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| 2017 CA PhD Position in SouthEast Norway + | PhD position in interaction analysis and conversation analysis (CA) at University College of Southeast Norway The Faculty of Humanities, Sports and Educational Science has a vacancy for a position as Research Fellow in interaction- and conversation analysis (CA) from 01.08.17. The position is attached to the Department of Languages and Literature Studies and reports to the Head of Department. The place of employment is Campus Vestfold, but the position may also include assignments at other campuses of USN. Qualifications Applicants to the PhD position must have a master’s degree or equivalent higher education qualifications in conversation analysis (CA). The applicant must have completed the degree within the application deadline. Experience from teacher education or teaching experience within Nordic languages and literature is an advantage.The applicant must have fluent skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language. It is a requirement that the successful applicant is granted admission to the university’s doctoral programme Pedagogical resources and learning processes in kindergarten and school (PEDRES). The Department of languages and literature studies represents a dynamic community. It consists of 75 staff members in the school subjects Norwegian, English and Spanish. The department provides research and development within conversation analysis (CA) and classroom discourse, and offers an interdisciplinary research group (“Network for interaction analysis”), which is connected to international CA-scholars. Professor of social interaction, Elizabeth Stokoe from Loughborough University, holds a Professor II-position at USN and will be an important resource for the PhD-candidate. The staff at the faculty work within subject teams to a large extent, and the candidate must be motivated to share his or her knowledge and show good teamwork skills. Personal suitability for the position will be emphasized. Information about the position The candidate is expected to add knowledge to the field of conversation analysis (CA), literacy and educational science. The PhD project should be related to teacher education and/or professional practice, and it may include subjects such as literacy (reading, writing and orality), critical literacy, literary talk, digital media use within and outside the classroom, multilingualism, assessment, supervision etc. The appointment is for a term of four years with 25% teaching duties. For further information about the position please contact Associate Professor Karianne Skovholt (phone: +47 912 43 036) or Head of Department Astrid Granly (phone: +47 31 00 91 48/+47 41 90 89 10) at the Department of Languages and Literature Studies. We offer * A professionally stimulating working environment. * Good opportunities to develop your career and your academic skills * A good social environment * Attractive welfare benefits in the State Pension Plan * Opportunity for physical activities within working hours Salary The position is placed in the state salary scale 50 (code 1017, LR 20.8). Further promotion will be based on service in the position. In special cases, employment in code 1378 may be considered. A statutory contribution will be made from the employee’s salary to the state pension plan. Additional information The Academic Appointments Board is responsible for appointments to academic positions at University College of Southeast Norway. An expert assessment of applicants will be carried out. Short-listed candidates will be called in for interviews and must be prepared to present and discuss their projects. The successful applicant must comply with the laws, regulations and agreements that apply to the position. The personnel policy of University College of Southeast Norway aims to achieve a balanced workforce which reflects the composition of the general population with respect to age, gender and cultural background. People from ethnic minority backgrounds are encouraged to apply for the position. There are few men employed in research positions at the Department, and consequently men are especially encouraged to apply. According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25, 2nd paragraph, information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, even though the applicant has requested non-disclosure. The applicant will be informed if his/her request has been declined. How to apply University College of Southeast Norway uses online applications. We therefore ask applicants to register their application and CV online by clicking on the “Send application” link to the right. The application must include the following documents: # Certified diplomas and certificates from university college/university # Master’s thesis # A 5-page (maximum) project description # Any scientific publications and a list of these # Three references (contact information) Please note that all documents must be translated into English or a Scandinavian language by an authorized translator. https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/132936/stipendiat-i-interaksjons-og-samtaleanalyse Karianne Skovholt + |
| 2017 Summer Institute for Advanced Conversation Analysis + | Summer Institute for Advanced Conversation Analysis June 26–30, 2017 University of Colorado, Boulder (United States) Organizers/Facilitators: * Paul Drew, Loughborough University Barbara A. Fox, University of Colorado, Boulder * John Heritage, University of California, Los Angeles Chase Raymond, University of Colorado, Boulder * Jeffrey D. Robinson, Portland State University Marja-Leena Sorjonen, University of Helsinki Description: This 5-day institute is designed to hone the conversation-analytic skills of scholars who have already received formal training in CA fundamentals. This includes relatively advanced students who have taken CA courses, as well as faculty who have published CA work. The Institute will involve the six facilitators listed above and a small group of 36 participants, which will promote deep and individualized interaction. All training will be organized around audio- and video-taped mundane (i.e., non-institutional), English-language data, which will be provided by the facilitators. Each day of the Institute will include the following: # a plenary talk by one of the facilitators; # a small-group data session (~12 persons) that will involve two facilitators who will change daily such that all participants will ultimately have access to all facilitators. The focus of these sessions will include various issues related to the fundamentals of turn-taking, sequence organization, repair, and so on; # a project session in which small groups of participants (~6 persons) will, over the course of the week, form and refine a collection of cases toward the identification of a practice. Again, facilitators will rotate daily such that all participants will ultimately have access to all facilitators; and # after-hours homework assignments to be completed for the next day by small sub-groups of participants. Rather than formal lecturing, the emphasis of the Institute is hands-on, practical data work. Although the Institute involves training, we refer to ‘facilitators’ – as opposed to ‘teachers’ or ‘instructors’ – because the aim is to learn from and with each other toward the goal of strengthening CA as a discipline. Registration: The cost of the Institute is $300 US dollars for (post)graduate students, and $500 US dollars for salaried researchers/faculty. This cost includes five days of training, training materials, and light refreshments (e.g., water, coffee, cookies) during the training. Participants are responsible for securing their own airfare/transportation, lodging, and main meals (e.g., breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Because the Institute is limited to 36 participants who are already experienced with CA, attendance will be based on an application process. Applicants should email Chase Raymond (Chase.Raymond@colorado.edu) and include the name of their Ph.D. advisor and/or mentors, a list and brief description of CA courses/workshops they have taken, and a PDF-copy of their curriculum vitae. Facilitators will begin reviewing applications on October 28th, 2016, and early submission of your materials is recommended. Applicants will be notified of acceptance as soon as possible, hopefully within several weeks. Any questions should be directed to Chase Raymond at the email address listed above. + |
