[Air-L] Postdoc at Michigan State

[Shelia Cotten]

Hi everyone. I am hiring a postdoc. Please forward to others and other
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Shelia

 

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. The position is
available beginning as soon as July 1, 2014. 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. 


Materials should be submitted via the MSU online system:


-        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

Professor

Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media (TISM)

Michigan State University

409 Comm Arts

404 Wilson Road

East Lansing, Michigan 48824

517-432-8002

cotten at msu.edu