[Air-L] Michigan State Postdoc position

Fri Jul 19 08:52:59 PDT 2013

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Impacts of Technology at Michigan State University
Posting #8030

Dr. Shelia Cotten, a professor in the Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media (TISM) department at Michigan State University (MSU), is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow for a 1 year position (there is a possibility it may be extended for an additional year, depending upon grant renewal status). The position is available beginning August 2013. The postdoc will work with Dr. Cotten to analyze data from existing research projects and to collect survey, interview, and observational data on upcoming research projects. Projects focus on technology usage across the life course and the social impacts of this usage, thus experience studying either specific age groups, and/or the impacts of technology use, would be preferable but is not required. Dr. Cotten studies the intersections of technology use and health. With funding from the National Science Foundation, she has also collected data on one of the largest One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO laptop disseminations in the United States. She, with funding from a large National Institute on Aging grant, has conducted a randomized trial to determine the impacts on quality of life of training older adults in assisted and independent living communities to use computers and the Internet. Her current NSF-funded project, Integrating Computing Across the Curriculum (ICAC), a large school system intervention, focuses on outcomes of computer technology and computer technology training programs for students and teachers.

Applicants must have defended their dissertation prior to beginning the postdoctoral fellowship. A doctoral degree in Sociology, Psychology, Communication, New Media, Information Science or a related field is required. Candidates must have (1) strong quantitative analysis skills, (2) experience writing manuscripts, and (3) good organizational and time management skills. Prior publications and grant writing experience will enhance the application.

The Postdoctoral Fellow is a 12 month, full-time appointment, with salary up to $45,000 depending upon qualifications. Benefits are also provided. See http://grad.msu.edu/pdo/ and http://www.hr.msu.edu/benefits/ for more information on postdoctoral training and benefits at MSU. 

In addition to submitting materials via the MSU online system, please submit the following application materials as attachments via email to Dr. Shelia Cotten and her staff at MSUTechnologyPostdoc at gmail.com:

-        Cover letter describing training, skills, research interests and how they fit with those described in the position advertisement, and why you're interested in this position.

-        Names and contact information for three references

-        An up-to-date curriculum vitae

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

The TISM department is home to a dynamic, interdisciplinary faculty internationally renowned for their cutting-edge research on the uses and implications of information and communication technologies. Our curricula address both the theoretical and practical aspects of media use and production, and our alumni have achieved positions of prominence in academia, industry, and government. Projects involving cross-disciplinary teams are actively pursued and encouraged. Current research foci of the department include social and interactive media, human computer interaction, games and meaningful play, ICT for development (ICT4D), health and technology, TV, cinema, and radio, and communication economics and policy. Our faculty also engage in creative scholarship, designing traditional and interactive media experiences and socio-technical systems.

MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

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Shelia R. Cotten, PhD
Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Alabama, Birmingham
460N Heritage Hall
1530 3rd Ave S.
Birmingham, AL 35294-1152
205-934-8678
cotten at uab.edu 
Chair, Communication and Information Technologies Section (CITASA), American Sociological Association
Twitter: @shelia_cotten

-----Original Message-----
From: Shelia Cotten 
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 10:50 AM
To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
Cc: Shelia Cotten; Johannes M. Bauer; Monique Chittenden
Subject: Michigan State Postdoc position

Hi everyone. As many of you know, I'm moving to Michigan State's Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media (TISM) in a few weeks. I'm looking for a great postdoc! See the attached file for postdoc ad.

Thanks.
Shelia

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Shelia R. Cotten, PhD
Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Alabama, Birmingham
460N Heritage Hall
1530 3rd Ave S.
Birmingham, AL 35294-1152
205-934-8678
cotten at uab.edu 
Chair, Communication and Information Technologies Section (CITASA), American Sociological Association
Twitter: @shelia_cotten

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   1. Re: Research on e-health platforms (Luis Hestres)

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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:17:53 -0400
From: Luis Hestres <luishestres at gmail.com>
To: Wifak Houij Gueddana <w.Houij-gueddana at lse.ac.uk>
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A former classmate of mine wrote a paper for a class about a portal called Patients Like Me. 

http://www.patientslikeme.com/

Hope that helps,

Luis 

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Luis E. Hestres
Ph.D. candidate | School of Communication | American University More about me at luishestres.com (http://luishestres.com/) or LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/hestres) | Follow me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/luishestres/) | My SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1820222 "Theoretical critiques are like sociopaths: Their aggressive drives are rarely balanced by constructive instincts."
-- From "Caught in a Winding, Snarling Vine: The Structural Bias of Political Process Theory" by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper, Sociological Forum 14(1), 1999

On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Wifak Houij Gueddana wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> I am a research fellow at the London School of Economics. I am about to
> start a new research project on online communities and platforms. Among the
> research case studies, I would like to look at one major e-health platform
> providing a wide range of health services, such as patients forums, advice
> and counseling, Q&As, finding a specialist, doctor appointment booking,
> event scheduling, etc.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a website or e-health portal that I should look at? Any
> ideas, references for research that has been done on the subject is
> welcome. Thanks for your help
> 
> Wifak
> 
> -- 
> Dr Wifak Gueddana
> Research Associate
> Information Systems and Innovation Group-Department of Management
> London School of Economics
> Tel: +44 7545 997955
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