| 2017 York St John University Lecturer in Psychology + | Please find attached a link to a job advert for a Lecturer in Psychology position at York St John University, which I have been asked to circulate (those with an expertise in discursive psychology will be considered). The School of Psychological & Social Sciences at York St John University is a vibrant and ambitious academic unit based on a magnificent campus in the heart of York. The School’s welcoming and inclusive ethos supports a growing national and international profile and offers an exceptional student experience. We are seeking an enthusiastic team member to make a permanent and full-time contribution to our vibrant undergraduate and postgraduate offers, and to further strengthen our growing research activity. Our School offers a number of undergraduate degrees that confer the Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society, and a dynamic, developing postgraduate provision in both taught and research degrees. The successful candidate will have strengths in an area of psychology that complements the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities, and individuals with research interests and outputs that align with our core strengths of Cognitive, Developmental or Social Psychology are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate is expected to be research active and will be supported to develop an outstanding research profile with the aim of contributing to the School’s REF2021 submission. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please note that CV’s will not be accepted in place of the application form. Closing date - 30 October 2017 at midnight Provisional interview date - 9 November 2017 + |
| 2018-2019 Ethnométhodologie à plusieurs : lectures, lectures critiques et terrains + | Beaucoup de recherches qualitatives en sciences sociales soulignent l’intérêt de la démarche d’enquête de terrain en tant qu’elle permet de rendre compte des pratiques des acteurs, des activités concrètes et des réalités sociales en train de se faire. Avec un remarquable entêtement, l’ethnométhodologie a participé à placer la focale du sociologue à hauteur des pratiques. Si la « radicalité », le « localisme » ou le positionnement « anti-théorique » de l’ethnométhodologie restent relativement circonscrits à ce courant, il en va tout autrement des concepts et des formules qui caractérisent son orientation : des notions comme celles de réflexivité, routine, connaissance de sens commun, raisonnement pratique etc. sont aujourd’hui largement répandues en sociologie. Pour autant, le sens du projet de l’ethnométhodologie et des notions qui alimentent son programme restent discutés parmi les spécialistes et peuvent apparaître obscures pour qui s’y intéresse à tâtons. La seule lecture des premières pages de l’ouvrage fondateur de ce courant, Recherches en ethnométhodologie (ci-après « RE »), permet de s’en convaincre. Et la question qui chapeaute le chapitre premier peut longtemps rester en suspens : Qu’est-ce que l’ethnométhodologie ? Ce séminaire d’introduction à la lecture de RE a pour objectif premier de rassembler des doctorants et des chercheurs dans un effort commun d’appropriation critique du texte fondateur, des lignes théoriques et des méthodes d’enquête de l’ethnométhodologie. '''Objet du séminaire''' Ce séminaire d’introduction à la lecture de Recherches en ethnométhodologie a pour objectif premier de rassembler des doctorants et des chercheurs dans un effort commun d’appropriation critique du texte fondateur, des lignes théoriques et des méthodes d’enquête de l’ethnométhodologie. Trois grands questionnements directeurs peuvent être dégagés pour formaliser ce travail collectif d’appropriation : *Qu’est-ce que l’ethnométhodologie ? Quelles sont ses origines, sa généalogie, son positionnement dans l’histoire des sciences sociales ? * Quel est le projet ou le programme de l’ethnométhodologie ? Qu’est-ce qu’elle prétend montrer du monde social ? * Quelles sont les « atouts » et les limites de l’ethnométhodologie ? Quelles ressources théoriques et méthodologiques offre-t-elle au chercheur ? Mais aussi, qu’empêche-t-elle ou ne permet-elle pas de faire ? Ensuite, dans ce mouvement d’appropriation, des questions transversales à divers courants de recherche en sciences sociales seront abordées, et porteront l’intérêt du séminaire au-delà de l’ethnométhodologie elle-même. Étant donnée la forme particulière de son organisation (cf. 3.), seul le cours effectif du séminaire décidera de l’orientation de ces problématiques. Celles-ci pouvant toucher, à titre d’exemple, au statut donné aux collectifs et aux institutions dans l’analyse sociologique (Fornel, Ogien, et Quéré 2000), à l’opération scientifique de montée en généralité, aux méthodes d’enquête propres à l’ethnométhodologie et aux sciences sociales qualitatives plus « classiques », etc. Enfin, l’orientation du séminaire pourra aboutir à un questionnement plus « pragmatique », relatif au « coût » et à l’« utilité » de l’ethnométhodologie pour le chercheur. Finalement, que faire de l’ethnométhodologie ? On comprendra que chacun abordera cette question de manière singulière, mais que sa discussion collective pourra s’avérer stimulante. '''Organisation et programme du séminaire''' Ce séminaire doctoral suppose un engagement régulier des participants, avant et au cours de chaque séance. La lecture préalable de textes pour chaque séance et la présentation d’un commentaire ou d’un travail de terrain lors d’une séance sont attendus. L’inscription du séminaire dans le cadre de l’École doctorale thématique en sciences sociales (EDTSS) implique la prise des présences et la valorisation de la participation au séminaire pour la formation doctorale des doctorants à hauteur de 5 ECTS. À l’exception des séances introductive et conclusive (1ère et dernière séance), chaque séance du séminaire se tiendra à un rythme hebdomadaire, durera environ 2h30 et sera découpée en 2 modules d’environ 1h chacun (souvent, 1h + 1h = 2h30). Lors du 1er module, après être revenus brièvement sur le contenu de la séance précédente, nous nous consacrerons à la (re)lecture collective d’un court extrait de Recherches en ethnométhodologie (environ 10-15 pages) et partagerons nos réflexions et interprétations tout au long de la lecture. Lors du 2nd module, nous écouterons l’exposé d’un participant et poursuivrons collectivement la réflexion. Chaque participant sera en effet invité, lors d’une séance de séminaire, à partager une réflexion dans le cadre d’une courte présentation (20-30min environ). Celle-ci peut s’articuler autour d’un compte rendu d’un « texte secondaire » qui commente, critique ou éclaire Recherches en ethnométhodologie et/ou l’ethnométhodologie, ou autour d’un travail empirique susceptible de mettre nos lectures à l’épreuve du terrain. La fin du second module laissera place à la discussion. Le travail attendu de la part des inscrits consiste donc d’une part, dans la préparation et la participation à la lecture collective d’extraits de Recherches en ethnométhodologie pour chaque séance hebdomadaires et d’autre part, dans la présentation d’une lecture secondaire ou d’un travail de terrain lors d’une séance. Plus d'informations sur le [http://www.edtss.be/?p=1747 site]. '''Calendrier des séances''' *Mercredi 28 novembre 2018, 14h00 Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles [local P61 – accès via le parking au 119 Rue du Marais, porte Préfecture, ascenseur Préfecture, dernier étage] : Présentation du séminaire, organisation collective de son déroulement et lecture collective Recherches en ethnométhodologie p.45-50 (Préface de l’édition française PUF 2007) *Jeudi 3 janvier 9h45-11h45. Lecture Préface p.45-50 + Présentation *Jeudi 10 janvier 9h45-11h45. Lecture chapitre 1 p.51-64 + Présentation *Jeudi 17 janvier 9h45-11h45. Lecture chapitre 1 p.65-74 + Présentation *Jeudi 24 janvier 9h45-11h45. Lecture chapitre 1 p.74-83 + Présentation *Jeudi 14 février 9h45-11h45. Lecture chapitre 1 p.83-96 + Présentation *Jeudi 21 février 9h45-11h45. [Autre chapitre à déterminer] + Présentation *Jeudi 28 février 9h45-11h45. [Autre chapitre à déterminer] + Présentation *Jeudi 7 mars 9h45-11h45. [Autre chapitre à déterminer] + Présentation '''Inscription''' : robin. susswein @ usaintlouis .be (mentionner nom, prénom, statut et institution de rattachement) + |
