[Jobs] Fwd: FW: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Impacts of Technology

[Leora Lawton]

*Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Impacts of Technology at Michigan State
University*

*Posting #8030 (position title says Research Associate)*


*https://jobs.msu.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1401903765593
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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.



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. MSU is committed
to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively
encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color,
veterans and persons with disabilities. *






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Leora Lawton PhD
Executive Director
Berkeley Population Center
350K Barrows Hall
(of) 510-643-1270
(m) 510-928-7572
www.popcenter.berkeley.edu
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