[csaa-forum] Visiting Research Fellowships, Networked Publics"

[Melissa Gregg]

Visiting Research Fellowships, "Networked Publics"
Annenberg Center for Communication
University of Southern California

The Annenberg Center for Communication (ACC) at the University of Southern
California invites applications for two postdoctoral positions and one
visiting scholar position on the theme of "Networked Publics." ACC is a
research institute devoted to the study of new media from an
interdisciplinary perspective. The 2005-06 theme invokes emergent changes to
how we are engaging as audiences, activists, citizens, and producers in
maturing networked media ecologies. These changes include but are not
limited to the changing relationship between production and consumption,
viral and peer-to-peer distribution, and networked lateral political
mobilization. Although the Internet is clearly a central player, we consider
media forms both old and new as part of a much broader media ecology
undergoing profound social, technical, and cultural transformation.

The ACC themes are intended to convene an interdisciplinary cohort of
scholars to focus on a topic of pressing concern not well addressed in more
established disciplinary and departmental institutions.  This cohort will
include the three visiting positions advertised here as well as fellows
selected from among USC faculty and graduate students. The visiting fellows
will be expected to pursue their research in residence at the Annenberg
Center  during the 2005-06 academic year. They will collectively be
responsible for organizing one conference and a monthly speaker series and
will be expected to attend and organize a weekly seminar of graduate,
postdoctoral, and faculty fellows on the theme of Networked Publics.  They
may not hold any other appointment during the period of the fellowship.

The postdoctoral fellowship is intended for scholars who have completed
their Ph.D within five years of August 2005. It carries a stipend of $40,000
in addition to a limited amount of funds to support research and relocation
expenses.

The visiting scholar position is intended for a mid-career scholar with a
well -established track record and demonstrated leadership and expertise
related to the theme. The stipend will be commensurate with the scholar's
current position. ACC will also provide a limited amount of funds to support
research and relocation expenses.

Applicants should clearly indicate whether they are applying for a
postdoctoral position or the visiting scholar position.  Applications should
include a CV, a cover letter including a personal statement, and a brief
statement of research goals in relation to the theme. Three letters of
recommendation are to be sent directly by the writers (letters may also be
faxed to 213-747-4981).  Address all application materials to Donna Coleman,
Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California, 734
West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007.  Email contact:
dcoleman at annenberg.edu.  The deadline for receipt in our office is April 15,
2005.

Mizuko Ito
Department of Anthropology
and Annenberg Center for Communication
University of Southern California
http://www.itofisher.com/mito
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