| 2019 4 PhD fellowships in interactional linguistics/conversation analysis offered at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and at KU Leuven (Belgium) + | 4 PhD fellowships in interactional linguistics/conversation analysis offered at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and at KU Leuven (Belgium) 4 PhD fellowships in interactional linguistics/conversation analysis are currently offered within the project "The first five words: Multilingual cities in Switzerland and Belgium and the grammar of language choice in public space" funded by the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and directed by Elwys De Stefani (KU Leuven) and Lorenza Mondada (Univ. Basel). The positions are offered for 4 years and the salaries are those that generally apply in these two countries. What is the project about — The project studies how unacquainted persons engage in interaction in public spaces in multilingual cities in Switzerland and Belgium. The research will be based on video-recordings collected in various locations and address the following questions: * How do people engage in pro-social encounters with strangers? * How do speakers orient to the multilingual setting in encounter openings? How do speakers engage in a new encounter with unacquainted persons without knowing in advance which language the other speaks? How do they decide, in the very first moments of the encounter, which language(s) they are going to use? How do they align or disalign with a “basic code” proposed in the greeting? * Do urban public spaces represent “territories of multilingualism” in the speakers’ actual practices? * In public space, the beginning of an encounter emerges first of all through visible embodied behavior; what is the relation between the organization of visible embodied conduct and the politics of multilingualism? The above questions are crucial for research on linguistic choices, on multilingualism, and on social order. They also represent more general issues regarding public space, interactions in urban settings, and the foundations of otherness, trust, and sociality in contemporary cities. Profile — Applications are invited from candidates with the following qualifications: * An MA in linguistics (or related disciplines), with academic distinction; * training in interactional linguistics, conversation analysis, ethnomethodology; * strong analytical skills and the motivation to pursue innovative work in linguistics; * an excellent (near-native) competence of the following languages: for the Belgian positions (2): Dutch, French and a good command of English; for the Swiss positions (2), (Swiss) German, French, Italian, and a good command of English; for both positions: any additional language (e.g. Arabic) constitutes a plus; * a cooperative attitude and the capacity to actively engage in project collective activities (e.g. fieldwork, data sessions); * the ability to present research results at international conferences, and to publish in peer-reviewed journals. How to apply – Motivated candidates meeting these criteria are invited to apply. Please include a cover letter, a CV, the names of up to three referees, and a sample piece of academic writing. Candidates applying for a position in Switzerland will send their application to lorenza.mondada@unibas.ch; candidates applying for a position in Belgium will send their application to Elwys De Stefani, elwys.destefani@kuleuven.be. Deadlines — The deadline for applications is May 1, 2019 for both the UK Leuven position and the U Basel position. The fellowships start at earliest on September 1, 2019, or later, depending on the availability of the candidate. How to contact us — We strongly encourage to contact the Principal Investigators of the project for more information prior to the official submission: Elwys De Stefani, elwys.destefani@kuleuven.be, Lorenza Mondada, lorenza.mondada@unibas.ch. + |
| 2019 Keele University Health Psych Job + | We are advertising for a Lecturer in Health Psychology to join the department here at Keele. We would very much welcome applications from individuals with qualitative research skills, particularly anyone with discourse or conversation analytic skills. Please do consider applying or forward this message on to someone you think would be interested. https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BWD649/lecturer-in-health-psychology --------- * Lecturer in Health Psychology * Keele University - Faculty of Natural Sciences, School of Psychology * Location: Keele * Salary: £35,844 to £41,526 Grade 7A * Hours: Full Time * Contract Type: Permanent * Placed On: 21st October 2019 * Closes: 19th November 2019 * Job Ref: KU00001334 * Grade 7A Starting salary £35,844 - £41,526 Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 10,000 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at http://www.keele.ac.uk. The School of Psychology welcomes applications from ambitious individuals to strengthen our position as a School dedicated to research and teaching excellence. The School has a growing research profile, and this post presents an ideal opportunity for the successful candidate to contribute to our research ambitions. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Psychology (or cognate area), will have a clear plan for developing their research, and will have a dedication to teaching excellence. The successful candidate will conduct and publish research of international standards, aligning with the University’s strategic priority around global health issues. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to applying for external funding for their research programme. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a commitment to the principles of open and reproducible science; candidates are asked to address in their application how they have engaged (or plan to engage) with these practices in their work. In addition to pursuing excellence in research, the successful candidate will also be expected to make strong contributions to teaching on our Undergraduate (accredited by the British Psychological Society) and Postgraduate courses. The successful candidate will be supported to undertake a PGDip in Higher Education Practice to obtain Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (unless candidate holds an equivalent qualification). For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Jim Grange (Head of School) – j.a.grange@keele.ac.uk. Keele University values equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles. For full post details please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/vacancies Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link. Closing date for applications: 19 November 2019 Post reference: KU00001334 + |
| 2019-8-Postdocs in Forensic Linguistics-Aston University + | * Post-doctoral Researchers in Forensic linguistics (8 posts) * Languages & Social Sciences * Location: Aston University Main Campus * Salary: £33199 to £48,677 per annum (pro rata) * Contract Type: Fixed Term (3 years) * Basis: Part Time (or full time) * Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 05 July 2019 * Interview Date: See advert * Reference: R190208 As part of an exciting 6 million pound transformation of the Centre for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University into a research Institute, we are recruiting 13 academics and researchers in linguistics with an interest in applying their language analysis skills across a breadth of forensic texts and contexts. In addition to the posts advertised here, our recruitment drive will include the creation of a new Professorship in Language and Law, and academic and research posts in Forensic Speech Science. We are looking to appoint linguistic researchers with or without forensic linguistic experience but with excellent language analysis skills, who can make a significant contribution to projects specified in the job description. In addition all researchers will be given 0.4 fte and research mentorship to develop and deliver their own research project in the first two years of the post. A doctorate in a relevant discipline is essential. We welcome applications from those interested in working part-time. Interviews will be held the week beginning 22 July 2019. If you have any queries about the role please contact Professor Tim Grant (t.d.grant@aston.ac.uk) Further particulars and application forms are available in alternative formats on request i.e. large print, Braille, tape or CD Rom. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact HR via recruitment@aston.ac.uk Aston University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. + |
