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The Annenberg Center for Communication (ACC) (www.annenberg.edu) at
the University of Southern California invites applications for up to
eight postdoctoral positions and one visiting scholar position.
These Visiting Research fellows will take part in a major multi-
disciplinary research initiative to explore the “The Meaning of the
New Networked Age: Innovation, Content, Society, and Policy.” We
welcome researchers from various disciplines including anthropology,
architecture, the arts, business, communications, computer science,
design, economics, engineering, history, international relations,
law, library science, neurosciences, political science, rhetoric, and
sociology.
ACC is a research institute devoted to the study of new
media from a multi-disciplinary perspective. We are in a period of
fundamental transformation in the nature of the networks that connect
people, information, objects, and locations. But, what does it mean
and what, if anything, should be done to guide the process? The ACC
research program will explore the drivers of these changes, their
meaning, and their implications for business and government policy.
The 2006-2007 theme investigates the structure and
evolution of today’s political, social, cultural, technological, and
knowledge networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* How new technology is transforming politics and citizen
engagement worldwide,
* Communication law and policy
* New models of intellectual discourse and citation,
* Peer-to-peer cultural production and distribution,
* The emergence of pervasive mobile and wireless networks.
The ACC intends to convene a multi-disciplinary cohort
of scholars to focus on a topic of pressing concern not well
addressed in more established disciplinary and departmental
institutions. The visiting fellows will work with the ACC’s senior
fellows and also will be expected to pursue their research in
residence at the Annenberg Center during the 2006-2007 academic year.
They will collectively be responsible for organizing one conference
and a monthly speakers series, and to attend two weekly Fellows’
seminars of graduate, postdoctoral, and faculty fellows on the theme
of the meaning of the new networked age. 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 since 2001, but we also will consider
researchers with at least four years of relevant, real- world
experience. The ACC fellowship carries a stipend of $45,000 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 Elizabeth
Harmon, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern
California, 734 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90089-7725.
Email contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The deadline for receipt in
our office is April 30, 2006.
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