<div dir="ltr">Job opportunity for PhD grads. <div><br></div><div>S<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Crystle Martin</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cmartin@hri.uci.edu">cmartin@hri.uci.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:38 PM<br>Subject: Connected Learning Research Network Postdoc Position<br>To: <a href="mailto:AERA_SIG_MEDIA_CULTURE_CURRICULUM-ANNOUNCE@listserv.aera.net">AERA_SIG_MEDIA_CULTURE_CURRICULUM-ANNOUNCE@listserv.aera.net</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Position: Postdoctoral
Scholar</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">UCHRI announces a Postdoctoral
Scholar position for the Digital Media & Learning Research Hub, Connected
Learning Research Network</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">One postdoctoral position is
available in the Digital Media & Learning Research Hub, at the UC
Humanities Research Institute, based on the Irvine campus. The postdoctoral
scholar will collaborate in a MacArthur Foundation-funded research network on
Connected Learning, investigating how new digital and networked media can
support interest-driven and socially connected forms of learning. The
postdoctoral scholar will be responsible for conducting ethnographic research
on interest-driven learning with digital media, with a focus on parental
involvement, analyzing research findings and working collaboratively with
principle investigators and others involved in the research network.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Requirements – Candidates
should have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and research experience with
contemporary developments concerning youth, digital media and learning. Preference
will be given to candidates with experience in ethnographic and online research
with families and youth and expertise in learning theory, Internet research,
game studies, and design research. Evidence of collaborative and mixed methods
research will also be valued. Travel may be required in this position to
perform research and meet with collaborators.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Position is dependent on
extramural funding. Initial appointment
is for one year and renewal is based on performance and is contingent on
receipt of project funding. Review of
applications will begin immediately and will continue through application
deadline of April 11, 2014.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The appointment may begin as
early as August 1, 2014 and would continue until July 31, 2015, renewable
pending review and available funding. Annual
salary ranges from $52,000 to $56,243 depending on experience.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Application Procedure: Applications should be submitted online at <a href="https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF02242" target="_blank">https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF02242</a>
and must include:</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Letter of Interest (including research skills)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Curriculum Vitae</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Three Letters of Reference</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">More information about the Connected
Learning Research Network can be found at
<<a href="http://clrn.dmlhub.net/" target="_blank">http://clrn.dmlhub.net/</a>></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Please contact Courtney
Santos at <a href="mailto:dmlhub@hri.uci.edu" target="_blank">dmlhub@hri.uci.edu</a> with any
questions about the application process.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial">The University of
California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence
through diversity.</span></i></b><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Crystle Martin <br>Postdoctoral Researcher<br>Connected Learning Research Network<br>Digital Media and Learning Hub<br>University of California, Irvine<div>MCC SIG Chair</div>
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