| 2019-Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics-Aston University + | * Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics (UK Assistant Prof.) * Languages & Social Sciences * Location: Aston University Main Campus * Salary: £33199 to £48677 per annum (pro rata) * Contract Type: Continuing * Basis: Part Time (or Full Time) * Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 05 July 2019 * Interview Date: Monday 22 July 2019 * Reference: R190210 As part of an exciting 6 million pound transformation of the Centre for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University into a research Institute, we are recruiting 13 academics and researchers in linguistics with an interest in applying their language analysis skills across a breadth of forensic texts and contexts. In addition to the post advertised here, our recruitment drive will include the creation of a new Professorship in Language and Law, and academic and research posts in Forensic Speech Science. For this Lectureship we are looking to appoint an individual who can make a significant contribution to research and teaching in Forensic Linguistics and to contribute to developing and enhancing teaching across the English Department. A doctorate in an academic discipline relevant to Forensic Linguistics is essential. We welcome applications from those interested in working part-time. If you have any queries about the role please contact Professor Tim Grant (t.d.grant@aston.ac.uk) Further particulars and application forms are available in alternative formats on request i.e. large print, Braille, tape or CD Rom. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact HR via recruitment@aston.ac.uk Aston University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. + |
| 2019-Postdoc at ANU + | Research Fellow Job no: 529687 Work type: Fixed Term Location: Canberra / ACT Categories: Academic Classification: Academic Level B Salary package: $98,009 - $111,365 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full-time, Fixed term (3 years) The ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care (ICH) are inviting applications from suitably qualified scholars for a post-doctoral fellowship/research fellow to work with Professor Diana Slade and the ICH team. This role is planned to commence in mid-year 2019. The ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care (ICH) are inviting applications from suitably qualified scholars for a post-doctoral fellowship/research fellow to work with Professor Diana Slade and the ICH team. This role is planned to commence in mid-year 2019. The ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care (ICH) are inviting applications from suitably qualified scholars for a post-doctoral fellowship/research fellow to work with Professor Diana Slade and the ICH team. This is a three-year fixed term position within the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics commencing in July 2019. A key priority for this position is to research topics in health care communication in Australia to complement projects by the institute’s partner organisations, Nanyang Technological University and Hong Kong University. Current projects include translational research on communication in clinical handover, end-of-life communication, communication at hospital discharge and communication in chronic condition self-management. Position overview The position is primarily research-based, although with the possibility of some teaching. Current members of the institute have particular expertise in qualitative linguistic ethnographic research in hospital contexts. We would be interested in applications from similarly oriented linguists or with complementary skills and experience, for example in corpus-based approaches in health care communication research. The successful applicant would have a PhD in a relevant discipline and will carry out independent and team based research. The Australian National University has one of the highest-ranking linguistic programs in the world and hosts the internationally highly regarded Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL; http://dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au). The successful applicant will be expected to actively engage with colleagues at ANU and with the institute’s international partner organisations and Australian and international members. The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is one of seven Colleges at ANU. The College, which is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. The College has a substantial international research presence and is a major source of national policy advice. Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research, and 57 are members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, or both. We also host 13 Australian Research Council Future Fellows and three ARC Laureates. A hub of vibrant activity, we host more than 270 lectures, concerts and exhibitions each year, most of which are open to the public. Our students, staff and graduates come from more than 60 nations, bringing a diversity of perspective to campus life. For further information: Diana Slade, T: +61(0)2 6125 4407 or E: diana.slade@anu.edu.au ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit http://hr.anu.edu.au/staff-equity Application information In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents: A 3-page statement addressing the selection criteria. A 2-page research plan in an area you would be interested in, consistent with the ICH mission. A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form. Other documents, if required. Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position. Position Description & Selection Criteria Advertised: 08 May 2019 09:00:00 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time Applications close: 30 Jun 2019 11:55:00 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time + |
| 2020 ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship: How do people with dementia and their carers use Alexa-type devices in the home? An interactional study + | * ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship: How do people with dementia and their carers use Alexa-type devices in the home? An interactional study * Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership - Loughborough University and The Alzheimer's Society * Qualification Type: PhD * Location: Loughborough * Funding for: UK Students, EU Students * Funding amount: Not Specified * Hours: Full Time, Part Time * Placed On: 13th February 2020 * Closes: 6th March 2020 * The Midlands Graduate School is an accredited Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). One of 14 such partnerships in the UK, the Midlands Graduate School is a collaboration between the University of Warwick, Aston University, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham. Loughborough as part of Midlands Graduate School is now inviting applications for an ESRC Doctoral Studentship in association with our collaborative partner The Alzheimer’s Society to commence in October 2020. Topic The successful applicant will study how people with dementia and their formal and informal carers use consumer AI-based voice technologies such as the Amazon Echo or Google Home in practice. The project involves analysing video of people in domestic and institutional care settings to understand how people collaborate to accomplish everyday care tasks. Our special focus will be on how they use and interpret AI and voice technologies. Studentship The successful applicant will work with our colleagues in the Alzheimer’s Society to arrange field visits, identify relevant initiatives, and to build a research support network spanning technology, policy, healthcare, disability and dementia advocacy. We will guide the student towards developing their own research-focussed area of study over the course of the PhD. We especially encourage applications from people who have experience of any form of disability, as users of care services, and/or as formal or informal carers. Research Method The methodological core of this project will involve recording video of people interacting while using these technologies in a variety of domestic and institutional settings, then doing detailed technical transcription and video analysis of their talk and embodied conduct. Some familiarity with conversation analysis is preferred, but not required, as the student will receive comprehensive training in methods for interaction analysis. Partners: Loughborough and the Alzheimer's Society The Alzheimer’s Society works with a large group of nationwide partner organizations via the Dementia Choices Action Network (D-CAN) and can provide opportunities to do fieldwork in a wide variety of settings, and to explore a range of policy, technology and governance issues related to this research topic. The student will be based within the very active and supportive Centre for Research in Communication and Culture at Loughborough and will be welcomed into the Discourse And Rhetoric Group (DARG). Their work will also be supported by membership of a team of researchers working on complimentary projects investigating dementia and communicative impairments run by Prof. Charles Antaki, Dr. Saul Albert and Prof. Elizabeth Peel. No prior knowledge of AI/voice technologies is required. Application Process To be considered for this PhD, please complete the Collaborative Studentship application form available online here, and email this along with your CV to Denise Wade (d.j.wade@lboro.ac.uk). Shortlisted applicants will also be required to provide two references. Application deadline: Friday 6th March. Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Our ESRC studentships cover fees and maintenance stipend and extensive support for research training, as well as research activity support grants. Support is available only to successful applicants who fulfil eligibility criteria. To check your eligibility, visit: www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/studentships/eligibility/ Informal enquiries about the research or The School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough prior to application can be directed to Dr. Saul Albert: s.b.albert@lboro.ac.uk + |
| 2021 City University of London Research Fellow + | Stephen Hatch Research Fellow - Permanent with funding for 12 months Reference Number60032941 Location: Northampton Square School/Service: School of Health Sciences Department: Health Services Research & Management Contract Duration: Permanent Hours: Full-time Salary Range: (£)34804 to 34804 Responsibilities - Conduct a rapid literature review of research in healthcare communication on recommending and advice giving in the context of difficult future issues - Establish and maintain close working relationships with Healthcare Practitioners across a range of healthcare sites - Recruit and liaise with people with healthcare practitioners (including GPs and cardiologists) and potentially patients. - Conduct and analyse semi-structured interviews/focus groups - Analyse and interpret qualitative data - Produce videos for healthcare practitioners to facilitate discussions about hospice care - Support the running and coordination of the study Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 02 July 2021 Interviews scheduled for 15 July 2021 More information and application available on City University webpage + |
| 2021 RUCAL call for questions for EMCA scholars + | Rutgers’ Conversation Analysis Faculty are launching a series of discussions with key scholars in CA, and we are delighted to announce that Professor John Heritage has agreed to be our first participant. This virtual event will take place on: 9th July at 1-3pm Eastern time We would like the wider community of conversation analysts to send in your questions to alexa.hepburn@rutgers.edu – NB The deadline for sending in your questions will be June 11. We will then collaborate with John to generate a coherent set of questions, and you will have an opportunity to ask it in person. Question topics are completely open at this stage – e.g. his history and origins in EMCA through to specific elements of his contemporary research and future developments. If you don’t have a question, but would like to attend the meeting, please also email alexa.hepburn@rutgers.edu to register and a Zoom link will be sent out a few days before the event. + |
| 20211 CALSC York talk by Professor Chase Raymond + | The Centre for Advanced Studies in Language & Communication (CASLC) is delighted to present a talk by… * Professor Chase Raymond Department of Linguistics * University of Colorado, Boulder, USA * Suffixation as an Interactional Resource: Some Methodological Notes on Morphology in Action * Date: Thursday 10th June 2021 * Time: 2.30pm-4.00pm (UK time) * Place: Zoom. If you’re on the CASLC-guest mailing list, you will receive a zoom link via google calendar. You do not need to register if you’re on our mailing list. If you’re not on our mailing list, you can register for the talk here: https://bit.ly/3p7n2Gx. If you’re unable to use the online registration form, please contact: merran.toerien@york.ac.uk. Abstract In this presentation, I offer some methodological reflections on the study of morphology as participants’ resource in social interaction. I begin by calling attention to morphology as a comparatively underexamined level of linguistic structure by conversation analysts and interactional linguists, in that it has yet to receive the same dedicated consideration that (for example) phonetics in interaction has received. I discuss a few potential reasons for this, highlighting in particular some of the methodological issues that analysts of real-time language use must consider in targeting morphology in action. I then introduce an ongoing study of suffixes/suffixation in Spanish—namely, diminutives (e.g., -ito/a; carro ‘car’ à carrito ‘little car’ [lit.]), augmentatives (e.g., -ote; abrazo ‘hug’ à abrazote ‘big hug’ [lit.]), and superlatives (e.g., ísimo/a; caro ‘expensive’ à carísimo ‘super expensive’ [lit.])—and review how the sequentiality of interaction can offer analysts a window into participants’ use of these morphological resources in the service of social action. I conclude by offering some thoughts as to how the sequentiality of talk might inform the future exploration of other sorts of morphological operations in interaction across languages. + |
| 2022 Advancing Multimodal Conversation Analysis” Summer School + | We are pleased to announce the “Advancing Multimodal Conversation Analysis” Summer School, which will be held at the University of Basel from June 21-24, 2022. Please find below a synthetic description of the Summer School as well as a poster. We would appreciate if you could put this information on the emcawiki webpage. The “Advancing Multimodality in Conversation Analysis” Summer School aims at developing training, analytic experiences, and discussions about Multimodal Conversation Analysis. Multimodal analyses of video data have been booming for a few years now: the Summer School aims at reflecting about key advances as well as about how to further expand the field. In particular, it aims at developing both the complexity and systematicity of multimodal analysis. It tackles central topics such as sequentiality and temporality of complex multimodal Gestalts, advances in the analysis of embodied practices, and future trends in Multimodal Conversation Analysis. These aims are implemented by proposing two series of advanced courses on multimodality and sequentiality. The first series offers hands-on workshops based on video data (in situ, in Basel), demonstrating and discussing how collections of complex multimodal phenomena are achieved. Workshops will be given by Sara Merlino (Roma, IT), Florence Oloff (Mannheim, D), and Burak Tekin (Ankara, TR). The second series offers lectures (remote, via Zoom) on conceptual topics such as action formation, sequentiality, accountability, embodiment and sensoriality. Talks will be given by Anita Pomerantz (Albany, US), John Heritage (UCLA, US), Aug Nishizaka (Chiba, JP), and Jeffrey Robinson (Portland, US). Our aim is to make the lectures publicly available to non-participants as well (at the discretion of the speakers). Please check our webpage, www.amemca.ch, for further updates regarding this issue as well as other news. The participants are young scholars who already have some training in multimodal CA and are interested in exercising and further elaborating their skills in building and analyzing collections of interactional phenomena, as well as developing their conceptual vision of multimodality. + |
