The website for the upcoming LiSS annual conference is up.

A pdf of the conference programme is available here

The work will be carried out by a consortium of 19 European Partners, led by Professor Joseph Cannataci (University of Malta and University of Groningen) The Principal Investigator at the University of Sheffield is Professor Clive Norris.

For Further details: Please go here:

http://www.shef.ac.uk/socstudies/jobs

Call for applications

The New Transparency: Surveillance and Social Sorting research project seeks to fill one post-doctoral fellow position (two years in residence), starting September 2012 based in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto.

The fellow will be supervised by Professor Andrew Clement. The fellow will be expected to work on her/his own surveillance-related research and will also be involved in several collaborative research initiatives pertaining to surveillance. This will include working on a report on ‘Surveillance in Canada’, supervising graduate student interns at advocacy organizations, and taking a lead role in organizing an international workshop on the politics of surveillance planned for May 2014, S/he will also be involved in writing grants and generally contributing to the New Transparency and related projects.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a number of scholars and students associated with the New Transparency project at Queens University, the University of Victoria, the University of Alberta and the Open University in the UK, as well as those at the University of Toronto affiliated with the Information Policy Research Program (IPRP). In addition, the post-doctoral fellow will find a wide range of programs at U of T and other Toronto region universities that provide opportunities for enrichment and collaboration. Applicants can learn more about the New Transparency project and IPRP through our websites: www.sscqueens.org/projects/the-new-transparency/about and iprp.ischool.utoronto.ca

Applicants from a wide range of disciplines, including information science, STS, media studies, computer science and engineering, law, or traditional humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply. Applicants should be recent or imminent recipients of the doctoral degree, with demonstrated interest and expertise in critical approaches to surveillance studies, digital media and political action. Areas of specialization and disciplinary approaches are open.

Salary is competitive and includes benefits. Subject to availability of funds, and depending on areas of teaching expertise, the successful applicant may be eligible to obtain a part-time contract teaching position with the Faculty of Information. Modest funds will also be provided for conference travel, equipment and other research expenses. The awardee will be expected to be in residence in Toronto, Canada, for the time of the award and be an active colleague within U of T as well as the New Transparency project.

Application Deadline is April 30, 2012. Please send application materials in electronic form to <mailto:Andrew.Clement@utoronto.ca>Andrew.Clement@utoronto.ca. Applications should include a CV, letter describing suitability for the fellowship, a statement outlining the proposed research project(s), three writing samples and full contact details for three individuals who would be willing to write letters of reference.

Applicants who have not yet earned their degrees must provide a letter from their academic advisor confirming the expectation of degree by start of the fellowship.

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

For more information, please contact:

Andrew Clement
Professor, Faculty of Information
Coordinator, Information Policy Research Program
University of Toronto
+1 416-922-0251 (m)
andrew.clement@utoronto.ca
skype: andrewclement2
www.ischool.utoronto.ca/faculty/andrew-clement

The fellow will be supervised by Professor Kevin D. Haggerty (University of Alberta). The fellow will be expected to work on her/his own research initiatives and will also be involved in several research initiatives pertaining to surveillance, including working on a report on ‘Surveillance in Canada’ and a workshop on ‘Surveillance and Warfare’ to be held at the University of Alberta. They will also be involved in writing grants and generally contributing to the New Transparency and related projects.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a number of scholars and students associated with the New Transparency project at the University of Alberta, Queen's University, the University of Victoria, and the Open University in the UK. In addition, the post-doctoral fellow will find a wide range of programs at the University of Alberta that provide opportunities for enrichment and collaboration.

Applicants should be recent recipients of a doctoral degree in a relevant social science, with demonstrated interest and expertise in critical approaches to surveillance. Areas of specialization and disciplinary approaches are open.

Salary is competitive and includes benefits. Subject to availability of funds, and depending on areas of teaching expertise, the successful applicant may be eligible to obtain a part-time contract teaching position with the Department of Sociology. Modest funds will also be provided for conference travel, equipment and other research expenses. The fellow will be expected to be in residence in Edmonton, Canada, for the duration of the position and be an active colleague within the University of Alberta and the New Transparency project.

Application deadline is March 31, 2012. Please send application materials in electronic form to Curtis Champagne, Assistant Chair, Department of Sociology; curtis.champagne at ualberta.ca.

Applications should include a CV, a letter describing suitability for the fellowship, a statement outlining the proposed research project(s), two writing samples and full contact details for three individuals who would be willing to write letters of reference.

For more information, please contact:
Kevin D. Haggerty, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. T6G 2H4. 780-492-3297.

This fellowship is made possible through a Major Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI) grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is pleased to announce postdoctoral Research Fellowship/Scientist openings for recent recipients of a Ph.D. or equivalent degree (e.g., J.D. or J.S.D.). Funded by government grants, fellows would work with Professor Helen Nissenbaum (Principal Investigator) on grant-related research projects. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated expertise in social, political, ethical, or legal studies relating to computing, digital media, and information systems and enjoy working collaboratively. A focus on privacy and security is preferred, particularly as applied to health/medical information.

Fellows will pursue their own research as well as project-defined research, and will have opportunities to work with a diverse community of collaborators at NYU and beyond. Fellows will also assist with project-related administration and events. These one-year positions may be renewable for a second year, and teaching in the department may be an option, depending on availability and interest.

Applicants from a wide range of disciplines, including information science, STS, media studies, computer science and engineering, law, or traditional humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply. Training in philosophical, policy/political, legal, media, theoretical or technical analysis and familiarity with values-in-design will be useful for project needs.

Interested candidates should apply via email to Alison Garforth, alison.garforth@nyu.edu, Grants Administrator, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication. Please include: CV with cover letter, writing sample or representative publication, and the names of three references, including relationship, and contact information (email addresses and phone numbers).

Applicants who have not yet earned their degrees must provide a letter from their academic advisor confirming the expectation of degree by start of the fellowship.

Review of applications will continue until positions are filled.

Consult: www.nyu.edu/projects/nissenbaum for information about projects.