellows’ seminars of graduate, postdoctoral, 
and faculty fellows on the theme of the meaning of the new networked 
age. 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 since 2001, but we also will consider researchers with at 
least four years of relevant, real- world experience. The ACC fellowship 
carries a stipend of $45,000 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 Elizabeth Harmon, Annenberg Center for Communication, 
University of Southern California, 734 West Adams Boulevard, Los 
Angeles, CA 90089-7725. Email contact: eharmon at annenberg.edu. The 
deadline for receipt in our office is April 30, 2006.

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"A picture is worth a thousand words but it uses up a thousand times the 
memory"
Merlyna Lim, Ph.D.
Annenberg Center for Communication
University of Southern California (USC)
734 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles - CA, 90089
http://www.annenberg.edu
http://www.merlyna.org
e-mail_1: merlyn at bdg.centrin.net.id
e-mail_2: mlim at annenberg.edu