| 2023 Call for submissions for special issue: The role of companions in institutional interaction + | '''Call for papers''' Call for submissions for special issue: The role of companions in institutional interaction Journal: Social interaction. Video-based Studies of Human Sociality (http://bit.ly/3Zffja8) '''Lead guest editor''' Niklas Norén, Uppsala University, Sweden, niklas.noren@edu.uu.se '''Co-guest editors''' Joseph Webb, University of Bristol, UK, Joseph.webb@bristol.ac.uk Deborah Chinn, Kings College, London, UK, deborah.chinn@kcl.ac.uk '''Special issue overview''' This special issue focuses on the role(s) that companions play in institutional interactions. Companions are interactants who support another to communicate, to complete a task or otherwise achieve a social or interactional goal that may typically be set up as a dyadic interaction (doctor – patient, teacher – pupil; etc). Companions can be relatives, friends or professional assistants to a person in need of support. Some people need help to communicate with others due to their young age or challenges of various kinds, physical as well as cognitive. Assistance is likely to be especially needed in institutional interactions. In such situations, a companion might help the individual understand what is going on, and help them express their needs and wishes. But as yet, research is limited on the role companions play in these settings, the interactional resources companions use to enact their role, and what may facilitate or impede interactions between the person they support and the institutional interlocutor. In order to shed further light on this important issue, this special issue will bring together research focusing on interaction involving people with communication support needs and their companions. The aim of the special issue is to contribute to the knowledge about the role(s) companions play in institutional interactions, and further our understanding on how the role(s) is talked into being and emerges in the interaction itself. This special issue is seeking submissions which fall within these parameters. The submitted manuscripts for this special collection will be peer-reviewed before publication. Please submit your manuscript to niklas.noren@edu.uu.se according to the following timetable for this Special Collection. '''Manuscript deadline: August 31 2023''' + |
| 2023 NCRM Annual Lecture: Professor Elizabeth Stokoe + | '''NCRM Annual Lecture 2023''' The NCRM Annual Lecture 2023 will be held on Tuesday, 25 April. This prestigious event will bring together researchers from across the UK to discuss some of the latest innovations in research methods and network with colleagues from different sectors and disciplines. Our keynote speaker for the evening will be Professor Elizabeth Stokoe of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She will be joined by our discussant, Dr Jon Sutton, editor of The Psychologist magazine. The event will take place in the magnificent surroundings of the Royal Society in central London. It will also be streamed online. '''The lecture''' In her presentation, Professor Stokoe will discuss the power of conversation analysis to reveal both effective and problematic communication practices in a variety of contexts. Her talk, A Method in Search of a Problem: The Power of Conversation Analysis, will show how conversation analysis can be used to identify, describe and share effective communication practices, as well as challenge common communication myths and expose inequalities. Professor Stokoe will use research findings and examples from real conversations to illustrate issues in settings including healthcare, dating, sales encounters, crisis negotiation and AI interaction. She will argue that conversation analytic research exposes the workings of real-life inequalities and exclusion, and the otherwise hidden reality of the good – as well as the damage – that turns at talking can do. The full abstract for the lecture and more details about Professor Stokoe are available below. '''Registration''' The lecture is free to attend, but registration is required for both in-person and online attendance. '''Further information''' Below you can find details on the programme, venue, lecture content and our speaker, as well as contact information. '''Programme''' 18:00 - Reception, with light refreshments 18:35 - Welcome from Professor Gabriele Durrant, Director of NCRM 18:45 - Lecture: Professor Elizabeth Stokoe 19:25 - Discussant: Dr Jon Sutton, Editor, The Psychologist 19:30 - Questions 20:00 - Close '''Venue''' The venue for the NCRM Annual Lecture 2023 is: Kohn Centre The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG Please note: the event will be available to watch via a live video stream. Those attending online will be able to join the conversation via Twitter, using our hashtag #NCRM23, and pose questions for our speaker. A recording of the lecture will be published at a later date on the NCRM website. '''Lecture abstract: A Method in Search of a Problem: The Power of Conversation Analysis''' In this lecture, I will explore the power of conversation analysis to reveal ethical, moral, and otherwise problematic communication practices that have personal, legal and societal consequences for those involved. Such practices would otherwise be unknown, imagined incorrectly, unevidenced, disattended or remain obscured, since the world of social interaction is largely investigated using simulation, experimental methods, post-hoc surveys or interviews. While conversation analysis is sometimes regarded as the soggiest of ‘soft’ qualitative research methods, I will show that its research findings not only challenge common communication myths but can reveal fundamental problems with both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ research data themselves. Using real conversations from settings such as dating, healthcare, sales encounters, crisis negotiation and conversational AI, I will explore all these issues and more. I will argue that conversation analytic research exposes the workings of real-life inequalities and exclusion, and the otherwise hidden reality of the good – as well as the damage – that turns at talking can do. '''About the speaker''' Elizabeth Stokoe is a Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), having joined in January 2023 after 20 years at Loughborough University. She conducts conversation analytic research to understand how talk works – from first dates to medical communication, and from sales encounters to crisis negotiation. She has worked as an industry fellow at SaaS companies Typeform and Deployed. In addition to academic publishing, she is passionate about science communication, and has given talks at TED, Google, Microsoft and The Royal Institution, and performed at Latitude Festival and Cheltenham Science Festival. Her books include Talk: The Science of Conversation (Little, Brown, 2018) and Crisis Talk (Routledge, 2022, co-authored with Rein Ove Sikveland and Heidi Kevoe-Feldman). Her research and biography were featured on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she participated in a behavioural science sub-group of the UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and is a member of the Independent SAGE behaviour group. She is a Wired Innovation Fellow and in 2021 was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the British Psychological Society. Read more on the LSE website. Professor Stokoe is also a member of NCRM’s independent advisory board. '''Contact us''' For more information about the NCRM Annual Lecture 2023, please email: info@ncrm.ac.uk + |
| 2023 Start- PhD Opportunity - University of Oxford- Communication about weight in pregnancy + | Let's Talk About Weight: Pregnancy Supervisors: Dr Nerys Astbury; Dr Charlotte Albury Starting pregnancy carrying excess weight and gaining too much weight during pregnancy are acknowledged as some of the most important current women’s health issues by scientists and clinicians. Antenatal care, delivered by healthcare professionals to people during pregnancy aims to protect the health of the mother and child. But these settings can also be a context where patients can experience weight stigma – bias or discrimination based on one’s weight. The current clinical guidelines for addressing excess weight in pregnancy in antenatal care recommend that HCPs explain to pregnant people with obesity how being overweight poses a risk, both to their health and the health of the unborn child, offer a referral for assessment and personalised advice on healthy eating and how to be physically active in pregnancy and encourage them to lose weight after pregnancy. But there is no guidance on how they should communicate these recommendations. This project will use conversation analysis techniques to identify examples of good practice around addressing weight during pregnancy and utilise various qualitative research methods (in-depth interviews and focus groups) to explore the dynamics between the priorities of healthcare professionals and pregnant people in relation to speaking about weight during pregnancy. The aim of the project is to bring together the findings to develop a training module on how healthcare professionals should speak about weight to people during pregnancy in a manner to minimise stigma and discrimination and maximise motivation to change behaviour which will help attenuate gestational weight gain or achieve weight loss postpartum. This project will suit students with interest in women’s health and obesity from a range of backgrounds including, nursing midwifery, psychology, and the social sciences. Express interest by visiting https://bit.ly/3eiQuYN and clicking on "Express your interest" in the left side bar! Applications open now! + |
