Position ID: | Cornell-Department of Communication-SOCIALMEDIAPOSTDOC [#16313, WDR-00022986] |
Position Title: | Postdoctoral Associate |
Position Type: | Postdoctoral |
Position Location: | Ithaca, New York 14853, United States [map] |
Subject Area: | Communications / Social Media Analytics |
Appl Deadline: | finished (2020/05/02, finished 2020/07/20, listed until 2020/06/30) |
Position Description: | ![]() |
Department of Communication College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell University Ithaca, NY Postdoctoral Associate position SUMMARY: The Cornell Social Media Lab https://socialmedialab.cornell.edu/ in the Department of Communication at Cornell University is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Associate to participate in inter-university research at the intersection of instructional design, human-computer interaction, and educational technology. The postdoc will work on the development of technologies and content for educational interventions as a part of the Social Media TestDrive project https://socialmediatestdrive.org/, an interactive digital citizenship education tool developed in collaboration with Common Sense Education https://www.commonsense.org/education/. As we seek to expand the Social Media TestDrive program to new populations, such as youth from low-income households and older adults, we are especially interested in someone who has interest and experience designing inclusive technologies and educational interventions for diverse populations of learners. This position is a 1-year, full-time academic position beginning August 1, 2020 and renewable for a 2nd year contingent on available work, funding and performance. The Postdoctoral Associate will be part of an interdisciplinary project team of researchers and students in the Cornell Social Media Lab, the Cornell Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Information Science, Lehigh University College of Engineering and Applied Science, and external partners (e.g., Common Sense Education, New York State 4-H) who are working to advance social media literacy and digital education among youth. The ideal candidate will be proactive, resourceful, highly engaged, and passionate about digital learning and social media literacy. The Postdoctoral Associate will be based in the Cornell Social Media Lab and will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities and a collaborative community of scholars interested in social behaviors and information and communication technologies. BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY: The Postdoctoral Associate will take a lead role in developing technologies and educational content for and conducting research studies on Social Media TestDrive. The Postdoctoral Associate will coordinate and carry out the proposed user experience, instructional design, and evaluation research, as well as analyze the data to prepare written reports for publication in conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals. The Postdoctoral Associate will also mentor graduate and undergraduate students and take an active role in writing grant proposals. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Design and development of digitally mediated educational interventions (30%)
Conducting research studies (30%)
Writing, publishing, and presenting research findings (20%)
Project management (20%)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Application: All components of the application must be submitted through this application portal: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16313. For questions, contact Dr. Natalie Bazarova at nnb8@cornell.edu. We will begin reviewing applications on May 25, 2020 and will continue reviewing until the position is filled.
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