[Jobs] Fwd: [STS] Faculty position in Social Computing at UM School of Information (Jan 13 deadline)

Mon Dec 20 20:23:39 PST 2010

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> From: twluke at vt.edu
> Date: December 20, 2010 10:59:11 PM EST
> To: jeremy hunsinger <jhuns at vt.edu>
> Cc: twluke at vt.edu
> Subject: Re: [STS] Faculty position in Social Computing at UM School of Information (Jan 13 deadline)
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> Jeremy:
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> Well, there is no harm in trying, and it sounds like a
> job that you could easily do.
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> Tim
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> Quoting jeremy hunsinger <jhuns at vt.edu>:
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>> no, first time i've seen it.   but i'll apply.  i suspect this is to hire
>> fred stutzman though, again though he might not apply because he seems to be
>> very attached to the east coast and has  a 2 year postdoc at cmu
>> On Dec 20, 2010, at 5:26 PM, Timothy W. Luke wrote:
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>>> Jeremy:
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>>> Did you apply for this job?  Seems to fit?
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>>> Tim
>>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>>> From: Janet Abbate <abbate at vt.edu>
>>>> Date: December 20, 2010 5:11:58 PM EST
>>>> To: STS at LISTSERV.vt.edu
>>>> Subject: [STS] Faculty position in Social Computing at UM School of
>> Information (Jan 13 deadline)
>>>> Reply-To: Janet Abbate <abbate at vt.edu>
>>>> 
>>>> This just came in -- note the early deadline. Paul Edwards is the author
>> of "The Closed World," which many of you have read.
>>>> 
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>>> From: Paul Edwards <pne at umich.edu>
>>>>> Date: December 20, 2010 7:47:51 AM EST
>>>>> 
>>>>> please forward widely! late job announcement - review of applications
>> begins soon
>>>>> 
>>>>> Faculty Position in Social Computing
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rank: Assistant Professor
>>>>> 
>>>>> The University of Michigan's School of Information (SI) seeks a
>> tenure-track assistant professor in the field of social computing. Social
>> computing can be defined as computing about social relations and computing in
>> support of new forms of social interactions. Its applications include: the
>> analysis and design of online communities; social media and networking;
>> user-contributed content; and new frontiers such as crowdsourcing, collective
>> intelligence and new forms of virtual organizations.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A successful candidate will be passionate about interdisciplinary work
>> and could be trained in psychology, economics, sociology, computer science,
>> informatics, or other areas in the social or technical sciences. The crucial
>> characteristic is that the candidate be focused on questions related to
>> understanding patterns of human interactions using computational techniques,
>> or designing and evaluating technologies that enable new forms of
>> interaction, or understanding the role of social media in society. Current SI
>> faculty successfully pioneered the development, application and analysis of
>> many of the underlying techniques used in social computing technologies such
>> as: recommender systems; reputation systems; prediction markets; social
>> network analysis; online communities; and systems for computer-supported
>> cooperative work. For more information about SI research and activities
>> related to social computing, see http://misc.si.umich.edu.
>>>>> 
>>>>> SI is home to a dynamic and vibrant research and teaching program, with
>> 35 FTE faculty, 49 doctoral students, and 380 students in its professional
>> program, the Master of Science in Information. In partnership with other
>> units, we recently launched a new undergraduate informatics major. SI is
>> internationally recognized for its research strengths in social informatics,
>> information economics and management, network analysis and text mining, human
>> computer interaction, digital archives, cyberinfrastructure, digital
>> preservation, and information seeking, sharing and use. More about the
>> School, its vision, and its activities can be found at the School's website:
>> si.umich.edu
>>>>> 
>>>>> Founded in 1817, the University of Michigan has a long and distinguished
>> history as one of the first public universities in the nation. It is one of
>> only two public institutions consistently ranked among the nation's top ten
>> universities. The University has one of the largest health care complexes in
>> the world and one of the best library systems in the United States. With more
>> than $1 billion in research expenditures annually, the University has the
>> second largest research expenditure among all universities in the nation. The
>> University has an annual budget of more than $1.4 billion and an endowment
>> valued at more than $7.57 billion.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Qualifications:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 	• Ph.D. (or nearing completion) in a relevant area, such as psychology,
>> economics, sociology, computer science, informatics, or other areas in the
>> social or technical sciences
>>>>> 	• Demonstrated potential for successful teaching at the undergraduate
>> and graduate level
>>>>> 	• Demonstrated potential for high scholarly impact
>>>>> 	• A strong commitment to teaching, interdisciplinary research, and
>> cultural diversity
>>>>> 
>>>>> For more information or to apply: please visit
>> http://si.umich.edu/about-SI/social_computing.htm and click "Apply Now" at
>> the bottom of the page.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Review of applications will begin January 1 and continue until the
>> position is filled. Applications received before Jan. 13 will be most likely
>> to be reviewed.
>>>>> 
>>>>> —————————————————
>>>>> Paul N. Edwards, Professor of Information and History
>>>>> Director, UM Program on Science, Technology & Society
>>>>> A Vast Machine: Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global
>> Warming (MIT Press, 2010)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Terse replies are deliberate (and better than nothing)
>>>>> 
>>>>> University of Michigan School of Information
>>>>> 3439 North Quad
>>>>> 105 S. State Street
>>>>> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
>>>>> (734) 764-2617 (office)
>>>>> (206) 337-1523  (fax)
>>>>> pne.people.si.umich.edu
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Timothy W. Luke
>>> University Distinguished Professor
>>> Department of Political Science
>>> 539 Major Williams Hall
>>> VPI&SU
>>> Blacksburg, VA 2406l
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>>> fax: 540.231.6078
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>>> 
>> 
>> Jeremy Hunsinger
>> Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
>> Political Science
>> Virginia Tech
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>> Everything you can imagine is real.
>> --Pablo Picasso
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Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Virginia Tech

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