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From: "Zilberg, Elana" <ezilberg@xxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [SUNTA] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethnographic Design at UC San Diego
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Title of the position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethnographic DesignInstitution:
University of California San DiegoSchool or Division: Social SciencesAcademic
Department: CommunicationDisciplinary Specialty of Research: This fellowship
focuses on ethnographic design, a topic of interest to a wide spectrum of
academic disciplines. While we expect most candidates to come from the social
sciences, we will entertain applications from the arts and humanities, and
other disciplines if they demonstrate an engagement with and dedication to
ethnographic method.Description of the Position: The Studio for Ethnographic
Design at the University of California, San Diego invites applications for a
postdoctoral fellow who will contribute to developing a new initiative for
ethnographic inquiry. This initiative, the UC Collaborative for Ethnographic
Design (CoLED), is an interdisciplinary project that is housed at UCSD and
links six University of California campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los
Angeles, Santa Cruz, and San Diego), tying together scholars from a wide
variety of disciplinary backgrounds who are thinking critically about the
practice of ethnography as a method, and the changing conditions of its
production, forms and techniques. The collaboratory will also serve as a means
to improve pedagogical agendas for graduate student training in ethnographic
practice.The fellow’s primary responsibilities include conceptualizing,
programming and developing proposals for a public conference on the future of
ethnographic research scheduled for fall 2016. Fellows will also participate in
the initiative’s ongoing schedule of activities, which include thematic
practicums elaborating various aspects of ethnography – from initial project
design and collaboration in research to critical consideration of the publics
with whom and for whom we conduct our research. Teaching is not required,
leaving the fellow with time to work on independent projects, which ideally
will overlap with the mission of the initiative. This position will afford the
candidate latitude to conduct a wide range of activities related to the
practice of ethnography; it will also place the candidate at the center of a
network of scholars at the forefront of ethnographic design. For more
information on the Studio for Ethnographic Design (SED) and the UC
Collaborative for Ethnographic Design (CoLED) please visit our webpage
athttp://sed.ucsd.edu/.Qualifications Required and Preferred Academic
Background: Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent and be able to demonstrate
a sustained engagement with innovative ethnographic methods, as both practice
and object of analytical inquiry. Useful experience might include event
planning and successful grant writing. Again, discipline is not as important as
focus on ethnographic method and design. Salary: $42,840/yr with benefits. For
information on benefits package, see
http://postdoc.ucsd.edu/benefits-and-services/index.html. Appointment Length:
18 months with the possibility of extension. While collaboration and research
would begin on July 1, 2015, we would not expect the fellow to be in residence
in San Diego until September 1, 2015. Application Procedure: Send applications
via email to Elana Zilberg at sedpostdoc@xxxxxxxx. Please use “SED Postdoc
Application” in the subject line.All applicants should submit:(1) a CV (maximum
five pages),(2) a cover letter that briefly explains your research and its
relationship with ethnography, demonstrated organizational skills, and
successful proposal writing experience (maximum 3 pages),(3) a statement
discussing the practice of ethnography both as theory and as a method, and your
contributions to current innovations in advancing the method to meet the
challenges of the changing conditions of field based research (maximum 2 pages)
(4) one writing sample that demonstrates the applicant’s use of and engagement
with ethnography, and(5) a statement detailing how their presence would
contribute to diversity on UCSD’s campus. (For information on this statement,
seehttp://facultyexcellence.ucsd.edu/c2d/)Letters of Recommendation: The
candidate should request letters of recommendation from two referees. These
letters should be sent via email to Elana Zilberg at sedpostdoc@xxxxxxxx.
Please ask your reviewers to use “Recommendation for candidates full name” in
the subject line.Application Closing date: 05/12/2015Job Posting Expiration:
05/12/2105
___________________________Elana ZilbergAssociate ProfessorDepartment of
Communication Studio for Ethnographic DesignMedia Center and Communication
Building, Room 2069500 Gilman Drive (0503)University of California San DiegoLa
Jolla, CA 92093
ezilberg@ucsd.eduhttp://communication.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/elana-zilberg.htmlhttps://sed.ucsd.edu
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