[Air-L] FW: Post-Doctoral Fellowship position announcement

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From: Pauline Cheong
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:47 PM
To: 'air-l at listserv.aoir.org'
Subject: Post-Doctoral Fellowship position announcement



Arizona State University Postdoctoral Fellowship in Communication,
Counter-Terrorism, and National Security 2009-2010



The Consortium for Strategic Communication (CSC) at Arizona State
University seeks to enhance its rising stature as a center of
excellence in Communication, Counter-Terrorism, and National Security.
 As part of this initiative, the CSC is pleased to announce a new
Postdoctoral Fellowship program beginning May 15, 2009.



Postdoctoral Fellowship



Three postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded for the 2009-10 year
with appointments beginning May 15, 2009. Appointments are for full
time employment (40 hours per week) for one academic year, and are
renewable for an additional academic year given satisfactory
performance. A third year of continuation is possible, contingent on
additional funding by the sponsor.  Salary is $60,000 and the
University offers subsidized health insurance.  Support for travel to
conferences will be available.  Fellows are responsible for relocation
and housing expenses.  Fellows will support a research project
sponsored by the Office of Naval Research involving the collection and
assessment of narratives circulating in contested populations of
Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and/or Southern Europe/Northern
Africa.



Eligibility



Applicants must have an earned or pending doctoral degree in
Communication, Film/Media Studies, Anthropology, Political Science,
Sociology, Languages, Religious Studies, or a related
field/discipline.  The degree must have been earned no earlier than
2005.  Candidates with pending degrees who will have successfully
defended their dissertations by May 1, 2009 will also be considered.
Applicants must have no more than two years of formal postdoctoral
experience.



In addition, applicants must have critical language expertise and
cultural knowledge of one or more of the three regions listed above.
Relevant expertise in one or more of the subjects of strategic
communication, counter-terrorism, ideology, narrative analysis, media
analysis, transmediation, and/or computational modeling is desirable.



For additional information regarding postdoctoral fellowships at ASU,
please see: http://provost.asu.edu/postdoc.



Responsibilities



Postdoctoral scholars are expected to carry out the research plan and
fulfill the goals established with the supervising faculty member, Dr.
Steve Corman; to assist the supervising faculty member and other
Co-Principal Investigators in fulfilling the requirements of the grant
in a timely manner; to communicate regularly with the supervising
faculty member and other members of the research team; and to notify
the faculty member of any change in research plans.



Application



Before applying, we strongly recommend visiting the CSC website and
becoming familiar with our work and goals:  http://comops.org



Letters of application and supporting material should include the following:



A cover letter stating your interest in the Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Provide details on

how your research and expertise contributes to the interests of the CSC,
how your research and expertise relates to the project described above, and
your long-term professional goals.



An up to date curriculum vitae.



Contact information for two references who agree to be contacted.



Copies of up to three published papers/scholarly work.



Scanned copies of current academic transcript from all degree awarding
institutions. Official transcripts will be requested from those who
received formal offers.



Send all application materials by March 31, 2009 to:



Steve Corman, Director

Consortium for Strategic Communication

Hugh Downs School of Human Communication

Arizona State University

PO BOX 871205

Tempe, AZ 85287-1205



ASU is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Equal Access employer.





With Warm Regards, Pauline



Pauline Hope Cheong, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Hugh Downs School of Human Communication

Arizona State University | P.O. Box 871205, Stauffer Hall 462 Tempe,
AZ 85287-1205

http://humancommunication.clas.asu.edu/people/cheong.shtml








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