PhD Position in Sociality and Social Media
University of Amsterdam
(Noord-Holland), hours per week

Job description
We are seeking an individual who is excited about engaging in
multidisciplinary approaches to studying information, communication
and related technologies in a social context. The appointee will be
expected to conduct research on sociality and social media; the
research should lead to international journal publications and a PhD
thesis. The research can combine multiple methods of investigation,
qualitative as well as quantitative. The candidate will be supervised
by Prof. Rik Maes and Dr Ard Huizing, who have extensive experience in
guiding doctorate students' research, and can provide guidance in a
wide range of research methods as well as access to a large set of
local and multinational organizations.

Human relationships are increasingly mediated by social media such as
social networking sites, micro-blogging services and social
recommendation sites. Such new media are said to host new forms of
group interaction and togetherness. Appealing to the human tendency to
bind oneself with others and thus to form and join groups to engage in
interdependent relationships, they afford sociality. In turn, the
design and usage of social media are continually re-created and
reshaped by participants or members translating, enacting and
modifying these technologies to suit their various contexts. This
project will explore the co-constitutive interplay between sociality
and social media, and the implications of this interplay for design
and design theory. Theoretical lenses are provided by those who
theorize such notions as 'object-centred sociality' or 'the
materialization of the subject', which are mainly being developed in
social theory, social studies of technology and, increasingly,
organization theory. The particular research questions will be framed
in line with the interests of the PhD candidate.

Requirements
Required education/skills:
Master's degree in one of the social sciences (e.g. Information or
Communication Science, Management or Business Studies, Sociology or
Anthropology)
Interest (and preferably experience) in field research
Demonstrated mastery of both written and spoken English
Determination to complete a PhD degree within four years
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific
discipline: Economics)

Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an
internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch
capital. As well as a world center for business and research,
Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of
Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at the University of
Amsterdam conducts international research and provides academic
courses in information management/systems, accounting, finance,
management, organization behaviour, strategy and marketing, economics,
and econometrics. The Amsterdam Business School and the Amsterdam
School of Economics form part of the FEB.

The Amsterdam Business School's Information Management section is
seeking an outstanding individual to fill a PhD student position in
the area of sociality and social media.

Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: see below
Additional conditions of employment:
The appointment will initially be for 1.5 year, to be extended to a
total of 4 years upon excellent performance (an evaluation will be
held after 8 and 14 months). The salary will be in accordance with the
university's regulations for academic personnel, and will range from
€2042 (first year) up to a maximum of €2612 (final year) gross per
month. The collective employment agreement of the Dutch universities
will be applicable. The PhD thesis should be finalized within four
years. In this period, the candidate will be expected to do some
teaching (20% of the time).

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr Huizing
Telephone number: 31-20-525-4356
E-mail address: [log in to unmask]

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
About the organization (http://www.uva.nl/start.cfm/la=en/th=main)
About the function
(http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/0F65D8D6-1321-B0BE-A48F280DF33B0D21)
Amsterdam Business School (http://www.abs.uva.nl/abshome/home.cfm)
Information Management section (http://primavera.fee.uva.nl/)
Application
You can apply for this job before 06-04-2009 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending
your application to:

Roetersstraat 11
1018 WB Amsterdam

E-mail: [log in to unmask]

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT 09-5006.



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