Dear Dr. Matthew Allen,

I am writing to you regarding the Internet Studies fellowship at Curtin
and would like to consult with you concerning one particular aspect of
the application criteria. Before that, however, please accept my thanks
for offering to advise potential applicants.

I will be finishing my dissertation in December at Florida State
University, Department of Communication and was wondering whether my ABD
status at the time of application for the fellowship would spoil all my
chances of consideration. 

My major area of interest is in Internet studies, particularly rhetorical 
investigations of virtual communities. The dissertation itself is a case
study of an "imagined community" that is constituted rhetorically via an
online health-related magazine. A paper that I wrote on civic journalism
and virtual communities won a Top Four Paper award at the National
Communication Association, the Human Communication and Technology
Division, last year.  

I'm considering Australia upon graduation as a potential job market and
as a matter of fact have been looking at Curtin's Internet Studies
program earlier this summer.  If you'd like more information about my
work and background I'd be glad to honor any additional questions that
you may have.

I look forward to hearing from you at your convenience and wish you a
great time in Sussex.

Sincerely,

Mihaela Nocasian
Ph. D. Candidate
Department of Communication
Florida State University












On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:02:30 +0800 Matthew Allen wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> Curtin is seeking to appoint up to 10 postdoctoral fellows at
> Lecturer level
> (3 year + 2 additional years, with possible confirmation at Senior
> Lecturer
> after), commencing in 2005. The application process and details are
> outlined
> at
> http://research.curtin.edu.au/grants/fellowships.html. Overseas
> applications
> are especially encouraged
> 
> These are prestigious research-only positions that provide an opportunity
> for dedicated research, with some supervision, followed by a possible move
> to a continuing research+teaching position.
> 
> I am seeking to promote applications for these positions in the broad 
> fields
> of Internet Studies, interactive digital media and would welcome receiving
> an expression of interest from potential applicants so as to assist you in
> finalising your application. I am also able to advise on the range of 
> other
> staff with whom you might be working in cognate areas such as multimedia,
> art, education and so on.
> 
> The closing date is October 15; do please contact me as soon as
> possible. I
> am briefly out of regular email contact (at AoIR conference in Sussex) but
> will get back to you as soon as I can.
> 
> please feel free to on-post this announcement.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> Dr Matthew Allen 
> Associate Professor Internet Studies
> Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities
> Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia
> m.allen@curtin.edu.au
> http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm
> +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f)
> Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org 
> 
> Dr Matthew Allen 
> Associate Professor Internet Studies
> Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities
> Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia
> m.allen@curtin.edu.au
> http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm
> +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f)
> Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org 
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Mihaela V. Nocasian
Instructor
Dept. of Communication
Florida State University
Tel. 645-4876
Fax: 850.644.8642