| 20th Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung 2017 + | 20th Conference on Conversation and Discourse Analysis: Interaction and Media (March 29 – March 31, 2017) The 20th Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung (Annual Conference on Conversation and Discourse Analysis in German speaking countries) will take place from March 29 to March 31, 2017 at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache (Institute for the German Language, Mannheim/Germany). The special theme of the conference in 2017 will be ''Interaktion und Medien (interaction and media)''. Further information can be obtained from the organizers at tagung@gespraechsforschung.de and at http://tagung.gespraechsforschung.de We will be glad to welcome you in Mannheim! Arnulf Deppermann, Konstanze Marx, Axel Schmidt & Thomas Spranz-Fogasy Call for Papers: Papers should discuss technical affordances and social usages of media communication devices, forms and genres (e.g. smartphone, e-mail, television, chat, WhatsApp, YouTube etc.) based on empirical research on interaction in and through different kinds of media. Studies from different disciplines (e.g. conversation analysis, interactional linguistics, media linguistics, discourse analysis, sociology and psychology of media, media pedagogy etc.) are welcome. Contribution formats include individual papers, data sessions, short project presentations and workshops on tools for analysis of data from mediated interaction. Papers can be given in German and English. However, German will be the main conference language. Abstracts should be up to 2500 characters long and comprise research question(s) and results, data and methods used as well as research progress. They should be submitted to tagung@gespraechsforschung.de by November 18, 2016. + |
| 21st Conference on Conversation and Discourse Analysis: Comparative research on talk-in-interaction 21-23 March 2018 Mannheim + | '''21st Conference on Conversation and Discourse Analysis: Comparative research on talk-in-interaction (March 21 – March 23, 2018)''' The 21st Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung (Annual Conference on Conversation and Discourse Analysis in German speaking countries) will take place from March 21 to March 23, 2018 at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache (Institute for the German Language, Mannheim/Germany). The special theme of the conference in 2018 will be ''Vergleichende Gesprächsforschung (Comparative research on talk-in-interaction)''. Further information can be obtained from the organisers (tagung@gespraechsforschung.de) and the website: http://tagung.gespraechsforschung.de. We will be glad to welcome you in Mannheim! Arnulf Deppermann, Thomas Spranz-Fogasy, Silke Reineke & Jörg Zinken '''Call for Papers:''' We invite contributions that analyse differences and similarities between languages, settings, or populations based on corpora of natural interaction. Furthermore, we welcome contributions that deal with comparing as an analytical operation in the analysis of talk-in-interaction from a methodological point of view. Contribution formats include individual papers, data sessions, short project presentations and workshops on methodological skills that are relevant for the comparative analysis of talk-in-interaction. Papers can be given in German and English. However, German will be the main conference language. Abstracts should be up to 2500 characters long (including spaces) and provide information on research question(s) and results, data and methods, as well as stage of the analysis. They should be submitted to tagung@gespraechsforschung.de by '''November 19, 2017'''. + |
| 22nd Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis: “Meaning in Interaction” 2021 + | 22nd Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis: “Meaning in Interaction” (March 24 - March 26, 2021), online Dear colleagues, The 22nd “Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung (Annual Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis in German speaking countries), originally planned for this year, will be set up again from March 24 - March 26, 2021, as a virtual conference. The conference is organized by the Pragmatics Department of the Leibniz-Institute for the German Language, Mannheim/Germany. The special theme of the conference in 2021 will be “Bedeutung in Interaktion" (Meaning in Interaction). Please see the Call for Papers below for more information. We especially invite all contributors of this year’s unfortunately canceled conference to (re-)submit an abstract. We are looking forward to many contributions! Arnulf Deppermann and Silke Reineke Call for Papers: We invite contributions that analyze practices of constituting, clarifying and negotiating local meaning in interaction, e.g. regarding linguistic expressions or structures, actions, or the intentions of actions. Contributions from an empirical and/or methodological point of view from Interactional Linguistics, Conversation Analysis and related approaches are welcome. Contribution formats include individual papers and short project presentations. Project presentations are not restricted to the special theme, but can cover all sorts of topics in the field of the analysis of social interaction based on audio- and video-data. Please note: Due to organizational and technical reasons, we cannot invite any data sessions for the 2021 online conference. Papers can be given in German and English. However, German will be the main conference language and a passive knowledge of German is important for participating fully in the conference. Abstracts should be up to 2500 characters long (including spaces) and provide information on research question(s) and results, data and methods, as well as stage of the analysis. They should be submitted to tagung@gespraechsforschung.de by November 16, 2020 Further information can be obtained directly from the organizers (tagung@gespraechsforschung.de) and the website: http://tagung.gespraechsforschung.de (in German only). + |
| 24 Month Postdoc in CA/IL from October, 1st 2021 in Lyon (France) + | * Postdoc in CA/IL from October, 1st 2021 in Lyon (France) * 24 month * Subject: Turn-taking practices in human-robot-interaction * Partners: ICAR research lab & LIRIS research lab (France), GenZ Oulu (Finland) * Requirements: Master / experiences in CA/IL * Languages: French (working on French data), English * More information here: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5191-MAXPEN-006/Default.aspx?lang=EN * Contact: heike.baldaufquilliatre@ens-lyon.fr + |
| 2nd Conversation as a tool for professional practice-symposium 2017 + | Conversation as a tool for professional practice – An interdisciplinary CA-symposium on interaction and learning Call for registration and abstracts University College of Southeast Norway wishes you warmly welcome to the second interdisciplinary CA-symposium “Conversation as a tool for professional practice” – a one-day meeting comprising a series of 30-minute paper presentations. This year, the symposium is on interaction and learning. Deadline for registration: 1st March 2017 Deadline for abstracts: 15th February 2017 Price: 1000 NOK (includes lunch) Submit abstracts (200-300 words) for short presentations (15 minutes) to Associate : https://www.usn.no/about-usn/contact-us/employees/karianne-skovholt-article197304-7531.html Professor Karianne Skovholt. Register for symposium.: https://events.provisoevent.no/hsn/events/ca-symposium-learning-and-interaction/register Invited Speakers Presenters at the CA symposium include: * Elizabeth Stokoe (Professor in social interaction, Loughborough University, UK) * Åsa Mäkitalo (Professor in Education, Gothenburg University): http://lincs.gu.se/members/asa_makitalo * Helen Melander (Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy, Uppsala University: http://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N2-557 * Fritjof Sahlström (Professor in Pedagogy, University of Helsinki): https://tuhat.halvi.helsinki.fi/portal/sv/persons/fritjof-sahlstroem%282658dc0e-b1b6-4ca3-a543-0d990e20495c%29.html Program Download preliminary program : https://www.usn.no/getfile.php/13448923/usn.no/filer/aktuelt/Aktiviteter/Conversation%20as%20a%20tool%20for%20professional%20practice.pdf The symposium is connected to the PhD-course. See information about the PhD-course here. : https://www.usn.no/research/postgraduate-studies-phd/our-phd-programmes/pedagogical-resources-and-learning-processes/courses/interaction-analysis-and-conversation-analysis-as-approaches-to-interaction-and-learning-in-kindergarten-school-and-higher-education-article202771-29582.html Date: 20. April 2017 Time: All day Registration deadline: 2017-03-01 Vestfold + |
