Seeking an SMC postdoc on sociotechnical systems

Microsoft Research New England is looking for a postdoctoral researcher interested in bringing sociotechnical perspectives to analyze critical issues of our time. They will join a team of social scientists who use empirical and critical methods to study the social, political, and cultural dynamics that shape technologies and their consequences. Our work draws on and …

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Your Guide to the SMC at AoIR 2023

We are very proud to announce that more than 30 current and past Social Media Collective researchers will be presenting their work at this year’s Association of Internet Researchers conference in Philadelphia. The SMC and AoIR go way back—the SMC’s Senior Principal Research Manager Nancy Baym led organizing efforts for the first AoIR conference in …

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Seeking a Sociotechnical Systems Research Assistant (aka “Pre-Doc”)

Apply here: https://aka.ms/msrne-sts/predoc-apply  Deadline: November 1, 2023. (Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.)  NOTE: Unfortunately, applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. to accept the position.  Microsoft Research New England is hiring a predoctoral research assistant to work with Nancy Baym, danah boyd, Tarleton Gillespie, and Mary L. Gray on issues …

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