Thursday, September 26, 2013

Deadline Reminder! Submissions are due 4 October 2013 Sunbelt XXXIV

Deadline Reminder! Submissions are due 4 October 2013 The Sunbelt XXXIV program committee is soliciting workshop proposals for the upcoming 2014 conference in St. Petersburg Florida. Workshops precede the conference and are typically 3 hours or 6 hours in length. They feature a participant-centered and highly interactive approach. Workshops cover topics and skills that are important to researchers who use social network analysis and provide substantive training and opportunities for practice and critical discussion. Workshops will take place February 18-19, 2014 Please note that this time the workshop proposals have to be submitted through the INSNA website. INSNA has set the fee for all workshops: Students: 30$ for a 3-hour workshop, 60$ for a 6-hour workshop INSNA members and affiliate members: 50$ 3-hour workshop, 100$ 6-hour workshop Workshop submissions are due by 4 October 2013. No proposals can be accepted after this date. Workshop space is limited and it is possible that not all proposals can be accommodated. When submitting a proposal the following information will be required: - Name/s of workshops instructor/s with affiliation and email - Name and email of the lead instructor who will be responsible for conference correspondence - Title of the Workshop - Brief Synopsis (Abstract) of the workshop (500 Word limit) - Attendance limit - Workshop length Proceed to Workshop Proposals submission Specific questions concerning the Workshops can be addressed to jskvoretz@usf.edu The organizing committee: Russ Bernard Chris McCarty John Skvoretz

Monday, September 9, 2013

Second Position Available - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty member at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in organizational communication. A PhD is required at time of appointment. Senior candidates should have distinguished records of research and teaching appropriate to a tenured appointment. In addition, the ability to secure external funding is highly desirable. Assistant Professor applicants must have or show clear promise of developing a distinguished record of undergraduate and graduate teaching and independent research. Target start date is August 16, 2014. Salary level is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We seek an outstanding candidate who specializes in any area of organizational communication. Particular areas of specialization within organizational communication might include (but are not limited to) globalization and global organizations, communication technology in organizations, interorganizational collaborations, workplace diversity, and social networks in organizations.

Successful candidates will join departmental colleagues with varied disciplinary backgrounds in a unit of 24 graduate faculty members. The department supports undergraduate and master's programs (including an online MS program in health communication) as well as one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished doctoral programs. For information about us, visit www.communication.illinois.edu.

To apply, create your candidate profile through http://go.illinois.edu/COMFaculty_OrgComm and upload application materials: application letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching materials (including evidence of teaching excellence). The online application will require the contact information for three professional references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 18, 2013.

For further information please contact John Lammers, Professor and Search Chair; phone: (217) 333-8912; email: jclammer@illinois.edu.

Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).

Job Announcement - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty member at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in new media technologies. A PhD is required at time of appointment. Senior candidates should have distinguished records of research and teaching appropriate to a tenured appointment. In addition, the ability to secure external funding is highly desirable. Assistant Professor applicants must have or show clear promise of developing a distinguished record of undergraduate and graduate teaching and independent research. Target start date is August 16, 2014. Salary level is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We seek an outstanding candidate who specializes in new media technologies, including the role of new technologies in communication among individuals, groups, organizations, or cultures. Research on new media may be situated within any area of communication study, so topics might include social media, workplace communication, diffusion of technologies, new media and politics, communication technology design, mediatization of institutions and culture, or a wide range of other possibilities. Applicants should be developing theory that accommodates and transcends any particular new emerging technology.

Successful candidates will join departmental colleagues with varied disciplinary backgrounds in a unit of 24 graduate faculty members. The department supports undergraduate and master's programs (including an online MS program in health communication) as well as one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished doctoral programs. For information about us, visit www.communication.illinois.edu .

To apply, create your candidate profile through http://go.illinois.edu/COMFaculty_NewMediaTechnologies and upload application materials: application letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching materials (including evidence of teaching excellence). The online application will require the contact information for three professional references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 11, 2013.

For further information please contact Ned O'Gorman, Associate Professor, Associate Head, and Search Chair; phone: (217) 265-0859; email: nogorman@illinois.edu.

Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu)

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Call for Workshop Proposals Now Open! Sunbelt XXXIV

The Sunbelt XXXIV program committee is soliciting workshop proposals for the upcoming 2014 conference in St. Petersburg Florida.

Workshops precede the conference and are typically 3 hours or 6 hours in length. They feature a participant-centered and highly interactive approach. Workshops cover topics and skills that are important to researchers who use social network analysis and provide substantive training and opportunities for practice and critical discussion. Workshops will take place February 18-19, 2014

Please note that this time the workshop proposals have to be submitted through the INSNA website. INSNA has set the fee for all workshops: Students: 30$ for a 3-hour workshop, 60$ for a 6-hour workshop INSNA members and affiliate members: 50$ 3-hour workshop, 100$ 6-hour workshop

Workshop submissions are due by 4 October 2013. No proposals can be accepted after this date. Workshop space is limited and it is possible that not all proposals can be accommodated.

When submitting a proposal the following information will be required:

- Name/s of workshops instructor/s with affiliation and email
- Name and email of the lead instructor who will be responsible for conference correspondence
- Title of the Workshop
- Brief Synopsis (Abstract) of the workshop (500 Word limit)
- Attendance limit
- Workshop length


Proceed to Workshop Proposals submission

Specific questions concerning the Workshops can be addressed to jskvoretz@usf.edu

The organizing committee:

Russ Bernard
Chris McCarty
John Skvoretz