| 2yr Postdoctoral Associate at SUNY Buffalo + | Classification Title: Postdoctoral Associate In-House Title: Assistant to Project Director FLSA: Exempt FTE: 1 Position Summary: Work closely with PI on Engelke Family Foundation funded project to research the talk-in-interactions of individuals with complex communication needs (e.g., ALS, CP, IDD) and collaborate on the design Augmentative Communication Technologies (ACTs) that reduce the temporal-sequential problems associated with their use. The trainee will engage in fieldwork, collect and analyze social interaction videos, research the literature in conversation analysis for potential interaction-based solutions, and collaborate on new ACT designs. The trainee will also assist in training student researchers and other collaborators in microanalysis and conversation analysis. Minimum Qualifications (Position): PhD in social sciences or communicative disorders Preferred Qualifications: A strong disciplinary background in conversation analysis, micro-ethnography and/or talk-in-interaction research. Previous fieldwork experience researching and/or working with individuals with disabilities preferred. Previous work related to technology / assistive technology design is desirable.The candidate must have excellent written and verbal skills. Description of Job Duty: Work closely with the PI on Project Converse, investigating the interaction problems faced by individuals with disabilities and their partners using ACTs. The trainee will assist with participant recruitment, data collection and the analysis of a large collection of video data. The trainee will also be responsible for researching the current literature in talk-in-interaction for ways to re-engineer ACTs to be more conversant and pragmatically effective in face-to-face interaction contexts. Finally the trainee will collaborate with other researchers and engineers on related ACT design projects. Percent of Time: 100% Salary Range: 50 - 55k Duration of postdoc up to 2 years Supervisor: Jeff Higginbotham, Ph.D. Professor and Director Communication and Assistive Device Laboratory (CADL) Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences 122 Cary Hall (South Campus) University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14222 cdsjeff@buffalo.edu Higginbotham's google scholar profile Apply through https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/27322 Please include a statement of interest, CV and 2 references (name, phone, email). After applying, please email Dr. Higginbotham with your UBJobs account number. + |
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| 3 PhD and 1 post-doc position in a comparative CA project at IDS Mannheim + | The Leibniz-Institute for the German Language (IDS) in Mannheim (Germany) is offering the following positions, starting 1st July 2020, for a new multi-site project investigating social interaction across languages: 1 Research Associate (post-doc) position for three years (100%, fixed-term), job reference number 1/2020 and 3 Research Assistant positions for three years (65%, fixed-term), job reference number 2/2020 The appointment is for three years, with a salary according to the German public service scale grade TV-L 13 (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst der Länder). The gross annual salary will be approximately 49,900 Euro based on 100% FTE. Job description Successful candidates will become members of an international and interdisciplinary research team examining rules and norms in informal social interaction on the basis of video data from five languages: Finnish, French, German, Italian, and Polish. We are looking for candidates who can work with data from at least one of those languages (at least two in the case of the Research Associate position). Successful candidates will be based at Mannheim, but will also spend extended periods of time working with project team members abroad (see below for details), recruiting participants and doing fieldwork. The project centrally employs the methods of multimodal Conversation Analysis, and combines qualitative with quantitative analysis. All members of the research team will contribute to the dissemination of results. The Research Associate will also be expected to contribute to the administration of the project, and to the coordination of the team work. Research Assistants are expected to pursue a PhD in connection with the project. Requirements We invite applications from candidates with interests in language diversity and social interaction, and with a strong motivation to pursue a scientific career. The successful applicant for the Research Associate position will * hold (or shortly expect to obtain) a PhD in linguistics or a related relevant social science; * have expertise in Conversation Analysis and/or Interactional Linguistics; * have very good proficiency in at least two of the languages examined in the project; * enjoy working as part of a team; * have experience in organising data collection and fieldwork; * be able to assist with project administration; * as well as have a good command of (academic) English. The successful appicants for the Research Assistant positions will * hold (or shortly expect to obtain) an M.A. in linguistics or a related relevant social science; * have knowledge of Conversation Analysis/Interactional Linguistics, or a strong interest in becoming expert in these methodologies; * enjoy working as part of a team; * have very good proficiency in at least one of the languages examined in the project, as well as a good command of English. Employer The Leibniz-Institute for the German Language (IDS) is a non-university institution dedicated to research on language. It belongs to the Leibniz Association, one of the four major non-university research organizations in Germany. The IDS provides a stimulating research environment, with excellent facilities and expertise supporting linguistic research based on corpora, and close links to the Universities of Heidelberg and Mannheim. The successful candidates will become members of an interdisciplinary and international team of researchers led by Jörg Zinken (IDS Mannheim), together with Arnulf Deppermann (IDS Mannheim), Lorenza Mondada (University of Basel), Giovanni Rossi (University of California, Los Angeles), Marja-Leena Sorjonen (University of Helsinki), and Matylda Weidner (University of Bydgoszcz). Application Motivated candidates meeting the above criteria are invited to apply. Please send the following documents, citing the job reference number, in a single pdf file by e-mail to the director of the IDS, Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin (lobin@ids-mannheim.de): # a cover letter stating your interest in the position; # CV; # a scan of your latest academic certificates (PhD, M.A., B.A.); # a sample piece of academic writing (this can be a published article, or PhD or M.A. thesis). The deadline for applications is 10 April 2020. We are expecting to conduct interviews in the first half of May. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their personal background. The IDS aims to increase the number of female researchers, and we therefore encourage women to apply. The IDS is a family-friendly employer. In cases of equal merit, preference will be given to applicants with a disability. In November 2019, the IDS was awarded the ‚Total E-Quality‘ grade for a fourth consecutive time, recognizing the effort we make in ensuring equal opportunities. For informal enquiries, please contact Jörg Zinken (zinken@ids-mannheim.de). + |
| 3rd Resistance Day 2018 + | The 3rd Resistance in talk-in-interaction day is happening on the 12th September, 2018 at Loughborough University. The day will be a mixture of data sessions and two invited speakers; Prof Ruth Parry & Dr Alexandra Kent to examine resistance in and as part of actions, sequences, and interactional activities. Please contact: j.joyce@lboro.ac.uk for more information or to attend. + |
